Contact Juggling

[elninohaginho]

very good technique, but why so fast?

[ShadowsMayhem]

You sir, are amazing; what I wouldn't give to be that good. You might get this a lot, but how long have you been practicing that for? Crazy good.

[gratefuljuggler]

@ShadowsMayhem at the time for this video, 2 years

[PavelSiberian]

Is it 70mm ball?

[gratefuljuggler]

@PavelSiberian 85mm

[SirNinjaCrab]

you have good balance sir

[ConanTheSavage]

this is an amazing video, what are those balls called and where could i get one. thanks

[gratefuljuggler]

@ConanTheSavage they are contact juggling balls, or acrylic balls, and if you search google for either of those things you will find where to get them. also check out contactjuggling(dot)org

[1Lo0neyTo0nz]

@gratefuljuggler are fushigi balls good in ur opinion

[gratefuljuggler]

@1Lo0neyTo0nz not really, the metal ball inside is off center which makes the balance off and it can be wobbly, plus the isolation look worse when the ball is off center. really they are not a bad price, but i would never support there company, at lease not unless they made some real changes.

[BLACKOPSfive]

bad ass as always! hit me up next time you are in the CO

[ThyWalrus]

hey! I really want to get into learning this. Where's a good place to start? How much practice did it take you to really get going with contact juggling?

[basilolo]

Hey! Whatis diameter of this ball you are using? Cause I'm planning to buy 80mm ball and just wondering if it won't be too small for one ball juggling.

Best wishes!

[gratefuljuggler]

@basilolo most of the balls in this are closer to 90mm about 89mm but 80 is not at all a bad size to start with! good luck and have fun

[gov462]

That was the best I have seen yet!

[mage20022003]

@MrLoneWolf33 It's just a ball.

[Lilskaterkid911]

what... are those like... eye contacts?

[loglog7]

@Lilskaterkid911 They are clear balls made of acrylic. I know I have one. I am an up and coming juggler and DAM is it hard!

[audib13]

nice man. likin all your vids and music selections. u attend any shows/festivals? it would be rad to see you perform with a live band goin. keep it up man - you got some great skills.

[gratefuljuggler]

@audib13 sometimes. mostly in colorado...but let me know where your at always gald to meet up

[andykins118118]

just because that fushigi thing has an aura of too good to be true, and you're doing the same thing long before it came out, how difficult is this?

[gratefuljuggler]

@andykins118118 its is possible, there are many people that can do it. I don't think it is any harder than making music or playing basket ball. Anyone can do it, but you have to really try to be good at it.

[andykins118118]

@gratefuljuggler i see, i looked at a few introduction videos and it seems simple enough but its very entertaining to watch

[footballbeast2341]

look at 2:50! he lifts the ball up without holding on to it!

[LinkxResidentEvil]

It's teh Foshigi

[gratefuljuggler]

@LinkxResidentEvil i hope your joking

[twigame]

@gratefuljuggler well it sortof is but the fushigi is more of a toy

[gratefuljuggler]

@twigame fushigi is some company that saw contact juggling, thought they could make money off of it, stole it, and renamed it. This video was up more than a year before fushigi was though of, and contact juggling has been around a lot longer than that. there both toys, fushigi is just the cheep rip off infomercial version.

[YungCox]

He is good at the movement. All it looks to be is the spinning of the ball makes it look as if it's floating. If you notice their hands are always touching or grasping it, and they throw another hand in to spin the ball to give it the optical illusion look. It seems like a funky glass that gives off a weird mirror image, which helps the illusion. Also, at other points looks if their hands are even moving it, because the mirror of the ball stays the stationary, and their just moving their hands

[poztpwned]

@YungCox

Whoa man you cracked the code! This isn't a magic trick, it is a form of juggling.  Sorry to be a sarcastic asshole, it's who I am.

[Iishieboo]

I wish I could do that. I mean, I learned how to juggle the traditional way years ago, but I don't know if I could do that. You're magic. O.O <3

[ErinStephens]

I member making this! :)

[kolm24]

Amazing! absolutly beautiful!

[alphabravocharlie101]

woah!!!!!! I NEED MORE PRACTISE TO BE THAT GOOD... :(

[InvisibleMasquerade]

fantastic!!

[llmarshll]

You got flow man. Your are king with the cj. Big ups and keep doing what you do. respect

[gratefuljuggler]

Thanks!

[BriManeely]

Hey Grate... How long have you been at this man? I know this video was posted last August.. but if you say this was your 3 month video, I might just hang myself... hahahaa

[gratefuljuggler]

this was when i had been juggling for about 2 years, i am at about 3 and 1/2 now

[BriManeely]

crazy man

[yokohamanotakashi]

Your contact jag ring is splendid!

I respect it.

[MuaySar]

I so desperately want to learn to do that... when did you start to practice?

Im going to try to find those balls, if not, do any type of ball work or do they have to have a certain weight?

amazing video by the way!

[MinuMina88]

awesome, man! this is just awesome! i love the way you're doing that! you totally inspired me, I'll start contact juggling myself in only a short time! :)

[JMysticStar7]

You are so good. It almost looks like the ball is in mid air. How long have you been contact juggling.

[gratefuljuggler]

at the time this video was made, i think i was maybe 2 years in.

[PsyTrekDotCom]

Awesome.

[castaspella169]

amazing

[gratefuljuggler]

WoW Thanks!

[JugglingZombie]

I am serious, this is my favorite vid ever!

[jugglelulz]

great juggling! i was very happy to see some new stuff that i have not seen before. though a lot of it was tricks that i have already seen the tricks were done very well or nicely connected to other tricks. good job

[crazeedaisylou]

2.25 - nice camera angle :)

fast but nice! i liked! cheers