Tricks with 1 diabolo
The suicide is the first stick release trick you should learn. It is the easiest one to master. It is a variation of the sun where you start and end up in the normal open string position. Having a shorter string will help with the suicide, as with almost every trick that involve releasing and […]
The sun is one of the building blocks of diabolo skills. The motion of the diabolo in this trick is used for countless other tricks. It is also a real trick on its own. Prerequisites How to start your diabolo Step By Step Explanation video coming soon 1. Swing the diabolo to the left, keeping
The waterfall is a beginner trick that you will outgrow pretty quickly, but it’s a good basic trick that will help you understand some key concepts like sticks position and string play. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left handed switch right and left in the step by step
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This is not a trick but a technique you have to master. There’s no going around it. For the vast majority of tricks (except for vertax play), your diabolo’s axle needs to be horizontal to avoid dropping, tangling the string or losing too much speed. The good news is it’s easy to learn and will
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This isn’t a “real” tricks, but a very important technique to understand and master. This will help you understand string positions and help you with any tricks that involves a wrap. If you are using a fixed axle diabolo, make sure your string is not too old and grippy or your diabolo might climb up
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Here is a list of 1 diabolo tricks and techniques that are available on this website I have assigned tricks to levels according to the level of the prerequisites for the trick. For example, the trapeze is level 2 because the prerequisites (the sun, the throw and catch, the waterfall) are level 1 tricks. Bear
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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
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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