It seems like most of the juggler’s posting videos online these days have a pretty twisted sense of creativity. They seem to think that something is “creative” and interesting just because they haven’t seen it before. I think it really got kicked off when Wes Peden started making videos with random tricks in them. More Here. . .
I always wondered what a trained sea lion act would look like, and now I know. I have to say, I was pretty impressed. Compared to some other animal acts I’ve seen, it was impressive as well as being cute. Off the top of my head, this is the only time I can remember seeing Click Here to continue reading.
I guess this is what you do when the thrill of your childhood swingset wears off. The whiplash is probably pretty extreme, though. Not for those who have recently eaten.
The Ministry Of Manipulation.com is a pretty decent site, with links to a lot of good videos. For some reason I can’t fathom, they seem to find body popping and contact juggling worth watching, but other than that, they have a lot of cool stuff. I got a bunch of my video links from them, Click Here to continue reading.
This video will give you a faint idea of how much power can be stored in a CRT monitor or a TV. It’s pretty cool watching him power a fluorescent light bulb, and set things on fire.
Vova Galchenko got his green card approved and is back in the US now. His Dad taped his last practice in Russia, and man! The difficulty of the tricks he is working on is just unbelievable. 6 club shoulder throws? It must be awesome to watch them come pouring over your shoulders from a jugglers perspective. I still find 3 ball backcrosses difficult, so it’s hard for me to imagine doing 6 club shoulders. Click Here to continue reading.
I found this video of choreography by handicapped Chinese people on the Ministry Of Manipulation blog. It’s kind of eerie and surreal, especially when you think of how much more difficult it must be when you can’t count on everyone to see or hear their cues.
Watch this japanese guy kick the other Japanese guy around. It’s a riot!
More seriously, I wonder about how you would train for something like this. I gather from other videos and things I’ve read that they practice with inanimate objects beforehand. Still, everyone makes mistakes, and in this case the mistakes must hurt a lot for the guy getting thrown around. What kind of protection do they wear?
In case you haven’t noticed, juggling is featured regularly on this blog—mainly because it is my preferred form of entertainment. My hope is that you will find it entertaining as well. If you do, you may be inspired to learn to juggle yourself, or at the very least learn enough of the terminology to understand it. Click Here to continue reading.
Adrian Pole is a 12 year old from the UK, and he’s got skills. His juggling is very advanced for his age, and he’s fun to watch. Now an announcment has been made on the The World Juggling Federation website that Adrian would like to compete in this year’s set of competitions, and they are Click Here to continue reading.