Yves Spinning Poi 3

Playing with Fire

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May 4th 2006
One of the things that I have learned to do here in Thailand is to spin poi. Poi is an ancient Maori martial art. You hold two strings with flammable ends and spin them in various patterns around you. When you get good at them you can light them on fire. I spun poi with fire for the first time the other night and my friend took these cool pictures. It’s actually not as dangerous as it sounds. Be ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Railay

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more