Juggling & Manipulation
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Juggling and Manipulation
This lense is about the art a juggling and manipulating objects. If you want . . .
learn how to juggle or manipulate objects; learn how to make your own props; or find some of the best performers ...
this is the lense!
A Juggling Robot? 5 Balls!
Yes! It can!
Here is a web page with some video of a juggling robot. It manages to juggle 5 balls. It's huge and it looks like it is about to miss at any moment, which it does after a nice long run. It is even more impressive to me now to watch a person juggle 5 after seeing the machine drop. Why juggle?
Juggling can help us with one of the most important lessons there is in life, learning how to learn. Learning anything requires us to open up to making mistakes.The famous director, George Cukor (A Star is Born and My Fair Lady) said "You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure." No one ever became even a fair juggler without dropping dozens of props. It isn't the minor set backs along the way that are important. What is important is to take the time to figure out what happened and decide what to do to improve. Life, like juggling, is about making corrections along the way.
Albert Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. We need to learn how to change and adapt. That's where practice plays an important part in learning. Juggling is a skill that with a little consistent practice you will actually be able to see yourself improve. Seeing progress is very motivating and important to learning. It is essential.
Life, like juggling, is about making corrections along the way. Juggling has a lot to teach beyond just throwing and catching inane things!
Ted Baumhauer, Ed.D.
February 2006
Juggling links and resources
Where to connect to the juggling world
From internationally to a local club this is where to find how to get into the juggling world.
- International Jugglers Association
- International Jugglers' Association
- World Juggling Federation
- World Juggling Federation. Juggling as a competitive sport!
- IJDb - Internet Juggling Database
- The Internet Juggling Database (IJDb) is a resource centre for jugglers. It provides discussion forums, event and club listings, a comprehensive video ...
- IJDb - Internet Juggling Database
- Access to rec.juggling and the IJDb chatroom; Access to the contact ... A member profile, which links in to your juggling videos and rec.juggling posts. ...
- Juggling Festival Service Information
- The aim of this service is to provide up-to-date information on Juggling Conventions/Festivals going on around the world. ...
- How to juggle 3 balls
- Very simple animation of how to do 3 balls
- How to juggle
- From the Juggling Database, how to get started.
Where to find juggling props
Recommend vendors for the best juggling props!
- Sport Juggling Company
- The best juggling bean balls!
- Higgins Brothers
- Fine juggling products from Canada! They ship everywhere!
- Todd Smith Juggling Equipment - We manufacture juggling equipment ...
- Todd Smith Juggling Equipment - Manufacturer and supplier of juggling equipment such as juggling balls, clubs, devilsticks, and other juggling supplies.
- Serious Juggling
- Great props and great service!
- Dubé Juggling
- Started the modern juggling era with great props for everyone, everywhere.
- Renegade Juggling Equipment
- Love their rings!
- The Juggling Arts
- Juggling props, books, and collectible items. Serving entertainers and hobbyists of all levels since 1979.
How to juggle
This video will get you started if you are just beginning.
Wes Peden, Juggler!
I've been watching Wes learn and grow as a juggler since he was 5. He is one to watch!
Juggling to teach leadership
Using juggling as a speaker
Here are some examples of me juggling during a recent talk on leadership at Thiel College (PA).
Slackling & Juggling
A beach, a hammock, and time on my hands
Setting up a hammock doesn't mean you take a nap. Taking a short walk and getting in some juggling before enjoying the sunrise.
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Resouces for Ball Juggling
Worthwhile resources on ball juggling available from Amazon
Club Juggling Books
More books on juggling and various props
Diabolos, and Plate Spinning
Some of my favorite jugglers and links to lists of performing jugglers
List of jugglers from around the world
- Performing Jugglers Link
- Link to a list of performing jugglers from around the world.
- Atypical Entertainment
- Jugglers and performers working with the help of Jason Tardy and Atypical Entertainment.
- Anthony Gatto The World's Greatest Juggler
- Anthony Gatto holds most juggling world records and is considered to be the worlds greatest juggler.
- Tom Murphy
- Tom Murphy is the best physical comedian alive today!
- Two: High Energy Juggling
- Two: Matt and Jason Tardy!
- Randy Judkins
- Juggler and so much more!
- The Dew Drop Jugglers
- Gifted and talented juggling group from Minnesota.
- Airplay Juggling with Jeff and Wes Peden
- A description of Airplay, that comedy, juggling and unicycling duo of Jeff and Wes Peden, based in Rochester NY and available for performances at any ...
- Matt Hall
- Juggler extrodinaire
- Randy Cabral
- Corporate entertainer, Randy Cabral, has been providing professional entertainment services to cruise lines and businesses for over 15 years.
- Michael Rosman
- When You Are Planning Your Next Event And You Are Looking For A Clean Comedian, Juggler Or Corporate Entertainer, Michael Rosman Is Your Man. Michael also runs the Laughter Arts Foundation and Mini Fest (see below).
- Rhys Thomas
- Booking and contact information for JuggleMania, Rhys Thomas, Up For Grabs, and Science Circus.
- Jay Gilligan
- A very original juggler, combining dance, music and prop manipulation.
- Mark Nizer
- About Mark Nizers talent for entertaining, love of juggling. Inventor of juggling technolgies and changing the way you'll think of jugglers.
- Tony & Jen Duncan
- Unbelievable skill!
- Mike Goudeau
- Juggler for the Lance Burton Magic Show in Las Vegas, NV and a really funny guy!
- Lazer Vaudeville
- Artistic troupe consisting of Carter Brown, Cindy Marvell and Nicholas Flair.
- Loopy The Clown
- Richard Hughson, aka Loopy the Clown, entertains audiences of all ages with humor and physical comedy. Loopy is just a Hoot!
Juggling Props on Amazon
Balls, clubs, and other props
Places jugglers perform and train in the US
List of places that book jugglers and/or train jugglers to be better performers.
- MiniFest
- Part of the Laughter Arts Foundation and run by Michael Rosman, MiniFest is a great place to go and improve your performance art!
- Oddfellow Theater
- Great community theater in Buckfield, Maine.
- Celebration Barn!
- The place where jugglers and other performers go to learn.
- Boulder Circus Center
- From the folks who brought you Lazer Vaudeville a circus school to hone your skills. For jugglers and other circus style performers.
Juggling Magazines
Good articles and insights from the best jugglers along with some tips on tricks and performing.
- JUGGLE Magazine
- JUGGLE is the official publication of the International Jugglers' Association (IJA). This quarterly periodical offers full-color features, ...
- Kaskade - European Juggling Magazine
- Europäische Jonglierzeitschrift - European Juggling Magazine (deutsch/English) Berichte, Workshops, Termine; Jonglage, Akrobatik, Circuskunst Reports, ...
- Links to other magazines
- Are there any juggling magazines?
Making a Juggling Ball
Materials: 9 - 9 inch round balloons, 3 cups of flour, rice, or bird seed, 3 sandwich baggies
Tools: Scissors
Instructions
1. Measure out desired amount of flour, rice, or bird seed into a cup
Small ball = 1/3 cup,
Medium ball = ½ cup,
Large ball = 1 cup
2. Pour the flour, rice, or birdseed into the baggie, fwist it and fold the excess plastic over
3. Squeeze all the air out of the baggie
4. Use the scissors to cut the balloon just where the neck ends and the round of the balloon begins
5. Spread the balloon and insert the baggie full of material
6. Take the second balloon and cut off the neck and use it to cover the first balloon. Now you have two layers of balloon.
7. Take the third balloon and cut off the neck and use it to cover the first and second balloons making a very tight ball
8. Repeat to make as many juggling balls as you would like.
Tools: Scissors
Instructions
1. Measure out desired amount of flour, rice, or bird seed into a cup
Small ball = 1/3 cup,
Medium ball = ½ cup,
Large ball = 1 cup
2. Pour the flour, rice, or birdseed into the baggie, fwist it and fold the excess plastic over
3. Squeeze all the air out of the baggie
4. Use the scissors to cut the balloon just where the neck ends and the round of the balloon begins
5. Spread the balloon and insert the baggie full of material
6. Take the second balloon and cut off the neck and use it to cover the first balloon. Now you have two layers of balloon.
7. Take the third balloon and cut off the neck and use it to cover the first and second balloons making a very tight ball
8. Repeat to make as many juggling balls as you would like.
Homemade Juggling Clubs
Materials
3 - 19 1/4 inch x 3/4 inch wooden dowels; 3 - 16 oz. or 24 oz. plastic bottles; 3 - 3/4 inch rubber furniture tips; Electrical tape; Masking tape; 6 Phillips head screws; 3 matching sized washers; 3 - 2 liter plastic bottles; 3 used tennis balls
Tools: Scissors, screw driver, knife
Instructions for assembly
1. Insert the dowel into the bottle and mark where the dowel is in the neck
2. Remove the dowel and wrap the dowel where it will be in the neck. Wrap it enough times to make it snug in the neck of the bottle
3. Tap a guide hole into one end of the dowel
4. Take one tennis ball and cut just enough to fit over the end of the bottle.
5. Take the cut tennis ball and put it over the end of the bottle and drill a guide hole through the middle of the ball and the bottom of the bottle
6. Insert the dowel into the bottle, put the cut tennis ball over the end of the bottle and then using a washer and screw, attach them all together.
7. Using the electrical tape, tape around the edge of the tennis ball and bottom of the bottle.
8. Take the 2 liter bottle and cut the top and bottom off to make as big a rectangle as you can.
9. Mark out a parallelogram from the top right hand side to the bottom left hand side about three inches wide,and then use the scissors to cut it out.
10. Starting at the end of the dowel away from the bottle, wind the plastic form around the dowel toward the bottle until it reaches the mouth of the bottle and then tape it to attach it there. This will pad the handle and make the juggling easier on your hands.
11. Place a furniture tip to the end of the dowel.
12. Decorate with colored tape to cover the handle and body of the body.
13. Repeat all the steps twice more to complete your set of three clubs.
3 - 19 1/4 inch x 3/4 inch wooden dowels; 3 - 16 oz. or 24 oz. plastic bottles; 3 - 3/4 inch rubber furniture tips; Electrical tape; Masking tape; 6 Phillips head screws; 3 matching sized washers; 3 - 2 liter plastic bottles; 3 used tennis balls
Tools: Scissors, screw driver, knife
Instructions for assembly
1. Insert the dowel into the bottle and mark where the dowel is in the neck
2. Remove the dowel and wrap the dowel where it will be in the neck. Wrap it enough times to make it snug in the neck of the bottle
3. Tap a guide hole into one end of the dowel
4. Take one tennis ball and cut just enough to fit over the end of the bottle.
5. Take the cut tennis ball and put it over the end of the bottle and drill a guide hole through the middle of the ball and the bottom of the bottle
6. Insert the dowel into the bottle, put the cut tennis ball over the end of the bottle and then using a washer and screw, attach them all together.
7. Using the electrical tape, tape around the edge of the tennis ball and bottom of the bottle.
8. Take the 2 liter bottle and cut the top and bottom off to make as big a rectangle as you can.
9. Mark out a parallelogram from the top right hand side to the bottom left hand side about three inches wide,and then use the scissors to cut it out.
10. Starting at the end of the dowel away from the bottle, wind the plastic form around the dowel toward the bottle until it reaches the mouth of the bottle and then tape it to attach it there. This will pad the handle and make the juggling easier on your hands.
11. Place a furniture tip to the end of the dowel.
12. Decorate with colored tape to cover the handle and body of the body.
13. Repeat all the steps twice more to complete your set of three clubs.
Flickr Photos
Juggling Pictures
Pictues of juggling I've collected
Never Say Never
Published in Juggle Magazine, March/April 2005
At one time or another, most jugglers have probably heard someone say, "I could never do that." We know that with a little time and practice most anyone can master the basics. Sometime after learning the basics, though, it can be easy to fall into complacency.
Whatever the reasons, and there must be a billion of them, I often get into the habit of doing the same tricks when I practice. From time to time I will come up with something different but I usually stick with the tried and true. Doing tricks is only part of the fun of juggling, at least for me.
Remember the thrill of juggling for the very first time? It is exciting to set a goal and reach it. To keep juggling fresh, find that feeling again. Go beyond what is clearly within reach and purposely set goals that are "out there."
I am reminded of that with my current favorite trick. During a cruise vacation I saw a performer named Barnaby. He balanced a volleyball on a stick on his chin then transferred the ball onto another stick that was balanced on his forehead. This is a tough trick on stable land and even more impressive on a stage moving with the waves.
I wanted to learn that trick! Months later I attended a juggling festival and asked around about the trick. I was told that it was too hard and probably not worth the practice time. This played on my basic insecurity as a juggler, so I gave up on the idea.
Several months later I found video of another performer doing the trick with props made from PVC pipe. A quick trip to Home Depot and I had my version of those props. A mere three months of practice and I had a reasonably reproducible.
It took almost two years to build an original five-minute routine around a single trick. A trick that I was almost talked out of learning -- by others and myself. At the 2004 Cornell University Big Red Juggling Festival, it won Best Trick.
Part of reaching our potential is to avoid the trap of believing "I could never do that." A lot of times, in juggling and elsewhere, we get what we settle for.
Every once in a while we need to set goals that are beyond our comfort zones. Don't let someone talk you out of trying. Go for it! Expect more.
For the complete article go to http://www.tedbaumhauer.net/NeverSay.php
Whatever the reasons, and there must be a billion of them, I often get into the habit of doing the same tricks when I practice. From time to time I will come up with something different but I usually stick with the tried and true. Doing tricks is only part of the fun of juggling, at least for me.
Remember the thrill of juggling for the very first time? It is exciting to set a goal and reach it. To keep juggling fresh, find that feeling again. Go beyond what is clearly within reach and purposely set goals that are "out there."
I am reminded of that with my current favorite trick. During a cruise vacation I saw a performer named Barnaby. He balanced a volleyball on a stick on his chin then transferred the ball onto another stick that was balanced on his forehead. This is a tough trick on stable land and even more impressive on a stage moving with the waves.
I wanted to learn that trick! Months later I attended a juggling festival and asked around about the trick. I was told that it was too hard and probably not worth the practice time. This played on my basic insecurity as a juggler, so I gave up on the idea.
Several months later I found video of another performer doing the trick with props made from PVC pipe. A quick trip to Home Depot and I had my version of those props. A mere three months of practice and I had a reasonably reproducible.
It took almost two years to build an original five-minute routine around a single trick. A trick that I was almost talked out of learning -- by others and myself. At the 2004 Cornell University Big Red Juggling Festival, it won Best Trick.
Part of reaching our potential is to avoid the trap of believing "I could never do that." A lot of times, in juggling and elsewhere, we get what we settle for.
Every once in a while we need to set goals that are beyond our comfort zones. Don't let someone talk you out of trying. Go for it! Expect more.
For the complete article go to http://www.tedbaumhauer.net/NeverSay.php
Accepting Appreciation
Excerpts from an article published in Juggle Magazine, March/April 2006
What got this originally kicking around my brain was going to my very first Renegade Show at juggling festival in Iowa. At that late show on Wednesday night not only did I get on stage (see photo) Daisuke Hagiwara treated the audience to some phenomenal cigar box tricks.What really struck me was Daisuke's reaction to the audience. It was such a pure reaction. He soaked in their appreciation of his skill and in a very honest way gave it back to them. There was nothing rushed and nothing forced; it was just a moment of acceptance.
At that same festival I began to notice that the Japanese performers were all exceedingly good at accepting appreciation. My curiosity was piqued.
A search on the Internet about accepting appreciation pointed to studies that show it is common to reject the compliment, question the accuracy of it, and/or explain why it isn't deserved. We've all seen that and I know I've done that as a juggler. If you perform though, you ask for the attention and the audience agrees to give it to you. That creates a relationship.
A second Internet search for "accepting a compliment as a performer" led to a perspective that was more interesting and useful. From a belly dancing web site (Madam Mozuna's Bargain Basement Guidelines):
Whether you personally are capable of accepting praise or not you need to realize that the audience has a valid need to express itself to you. You owe them the opportunity to tell you how they feel and what they think.
Here's what I found on a web site for the band STD (Severe Tire Damage) as written by one of their members, Russ:
If someone compliments you, say "Thank You." Don't say, "You should hear us when we're playing well" or "Are you kidding? We suck!" Right or wrong, you've got to accept a compliment. You don't need to agree to with them thank them.
It's easy to translate that advice to performing as a juggler. I've heard there are only three appropriate responses to a compliment: 1. Thank you. 2. Could you put that in writing? 3. Could you tell my boss?
If you are a performing juggler, consider how to make accepting audience appreciation part of your show. It adds something. It adds a lot. It brings the audience into the performance. Whether you perform or not you have had to practice to attain your skills. When someone compliments you for those skills, you've earned it!
If you have liked anything in this article . . . Thank you!
For the complete article visit: http://www.tedbaumhauer.net/thankyou.php
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patchbrother
Jun 10, 2011 @ 6:21 pm | delete
- Great lens....I've got to stop doing the same old tricks over and over...thanks buddy.
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BigGirlBlue
Sep 12, 2010 @ 10:12 pm | delete
- I've always wanted to try clubs but they are so expensive. Thanks for the DIY recipe.
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TwirlPlanet
Jan 24, 2008 @ 1:29 am | delete
- Enjoyable lens! Wes Peden is inspiring. I'm a juggler with a baton twirling background...great to find you here on Squidoo. Thanks for the lens!
Cindy
TwirlPlanet.com
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Rick Robinson
Sep 27, 2007 @ 5:18 am | delete
- Wow! What a huge amount of information on the subject of juggling. I have to admit that I know a bit about juggling but for the newcomer to the art this lense is truly a wealth of knowledge. Nice job putting it together.
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Hilary Chaplain
Sep 4, 2007 @ 9:14 am | delete
- Wonderful resource for anyone interested in juggling!
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Rich Hughson
Aug 28, 2007 @ 6:05 pm | delete
- A big thumbs up, Ted. I like it.
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sileo5
Aug 27, 2007 @ 7:06 pm | delete
- Hey Ted, great website. It's full of a ton of info for both jugglers and nonjugglers. I like your explanation of why you juggle and I think that it can get other people motivated to juggle as well. I just wish that the Juggle Magazine articles didn't get cut off. Sigh, character limits...
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