If you’re a dual-flogging kinkster, one of the first moves you’ll probably want to learn is six-point Florentine. If you’re a poi spinner, one of the first moves you’ll probably want to learn is the three-beat weave. (Note: six-point Florentine and the three-beat weave are the exact same move. The only difference is the toy you’re using, and in the case of flogging, you’re striking a target instead of just spinning in the air. For an overview of the different types of weaves, click here.)

The more I teach both flogging and poi, the more I see students bumping into the same challenges. For this reason, I finally decided to add my own unique … ahem, spin on the three-beat weave tutorial.

This tutorial is intended for both flogging and poi spinning. If you’re new to either, I start with the basic, fundamental moves and build on them until you get to the weave itself.

If you already know the two-beat weave, but are getting stuck trying to learn the three-beat because your hands keep defaulting back to the two-beat when you practice, the tutorial progresses in such a way as to help you break your two-beat habits and retrain your muscles to execute the three-beat.

In the video, the aforementioned fundamental moves are grouped into five sets of progressive difficulty. Below are the timestamps for each set:

• (0:00) Introduction
• (1:30) Set 1: Together-Same, Split-Same
• (3:18) Set 2: Backhand, Tic-Tac, Three-Beat
• (7:36) Set 3: Arms Crossed Together-Same and Split-Same
• (9:44) Set 4: Two-Beat Weave
• (14:28) Set 5: Three-Beat Weave

If you’re using handled floggers, here’s a quick video on how to adjust your grip so that you can execute six-point Florentine cleanly and smoothly.

Once you have your six-point Florentine down, check out this tutorial to reverse directions and flog upwards.

Happy flogging/spinning! And as always, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.