Body Movement & Posture for Juggling Cigar Boxes

Video Transcript

"EMIL LAMPRECHT: Alright, in this first clip, we're going to talk about body position and movement. Unlike juggling regular balls, clubs or rings, cigar boxes, you throw with your body instead of your arms. Now, this means a lot of movement and a lot of strength in your legs is being used. So, what you need to get used to is first, being able to just do this. The motion to throw a cigar box, which is this shape, is simply just the release of your hand as your body moves up and down. If you try to throw with your wrist or your arm, you'll spin the box in strange ways and it won't stay even in the air. To give you an example of what a basic lift should look like, that's it, very simple, not a lot of hype. There's more time usually than you think. Now, some cigar box people or jugglers, I should say, like to keep their feet even and use their whole body forward. I find that most like to keep one leg forward simply because it gives you a little bit better balance. You can move your hips around and your arms around more easily and you don't have to worry about dodging backwards by shuffling, you can just step forward and backward with your front foot. So, before you start juggling cigar boxes, get use to this movement 'cause you're going to use it a lot. And when I first started juggling cigar boxes, the day after, I found that my abs were very sore from doing this. Try to use mostly your hips and your quads to kind of lift and support you as you do this."