CONTACT LESSON: Butterfly

[petipasticino]

thanks for your lesson-very very good.

[rhendel03]

The awesome thing to you even you are not saying anything i learn easily

[WikiSorcerer]

So... um, what if your fingers where... double-jointed...?

[MsSammySimpson]

Thats for the feedback Brine. That does make sense not to talk makes it international - I hadn't thought of that. Keep up the good tutorials - I've ordered my first new balls and hopefully will get them tonight so you'll probably be on my tv for the whole weekend while I'm learning!! Can't wait. Thanks heaps.

[MsSammySimpson]

Fantastic Tutorials Brine, just wish you spoke in them or at least played some quiet background music.

[brinechild]

@MsSammySimpson Without dialogue they are international, without music you don't have to disturb your own practice tunes, There is madness in my methods...or the other way round, whichever one applies

[mana122]

eureka! I'm been dropping my practice orange (getting a proper ball tomorrow :p) all over the pan... because I was keeping my hand still. I did my first successful (though not terribly pretty) butterfly thanks to you! <3

[DespairsAi]

I'm learning now and this has been very helpful. Thank you

[Nitakakazaka]

I spent a whole day at school just tossing the ball up and catching it in the cradle. xP I kept getting asked why I had random balls in my bag. xD

[YuneShik]

youtube is so stupid! why is this vid going slow mode on here??? when i watch it from a different site it's normal speed...

[ninaamaya]

Whoa. I go practice now. Wow.

[Labroidas]

does this ball weight as much as an acrylic?

[Khaos696]

Really appreachiate you making these, I'm sure along with your video's and the J. Ernest Contact Juggling book I'll have in 10 days, I'll be butter in no time ;-) lol

[outlaw99775]

I was trying this while sitting...I just smashed my balls so hard (not my contact juggling balls)

[outlaw99775]

I was trying this while sitting...I just smashed my balls so hard (not my contact juggling balls)

[TheGrizzly40]

LOOKS LIKE SOME NEEDS A FU-FUCKING-SHIGI!!!

[unchearted]

@TheGrizzly40 its for fu-practicing 

[WRWhizard]

@ Inngrown There is no try... there is only do, or not do. You either want it, or you don't. Come on... if you really want this, fight for it.

[Godslittlegem]

oh my. You make that look so easy. lol

[TheYura1992]

o_0 Nice man!!

[zanfur]

I love these videos. I often juggle (toss and CJ) in noisy dance clubs in Seattle (glowballs!) and have taken to teaching with this "mime" style when someone invariably asks me to teach them. It's amazingly effective, getting them to observe and mimic instead of listening.

[11mcp11]

This tutorial is all wrong. Where are the stall points and finding your center line?

[InoYamanaka112]

Ano....Really helpful video. Thank yous =^-^= Really is addicting isn't it o-o My only problem is I can't seem to bend my middle finger without bending my other fingers slightly as well >.> But contact juggling is starting to help my wrist so I won't give up :3

[TiaLovettTodd]

Ever since I saw the movie Labyrinth I've wanted to learn how to do this. You make it seem so easy! Thank you for putting up these videos!

[Kohlau]

Good Tutorial :) I just started yesterday, and I can do this trick and one other, albeit poorly. Even so its pretty entertaining and I'm having fun :P However, I'm right handed and have noticed that I do a lot better with my LEFT hand. Its strange ...

[captainawesomega33]

this is a great tutorial

[MissusGlitterKittie]

Heeeeey!! : ) I loved your vids!! They are really helping me out learning : )

[Humeren]

Yes. I can do some of this. Not all though. I practice contact with my sticks though.

Love the video,s. Good advice. thanks for the link :-) You may find my channel here. But I will need to update my Lunar channel before linking to Christian Forums!

[otherwheregirl]

What does he mean by figure 8 pattern?

Are you just drawing it with your hand, and the ball is still passing from back to front over the tips of the fingers, or is it also going over the sides of the hand?

[bingotheraccoon]

Awesome video, GREAT hat.

[youngjuggler]

great vid!!!

[RMVAltiva]

very good video, thanks from spain

[gabrielmachado]

Dot ORG will be always offline????

[uricdeep]

Thanks man!!!

I´m glad to watch your tutorial!!!

It will be my start!

[Blueyedratio]

EXCELLENT TUT'. Thank You

[radjess331]

Brinechild!!! ive payed for videos and and learned alot from them. but you have some great tutorials. i could hav saved my money =) just thought i would tell you your doing a great thing for those interested in this awesome art form. keep it up ; ) its nice you found something that you love and it doesnt require talking. i love tea too =D

[vesperwalk]

Best video lesson! You've just demonstrated exactly how I've been learning these past few months! Really good demonstrations, thanks will keep watching.

[sev444fr]

Hi, very very good videos to learn contact juggling! I hope you will add other videos to complete this great collection (the best on youtube)! thank you very much (I'm learning with you)

[trainingcontactjugle]

hey man thanks for all the videos most of the tricks i know are from your videos

[blutch222]

can somegive me some tips on that transfer? is the ball going on the line that your hands make? or from the top of one hand to another?

[alicereba]

ma io non sono CONFORTABLEEEE

[PurrfectlyFlawed]

what kind of ball is that that your using? i've been practicing with lacrosse balls but i think their a bit small.

[shmoofoobean44]

mines should learn to juggle haha

[shmoofoobean44]

mimes*

[Anonimmm19]

Wow. Very, very great lessons! Your films very much helped me . Thanks!

[Inngrown]

I've realized that you need long flexible fingers/hands for this art, not short stiff fingers like mine. This really sux because I would've fallen in love and been great at this because it's so beautiful and free flowing. Maybe in another life, you guys suck  ; )

[brinechild]

stuff and nonsense, finger length will make no difference. Especially if you learn body/head rolls.

Flexibility and strength come from regular practice. Stick with it, really put effort in for a few months at the start and you'll be addicted.

Good luck

[Inngrown]

you might be right, I don't know. I think using ping pong paddles would be easier than my hands, lol. It just seems like hands that would be good for playing the piano or guitar would be perfect for contact juggling. Or being double jointed might be an attribute for supreme dexterity and control. I'll pick up a ball and work on some finger flexibility exercises for a few weeks and see if I make any progress. Hopefully a smooth ball will be easier than the base ball I was practicing with.

[Inngrown]

it's been a few weeks now since I started practicing and you were right about the hands. I'm getting comfortable doing most of the moves in your videos except for the body rolls and stalls. I'm waiting for my RG ball to come in the mail. I ordered a 19cm ball that was too big for me. I got a 15cm coming that should be just right.

Thanks for responding to my post. I probably wouldn't have given it another shot otherwise, I was pretty discouraged. And thanks for the great videos :)

[moonlitesymphony]

There isn't really any special "double jointed" bone structure, at all.  Just loose joints

[RabbitDance]

@brinechild Thank you, you give me hope. :o)

[Network23549]

@Inngrown When there was a man who could play the guitar with his feet for the Pope, please don't blame anything other than you haven't practiced, practiced, practiced, I have long thing fingers and plan on learning this art form, it will not be any easier for me, I need to plan a couple hours a day and practicing. You posted that a year ago... Did you give up? Or did you try, work and practice daily?

[WarPhalange]

@Inngrown Garbage. I have short fingers and I am doing fine. You just need to practice more.

[suomik1988]

@Inngrown I've seen a guy play guitar better than most the musicians you hear today and he had one prosthetic hand. Think positive. You can do it, just keep practicing.

[VelveteenSaint]

@Inngrown Yeah man, way to give up before you start ;) Listen to brine, you'll do fine!

[canezdj]

grazie

[slavewriter]

wow thanks i hadnt noticed the elbow movement before thanks for saying it it helped alot

[dindlesmim]

Hey, thanks for the tutorials.

I can go from palm to back of hand, but i cant go back again. Got any tips to help???

[toninhopavan2]

nice video man

[kellzita]

very cute!

[PMurray026]

you

[JoraRain]

this is cool does anyone know if u need a special ball to do it?

[DarthMCPeePants]

You should get a contact juggling ball I would think. Dont have to, but recommended.

[JoraRain]

smmm ok. thx! do you know where you can get that sort of thing?

[Buriedsoul]

im havin trouble keepin my wrist straight is that important or does it really matter?

[WizardOfAud]

A juggling mime! ^-^

Hehe, just kidding. I'm learning all my tricks from you. :)

[juggliac]

nice, maybe I can add contact juggling to my juggling skills collection =D. I just need one of thos acrylic contact juggling balls now. =/

[weirdarmboy]

that is the same kind of ball that i have

[KWhuda]

Thank you ever so much for posting this.

I've spent a while trying to master this on my own, and it's proving quite difficult. But with guides like these, I feel I can begin to get somewhere at last.

Thanjs again! :)

[MissHellspawn]

hmm my fingers are very flexible.... they don't straighten naturally, they curve inward..... what i'm trying to ask is if your fingers have to stay rigidly straight or can they bend a bit?

[Shavue]

I don't really think it matters. As long as you can comfortably rest the ball near your knuckles on the back of your hand, you should be fine.

[yong93]

hehs thx a pretty good video all i need now is a real ball instead of a tiny sponge one ...

[yong93]

omg sumthing's wrong with my hands ... i just cant seem to form tt shape ... if i did my pinky will some how stick out ~

[brinechild]

:D Your hand is fine you just need to relax it more. Warm it up and stretch before hand and keep practicing with this in mind, good form will come soon.

[wiggecom]

Great tutorial dude! Keep up the good work!

[superbuny007]

dude, your cool :D

[5potnic]

these are ace, i like the way you show ho not to do it aswell as how to

there may be hope for me yet!

[davewilson1969]

great clear lesson, thanks for sharing it.

[pacosaxsound]

Very nice, thanks for the lessons. It is possible to do that with the BOING ball ?

[andetus]

wow.... at first I was avoiding them from the lack of no sound... I normally like someone explaining what they are doing... but I think I might watch these through anyways....

course, that's not the first thing I'm screwing up.... learning with a tennis ball... probably a bad idea... that I cant really fix for a month :P

[theluckykoi]

Heh, I've been using a tennis ball, too. ; -; Doesn't work so well.. Especially when every time I drop it, my dogs snatch it up and run away with it. Heh.

[LM22102]

It's amusing how I can understand your tutorial so well without a sound.

[lex5]

These lessons are great. Very clear. Thanks for posting these.

[hipnosapista]

cool man, Thanx

[negai]

you're a great teacher

thankyou for this *subscribes*

[tainoindios]

I was wondering, is that a rubber ball? is it weighted, and do you recommend starting with something like that first before the purchasing of an acrylic sphere?

[brinechild]

21 years of serious tea drinking have reduced my vocal chords to slack cheesestring-esque flaps that hang uselessly and limply in my gullet and subsequently any attempts I make at conversation are little more than gargled and disturbing guttural sputtering.

Also it means non english speakers can understand, innit.

[DawnOfRex]

wow mind trip

[MissCastle88]

Love you!! Thank you!!

[dombiclow]

ooo muchas gracias tus videos enseñan geniales saludoos a todooss!!!

[figureskatingrox]

how long did it take for you to learn this?? because i have to learn it quite quickly as im doing cj in a show in june and i got my ball on thurs....

[BraxtonCleburne]

Thanks man, your videos are very helpful.

[Bellatrix212]

thankyou again!

[dieseluk2k]

nice lesson :) you make it look so simple, i guess i'll get there with a bit of practice :)))

[lilkillanicca]

could i do it iy with pool balls

[brinechild]

pool balls are a little bit too small and difficult to manage. It is possible but it would be more difficult, I suppose you could work it into a pool ball magic routine.

Get a practice contact ball or a stage ball instead.

[maejinyokai]

I practiced for a few hours with a 2.5" rubber ball I have and I could transfer slowly after awhile. I can't do it very fast but the size and consistency of this ball are against me. I must have dropped it hundreds of times. its a frustrating thing to learn with inadequate equipment. I might just order a stage ball to use before I have a stroke.

[Sarudath]

Brettski89 you become a contact juggler through effort, not talent. dont give up, if you have trouble, gather you patience and keep trying. it is estimated that you at least have to repeat a movement 2000 times before you start to learn it. try harder and you will be able to do the trick.

[RabbitDance]

THANK YOU!! <3

[Wheretty1]

Thanks for the tutorial. I can get the arc going smoothly, but I find it really difficult to get it going faster and smoother... :/ Any tips, anyone?

[KevinAlexanderSmith]

Just got a contact ball...thank you so much for helping me get started with it!

[panstyle]

Whoa... that's nice ! I think this is hard...

That's cool to male lesson for other people, good job ;)

[AngelicSyn]

hey i just wanted to say that your lesson are awesome.

and very helpful.

ive gone through meny tutorials and what not for this.

and by far yours are the best.

i hope to learn alot from the way you teach this.

[xPourtant]

I can do this.. But only with my left hand.. However, I've yet to get frustrated..

I like contact juggling!! <3

[Brettski89]

i cant do this no matter how hard i try i cang get it...maybe im just a dud

[brinechild]

60mm is quite hard to control at the best of times. Warm up and stretch your hands before practicing and it might help calm the shakes

[sonortubelug]

Just starting out and have purchased my first contact ball from ebay!!I can remember watching the film labrynth as a kid and being amazed by the contact ball bit.Been shredding for about 3 hours today.Thanks so much for the tutorials,they're a massive help to a novice spaz like myself.You rock hard tasty abs,washerboard style!!!

[bigjoao]

Hey brine, i got a gift last week and it was a stage ball 100mm, since then, i practice a lot. Your tutorial videos are the best. Thanxs a lot man, you are great. The videos are helping me so much!

[rodrigolandia151]

che sos groso al final jeje

sorry

[wiiwouldntliketoplay]

ok I'm new to the whole thing of contact juggling and I don't know what a stage ball is so can you tell me plz I know its 100millimeters but how heavy is it plz tell me

[brinechild]

If you get a Babache or Dube stage ball they'll be very light, I prefer the oddballs ones which have a bit more weight to them

[silent221]

firetoys or home of poi (hop)

[brinechild]

Stage ball, a big one

[pm330]

I'm a beginner and have bene using a field hockey ball pretty unsucessfully. Is there something easier to get started with?

[deathssword]

very clean, simple and nice tutorial, nice expressions.

[deepshadows86]

great tutorials :)