Five lessons, each one just a couple of minutes long, which - if you follow them and practice - will turn you into a juggler!
But why, I hear you ask, would I want to be a juggler? OK, well ignoring your rudeness for a second, there are actual reasons!
Juggling is a brilliant way of teaching the power of failure - the act of dropping a ball, picking it up and trying again is a lesson that, if learned early, can be applied throughout ones life. And the power in being able to teach yourself something that a couple of days ago, you couldn’t do? That’s a great way of instilling a feeling of agency and potential - a way of actually proving the old adage of being able to do whatever you put your mind to.
Additionally, it’s something that all ages can learn at pretty much the same speed, together. It’s a physical activity that can be done safely indoors, which is where we all are for the foreseeable, at the time of writing. Also, it’s cheap - you can learn with any balls you might have around the house, or rolled up socks with something inside for weight, or potatoes, or y’know, literally anything ball-shaped. It’s endless - once you learn to juggle, then you can progress to tricks! Mastered three? Try four!
Mostly, though, it’s fun. There will be giggling, and perhaps some light cursing too, but if you stick with it and practice, then you’ll be able to learn the skill that changed my life.
Before we get going - if you’re unfamiliar with me, I’m a professional juggler, and have made my living for the last three decades and change by touring the world performing on stage, in clubs, at festivals and wherever else I might be able to get a gasp from strangers. Feel free to poke around this website to check out what I do - there’s plenty of fun videos to watch. Sadly though, as a live performer, due to the pandemic, all of my shows for the rest of the year have been cancelled or postponed, which is a bit scary. So if you enjoy the videos below, and want to say thanks (and if you can easily afford to) then please do consider clicking here to donate me the price of a cup of coffee. Thanks!
OK, now lets learn to juggle…
So now you have all you need - go get something you can juggle, and practice!
Find me on facebook, twitter and instagram and show me how you’re getting on - and if you need any hints or tips, just ask!
And, if you’ll pardon me for repeating myself, if you enjoyed this, then buy a boy a coffee!
Good luck! Love you, bye.