By Esteban Vélez. (EDITOR’S NOTE: Contemporary readers will quickly see how terminology has changed over time, with the trick Rasso calls “triple wheel” what we now generally call a “shower,” and the trick he later calls a shower now generally known as the “cascade”). In the previous article, we looked at the first two juggling lessons that the juggler Rasso …
Opinion Piece – How Important Is It to Call Them Clubs Instead Of Pins?
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 …
How I Taught the World’s Greatest Unicyclist to Ride
EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this article appeared in The Cycologist in 1990, This version has been revised. By Curtis C. Morgan The greatest unicyclist who ever lived was Mel Hall. Unless you juggle or ride, you’ve probably never heard of him. But for those who fancy riding what enthusiasts call “bicycles without a training wheel,” the name Mel …
Club juggling by Motoki Date from Japan | IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. My name is Motoki Date and I am from Japan. I started juggling in 2014. I like visually refined juggling, regardless of the type of props. In this video, I’m sharing club patterns, especially in the wall plane, that showcase the shape and trajectory of the clubs. Do …
Easy Juggling – Rasso’s Ten Lessons
By Esteban Vélez. Rasso was a highly popular juggler in the United States and Europe. He toured extensively, performing in cities across the United States, Italy, France, and Germany, among other countries. He was born into a family of artists: his father was a renowned juggler and member of the “Rasso Trio,” while his mother was an opera singer. Inspired …
Raymond Pike and Bobby Winters: Father and Son Jugglers
By David Cain Raymond Pike and Bobby Winters are names that very, very few jugglers have ever heard, but they were both talented jugglers. I was vaguely aware of Bobby Winters when juggling video researcher Tom Kellett found some videos of Bobby online. From those discoveries, I found that his father, Raymond Pike, was also a professional juggler. Let’s learn …
Juggling Interviews Podcast Episode 28: Zé Lima | Hosted by XavJuggles
In this episode, Portuguese ball juggler Zé (José) Lima shares about his ups and down of a juggling career of more than a decade! His experience of practicing technical juggling over the years will inspire more than one juggler! Zé Lima’s socials: Instagram: / josesblima Youtube: / @josesblima Siteswap website mentioned in the episode: https://www.db97531.com This Podcast is hosted by …
Multi ball by Toru Kurei from Japan | IJA Tricks of the Month
This series is part of eJuggle, the IJA’s online juggling resource: https://www.juggle.org/ejuggle. I’m Toru Kurei, a juggler from Yamaguchi, Japan. “Toru Kurei” is a stage name derived from the pronunciation of “cradle” a basic contact juggling technique. In kanji, it is written as “暮井透” I started pursuing my current contact juggling style ten years ago. I aim to incorporate every …
Newly Found Historical Juggling Tidbits – Part 2
By David Cain The IJA Newsletter was published from 1949 until 1981. The Newsletter contained mostly news of juggling sessions, visits among members, dates and places of working jugglers, notices of sick and convalescing members, address changes, obituaries, IJA business, announcements of conventions and officer reports. One of the most interesting parts of the IJA Newsletter were remembrances of members of …