Tricks for 3 Ball Juggling

Series Summary

Oh, the art of juggling has mystified and amazed audiences for centuries. Early records of juggling date back the to Ancient Egyptian times. Since then, juggling has evolved itself into many different forms. Where once only balls were thrown, the modern juggler may use rings, clubs, beanbags. For those jugglers that are even more daring, such dangerous items as chainsaws, knives, and fire torches are used. The modern word juggle is derived from the Middle English jogelen. While we may think of the colorful performers forced to entertain a temperamental king's court, there were many jugglers that were denounced by the overly strict religious views of the Church. Accusing jugglers of base morals, some clerical men even went so far to accuse these tricksters of witchcraft. These humble fools were only able to perform in the marketplaces, streets, fairs, and pubs of Medieval Europe. Fast forward many centuries to present time. Today, juggling has become a hobby of international attention. Now, there is a World Juggling Day and many juggling conventions. While the performing art may have transformed into a hobby, there is no denying that juggling has and will always appeal to the trickster in all of us.

If you want to improve your juggling, this video series is perfect for you. Our expert, Malik Haddadi, shows you how to do tricks with three balls. If you have the basics down, Malik will show you some tricks and variations to give your juggling abilities a little more flare. Learn tricks like the overthrow, juggler's tennis, and the yoyo. Malik also shows you how to juggle in patterns. So, take some time, and learn how to do three ball juggling tricks today!

Video Transcript

"Hi everybody. Hopefully by this point, you've been having some fun learning how to juggle three balls. And, in this next series, what I'm going to teach you to do is add some variations and mix things up a little bit, and work on some basic tricks with three ball juggling. You're eventually going to be able to add into some routines, string together and make something a little more entertaining maybe than just basic three ball juggling. I'm going to break it down step by step, I'm going to show you some pieces and some building blocks that you can use to put together your own tricks, your own routines, and even, you know, some other ways that you can throw balls around and make your juggling a little more creative. So, if you're watching this section now, you should have a pretty fundamental knowledge of juggling three balls, you should feel pretty comfortable juggling three balls, if you don't, certainly go back. Watch the stuff that we did already on juggling and grab yourself your juggling equipment, and come on back. I'm going to teach you all these fun pieces in parts and variations. We're going to learn some three ball tricks."