An orbit, as the name suggests, is a trick where the diabolo has a regular, repeating path around something (arm, leg, …). This trick, like any orbits done clockwise for righties and anti-clockwise for lefties, gives spin to your diabolo. It’s a body move, so it helps if your string is not too short. As […]
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Once you’ve learned the wrap acceleration (this is the acceleration you learn first with a wrap around the diabolo to increase speed faster) and your first 10 tricks, you might feel stuck not knowing what to learn next. So how do you move on from the basics? These first 10 tricks plus the wrap acceleration
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When you are not a diabolo juggler yourself, treating the diabolo fan in your life to a gift that will help them enjoy their preferred pastime even more can be challenging. From gear and merch to DVDs and other accessories, the 8 recommendations below include something for pretty much every diabolo player regardless of skill
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After having mastered several tricks, you may want to showcase you skills. Here is my process for creating a diabolo routine. 1. Before Choosing The Tricks Get a notebook From your first idea to the final routine, things will change A LOT! So get a notebook or at least a big piece of paper to
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Diabolo juggling may very well be the perfect hobby for you to get into. It ticks all the boxes for a great hobby: cheap easy portable a fun form of exercise good for your brain both relaxing and challenging And if you don’t like it, it makes a great gift for kids. So I strongly
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The best diabolo for beginners is, in my opinion, the Circus by Henry’s (here on amazon). It is available from most good juggling shops. It comes either with metal hubs or teflon hubs, make sure you get the teflon hubs as the metal ones make the diabolo heavier and uses the string faster. The metal
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While you only need a diabolo, some string and a pair of sticks to juggle, you will need 5 more things to fully enjoy this hobby: 1. A pair of keys You will need to tighten your diabolos at some point. It doesn’t matter if your diabolo is the best in the world, the vibrations
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The 10 following tricks are in my opinion the first ones you need to master after you learn the 2 diabolo shuffle. They will either help you learn more difficult tricks or are easy to master and look great. 1. Leg stall This is the first 2D trick I learned. It’s easy and helpful because
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I started to learn 2D after 5 months, when I felt stuck with 1D and wanted to try something else. But you don’t have to wait that long. You can learn the 2 diabolo shuffle as soon as you know how to do the leg orbit with 1 diabolo. I know a diabolo player who
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In the old days, the only diabolo sticks available were wooden dowels with a hole drilled at one end. Nowadays you have the choice between wooden, plastic, aluminum, carbon and fiberglass sticks in all lengths and weights. So, how do you choose good diabolo sticks? The best diabolo sticks are short around 12” (30 cms),
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