Contact Juggling presented by National Geographic

[FUgemaniaCKisawsUm]

he can play with my balls anyday

[MAYBE12FLY]

@FUgemaniaCKisawsUm eww..



[voxbox18]

That's looks so intense. This guy's awesome.

[erpuzzetta01]

One of the best? Yeah right... He IS the best! xD

[TehBr0n]

He look's computer animated.

[880330145789]

1:03 isnt it suppose to say pantomime?

[TrilbyArts]

1:32 + i still cunt understand just wow :S

[TrickyTimmy100]

@TrilbyArts

look at his left hand, not the ball. everyone is concentrating on the first ball and you dont see he has really just got the second in his other hand all along :)

[paradoxblue]

@TrickyTimmy100 Well thats somewhat obvious :P

[xamsir94]

AMAZING!

[cadetofspace]

1:18 = certified rapist

[ammayoga]

I LOVE MAGIC

[Daemon1170]

@crazy

Actually for the movie labyrinth david bowie didn't do the tricks, the best contact juggler in the world ast the time if not the creator I dont remember did it for him. They made special costumes so he could put his arms threw around david bowie. Doing the tricks he did in the movie while wearing the gloves and not being able to see......insane...but this guy in amazing too

[TortoiseProductions]

@Daemon1170 amazing but apparently if he got really pissed off. especially if bowie let off a little snigger

[specialkrj]

@Daemon1170 It was the creator of the art. And while he's a hell of a dude, he has nothing on Okotanpe. <3

[ballzac314]

Contact juggling is so rarely brought to the attention of the masses. When it is, THIS is how it should be done. Thank you :)

[MissPennyVeon]

Okotanpe!!!!!!!!!!!

[crazyphan18]

any other girls think of Jareth(Labyrinth) when they see this??

[crazy4sian]

David Bowie's got nothing on this guy.

[ilovemusic213]

he makes it look so easy :(!

when it's really one of the hardest arts to perfect D:

[Pacebaseball11]

Wow! Thats amazing

[cyruz423]

man this guy should work in LV with the jabba.. lol

[dieguinhopsy21]

owww! you're awesome... your performance is excellent. one day i get do it just like you. congrats!

[causticstorm]

Every person who calls out "Fushigi" makes me want to kill a kitten. FUSHIGI IS JUST A BRAND NAME. THE PRACTICE IS ALWAYS CONTACT JUGGLING. FUSHIGI JUST MEANS "DREAM" IN JAPANESE.

[NippleOfNippon]

@causticstorm

hushigi means "wonder" or "mystery" ,sir

[Son0fHobs]

Awesome. Excellent juggling. One of the best in the world is a bit of an overstatement, and contact juggling covers a much, much wider range. But it's great to see him, and the art get exposure.

Acrylic is not only "not fragile" but it's more likely to break the concrete than the concrete break it!

[FightTheTide]

FUSHIGIIIIIIIII!!



[kimanyv]

@ 0:18 all the girls wish they could handle balls as well as he can

but seriously, this guy is amazing.

[ololwtf]

i bet this guy has a fushigi

[XpoopinyofaceXz]

god dammit...i wanna see jesus tomb!

[salemyou]

woooooooooooooooooooooow

[TheArtsCountess]

I remember watching a spectator video of this guy a year or two ago. I'm glad to see that he's being recognized for his amazing talent!

[tripletxtreme]

I don't understand, the people who dislike this video. You don't like Contact Juggling? Or you don't like National Geographic? Or you don't like this video because it's too short? I don't know, maybe these people just go around spreading anarchy by disliking every video they see. Whatever rocks your boat I guess.

[eistein81]

The best juggler. A legjobb zsonglor. Udv.Szekelyfoldrol. :)

[sshelto16]

fushigi!

[maddiezaizai]

he does make it so easy!!

[lavachoke]

i bet his dexterity level is 100. you gotta level up forever to get that high..

[bamut007]

something new, NICE!!!

[tristenhernandez]

Awesome. But what happens if you drop one?

[Jonzilla37]

@tristenhernandez surprisingly 1 of 3 things. 1: the ground below is damaged and the ball is left intact. 2: the ball is scuffed. 3: both the ground and the ball are damaged, but only minimally. Those things are quite hard to break!

[mantellanicky]

@tristenhernandez ive dropped them probable hundreds of times,my practice ball i mean,and only recently has it cracked,and from far away it looks good as new.

[Turbowun]

looks like someones out of a job :)

[MythOfEchelon]

Ohh I've seen a video of this guy street performing for 7 minutes. It was absurd!

[animalman1122]

FUSHIGI!!!!!!

[TheDjDeter]

the guy`s face reminds me MJ ))

[McColanis]

"This is Tokyo. Nearly 13 million people live here... Oh wait."

[MrSnafus]

I wanna be asian when i grow up..

[maemittz]

it's not magic.. he's just radioactiveman from japan^^

[slicker9996]

@maemittz please, its not something you should joke about.

[Thebanjohype]

gotta admit, the guy's got some balls.

[MrRachnel]

Oh my god. Okotanpe is my freaking hero. I didn't know he was so popular! I've watched all of his videos and he's the reason I started learning contact juggling. I am a total fangirl for Okotanpe! (despite being male, lol)

[ChesheerTheZver]

Really incredible juggling!

[TheMarina08]

Amaging guy ))) So unbelieveble ... I’m in shock! :)

[sadword0]

dang it! the transparent ball just makes it look like the ball is constantly spinning at high speed even if it is barely moving!

[saurin2689]

Awesome Dude. Where can i learn it : ^^

[UnusVolatiliAngelus]

@saurin2689 just search contact juggling tutorials on here. there are alot of great vids. 

[brumak]

He should be in a museum with velvet ropes all around him.

[SashaPayne]

the amazing kenny is possibly even better than this man

[JustAnotherJuggler17]

@SashaPayne is that supposed to be a joke? i'm not trying to diss kenny but really they're not on the same level

[UnusVolatiliAngelus]

@SashaPayne lol

[TheBennettification]

1:18

Best

thing

ever

[Calex55KH]

so that's the original Fooshigi

[rotopercutorash]

stumbleupon!

[liebestraum4]

can someone explain what's so bad about fushigi?

[WhiteTiger7789]

@liebestraum4 its a ripoff of the acrylic ball. made to only market for money, and not spread the artform. although i use a fushigi, its only cause i got it for christmas

[saderguy]

@liebestraum4 sure, i have a list - fushigi creates low quality conact juggling balls, fushigi markets the ball cheaply, calling it a "magic gravity ball", making it seem as if little effort is required to juggle the ball, fushigi markets the ball towards children, who are easiest to fool - don't get me wrong, i discovered contact juggling because of fushigi's commericals, but now that i know, i'm going to stick to the high quality clear acrylics

[xXLexikittyXx]

Reminds me of that scene in the beginning of Labyrinth where David Bowie does that.

[mirrorimage345]

@xXLexikittyXx The hands that performed this in Labyrinth were not David Bowie's. Michael Moshen was behind him.

[xXLexikittyXx]

@mirrorimage345 I figured that out after looking it up haha. Thanks for the tip, it was an interesting vid of how he had to practice etc.

[VeganaExPuta]

Stunning, stunning, stunning! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing, artful talent with the rest of us.

[Scrumdiddly42]

MICHAEL MOSCHEN FOREVER!!!

[snowdude107]

ITS FUSHIGI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



[saderguy]

@snowdude107 oh god i hope ur joking :)

[puddingXpuff]

i like a man who is good with his hands xD

[adamb733]

hes got a michael jackson nose.

[kaytlinschipper]

@adamb733 THANK YOU! I was trying to figure out what looked so strange, yet so familiar about him...

[alybabaGintariukas]

Yes!!!

[Taxafolia]

dude that's so balls.. awesome

[Oregateau]

The last bit would make the Goblin King jealous!

[lickablelemur]

WHAT IS THIS SORCERY

[WTEarthum]

I'm pretty sure this is just the fushigi

[UnusVolatiliAngelus]

@WTEarthum Nope. I don't understand why some people think everything in life has to have some sort of gimmick. Okotanpe is able to do this stuff because he practices, ALOT. Besides the fushigi has a hollow metal ball on the inside, notice how Okotanpe's acryllic is completely see thru? :p

[WTEarthum]

@UnusVolatiliAngelus I'm not saying its a gimmick. I'm saying it's the same thing as the fushigi. the fact that there's no metal ball in the middle, doesn't take anything away from the illusion they both try to portray.

[crazychaoticcool]

@WTEarthum Nah, contact juggling existed way before Fushigi came along. Fushigi is just one brand of contact juggling balls.

[UnusVolatiliAngelus]

@crazychaoticcool Thank you that was the point I was trying to convey :)

[municsscareme]

i can do that

[stx49]

FUSHIGI FTW!

[lexsite]

so many chinks

[UnusVolatiliAngelus]

@lexsite wow thats not racist at all

[tlp8181]

all he's doing is playing with a fancy, see through ball.

[bboYDominiq]

@lupischuckle I respect your opinion but have you ever tryed this ?

It looks really simple and easy to do but this involve a lot of hard work.

Have a nice day everyone !

[russojr12]

And to think.. it all started with David Bowie in his movie "the labyrinth"

[FireonBlueIce]

@russojr12

It was actually Michael Motion who started it- cause he was the "hands doing it" in "The Labyrinth," cause David Bowie isn't that awesome haha

[UnusVolatiliAngelus]

@FireonBlueIce yep but its spelled "Moschen" lol

[m4lvolio]

OKOTAMPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[loglog7]

I am a contact juggler and I know how hard this is. I have been doing this for about a year and I can still only do the ball over one hand trick haha

[tonydoblel]

finally, no one missed the like button

[aJaPnoy]

1:40. WTF

[tracerammo]

This should be a video response to Fushigi.

[superguy123ify]

^-^

[Thatmetaldude590]

Man I gotta try that some day

[livedandletdie]

okotanpe is the best. Making it look like nothing at all I know how to do it but damn hes good. As they say practice to experience and experience to skills.

[6x9Mafia6x9]

Practice makes perfect.. ANd i think he might have reached that perfection line..

[animaldan]

Beautiful....

[falcord]

Wow, Okotanpe's isos are so sick.

*practice practice practice practice* =P

[AkaneKiryu]

Amazing video ^_^ Thank you so much for making this!

Wonder if the ball is Crystal Pakkun? :)

[sirrielkeebler]

This couldn't have come at a better time.

Thank you.

[bboYDominiq]

Everyone is welcome. Please enjoy watching the video. Rate & Comment. Cheers !

[Staragate]

This is such a beautiful explanation of the art. Thank you for putting it up.

[AmazingKennyT]

Great stuff!

[WesternWheels]

Long live contact juggling!

[MinistryOfM]

Thank you x1billion for this.

You've given a great gift to a wonderful community by bringing Okotanpe's work to your audience, and showing contact juggling in such a positive light.

hugs and thanks from all jugglers, everywhere. This touches me deeply.

[guitarplaya1990]

Finally some decent exposure! Gives us contact jugglers a break from this fushigi misrepresentation.

[WesternWheels]

@guitarplaya1990 When i first saw fushigi i thought it was a disgrace to the name of contact juggling. Our skills are more than just simple parlor tricks that any first timer can master.

[fluxusmaximus]

@guitarplaya1990 We need to stop mentioning the f-word so it doesn't get the publicity it doesn't deserve

[SentualPeace]

@guitarplaya1990 Ugh, the rage I felt when I saw the advertisement for fushigi on TV was intense and instant...