Writing research papers... about poi? With Mel

For this episode of the podcast Rocco & Morten will welcome Ivan Gorbunov, aka Mel on the podcast! HYPE!

We will talk about Mel's beginnings, how he feels about working as a poi spinner and teacher and how to write a research paper on Body Tracing in 2026!

Go and check out Mel's research! Some rumor says that if you read it all you might be able to find a secret discord link for poi nerds 👀👀

Mel's Body Tracer Framework

https://antispinner.gitbook.io/btf

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