The trapeze is a pretty easy trick to learn, especially if you have mastered the 3 prerequisites (next section of this tutorial). You will need a decent amount of speed before the trick as it’s a long trick and the friction of the string will slow down your diabolo. As always the tutorial is described […]
Juggling with other diabolo players is the best and the most fun way to enjoy diabolo. Juggling with other diabolo players helps you stay motivated, get inspired and you have someone to bounce ideas off of. If however, you don’t know anyone in real life that plays diabolo, finding someone who does is not too
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Looking for ways to take your juggling sessions to the next level? Ever thought about recording your diabolo practice? It might sound strange, but trust me, it can make a huge difference. Being able to review your training helps you spot your strengths and weaknesses. In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of recording your
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Getting into diabolo juggling can seem intimidating at first. After all, there are a lot of different tricks, a lot of them look really impressive and it is not clear which ones you should learn first. There are also 4 parametres you have to combine to perform a trick: the diabolo, the string, the sticks
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1. Things To Consider First Are you a righty or a lefty? Diabolo is the only juggling prop where hand dominance matters because all tricks require the diabolo to spin. In my opinion, you need to learn diabolo according to your hand dominance. It will be more challenging for lefties as the majority of tutorials
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The following tricks are great to include in your diabolo routine if you’re performing for a non-juggler crowd. They are all really quick and easy to learn and tried and true crowd pleasers! If you remember to pause after the trick is done, the audience is guaranteed to applaud. The list is divided in two:
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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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