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I found a list of terms and thought I would share with everybody so here ya go:
Parallel Time = Spin both poi in the same direction & parallel.
Follow/Alternating Time = (sometimes Split Time) Spin 180° apart, same direction.
Butterfly/Synchronous Time = Spin the poi in opposite directions. they cross at top & bottom.
Split Time = Spin in follow time, but poi go in opposite directions. See Split-Time Butterfly Below.
btb = behind the back
ttn = Thread the needle
btl = between the legs
bth = behind the head
ww = waist wrap
bf = butterfly
wall plane = Face a wall. spin the poi parallel to the flat of the wall(wall plane is a type of outer plane).
Side planes = Spin to your sides - Perpendicular to the wall plane.
Ceiling Plane = Spin parallel to the ceiling - perpendicular to side planes and wall plane.
Outer/Outside Plane = Planes facing away from each other , as in 3 beat weave.
Inner/Inside plane = Spin the poi between one arm and your body or head. - Refers to a body position.
Inverted Plane = Planes facing each other, from the fingertips. Sometimes used to describe spinning between the arms. eg:Buzzsaw.
cross follow = weave = chase & follow
split-time butterfly = Same as butterfly, but poi heads cross at 3 and 9 o'clock instead of 6 & 12.
Wrap = Poi wraps around a body part in some way.
Recoil Wrap = Wraps around a bodypart, stops & unwraps in the opposite direction.
Thru-Wrap = Carry-Over = A wrap that doesnt stop & change the direction of the poi. eg: start to wrap your arm, then pivot your body/arm so the poi unwraps without stopping.
Inside = Sometimes spinning between your arms, or between one arm and your body/head(depending on move). Also, described where your fingers face towards each other, but point in opposite directions(buzzsaw). - your wrists are apart.
outside = Spinning away from the body. eg: hands are between body and the poi. Also, described where your fingers point away from each other(point in same direction)(weave) - your wrists are together.
reverse = Circle your arm in the opposite direction to the rotation of the poi.
Invert = To "Invert" something, you turn it upside down. Or, turn inside out.
pirouette = Turn 360° while doing a move.
Atom = Spinning in different planes. To "Atomise" something.
Throw/Release = Throw the poi.
Reel = Alternate spinning on one side of your body to another. eg:Mexican wave(see HoP lessons). Also used for parallel time wall plane spinning.
Spider = Spin in follow time anywhere(eg: a weave).
Pull through = Pull the poi so it cuts off half a circle.
Stall = Stop the poi from moving.
Carry = When the poi is transitioned over more than one plane in only one beat. for example behind you wall plane on the left side to behind you wall plane on the right side with no beat infront of you, just a carry across. - [Nx?]
crosser = spinning with arms crossed to opposite sides
Orbital/Maxi+/Tangled Buzzsaw = Spin in Inverted plane in follow time between your arms, but the chains are tangled so one is tangling and the other is untangling => seemingly no change while spinning one.
Longarm = Spin the poi at the full extension of your arms - with your shoulder at the centre of rotation..
Flower = Smaller circles in larger circles. eg: Do a giant butterfly & stop your arms at various intervals & spin a smaller circle around your hand. can be done in paralell, follow time, splitime or butterfly. Each small circle looks like a petal of the flower.
Seperation = Spin so your hands aren't next to each other. eg: Flower is a form of seperation: your hands are not next to each other while doing the move.
Extension = Spin a larger circle, or, to 'extend' something eg: an airwrap - hold it for an extra circle(or more).
spiral = Any move where the poi 'spiral' from a larger circle to smaller circle, or, smaller circle to a larger circle. Mostly used for what is also known as handcuff wraps, poi wrap around the hands held together spiraling down to the hands and then tugged to spiral back out again. dosnt necessarily have to be the hands or both hand together, can be done butterfly or weave.
Isolate/Isolation = The centre of the spin is in the middle of the chain(so your hands move in a circle around the centre of the chain, at the same speed as the poi head.)
Powered Isolation = The centre of rotation is closer to the poi head.
Lazy/Half Isolation = The centre of rotation is closer to the handle.
Full Isolation = Like an isolation, but if you have the speed of a mongoose, the poi become the centre of the spin & don't move, while your hands rotate around. Currently, only one spin is possible doing this before it falls apart...
Buzzsaw = Spin in the inverted plane in follow time.
Tangle Buzzsaw = As above, but the chains are tangled - neither winding or unwinding. Can be held as long as the poi have momentum.
buzzsaw butterfly = face 90 degrees to the wall plane. the butterfly spins in the wall plane, but between(Inside) your arms. i.e. one arm on either side of the butterfly.
Butterfly Hyperloop = Do Buzzsaw Butterfly then tangle chains. bring them outside then inside again on other side of body.
Flaming Halo = Do an airwrap/hyperloop/tangle behind(or above *scary* ) your head.
nexus = created when the chains "tangle" eg: in a hyperloop/airwrap.
Construct/Helix = Some utterly Jedi idea that very few people know.
Trinity = A way of spinning moves. eg: Draw a big triangle (with angles of 60°) on the ground & stand inside it. Spin in the planes parallel to the sides of the triangle. So, when you do a weave in trinity, if you turn three times in the same direction you end up in the original plane & have turned around once.
airwraps/Hyperloop = The chains of the poi cross & tangle to form a smaller circle spinning faster than previously.
I hope it helps
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*runs and hides from approaching terminology monster*
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Hey, did you cut and paste that from hop?
If so you should credit your sources!
All that being said your input is useful. Cheers.
I've set up a wiki web site to handle all the information, it's gonna be great when it's filled up with terms.
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You'll find Drew's version here
http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=209000&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1
They are pretty similar.
We should cross reference all of this.
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just a brief criticism: surely the point of the poidia was to establish a definitive explanation agreed on by spinners from all backgrounds/areas/planets? To then print off someone else's (even if very accurate and concise) opinions is to defeat the point of the poidia at it's birth?
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agreed
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True, but it's still useful as a guide to what we might've missed or where we need better terminology or more clarification than they provide.
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agreed! sorry if previous post sounded a litle harsh, had spent hours on a hot (and by the end smelly) bus yesterday!
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Definitally should be discussed. agreed on that
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I did copy that, but I wasn't tryin to steal anyones work, I had just the basic article saved, i cut it from my articles, and put it on here. So if I've offended any one, I apologise.
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That's alright pp,
it's usful to see what other piople call stuff.
Keep up the good work,
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Can I just say I'd asked in another thread what a ttn was and now i know. So that was a bit useful for me. I'm sure you weren't trying to steal someone's work and was only trying to input. Thankyou xxx