Poi Lesson 14: The Butterfly

[veniceBeachobo]

you dirty whore...put some clothes on ;-)

[AliasSpecWriter]

ah, much better transition, thank ya!

[theduke549]

Yeah, I've been watching tutorials and I've noticed the same thing with the same direction spinning trans to butterfly >.>' It's how I learned it originally but the way you showed it just makes more sense...

[MonsterMikeMonster]

"It's getting really hot out here so I HAD to take my shirt of."

Two Videos back you were saying poi is all about being sexy, Coincidence?^^

[NathanielEverist]

@MonsterMikeMonster lol, not when it comes to my shirtless body, the camera had trouble with overexposure from the whiteness of my skin.

[BigWhiteSun]

@MonsterMikeMonster If i have to see any guy take his shirt off, id want it to be an amazing poi spinnig teacher. Btw do i see flexing at 1:28? Ur awesome nathaniel :D

[NathanielEverist]

@BigWhiteSun Hahaha, thanks. I might be flexing, I can't remember, but even flexing doesn't help much, lol.

[10096600]

I cant do the butterfly when you put one hand in front of the other do you have a vid for that?

[10096600]

Purrrr!

[justateardropaway]

you're amazing! thank you for the video (great tips, nice guy^^) great moves. and i can't stop watching it ;-)

[lazzZyAna]

you're a danger to aircraft! ha ha :P

[nadinucca]

:-( I can't get it... The keep hitting each other and end up hitting me on the head! lol

I know I have to keep one hand in front of the other, a bit higher... but I just can't get it!! aaaahhhhh! :_(

Don't worry about putting a video of you without a shirt lmao, it wasa good idea (though you're right about the sun reflecting off you lol).

[polderwyn]

I love the shirt off! It's wonderful!

[NathanielEverist]

Thank you, I'm so white, I think the camera had trouble with the exposure from the sun reflecting off my skin.

[PoiMage]

@NathanielEverist I thought poi spinners having their shirts off prevents them from becoming a human torch, perhaps? If so, probably not bad safety wise.

[akary]

hmmm since i can't keep them from hitting each other very well, i've taken to doing this in split time. i tell myself it looks cooler anyway.

[NathanielEverist]

Split time is definitely useful, but you'll need to learn same time eventually. If you're having trouble keeping them from hitting each other, remember, the planes aren't parallel, they're more like a cross. And put one hand higher and more in front than the other. And other than that, just keep practicing, you'll get it, it can take a bit of patience though.

[XSOOOflyX]

I'm having the hardest time transitioning from the side butterfly to the one in the front. You know what I mean? Haha. =[

[NathanielEverist]

You'll get it, just keep practicing, all butterfly stuff takes time. And may I just say, goddamn I'm pretty much reflective in this video I'm so white, lol.