By David Cain In July of 2026, Luther Bangert posted a question on the Juggling Home Facebook Group regarding why juggling clubs are called clubs rather than pins in English. I responded by saying their origin is from club swinging, not bowling. Club swinging started as simple athletic exercise and branched out into being a form of entertainment. Then some …
Lost and Unknown Sources in Juggling
By Russell Leech Over the years, many new ideas about juggling have entered and been accepted into the juggling community, and more and more of these ideas are emerging as the community grows. One of the best ways to find information about juggling (though certainly not the only one,) is Juggle Wiki, which contains hundreds of pages on various jugglers, …
Judy Finelli Obituary
By David Cain The juggling community has lost a very important and influential member. Her accolades were numerous. Judy Finelli was born in Jackson Heights, New York in 1948. She taught herself to juggle at the age of six. Judy graduated from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 1970, studying under circus teacher Hovey Burgess, whom she later …
Remembering Jolly Goodfellow (Rumpel)
By David Cain The juggling community has lost one of its most unique and beloved members. Jolly Goodfellow, better known as Rumpel, was born Sean Goodfellow in Melbourne, Australia. He was famous for his marathon jester shows, which lasted 24 hours, 48 hours, or even his longest of 53 hours, which took place in Poland. These shows ended with the …
Review: Venardos Circus’ “Alice”
By David Cain On August 19th, 2026, Scott Cain, Rick Robinson, and I attended a showing of Alice, one of the two touring productions of the Venardos Circus. Alice is an Alice in Wonderland-themed, world class one ring circus production. The pre-show started 45 minutes before the official start of the circus and was done exclusively by a name familiar …
North American Unicycle Convention and Championships 2026 in San Luis Obispo, California
By JoAnn Ireland The Unicycling Society of America (USA) (https://uniusa.org) and the San Luis Obispo Unicycle Club (https://cpunicycle.wixsite.com and Instagram: @cpunicycle) hosted the North American Unicycle Convention and Championships (NAUCC) (https://cpunicycle.wixsite.com/naucc-2026). NAUCC took place in San Luis Obispo, CA with a population estimated to be approximately 47,000 (more if you include Cal Poly students) from July 12 – 18, 2026. …
Juggling Interviews (FRENCH) Podcast Episode 26: Yann Virot | Hosted by XavJuggles
Dans cet épisode, Yann Virot, le fantastique jongleur de balle, nous partage sa passion pour la recherche et la créativité dans le jonglage. Collectif Bislaco: bislacco.collectif Yann Virot’s socials: Instagram: le_virot Youtube: @bouducon99 This Podcast is hosted by Xavier Bernier: Youtube: @xavjuggles Instagram: xavjuggles Tiktok: xavjuggles Do you love the content the IJA is sharing and producing? Please consider becoming …
Mettle Ball Run
EDITOR’S NOTE: eJuggle publishes this article in the spirit of “rendering assistance to fellow jugglers.” No endorsement is implied by or from the IJA, its Board of Directors, and its officers. By Neriah Guerin My name is Neriah Guerin and I am walking from LA to Times Square, juggling the entire distance. I began on June 1st and I intend …
2026 IJA Games Winners
Congratulations to all the games winners at IJA 2026 in Fort Wayne! (Thanks to Madelyn Dinnerstein for passing along the information) Hoop Spin — Marla Edgecomb 4-Ball Endurance — Ingrid Vukusic 5-Ball Endurance — Mark Fiore Huggling — Chris Hodge and Owen Dobbyn 7-Club-Passing Endurance — Yonah Radousky and Elan Radousky 3-Ball Endurance — Mike Sinay Face-Balance Endurance — Selenia …