Learning To Juggle in the Court Jester Club
A SPECIAL WELCOME TO JUGGLEDB.COM USERS!!!! Enter the words `learn to juggle' into a search engine - and one can find dozens if not hundreds of painstaking descriptions by folks that have learned `the secret'. Well, I have news. CAN YOU THROW A BALL? CAN YOU CATCH A BALL? THEN, YOU CAN LEARN TO JUGGLE!
THIS LENS WILL DE-MYSTIFY JUGGLING - THE CRAFT OF THE JESTERS OF THE KINGS COURT. Do you want to learn a new CRAFT?
And, if you want to learn how to juggle - and you live near the Atlanta area -- make sure to go to my website http://www.juggleatlanta.com/ where you can find out how you can get personal juggling instruction from myself. Or, just hit the contact lensmaster button on this page. Imagine, starting a new, FUN skill - in your life today.
Also, below is an extensive list of juggling supplies - kind of a cream of the crop listing I've written with some humor tone. After all, juggling is FUN.And, don't miss the AMAZING JUGGLING VIDEO near the bottom of this lens - thanks to YOUTUBE.
LEARNING TO JUGGLE
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The person, and close friend, who taught me to Juggle 30 years ago, is now a professional Entertainment Juggler -- and is perhaps Ohio's most known Juggler - John Flower. John's passion for juggling - and using his juggling for a teaching tool - is one reason this Lens exists.
Now, learning to Juggle.
Frist, one might think that juggling has something to do with `hand speed' -- that one has to `go fast' to be able to juggle. TOTALLY NOT TRUE. Your `hand speed' will be determined by `your balls thrown height' - period. Indeed, nearly anyone -- WITHOUT ANY TRAINING -- can Juggle `slow'. Want proof? Hold three balls, throw one underhanded as high as you can while holding the other two balls - just before you catch the ball in the opposite hand -- throw that ball as high as you can to the other hand to catch. REPEAT.
You are now juggling - a Juggler has been born.
Juggling is (here comes the secret) NOTHING MORE THAN THROWING A BALL TO THE OTHER HAND BEFORE YOU CATCH THE BALL THROWN BY THAT HAND.
So juggling, smooth juggling, is nothing more than Hand Pace, determined by the balls height level, NOT, Hand Speed. More details in the next write module.
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SMOOTH JUGGLING
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First, you will need those bean bags you bought - for now -- just use one. If you are right handed, hold it in your left hand - and vice-versa. You are about to do the `weirdest thing' you learn as a juggler -- that's right -- you LEARN when you become a juggler; indeed, you are about to `meet your body' -- so to speak. Anyways, ball in `opposite' hand from normal -- and, you are ready for the next step.
STEP-1 --- Since juggling is `throwing before you catch' -- throwing is CRITICAL to your final skill level (catching takes care of itself when throws are good). So, 'throwing from your weak hand to your strong hand, with your arms `out' in front of you, throw the bean bag in an ARC ABOUT FOREHEAD HIGH, to your strong hand'.
That's it -- throw it up and over and catch with your strong hand. Do it again and again -- ARC it over to your strong hand AT FOREHEAD HEIGHT. --- Your `weak' hand will `go down' to give the `up arc' to throw over -- this is the `beginning' of the up and down movement you are going to `teach your arms' in the next few minutes.
That's right -- in juggling you `teach your body' `movements' so to speak. No wonder that juggling increased brain matter -- I think you can feel that brain flow already - right? OK, are you comfortable with step 1? Here's step 1a.
Step 1a --- Do the same with your `strong hand' to your weak hand --- ARC the ball `over' forehead height -- repeat until you can throw the ball `over' at forehead height -- 10 times in a row.
This step is easier for most people -- you are accoustomed to `throwing' with your strong hand -- and -- amazingly if you think about it --- accoustomed to `catching' with your WEAK HAND. Have you ever thought about that before?
STEP 2 -- Detailed soon.
JUGGLING NEWS, JUGGLER NEWS
Ripped From Today's Media
- College Band Juggler
- Posted in January -- UCLA has a juggler for the band ---- can it be long before this is picked up by other schools? Story is about 1/2 way down the page.
- Cute Jugglers
- What's better than a guy juggling - yep; a video for the male jugglers out there who appreciate the fairer sex learning the sport. This is a very cute russian girl doing our sport.
- European Jugglers Database
- Jugglers forum too.
- Worlds Best Juggler Video
- Posted in February - Mr. Gatto - link is to a blog with the video.
- Started Juggling 4 Years Ago At Age 8 - Now A Pro
- Posted in March - cool story of a young boy and his new found passion.
- YouTube Juggler Video
- Posted in April - Great visual -- guys hangs from a lamppost and juggles with his feet.
- American Idol Juggler
- Posted in May -- Is juggling to music a new gig? Could more folks be doing this?
- 10 Year Old Smashes World Record For Soccer Ball Juggling
- Posted in June - Actually, she holds two world records. Cool story.
- Young Girls, A Stiltwalker and a Juggler
- Posted in August - Teasing turns testy at Outdoor Taste Fest - juggler comes to rescue. Street Fair Joys.
- For The Men Who Visit This Lens
- Posted in Sept. -- Most jugglers are men. Most men like to look at a beautiful juggler -- what if this person was a juggler?
- No Jugglers in Oklahoma?
- Posted in Oct. --- Another tale of a juggler.
- They NEED Jugglers In Africa
- Posted in Nov. -- You know, for the upscale bar scene. I'm not kidding - read this story for more info.
- Juggler Accidently Spears Passing Pigeon Video
- Posted - in Dec. --- Bizzare. Could be on my anomalies lens.
- Eight Cuban Jugglers Defect
- Linked - Jan 08 -- Jugglers are daring.
- Master and Pupil
- Linked - Feb. 08 -- Busking.
- Juggler Wows Sold Out Show
- Linked - March 08 --- Being the entertainer. Great review of what a cool show is like.
- How To Coach A Baseball Team Manual
- In addition to teaching them juggling --- here's a manual that brings coaching into reality ---Click Here! >
- 10 Hours, 40 Kilometers, 47,000 Kicks
- Posted - April 2008 --- New world record, with YouTube video too.
- Jenny The Juggler
- 4-08 Professional in every sense -- got to see this picture of her juggling 7 months pregnant.
- Underground Hypnosis
- Once a juggler has cleared their mind with juggling -- how about clearing anothers mind? Clean ad link to interesting stuff.
- Junior juggler: Teen finds creative way to have fun, improve self
- Posted in May 08 --- Story about a 13 year old juggler in Virginia. Great juggling article.
- Harvest Music Festival
- Posted in Sept. 08 -- Festivals, the mainstay of jugglers.
Juggling Videos From YOUTUBE
Jester Headquarters
Conic - Juggling in a Cone (Preview)
Greg Kennedy's new manipulation routine, the juggling of 3, 5 & 7 balls on the inside surface of an 8-foot high inverted cone. Visit www.innovativejuggler.com for more info.
Juggling Links
Having the Balls
- International Jugglers' Association
- Since 1947 the source for Jugglers.
- Amazing Juggling Side Effect
- It makes your brain bigger and more efficent. See the research that proves this by hitting this link to the story in Medical News Today.
- Another Full Service Juggling Site
- Excellent juggling website.
- My JuggleAtlanta.com Site
- My .com site about learning to Juggle in Atlanta.
- Free Juggling Video Clips
- Shows different `patterns' of juggling to practice at various skill levels - good link.
- Technorati Link
- Technorati Profile
- Hire A Juggler Nationwide
- I believe the #1 source on the web for entertainers; including jugglers.
- Prospect for Gold?
- Jugglers are kinda `out there' folks -- this is a link to something `far out' - the idea of prospecting for gold --- you will like this clean link.
THE EUREKA JUGGLING MOMENT
When It All Clicks In
Before you begin your new hobby of juggling, there is just one more thing to practice - CATCHING a ball in a hand while holding a ball in that hand. That's right, hold one ball in your `strong' hand and with your `weak' hand --- ARC that ball over and catch it. Reverse when comfortable to `throw' from your strong hand and while holding the ball in your weak hand -- catch that throw (this should be easier, you are better throwing with this hand and catching with this hand.)
This next step is the BREAKTHRU you have been waiting to read.
You need to stop thinking about 3 ball juggling as using 3 balls. I will repeat that. YOU NEED TO STOP THINKING ABOUT 3 BALL JUGGLING AS USING 3 BALLS. (After all, you are nearly always holding two - and only for a moment are even TWO balls `in the air' so to speak.) Again, Juggling is NOT about 1-2-3 ------------------ it is about ---- are you ready for this -------it is ALL 1-2; 1-2; 1-2; 1-2.
When you start `THROWING AND CATCHING' -- which is what juggling is ---- IT'S all the UP_DOWN; UP_DOWN --- of your arms -- throwing the ball over to be caught --- and the UP MOVEMENT of the CATCHING HAND which is making IT'S RELEASE (throw)just prior to IT'S catch.
Juggling is this UP_DOWN; 1-2; UP_DOWN; 1-2; over and over until the final catch of the last ball (which is why you practiced catching with a ball in your hand).
FRANKLY, THAT'S IT. I will go on with more description for you -- but really -- THAT IS IT. Nothing MORE. (Until you learn some patterns and tricks.)
REMEMBER --- ONE-TWO; ONE-TWO; ---- ARMS GOING UP ON A THROW AND DOWN AFTER THE CATCH ----UP ON A THROW, DOWN ON A CATCH.
Try to NOT move as you juggle as the tendency will be to `chase' `bad' throws that are in `front' of you (NOT OVER TO YOUR HAND BUT THROWN OUT- literally).
Once you can stand and make just EIGHT THROWS AND CATCHES -- you are nearly there --- and you will be able to SEE the whole thing. Suddenly, you will have a EUREKA MOMENT. IF you follow these steps, EUREKA could be just minutes away. Give it a shot.
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