This trick is part of the Diabolo Trick Roadmap (available on Amazon) which is a skill tree (containing 337 tricks from 1 to 3 diabolos) designed to give you a personalized list of tricks you’re ready to learn, taking into account the tricks you already know.
This trick is pretty easy to learn, especially if you already know the leg orbit. When you’ve mastered it, like any other orbits, this trick will accelerate your diabolo.
The body orbit is a body move, so it helps if your string is on the longer side.
As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left handed switch right and left in the step by step explanation.
Prerequisites
Step By Step Explanation
1. Get into the body orbit position either by throwing the diabolo fairly high and lifting the string over your head and behind your back or from the leg orbit position by stepping over the string with the back leg.
2. Let the diabolo roll towards your left stick. If you’re doing the body orbit standing straight, you might have to move your back leg (stepping forward) as the diabolo travels the string so that it doesn’t hit your leg. You can also perform the body orbit by arching back and having your hands higher up, in this position you don’t need to move your back leg.
3. When the diabolo reaches the left side of the string, use your left wrist to throw the diabolo over your chest and towards your right stick.
4. Catch the diabolo as close to the stick as possible. That way the diabolo has more time to roll towards the left hand which slows down the trick and gives more speed to the diabolo.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for as long as you want.
6. Exit the body orbit by throwing the diabolo higher so you have time to either step behind the string or lift the string over your head and back in front of you and catch the diabolo.
What’s Next?
- #151 (1) Body scisors
- #152 (1) Body 180
- #159 (1) Body reverse scisors
- #238 (2) Body orbit
