Interact! is an occasional column for jugglers to get creative and share with the community. We feature contests and collaborations of all kinds – photo contests, juggling challenges, prop reviews and essay competitions. Three winners will be selected each time, with a fantastic prizes from the IJA Store awarded, just to keep it interesting. EJC 2014 is in Millstreet, not …
IJA Fest FAQ
Below are answers to some important questions that you may have about the upcoming IJA fest. 1. Numbers will be early in the week. When can I sign up for preliminaries? Numbers Competitors: Because Numbers finals are on Wednesday at 1pm, you must attempt to qualify for Numbers on Monday or Tuesday. Sign up for preliminaries, either at the Numbers …
How Running is Like Juggling
I hate running but I love juggling. Ok, so maybe the two are very different, but I do see many parallels in the ways I approach both activities. First, a bit of background. I have never been a runner and I have been overweight and even obese for most of my life. Late last summer, my doctor diagnosed me with …
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Interact! Combination Trick Creativity
I just read David Cain’s latest article on Combination Tricks and I was thinking about creativity in these types of tricks. I think that there’s a lot of potential to come up with new skills that aren’t usually done as combination tricks. I actually gave David a couple of the ideas that he added – the yo-yo loops (or around …
Luke Wilson, 1976 – 2012
Luke Wilson was an innovator, one of the first modern-style jugglers. His resume is vast and his impact great. His compulsion to excellence was apparent in his performing, teaching, directing, and other aspects of his life. I first met Luka Luka (Luke and Ilka Licht) when they were special guests at the Israeli Juggling Convention in 2001 and not only …
FKBs in Israel
The Flying Karamazov Brothers were in town recently for the Israel Festival, and I was fortunate to see this classic troupe of comedy jugglers. For the uninitiated, the FKB’s show is a zany combination of juggling, musical instrument playing, terrible puns, and hilarious physical humor and stunts. The Boston Globe got it right when they called it “The Marx Brothers …
Gatto Practicing: Clubs Exclusive Video
This is the final of three videos of Anthony Gatto practicing at BJC 2K. Ball juggling was in February, ring juggling was in March, and now we will share some awesome club juggling footage. Table of Contents:4 Clubs (00:00) Over head Synchronous Asynchronous Triple-Singles 1 high (maybe 7333) With under arm throws With backcrosses With Alberts Synch umbrella With collision With under …
Gatto Practicing: Rings Exclusive Video
This is the second of three videos of Anthony Gatto practicing at BJC 2K. Ball Juggling was last month and next month will be Club juggling footage. Table of Contents:5 RINGS WITH A HEAD BOUNCE (00:00) Half shower in each direction to full flat reverse Half shower with flat fronts and pancakes for highs then lows then both Multiplexes with …
eJuggle!
Thanks so much to the people who helped us pick a name for the ezine. After some fierce voting, the ezine’s new name is: eJuggle. Congrats to our winners of the contest. Steven Ragatz suggested the name that won and he’ll get an IJA membership and DVD set. David M Shilman suggested the name that got second place in the …