SITESWAP BASICS juggling tutorial (part 2)

watch part 1 first
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAoLoTmJDjY

This two part video is intended for jugglers of any skill level wanting to learn the basics of siteswap notation.

Part 1 gives an explanation of how basic siteswap notation works, as well as a few example patterns.

Part 2 teaches several basic patterns that every juggler should learn after mastering the 3ball cascade, and also explains a little bit about synchronous patterns and multiplex patterns.

At the end of this video I mention some links in the video description to learn more about siteswap...
well, the truth is, the best way to learn more about siteswap is to juggle. constantly. Hang out with other jugglers. Watch a lot of juggling videos on youtube. And play around with jugglinglab, a lot! ... and juggle. constantly... If you're still not satisfied, then just google search the word 'siteswap' and do your own research.

here's the link to jugglinglab
http://jugglinglab.sourceforge.net/

Also, be sure to subscribe to my 'favorites' so you can be notified whenever a good juggling tutorial pops up on youtube.

...and check out my other youtube channel to see what else I'm up to... juggling, music, and other random crap!
http://www.youtube.com/thegoheads

happy juggling!

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[RehenNodrog]

thank you for the very clear and understandable tutorial! i think I have a basic understanding of the system now. except, i don't understand its usefulness. most of the things audiences pick up on the most, body throws, different catches, stuff like that, are things siteswap can't describe. all the most visually interesting patterns need to be seen to be understood. what's the point of it all?

[JugglingTricks]

@RehenNodrog (part 1) After the discovery of siteswap notation, using computers to generate all possible patterns gave jugglers a chance to see/learn patterns that might never have been discovered otherwise. Most of these patterns are not "crowd-pleasers" and unfortunately they all look almost identical to the average non-juggler. Some patterns are downright ugly, but some jugglers (such as myself) enjoy juggling them just for the personal challenge. (continued)

[JugglingTricks]

@RehenNodrog (part 2) Very few performers incorporate complex siteswap patterns in their performance routines, because only certain jugglers can appreciate/understand them. Aside from basic patterns, general audiences are usually only impressed by siteswaps that are easy to follow, such as 97531, or anything with a high throw like 7333, 94444, etc.etc... (continued)

[JugglingTricks]

@RehenNodrog (part 3) Siteswap notation is also useful for describing certain tricks, such as 423 with the 3 as a backcross, or 744 with the 4s as shoulder throws. Otherwise all of these variations would have to have their own names which would get waaay too confusing to communicate these variations to other jugglers. Hope that helps! (end, damn character limit)

[Juggler1711]

why is no throw considered a 2?

[JugglingTricks]

@Juggler1711 Technically, a 2 is a 2-beat throw that is *usually* held and not thrown. 2s can be thrown, dropped, kicked, whatever... as long as they end up in the same hand 2 beats later. I explained it the way I did in the video to make it easier to understand for beginners. Watch my recent tutorial titled "five cool 423 variations" to see a few examples of some patterns where the 2s are thrown in creative ways.

[MYBOOKROOM]

I'm a beginner juggler (a 3 ball cascade is about it for now), I started learning when I was 58 and this site is sooo coool. I've learned so much. The notation is so like dance notation that it's very understandable. I want to learn the 3 ball shower pattern next. Love these videos. Next time the grand kids come over guess who the favorite grandparent will be. :-)

[bloonmasterjuggling]

"is that siteswap notation is f--king awesome!"

[SylvainBerube]

@JugglingTricks Very good presentation of the siteswap notation.

I am a mathematical teacher, and last year I had the opportunity to give mathematical workshop about this notation. There is a lot of fun to have with it, such as proving which sequences of numbers produce a valid juggling pattern, or the number of balls needed to perform such a valid sequences.

Keep the good work, I really enjoy your videos.

[exhausted2212]

thank you very much and I agree it is $%#! awesome but i have 4 questions.

1)How do you write what hand to throw(like in [34] and [33])

2)How do you write fountain.

3)How do you write when to switch hand(like in your other video five cool 423 variations).

4)How come you dont have a lot of views.

thanks and I hope you answer fast :D

[esquimalt1]

dude i love you

[RehenNodrog]

@JugglingTricks very much! thank you