15 years later, this is still an excellent tutorial.

after 2 years of spinning i still think that is one of the best tutorial ever

THIS is the gateway to so much more for my poi practice!! I'm a dancer who recently started spinning poi and definitely a bit frustrated with the lack of flow I had... This opens up so many possibilities, and as you say, MOVEMENT! Thanks so much for taking the time to explain this so very well, I'll be studying this video for weeks to come!

I've been spinning 5 years now. Seems like a long time, but I still love it.

When you are actually aware of your body making it move in fluid ways IS a spiritual journey...the physical is the temple for the Soul...try it - you might like it!

Wow! Who is this guy? He is an amazing teacher, he is as fluid with his words as he is with his poi control, absolutely beautiful!"

You make it look so easy!! It's practically second nature for you...it's so amazing. the way you describe the freedom of expression and movement just inspires me so much. Thanks for the video, Nick.

Woah I was just watching one of your lessons on Udemy and searched for poi flowers and came across this video. Too funny I come across a video from 10+ years ago :) I did not not know that were so many variations of compound circles with poi.... watching you do all the different variations was mesmerizing, you have some seriously mad poi skills!

these fricken flowers are soo perfect. the planes are perfect, the rotation, the timing, it all goes perfectly. This man has what we call flow.

My husband bought me some fire poi for Christmas and I'm stoked!! I've been spinning lights since 2004 and I love it and I want to expand my knowledge! :) I can't wait to start using fire!!!

I have bought you class, and watched so many videos, but this one "freedom of movement" has be back to some basics to be able to be "what ever character I want to be"... this one, so far has the biggest impact on my spinning...thank you

This. Yes. This freedom of movement is exactly what I’m working on right now.

dude, you rock. seriously, pretty much everything i've learned about poi is from all your videos. just sayin thanks!

I have been spinning a couple years now I really wish I got into flowers sooner but I am getting there! I have learned everything from you! You're amazing nick.

GREAT ADVICE, just watching your mooves has helped my spin heaps, i'm guilty of beeing lazy to new mooves as i enjoy the ones know too much. hope to get a real lesson one day. peace love and hippy hugz

Thanks Nick for helping me so much. 8 months spinning, and still in love with poi as much as i did the first day i picked them up

this video is great. probably about 6 months of practice to learn this. all in one video.

Wow. Very simply, clearly and succinctly demosntrated and explained. An infinite sheaf of possibilities opened up for me just watching that. Next time I spin, I know I will experience much freedom that following pattern descriptions has never offered me.

My god, that was amazing! He's so great! It's like, the poi just move on their own, like he's not even twisting them around, it looks like he's just moving his arms while the poi spin on their own. I love this video! I may have to look into buying the DVD now. Hehe. Thank you!!

ok i have been doing poi for a couple of years now and never understood why i couldnt be as free with it as i wanted to be .... NOW I UNDERSTAND!! .... I'm off out to the garden RIGHT NOW to start to practice this!!!

this guy is a poi god,cheers for the brill video always wanted to figure flower patterns out,sweet

I love doing these however having a clavicle hook plate in my right shoulder makes this exaggerated movement quite painful. But who cares it poi :D thank you Nick for everything and can't wait to see you next year at Lanquista

soo smooth soo smooth... wish i had that kind of smoothness

Well done. Thanks for this. I got some great tips and will add one of them to my show. All the best, Roy

one of the first poi videos i ever saw, still a great video to watch.

I think you are a magician 🪄🧙‍♂️ Thank you!

ty for your tutorial i found it very informative and it has inspired me to take my poi up again. You just showed me how to get over some of the hurdles ive been trying to jump on my own with no idea how to train. tytytyty so much and good luck with your future poi adventures :)

omg that's so beautiful! i've just started learning poi and i love the way you teach it! such freedom!!

thanks for breaking this down. ur movement is so fluid love it!!

I'm glad this video is here explaining flowers and all but all I really get from it in terms of learning is that I need to practice this and practice it a lot.

You are just so awesome at this. You can always tell when some one has put there time into something. Your very talented. Im gonna get a starter kit and try. Thank you for posting this video and giving such great tips. I can't wait to start myself.

Haha, lurkers. Great lesson. I've been having quite a bit of trouble opening my plains up. Now that I can see it, I think it may be easier.

thanks for making the video! It was definitly helpful. I've had my poi less than a week and I've already started learning so much from your vids. XD

This video is going to take me to the next level; thank you very much

"Yoga for your brain" That's the ticket!

wow, you're great! it looks fantastic! and thanks for the tips, it's much easier now!

Nick woosly rules!i studied all my moves from him :) *salutes*

Ok gonna go out and give this a go now. Thanks Nick!

this video helped me soooooooo much as far as developing my own style and flow, thanks a ton Nick

Dude you have awesome timing I've always had trouble with flowers but this tut helped rekindle my eagerness to practice it. Thanks!

Waaaah! Why did it have to end?! I love your teacing style, I prefer 'the dance' to the 'tricks' and always have. Your DVD was the biggest fresh air I've had in a long time with poi. You rock.

This is incredible! You make it look so easy. I'm going learn how to do this.

Amazing flow, you just gave me a new goal. Thanks for posting.

makes it look soo easy!

Good stuff buds ,awesome control

Great talk :) Will work on those moves.

Thank you for the informative videos. Particularly all the talk on theory. Well done, sir.

An excellent tutorial, thank you.

Really great tutorial, you are so ridiculously good :)

great tut my friend...gives a good ideal of what I'll be capable of doing eventually...thanks man

Wauw, this is really the best tutorial to learn ultimate freedom with poi and learn to dance freely

great video... This vid really opened my eyes to possiblities for movement and transitions if you will. I've always felt very locked into patterns but this video made me see that getting a flow can be much easier than it seems... so thanks to the creators :) Excited to try some new tricks.

thanks for this, i've been struggling with the problems you mentioned in the vid - like not having much freedom to move as i unfortunately have a sort of boring style. but now you've given me some really good ideas to explore. cheers xx :) happy spinning

this was very helpful. thanks

I love this video! so great to look back on every now and then! = ]

Perfect.. I love this lesson!!! Tks a lot! :) I´try the flowers... I love the visual effects!!! YOUR THE BEST! Ton

Thanks a lot. I've learn a lot.

really helpful! Thank you so much! :)

excellent inspiring me to take my spinning to the next level cheers

amazing explanation thanks

Legend

This is great Thank you very much for uploading this. :)

Good luck to you, may the poi gods smile upon you.

you are amazing! you have been an indispensable part of my poi experience so far :)

im impressed thankkkkkkkkkkkkkkk you very much!

A critically important tutorial for any person just starting poi. Waiting too long to learn this will really mess up your movement from being stuck in patterns so much. He skims over this at 1:10 but this issue is far more impactful than a poi newbie will realize.

THANK U SOOOO MUCH!! FOR SHARING

simply amazing ☺

thanx for opening my eyes !!

Dude, you are a Good Teacher Thanks :) You gotta come to New York and Spin at the Psyparties around here. :-)

How long have you been spinning? You are the best I've ever seen, absolutely mesmerizing

I got Poi Balls when I went to Hawaii. These are almost as fun as twirling batons. Almost.

that's very inspiring :) thanks

thank you this help aloooot!

this guy knows wut he is doing

Thank you may Happy 😀 I like your tutrol

thank you so much

Is playing piano just banging on strings? Come on, you can make fun of anything that somebody else likes. You could say that soccer is just chasing a ball around. Of course it's silly if you look at it that way. People like poi because it's like music in motion.

very useful - thx ^^

great lesson! i have been working on this for awhile, i can do compound circles on my right and left wallplanes but cannot hold a synchronization of petals for long.

Thats a really great tutorial. Damn, why does it always look so much easier than it is!! Hehe, I'm not completely useless when it comes to Poi but I do get a bit messed up with all these planes!!

WOW! incredible

Did you hear that? That was my mind exploding. I thought some of my Hope skills would translate into poi, but it seems the planes and directions are almost unfathomable. Of course it’s just day 3 with my poi.

stupendo...troppo armonioso....ma troppo!!!! complimentoni

@meenik Perfectly put; I've been doing poi on and off for the past two years or so, and the rhythm of it (with out without music) is more relaxing than anything else I've ever done. I find that whenever I'm stressed out, a short, slow poi session calms me right down. Also; thanks for the in-depth and, clearly, well thought about tutorials; really giving me the confidence (not to mention the knowledge) to expand my poi-universe. P.L.U.R - Peace, Love, Unity & Respect.

Otimo!!! parabéns...

really good....

A BIG THANX!!!

lol this is taking me forever to learn!!!

OK, thanks!!!

great!

THANK UUU

excellent

this has a really hilarious intro!

Ty playpoi

@rekkuzo87 i also were close to quitting because of all the hitting (heh that rhymes) but i tell you, don t give up, as soon as you straighten your planes and stop hitting yourself, a whole new world opens up for you. Poiplaying really brought some awesome quality into my life. so keep on trying. there are also a lot of great tut vids here, basically everything i learned i learned from theses vids, be patient, hit yourself a lot,... thtas the way to mastery, its inevitable

So beautiful. If only I could get the 5 beat lol.

Inspiration refueled.

geniale!!!

wicked!