Eric Zidla – A Career in Photos and Video

Eric Zidla was an Austrian juggler of exceptional technical ability and exuberant stage presence. I have been unable to find much information about his life, but we do know a little. During World War II, he escaped from the Nazi takeover of Austria and fled to Switzerland with nothing. He found some tennis balls, made sticks from broom handles, and …

IJA Tricks of the Month by Eric Jackson from USA | Juggling

Hey there! My name is Eric Jackson, and I have been juggling for around 17 years. I’m currently living right outside Seattle, Washington in the United States, but my home, and where I learned how to juggle is back in the state of Arkansas. For years, I found clubs to be the worst prop, as they never went the way …

IJA Tricks of the Month by Jack Denger from USA | Juggling

Hi, my name is Jack Denger and I’m from Indianapolis, Indiana. I’ve been juggling for a little over 15 years now and I’m still caught up in the challenge and enjoyment that this activity provides. I have always enjoyed pushing myself to take my juggling to this highest level and change the community’s perceptions of what is possible with technical …

Mixed Prop Variations on 5[21][22]

On of my favorite toss juggling patterns is 5[21][22], which can also be thought of as 7[22]2[21][22]. If those numbers are confusing you, then you don’t know complex siteswap notation. Don’t fear, though, as I certainly didn’t know the siteswap for this pattern when I started to discover these tricks. Instead, I called this pattern the Piggyback Cascade, as one …

IJA Tricks of the Month by Cinthia Giacumbo from Argentina | Juggling

Hello my name is Cintia Giacumbo and I am from Argentina (Buenos Aires). 8 years ago I found this incredible art, but several years passed until I perceived my strong attraction for the three clubs in particular. (My door to eternal travel) 🙂 In this video I share some research that I was developing especially with body tricks and balances. …

IJA Tricks of the Month by Spencer Androli from USA | Juggling

Hello! My name is Spencer Androli. I am from Tyler, Texas USA. I have been juggling for about 11 years. Juggling has become something that is mine and it is my kind of art. Juggling is something that attaches to who I am and my personality. I also love the infinite possibilities of juggling in a technical and creative way. …

eJuggle 30 Second 5-Ball Routine Video Contest Results

  In the late 2000s, Anthony Gatto created a series of challenges where jugglers could create 30-second-long videos of themselves performing an unedited routine using a number and type of prop specified by Anthony. All of the videos had to be placed online by a certain date and then jugglers could vote on which video they thought was the best. …