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How to Juggle
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| For the first lesson, get three things to juggle; drop two. Take
one beanbag and toss it up in front of you is a smooth arc, wait for a little while, and
you will notice that it begins to change direction. If you wait long enough it will
soon collide with the ground. This is what we call "The Drop". It is the first
true juggling move I learned. If you practice for a while you will find that you can do
"The Drop" with one, two, or even three objects. Some people practice the drop
with seven or more objects, I know I've seen 'em.
 The First Toss
Start with one ball or beanbag. Your hand should move in a little scooping motion.
Throw from your right hand to your left, then from your left to your right. The bag goes
up about eye-high in a smooth arch every time. It does not go round and round in a circle.
It moves in a sorta sideways figure eight (can you say "the symbol for
infinity"?) Do this until you're utterly bored; your mileage may vary! |
 The 2 Bag
Exchange
Your hand swings in to make the toss and out to make the catch. The second throw is
just inside, or under the second bag's arch. Start with your right hand a few times, then
switch and start with the left. Do NOT throw the bags at the same time (synchronous), but
rather alternate: one, two... one, two... or Lub, Lub... Lub, Lub... |
 The Grand
Finale
This is really doing a bunch of step two over and over and over. Just exchange the bag
in the air for the one in your hand (repeatedly). This may seem difficult at first,
practice! |
Here we go again... 'cept with 3 bags
 The Starting position
Two bags in one hand, one in the other. Smile! |
 The
1st toss
Smooth arch, about eye-high... |
 The
1st exchange
As the first bag comes down, reach up for it while letting go of the second bag. The
second bag continues it's arch towards your other hand. |
 The
2nd exchange
You exchange the second and third bags in much the same fashion that you
exchanged the first and second.
Note: Your hands weave back & forth ("scoop tossing") so that the
up-going bag can avoid the down-going one. The 3-bag technique is the same as with two
bags 'cept repeated indefinitely. You are simply trading the bag in the air for the one in
your hand; over and over again. Throw, catch, repeat... |
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