Firespinning Anyone?

[Rellizate]

Hello,
I was just wondering if anybody hear does any firespinning. For people who don't know, firespinning is basically what it sounds like, spinning fire. There are lots of different ways of doing it, but the most common is definatly poi.

Poi is basically 2 long metal chains with a "head" at the end. You light the heads, then hold one of the chains in each hand, and spin them around.

This is a set of fire poi:
http://www.primalfire.org/index/store/tubecorepoi.jpg

Then second most common type of firespinning is firestaff. This is very common, as many people do lots of firestaff moves/tricks without even knowing what they are doing. Ever picked up a stick, and started spinning it around? What you were doing were most probably firestaff moves. So yeah, a firestaff is a long metal pole (or a staff) with one firehead on each side
They look like this:
http://www.fireworksdance.com.au/Firewo ... 0staff.jpg

There a lots of other firespinning things you can do, but the only other one which I do is fire nunchucks. Everyone knows what nunchucks are, and yes these are just nunchucks with one firehead on the end of each handel.
These are most of my nunchucks:


Here is some videos of me:

-This is just a normal video I made: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3cY7V-FzsV4&feature=user

-This is a newer one, which is made for a competition:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3l1nVVeZuwo&feature=user

So yeah? What do you think? Anyone do it?

[Adam G]

That's awesome!
Is it as challenging/complicated as it looks? Also, how long have you been doing it? I was amazed when I watched the vid.

[johnbjuice]

Neat! How do you get the sparking effect shown in the last shot? Fireworks?

Something I've always wanted to try/do/fail at.

- Juice

[Adam G]

Neat! How do you get the sparking effect shown in the last shot? Fireworks?

It looked like a fountain firework to me, maybe a sparkler?

You should try it with iron wool, trust me!

[nightwheel]

Im somewhat of a pyro but I like not having burn marks on my person. But hey we all have or do something that makes us unique.

[gamemasterAS]

I am 100 percent sure you are more jesus then those videos let on, how come the pictures are so sweet but the videos aren't as good, I think the bad youtube quality is killing em.

[khaag]

That's 100% pure dope-sauce.

[Dr. KillGood]

That's 100% pure dope-sauce.

And that is a new quote in my sig!

[khaag]

Here, have a bottle:

[bacteria]

Awesome. you would be handy to have in a fight!!

[Rellizate]

Neat! How do you get the sparking effect shown in the last shot? Fireworks?

Something I've always wanted to try/do/fail at.

- Juice

The last shot is steel wool inside a metal tube with chickenwire bowel over the end of the tube. You light the bottom bit, the wool flys off, then more drops down.

Adam G, Errrm it's much harder than it looks....

I've been doing staff (long metal pole) for 16months now, nunchucks for 12 and poi for about 6 months, but I learn incredibly fast.

[khaag]

You could probably make some money on the side by performing at birthday parties and the like.

(...Of course, you'd have to wear a loin cloth and a bandana tied around your head. And who doesn't like to wear a loin cloth?!)

Or do you perform already for moola?

[Rellizate]

Yeah, I perform a bit already. You'd be suprised on the amount of demand you get for this kinda thing. I got 9 gigs last month, but that may just've been cause it was christmas and new year and stuff.

[Adam G]

The last shot is steel wool inside a metal tube with chickenwire bowel over the end of the tube. You light the bottom bit, the wool flys off, then more drops down.

I soooo called it! Reminded me of firewire. That's an interesting skill to have, do they let you do that at school talent shows?

[Valium]

Thats a useless, but very entertaining skill!