Basic Three-Club Juggling

Series Summary

Juggling is a skill where objects such as balls, bowling pins or rings are thrown and caught in succession. The first known record of juggling is illustrated on a second millennium B.C. Egyptian tomb wall. Court jesters and court musicians were known to juggle in the Middle Ages in Europe, and in the 18th century jugglers started performing in modern circuses. Today juggling is performed on stages across America and on cruise ships around the world, but it is also a national pastime enjoyed by Americans of all ages. In this free video series on juggling, a professional juggler shows how to do basic three-club juggling. Learn to do one- and two-club single spins. Get tips on cascades, double spins, triple spins, under-the-leg, reverse spins and behind-the-back. Find out how to do club-on-club balance, chin balance, handle taps, chops and throw one over-the-top.

Video Transcript

"Alright, this series is about juggling clubs, three clubs to be specific. I just wanted to talk a second about juggling clubs. Well this is obviously a juggling club, it's not a bowling pin, most people consider them to be surprisingly light. I don't know, most people, I guess, expect them to be heavier. They're usually made of plastic, and although you can get some old ones that are made out of wood, they are made to spin in the air. You can hardly help throw one of these in the air without it naturally spinning, so when attempting to do these tricks or when attempting to do that, keep that in mind. You don't have to physically spin it when you throw it, it pretty much automatically does it. As far as flight paths everything is virtually identical to three ball juggling except you have the added complexity of the club spinning and you have to pay attention that you're going to catch the right end. Some tricks do include catching the wrong end but we're not going to touch any of those, so here we go, how to juggle three clubs."