The Complete Juggler: All the Steps from Beginner to Professional

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Summary: Good For Beginners
Review: "Don't Let The Title Fool You." This book is good for an up and coming juggler to get an idea and feel what balls, rings, clubs, devil sticks, diabolos, hats, cigar boxes, plates, etc, the soles of juggling are about and learn the basics of them. This book will get someone hooked in juggling and wanting to learn the different categories of juggling. Then there addiction will soar!!! They can go to more advanced stuff after that the "real" tricks (ie Mill's Mess, Rubenstein's Revenge, etc) and "real" books (Four Ball Juggling, Encyclopaedia of Ball Juggling, etc) of juggling. And get yourself some top quality juggling props. To become a bad boy of juggling. Then maybe become a member of the IJA. If this book will start your juggling passion, then more power to you!!! Then buy the name brand props ie Dube, Todd Smith, Renegade, Infinite Illusions, Beard, Henry's, AJA, etc!!! And join the IJA you'll love it!!! Juggling's a Great Addition/Passion!!!

Rating:
Summary: Good For Beginners
Review: "Don't Let The Title Fool You." This book is good for an up and coming juggler to get an idea and feel what balls, rings, clubs, devil sticks, diabolos, hats, cigar boxes, plates, etc, the soles of juggling are about and learn the basics of them. This book will get someone hooked in juggling and wanting to learn the different categories of juggling. Then there addiction will soar!!! They can go to more advanced stuff after that the "real" tricks (ie Mill's Mess, Rubenstein's Revenge, etc) and "real" books (Four Ball Juggling, Encyclopaedia of Ball Juggling, etc) of juggling. And get yourself some top quality juggling props. To become a bad boy of juggling. Then maybe become a member of the IJA. If this book will start your juggling passion, then more power to you!!! Then buy the name brand props ie Dube, Todd Smith, Renegade, Infinite Illusions, Beard, Henry's, AJA, etc!!! And join the IJA you'll love it!!! Juggling's a Great Addition/Passion!!!

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Summary: Covers a lot on the surface, but lacks in-depth instructions
Review: About half of the book is dedicated to juggling balls and clubs and rings, including passing. The other half teaches other forms of juggling like Devil Sticks, Diabolos, Ball Spinning, Hat Juggling, Cigar Boxes, etc... It has few words and many illustrations. This book is very good for beginners to juggling all sorts of props and some performance ideas. For balls, it teaches many basic patterns to be a competent 3-ball juggler. But nothing on Mills Mess or other fancy stuff. Has helpful hints on 4 and 5 balls. Plus a section on multi-plexing too.

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Summary: the worst juggling book I own
Review: If I ever meet a person who has learned to juggle using this book alone then I will shake his hand and name him as the most single minded, dedicated, fanatical juggler in the country.This book is almost useless as a tutor of juggling....it may interest people in juggling and show them some of the things that are possible, but it will not teach them how to do it themselves.The author tries to teach all aspects of juggling and fails - for each chapter in the book a book of similar size could be easily written without exahausting the subject. The author shows the trick but doesn't show you the mechanics of actually learning the trick for yourself. If a complete beginner were to start learning using this book then their attempts would end in frustration... it doesn't give a true impression of the difficulty of learning the tricks, some of which would take a juggler years of practice to build up to - if they ever get that far. so, I conclude by saying that if you are looking to learn to juggle don't bother with this book (juggling for the complete klutz is a good gentle introduction, or the encyclopaedia of ball juggling for an idea of what is possible and a realistic view of how much work it takes to learn certain tricks) and that if you are interested in learning a particular type of juggling (eg. balls, clubs, devil sticks, diablo) then buy a book that specifically deals with that apparatus and be prepared to practice!

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Summary: Great examples of how to be a successful juggler.
Review: This is a huge book. It's over 500 pages. If you do not know how to juggle, I wouldn't buy this book. I would reccomend that you get Juggling for the Complete Klutz first. Then, once you master that book, then buy this book. Although it doesn't give very detailed instructions on how to do the tricks, it kind of encourages creativity by letting the reader interpret the illustrated diagrams how they want and possibly coming up with their own tricks based on the ones described in the book so each juggler that learns from this book will have their own individual style.

The book has sections on juggling balls, clubs, devil sticks, diablo, cigar boxes, and many others. It also includes a section on old Vaudeville tricks that could be performed, and another section on how to make money from juggling and how to put on a really good show.

I have had this book for years, and I'd say I haven't mastered half of the stuff in it yet.

It's great!

Rating:
Summary: Great examples of how to be a successful juggler.
Review: This is a huge book. It's over 500 pages. If you do not know how to juggle, I wouldn't buy this book. I would reccomend that you get Juggling for the Complete Klutz first. Then, once you master that book, then buy this book. Although it doesn't give very detailed instructions on how to do the tricks, it kind of encourages creativity by letting the reader interpret the illustrated diagrams how they want and possibly coming up with their own tricks based on the ones described in the book so each juggler that learns from this book will have their own individual style.

The book has sections on juggling balls, clubs, devil sticks, diablo, cigar boxes, and many others. It also includes a section on old Vaudeville tricks that could be performed, and another section on how to make money from juggling and how to put on a really good show.

I have had this book for years, and I'd say I haven't mastered half of the stuff in it yet.

It's great!

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Summary: Good Reference Book for Inspiring Jugglers
Review: This is an acceptable book for beginners who can learn through reading. It does an adequate job of teaching the basics through illustrations. It also provides instruction for variations of juggling including: cigar boxes, devil sticks, hats and plate spinning.

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Summary: All the steps from Beginner to Beginner+ !
Review: Wonderful! This book combines the knowledge and experience of a professional juggler with very clear and easy to understand illustrations. The first two thirds are the instructional part and is covers scarves, bean bags, balls, rings, clubs, cigar boxes, the devil stick, the diabolo, hats, the basics of balance, numbers juggling and interactive juggling. Before each section there is a list of certification requirements for an achievement pin. This serves to inspire you. The other third is a "whats next?" portion. In this section, Mr. Finnigan sets forth his method of making a routine, teaching juggling classes, making money with juggling, and much, much more. However, this book gets only a fourstar rating becuase if is not quite the "bible of juggling" as it is often called. It is better described as the Old Testament and Revelation. The instructional part is the Old Testament and the "what now?" part is Revealation. The part it is missing is advanced patterns (i.e. Mill's Mess)Despite that, this book is absolutely terrific! But be forewarned, this is not a "magic formula". The only way to success is practice! But don't worry! Once you have mastered the cascade, practicing is no longer work, but play!

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Summary: Very good
Review: Wonderful! This book combines the knowledge and experience of a professional juggler with very clear and easy to understand illustrations. The first two thirds are the instructional part and is covers scarves, bean bags, balls, rings, clubs, cigar boxes, the devil stick, the diabolo, hats, the basics of balance, numbers juggling and interactive juggling. Before each section there is a list of certification requirements for an achievement pin. This serves to inspire you. The other third is a "whats next?" portion. In this section, Mr. Finnigan sets forth his method of making a routine, teaching juggling classes, making money with juggling, and much, much more. However, this book gets only a fourstar rating becuase if is not quite the "bible of juggling" as it is often called. It is better described as the Old Testament and Revelation. The instructional part is the Old Testament and the "what now?" part is Revealation. The part it is missing is advanced patterns (i.e. Mill's Mess)Despite that, this book is absolutely terrific! But be forewarned, this is not a "magic formula". The only way to success is practice! But don't worry! Once you have mastered the cascade, practicing is no longer work, but play!