Juggling: Learning the Basics and Beyond

Bernie presents a step-by-step juggling course that builds skills from movements to advanced tricks, emphasizing structured learning, embracing drops as normal, and training with both hands by following video order.

Master the basics by maintaining a comfortable posture: elbows close, legs apart, knees slightly flexed, and avoid chasing the balls. Reset to a comfortable height when a throw disrupts posture.

Learn the basics of juggling with one and two balls, master regular and reverse throws, then perform a three-ball cascade and complete a reverse every three throws.

Learn the half shower by alternating one reverse throw with your dominant hand and one regular throw with the other, building to three cycles and returning to the cascade.

Master the reverse cascade by practicing two consecutive reverse throws with three balls, progressing from the cascade to the regular cascade and gradually adding throws.

Learn a simple under-the-leg juggling trick, starting with one ball and progressing to two and three, matching the cascade height and timing. Practice with both sides to master the rhythm.

Learn the shower juggling pattern by alternating straight-through and reverse throws using two and then three balls. Use the dominant hand and timing to catch both throws smoothly.

Practice the Mills Mess by performing a reverse cascade with an under-the-arm throw every three throws, progressing from one to two to three balls, crossing arms and catching with precision.

Learn siteswap, the juggling notation using numbers to represent patterns, throws, and hand actions. Explore four four one and three ball cascade, and how to determine the number of objects.

Develop the regular throw with a circular release for higher arcs, then practice two throws with each hand toward a four-ball cascade, coordinating catches to avoid crashes.

Learn the four to three juggling pattern by using two balls, a kaskade, and regular throws, ending with one ball in each hand to build continuous cycles.

Learn to juggle two balls in one hand by building on the four to three pattern, achieving one round per hand and increasing to repeated rounds, with optional direction variations.

Master the box, a juggling pattern combining a four and a straight throw performed simultaneously. Start with two balls, then one per hand, then three, using color-coded balls.