How to Entertain a Juggler
by Jono
what who where why how
what?
who?
where?
EJC 2023
why?
Combat
World Juggling Federation Ruleshow?
Siteswaps
rec.juggling
State transition diagrams
Causal diagram
(3 ball cascade)
Siteswap notation
3"Siteswaps" idea
use numbers to record only the order
the balls are thrown and caught
Vanilla siteswaps
- two hands
- alternate throws from each hand
- only one ball in a hand at a time
- 1 = pass [between hands]
- 2 = hold [one hand/no toss]
- 3 = (3-ball) cascade toss [between hands]
- 4 = (4-ball) fountain toss [into same hand]
- 5 = high toss [between hands]
|
441 4413 51 531 53 5 |
= 3 balls = 3 balls = 3 balls = 3 balls = 3 balls = 4 balls = 5 balls |
Make your own siteswaps
its fun!
Property
odd number of steps = symetrical patternTheorem
number of balls in the pattern =average of the throws
| pattern | average | ball count |
|---|---|---|
|
3
441 4413 51 531 53 5 |
3 / 1 (4 + 4 + 1) / 3 (4 + 4 + 1 + 3) / 4 (5 + 1) / 2 (5 + 3 + 1) / 3 (5 + 3) / 2 5 / 1 |
= 3 balls = 3 balls = 3 balls = 3 balls = 3 balls = 4 balls = 5 balls |
(6 + 3 + 1) / 3 = 3.3333333 balls
Nope
Chocolate siteswaps?
- synchronous
- multiplexes
- composites
- orbits
- generations
- orientations
- adding hands
Passing
Multijuggler Causal Diagram
Siteswap notation: <3p333:3p333>
Why not / popcorn feed
Passing demos
Passing recap
- Tricks
- Numbers
- Rhythms
- Simuls
- Zips
- Patterns (3+ jugglers)
- Static
- Feeds
- Social
- Rotations
- Takeouts
Resources
| Passing Databases | passing.zone |
| Passing Simulators | passist.org juggloid.com |
| Martin Frost (SJRI) | youtube.com/user/elgra2 |
| Berkeley Juggling Club | berkeleyjuggling.org |
| Juggling Information Service | www.juggle.org |
| World Juggling Federation | thewjf.com |
| International Jugglers' Association | www.juggling.org |