Mel [tech poi vid 2010] Red Pants

[poimunky]

hey mel really like the video, is there any chance you could put some names of the tricks up, there are a few moves ive not seen before and would like to learn them. Peace and love

[TheNade]

@poimunky once you get to a certain level, like myself, mel and many others, you stop naming moves. its pointless. we do shit that is past names. if you tried to name stuff that we do it would be way too confusing.

example: extension anti inversion inspin rotating crosser transitioned to a isolated flower extension hybrid fountain. good luck figuring that out by the name buddy =)

once you get to a high level of spinning its more about understanding advance theory and concepts. not move names.

[industrialD0LL]

I absolutely adore this video...

I'm learning how to spin poi (about 4 months now), but damnit, I'm afraid that I'm never going to be as amazing as you and a couple others out there!

[SocialBurrito]

Do something with your hair..but the spinning is nice.

[itTAKESaWOLF]

@SocialBurrito who could possibly give that much of a shit about what his hair looks like? what a weird thing to say.

[dudeseydude]

THIS VIDEO SUCKS... he's not even wearing red pants. i mean c'mon...

[CrazyRezin1]

love the moves u do. u need to post tutorials on how to to do them. ur really good.

[devonwilson15]

This video of you spinning has literally blown my mind. I thought before seeing this that I had at least a good idea as to most of the tricks, moves and patterns of poi..but I have been corrected and am seriously speechless with this.

[MrCamille71]

once again nice poi spinning but static body

[Meelosapiens]

@MrCamille71

FUUUUUUUUU

This is "tech poi vid", this is mean that in this video i show poi spinning, not performance, not bodymovement...

[toolsofflow]

@Meelosapiens yes i do like it even though it was static body as the other said it was easier to see the poi crossing and how they were moving with each other keep it up looks good for the type of style

[spin0kio]

действительно великолепно!

Надеюсь с годами практики смогу достигнуть таких высот техники.. \

(сейчас изучаю "молитву" :) так-что мне еще лет так 10 тренироваться...

Все-таки прекрасно что есть 5% людей, которые могут делать то, что расширяет границы. Удачи во всех начинаниях, надеюсь увидимся на КиевФФ!

[Msblastexe]

3:43 ? Мел что ты сказал? :/ "Новая адюзявявэ?" Это название нового элемента или у тебя нарушена дикция, если второе, то искренне соболезную и извенюсь :/

[naninushka]

oh thank you so much! i've been feeling a bit stuck with my poi, and i'm not really good, and then i watched your video and it's so good and i learnt a trick from it and now i'm really happy :) :)

[Rockem1234]

You should yoyo 5A

[AbsentOtter]

what's the music?



[Catalyst8D]

I hope to be as good as you ^^ Keep up the great work. You're amazing! : D

[airstrx]

omfg your amazing!

[gatskillz]

i love watching you play poi, even if it's just on the internet. great moves, great smile... are you married? =)

[ReverbNinja]

When ever anybody tells me that they now 'how' to spin poi and then proceed to show me a weave and a butterfly, I direct them to this video..

[toolsofflow]

@ReverbNinja u know i never think about it like that but ur right i do hate that and the people that think its so easy because i have been doing it for a long time that my friend just pisses me off

[Baker1203]

I dig your tricks i love watching and trying to figure it out on my own

[Mandelbrot13]

Gahh! the jesus thing is amazing :) Is it just a fountain w/ pirouette or something?

[TheAtticdweller]

Hey Mel where can I buy a pair of poi with that counter weight added to it that you used not the yellow poi but the black diamond I believe is the print on them that you borrowed from your buddy

[Luckyyyyy86]

@TheAtticdweller I want some too...they are some sick ass poi

[synndarella]

Clever stuff, I love this video =)

[TheBudman4202000]

very great you should put up some tutorial videos that. keep up the good work man

[BlackQuilt]

It amazes me how technical poi can get. It's awesome knowing there's still so much to learn even after spinning for so long.

[Gauntlegrimm]

Coolest thing is how the clouds change in the Background :)

[devilshoter]

you're amazing at spinning man. I was wondering if you planned on making anymore videos? just because you're one of the best spinners i've seen especially in this video, and it's been about a year since then.. so you have probably improved quite a lot :O

[zachpoi]

whats the name of the song on the video?

[queenkellzbellz]

@zachpoi iitz called extra enough

[Tossrock]

Haha, did you learn the whip (at 3:00) from glowstringers?

[ariannasage]

and how do I learn it LOL...it is sooo neat! Would you make a tutorial to break down some of your moves? You are so awesome

[ariannasage]

What is that called that you are doing at 4:13

[toniemojekonto]

you-are-just-awesome

you're making poi evolve, thanks for that

[smellmalilies]

This is absolutely incredible! No- it's beautifully and flawlessly genius! Mel, you are a true artform.

[Shakespeareric]

btw, you are a god

[pottercin]

ok u r sick iv seen a lot of pois vids and u r maybe the best iv ever seen demm u r good congratulation fot ur high lvl thx for the vid

[2007cabirbs]

GOD



[BBSredacid]

what kind of handles do you have? 2 loop or ball handles? also one of the most skilld poi iv seen in a long time very very nice had to re wach half the moves to see how you transision in to them

[jakeb]

you should play yoyo

[maxselectrobreaks]

amazing skills and a really nicely edited video/music too. nice one. i need to go and practice more.

[Got5onit420]

i cant believe this only has 23,000 views i mean mel fucking kills it . it makes me cry . i aspire to be this good one day

[Got5onit420]

i cant belive this only has 23,000 views i mean mel fucking kills it .

[Zharen82]

WOW

That is the most alien looking poi I've ever seen.

[KindVapour]

The Anti-Anti spin (Aka Zan's Diamond) at 6:30. . . What is it? what are you doing? My mind isnt comprehending as its been blown to lunar mind chunks

[MurdaBurd]

ok.... i quit...

[kahrasta]

real good stuff man!!! keep on spinning :) ...would also be great, if u put uo some tutorials.... greetings from germany

[Jaslin224]

your my hero. lol im really wanting to learn tech poi, ive got all rave poi down, do you know of any tutorials or walk throughs? how did you learn?

[ZogVampir]

wow echt cool

[MrDUTTYBROWN]

what the heck are you doing at 8:14 i am in love with that move!

[Sootbird4]

Wow you have got some mad skill! Do you spin fire?

[Meelosapiens]

@Sootbird4 Yes! But I don't like it very much!

[nanny6165]

i am pretty sure i am in love with you after seeing this.

[greensmurf1989]

Your tech is so good! The poi (contact staff) move blew my mind. Check Drex's tech with horizontal stacking, fairly new I'm sure you can rock'em! Great job btw!!!!

[TheAtticdweller]

can someone email me what are the materials mel is using for his poi

[Meelosapiens]

@TheAtticdweller

I spins a poi of my friend in this vid! This is not my poi. His poi is just more visible then mine.

[TheAtticdweller]

@Meelosapiens

well can you please tell me where the poi was purchased from by any chance and you should do tutorials on some of the tricks you do

[Dragonsdrakes]

Mel.... My god man. You make my brain hurt. I have been spinning 5 months and pull of thing I probably shouldn't yet. But I watch you and feel like I do nothing. lol. Mad skills my friend. Gives me goals every day.

[strangedailythings]

Oh i could watch this all day, it's so peaceful! Are you coming to holland soon?

[Funchaku]

Amazing! I would like to see you try spinning nunchucks just so you could come up with poi and contact staff incorporated moves so I can learn them from watching you.

I am sure you would pick it up quite easily. Check out my vid's and you will understand what I am talking about.

[Ejagulator]

Oh charlies 8-step Cap butterfly @ 2:37 so sick, I think Mel cleans this move up nicely !

[MrInsidious]

Some very amazing feats of coordination that you are showing here, keeps me motivated :)

[ProjectPica]

Thank you for this great video. Amazing show!

Many Greetz from Germany (Aurich/ Northsea :o)

[TheVendure]

Your move at 2:55 remionds me of a yo-yo trick. Is that another toy you practice with or just a move you made up?

[visbordtal]

what kind of poi do you use?



[SolidSnake420209]

pretty fucking awesome tech skills bro keep coming up with new shit for the love of god man !

[pranksterprince15]

holy crap i learned a few new moves just watching and imitating O_o sweeet!!!

[TABjuggler]

Awesome stuff man! A lot of content in this video to watch many many times in the future.

[KinderEssenXV]

your poi. I need them. so bad. where?!?!

[tokonatsu2010]

Amazingly impressive...it's like your poi is mind controled..

how do you do horizontal stall?

[Sin7406]

Mel you are sick and wicked! Your ability to spin and do so many different tricks is just amazing thanx for the video Bad Ass is all I can say!!

[MurdaBurd]

This is good. extremely good. like a machine. the only thing is, is that machines have no souls, and neither does this poi spinning. how can you spin poi without any soul???its an art form used to express feelings and thoughts. its supposed to be beautiful and honorable. machines have none of those things..

[Sin7406]

@MurdaBurd Wow I must say all I see is soul from Mel he has tons of fun expressing his ability to spin and thats expression beyond a doubt! He is a machine yes but a machine with a heart and soul that has no limits in his art form!!

[MurdaBurd]

@Sin7406 well i suppose you make a very valid point. He does express his happiness while spinning his poi quite clearly. But if it was very dark so you could not see his facial expressions, only the stream of light particles coming from his poi (if any) would he convince you that he is expressing himself with his poi abilities, or is he just repeating seemingly impossible moves so you think hes really good? because that is the standard of good these days? i dont wanna hate. but i dont trust...

[slomoshunriot]

@MurdaBurd is this the only vid you have seen of mel's? the title clearly states the video is a "tech vid". think what you wanna think man but i hope you at least take a look at his other freestyle vids before you start judging his spinning and his very soul

[santiago1234567890]

@MurdaBurd he actually spins woth alot of soul in his performances you should check them out im pretty sure you will change your mind ; )

[scoozy]

i had a question what poi are those and where did u acquire them?

[blackropeskater]

if he isnt like sponsored by some poi site he should be!! people should be paying him money to come to some party/festival just to spin!!!

[POIgasm]

Yes Bro, you are awesome, ive learned so much from you and cant wait to start practicing all these new ones, keep up that flow shit

[ecargem]

wow! how did you learn?

this is fantastic!

[Renfried]

Was stuck and unmotivated. Watched this and am right back in gear. Many thanks for the inspiration. Don't ever stop spinning.

[spoerl92]

too insane dude

[barnzee1]

awesome

[Daavisonfire]

very inspiring :) I think im at the level where i can learn most of this stuff, watch out im coming for your ( insanly awesome) title lol

[poiislifelifeispoi]

9:20 undoubtedly my favorite move of this video....you are my poi God....Now all i need are my commandments.....

[eggystardust]

amazing vid, you got some insane talent my friend! what kinda poi you spinning and where'd you get it anyways? keep up the good flow, namaste

[rubikshead]

Absolutely amazing! What are you doing at 3:20?

[Meelosapiens]

@rubikshead

Hm... I don't know how to called it... It is something like bth horizontal pendulum stall

[Meelosapiens]

@rubikshead

Hm... I don't know how to called it... It is something like bth horizontal pendulum stall I think....

[rubikshead]

@Meelosapiens Awesome! Thanks so much!

[Meelosapiens]

@rubikshead

You're welcome!

[daviskrew14]

I agree, make a video, ill preorder it...

[Bludge0ned2Death]

This video has given me lots of inspiration because i feel, like some other people have said, that i had no direction to head in but this video changed that. Mad thanks

[Inc02]

YES! ive been spinning poi lately and have gotten into a rut. I am now inspired. Thank you!

[hru418]

genius! make a tutorial dvd and make your money bro. and let me know when you do cause i will be the first in line to get it :)

[thiparadidle]

you've only mentioned the name of a few tricks, did u invent all the others? Congrats man, amazing moves.

[meyerjac]

Dear sweet Mother Earth... A creature that evolved for millions of years while depending on poi for its survival would not spin poi as well as you. You should post some high level theory vids about your techniques. Share those memes, man...

[chronicstar]

You're my favorite <3

[ChilladaChill]

I absolutely love this video. I have literally watched it probably twenty times. I love the way you take every trick and expand on it to the max. Your style is truly inspiring and thank you for makin this vid. Cant wait to see more! BTW, the notorious question, what kind of poi do you use?

[MrRichAlexander]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for doing multiple/full pattern rotations and different views so i can learn! great video, thank you

[WickedRaverGirl]

You're incredible. :) I wish I had time to continue spinning. Your patterns are definitely inspiring. Hope to see more from you. :)

[WoodlandRavah]

[O_o]

I hate you. Lightyears ahead of all of us. You frustrate people's sense of ability, some kid who thinks he's preatty much got it down comes here, sees your videos, then stagnates for years out of sheer shock, Im thankfull you posted this, but... F@#$, What The... How?!

[phoenixdrako]

you are fucking insane. awesome work keep it up

[timothytrout]

Absolutely awesome. Great stuff!

[gomartgo]

sweet moves...

[Pyrotainment]

4 Years..probably EVERY day right?

[Meelosapiens]

@Pyrotainment

No EVERY day. Cause I practice with some other toys.

[Pyrotainment]

@Meelosapiens

ye, same here, no time for video's though, there's a bunch of people playing in here in Cape Town. (South Africa) should try and get yourself a ticket here!! especially from Dec to March!

[RaverFluff]

You never cease to amaze.

[xxArCxxWavExx]

i like the part where your not supposed to be able to do manipulation's with poi.

lol

[manlyman808]

HOLLYYY TAMOLE I NEED SOME GUCAMOLE CUZ THAT WAS RIDICULOUSLY HOT!

[dumbpyro511]

dude, you're a beast. no joke. like wowwwww. you did alot of moves ive never seen before like woahhh. good job. damnn xD

[StringMasterful]

ur fuckin redick ..

[jebsax2006]

where do you take your inspiration from? who/where do you learn from?

[steele14]

Sick!

[malakai111]

you blow absolutely everyone out of the water.

[lildoctahazn]

amazing video, the whip to a link catch to orbital made me smile :3

loved some of those stall ideas!

[warrior1900]

coool moves

really insane for my brain jojo

good spining (Y)

[noahboa411]

What do those poi consist of? they look like they have everything you could ask for

[chaoticpyro13x]

amazing... 'nuff said

[gogel920]

Come to America!!!! You will be loooved! This is sick!

[joew3426]

AMAZING Mel....... Any plans to come to the U.S. ?

[IvoryLikeTheSoap]

you rock the world of poi man.

and your hair is slick haha

dude!!!!! i'm soo impressed of your poi and contact staff.

[DannyWGiles]

Dude seriously. Time to set your set on fire.

Would love to learn a few moves someday.

[altron64]

Wow. Im so glad I stumbled across this video. You are amazing man! Ive been spinning for about a year and everything in this vid blows my mind completely!

[schmarzech]

Very Varuzhan-esque. Tasty.

[poiboi07]

Fuck you Mel.

I should have killed you when I had the chance.

Awesome video, see you next KFF (or sooner) :)

[parisutah]

you're extremely creative.

[hahahWaitWhat]

Youre Videos always amaze me. I seriously never get tired of watching them and they keep me inspired to stay creative =] more more more!!!!

[pillpoppinjay]

that was fukin amazin m8

[MrFireboy1000]

how do you knott them when you do those

[pdoubleoty]

Again, mindblowing. Like seriously, I try to think of new ways to vary up split time and butter fly crosses so i can just flow all over with wall and side planes, but you come up with shit that I have yet to come to understand. Since you've been spinning for 4 years, me for about 1.5, I think I could spend the next 2-3 years just learning from this video alone. Fucking awesome.

[deshilee]

Amazing video squire, what poi are you using there? I need some new ones and they look perfect.

[kharma775]

you are freaken amazing.! i now have an idol =] u r great and id love to learn all of that any tips?

[1spunion]

some VERY very futuristic spinnin their!... I think WE ALL will be able to learn something from you on this one!!!!!! Kudos :)

[CleezyClark]

this video makes me crazy happy :) You are amazing, so original, so fresh, mel!!!!!!

[vtrofimova]

I"m sorry, you live in St. Petersburg, I should have waited until the end of the video.

Thanks for sharing your skill

[vtrofimova]

you are crazy-good!

в каком городе ты живешь?

[elditto420]

magnificent, I think that's the word to describe this video... really mind blowing stuff in there bro, awesome plane control! watching this makes me happy to know that I have like a ton of new stuff to learn!!! thanks for sharing:)

[ReverbNinja]

What kind of handles are you using on that rig man? Fucking awesome by the way.

[MalevolentDragon]

This video is... ...it's incredible. Brilliant innovation and your skill is undeniable. I'll be revisiting this video for ideas of my own for years. Absolutely amazing!

[5hplus]

I love it... it's much better than Cats... I'm going to watch it again, and again, and again.

[5mmv]

2:14 - офигенное небо))

*Вовка из Ф1 пишет :)

[Enthusiadam]

Hellz ya, got that steeze, funtastic stuff in here.

Where abouts are you from?

[StyxPoi]

hey man ... U R the best spinner for me ... really enjoying this video and watching your progress .. ; )

[Kaleidometric]

Thanks for re-inspiring

[DdFedelia]

Yeah, i need a hug, from yo' Momma!

[bradleybear27]

hey dude i'm gonna find where you live and steal all your tricks . insain spinning as usual.

keep the world spinning !

[pineapple012]

wow. really.. awesome stuff there man, really pushing a lot of things a step further..

more than a little bit awesome to see :)

keep up the fantastic

petey

[Catalyst8D]

#1 good sir.

youre like a mexican-pinata chuck filled with delicous tricks.

[18mofako]

how long u been spinning for man?

[Meelosapiens]

@18mofako

About 4 years...

[sikamorebirdy]

@Meelosapiens what kind of poi do u have and how are your handles weighted i have been spinning for almost two year and i have found a ton more inspiration from your moves

im currently working on a few of them

[toastermatic]

next a fire tech video?

[TheFlowerFlow]

mel...meL...mEL...MEL...MEEEEE­EEL!!!  :D XXXX

[dane8802]

Your contact staff adaptation moves are fucking rad, awesome man.

[leewardstyle]

omg sick!

[jitpunkia]

god send people like you on earth to inspire thousands

[JaviAirhead]

Has someone been getting inspiration from glowstringing??? :) Love all the new stuff! Keep integrating and being awesome :)

[parchefl]

I just know you were abducted by poi aliens and given extra powers and abilities.......don't deny it, we won't believe you....we're gonna have to confiscate your poi for research purposes....contact me for the address! =;o]P

[xfireman420x]

love the ingenuity in tricks... flawless!!!

[Rudy199169]

You are fuCken crazy mega master poi xd ;] Rispect ;]

[sndseen]

with the amount of style u put into tech spinning...ure a poi celebrity no doubt!!

[ma3lstr0m06]

wow, very nice tech video . I also really like the first music mind giving me the title ?

[Meelosapiens]

@ma3lstr0m06

there is playlist at the end)

[ma3lstr0m06]

@Meelosapiens oh i hadent seen that !

man i couldnt just skip to the end i had to re-watch the full thing youre just so smooth .

how do you learn all this ? research or you get taught a few things by someone ? i thought i was ok at poi im obviously not ! :D