The loop knot is a magic knot and a stick release trick that, once mastered, unlocks a lot of possibilities. It is called the loop knot because you’re in the same position as the loop (#14) except you hold one stick with the string. As always, the tutorial is written for righties, so if you […]
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This trick is harder than it looks, but it will help you master stick release tricks. Prerequisites #1 (1) Rolling Start & Tug Acceleration Step By Step Explanation Video tutorial coming soon 1. Make sure you have a decent amount of speed. 2. Hold your sticks with the sticks pointing down and aligned with the
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This trick is part of the diabolo trick roadmap, a tool designed to give you a personalized list of tricks you’re ready to learn according to the tricks you already know. As always, the tutorial is written for righties, so if you are left-handed, don’t forget to mirror the instructions. The double slowcide is basically :
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Snapping the violin string is a variation of the Fritz release (#46) done around the arm. Having mastered the Fritz release will help you learn this trick faster, but it is not necessary. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left handed switch right and left in the step by
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The coffee grinder is not too complicated once you get the hang of it, but you may struggle with tangled string at first. 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 the
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The genocide is a stick release trick where the diabolo also leaves the string (unlike the suicide where you release the stick but the diabolo stays on the string). Like the majority of stick release tricks, it’s easier to learn with a shorter string. You will also need plenty of space around you to perform
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The sun is one of the first tricks you can learn after learning the 2 low shuffle. It’s not the easiest one to learn (as the motion to avoid wrapping the second diabolo takes a while to get used to), but it unlocks a plethora of new tricks when mastered. As always the tutorial is
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The leg 180 is a throw 180 done with one leg over the string (like in the leg orbit). As in the throw 180, this trick adds speed to your diabolo when you are facing forward and slows your diabolo down when you’re facing backward, so starting with a decent amount of speed will help
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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, …). In this trick, the diabolo orbits around your leg and you perform the orbit with both sticks in one hand. The one handed leg orbit, like any orbits done clockwise for righties (or
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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, …). In this trick, the diabolo orbits around both your arms. The 2 arms orbit, like any orbits done clockwise for righties (or anti-clockwise for lefties), gives spin to your diabolo. It’s a body
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