Al’s release, also known as inverse trapeze, is a variation of the half-spaghetti, where instead of having the string go around the diabolo, the diabolo goes to the string like in an upside down trapeze. This trick can be done on the right or on the left. This tutorial describes the Al’s release on the […]
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Scisors are tricks where you start in an orbit position (arm, leg or body) and instead of throwing the diabolo around the arm (or leg or body), you do a darkside catch to the left (for righties). This trick, like all scisors, is done on the left for righties and on the right for lefties
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This trick is also known as the neck trampoline. It is scary to learn at first as the diabolo is very close to your face, but the biggest risk of injury is actually burning your neck with the string. So if this is the first time you try to learn the tie, I’d advise wearing
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This trick can be learned in two ways : by absorbing the catch before throwing the diabolo again or by throwing the diabolo immediately keeping the string taut. In my opinion, learning the first method is harder but better in the long run because it will be the same « string control » you will need to learn
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The half-spaghetti is the building block for a lot of other magic knots. It is pretty easy to learn but you need a fair amount of speed before doing the trick (at least at first) because it takes time to perform. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left handed
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This trick is very similar to the suicide, it is also a variation of the sun where you start and end up in the normal open string position.. In fact, the only difference between the duicide and the suicide is that you release both sticks instead of just one. This trick involves releasing sticks, so
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The flux capacitor doesn’t unlock new tricks when you’ve mastered it, but it is one of the first example of combining two very different tricks to create another. It’s very easy to learn and a good trick to have in your repertoire. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left
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The loop is a great stepping stone to very nice tricks (like the whip catch). It is very easy to learn as long as you remember to form a big V with your sticks. This trick can be done on the left or on the right, but if you are right handed you will find
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The trampoline is a trick where you throw and catch the diabolo multiple times in a row. The diabolo bounces up and down on the string looking as if it were jumping on a trampoline. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left handed switch right and left in the
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The Fritz release is one of the basic magic knot, it’s a very useful trick to know to exit the darkside string position especially when you’re juggling with 2 diabolos. This trick can be done on the left or on the right, just make sure you do the trapeze (step 2) on the same side
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