Contact juggling - Looks more like magic than juggling

I don't much about this guy besides his name, which is Okotanpe. From WeirdAsiaNews.com: This Japanese man is simply amazing as he juggles a glass ball in such a manner that he appears more of a magician than performer.
berticussays...

Unless you have tried contact juggling, you can't begin to know how incredibly difficult it is. This guy is using a fairly large ball, which makes it a little easier, but he's still pulling off some very nice tricks.

I miss my contact juggling balls

BoneyDsays...

I got to see a guy doing this sort of thing at a party a little while back. They way they move the ball (or should I say, move around it?), there's a sense given that it must be quite solid because it shifts so slowly. But I was very surprised to feel how light it actually was. All in the technique

jubuttibsays...

Oh, so that's what they were trying to do. Saw a few guys in a park with a (what looked like a) glass ball, though they mainly just dropped it alot. This is pretty much the coolest thing in the world.

siftbotsays...

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Double-Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Friday, May 30th, 2008 9:11am PDT - doublepromote requested by blankfist.

westysays...

>> ^berticus:

Unless you have tried contact juggling, you can't begin to know how incredibly difficult it is. This guy is using a fairly large ball, which makes it a little easier, but he's still pulling off some very nice tricks.
I miss my contact juggling balls


Oh I bet you do


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Its a shame that i don't think this is that rewarding to actually perform I mean directly, .Unlike normal juggling where there is a linear progress from 2 balls 3 balls and then new tricks and methods allso something about throwing an object procicely and developing that skill thats intrinsicly enjoyable. But im not sure how intrinsically enjoyable the illusion obtained from contact jugaling is as it only really works from the audeances perspective, I guess like slight of hand magic the enjoyment is in the end result nothing wrong with that , its just a shame that contact juggling is not intrinsically rewarding to perform , same with mentalisum i think its fascinating to watch and its fun tricking people and seeing there reactions but the act and the gimmicks them-selfs are incredibly dull.

having said all that once you get into a rithem with contact juggling its probably like TIchi and dance so i can see how that aspect of it could be intrinsically enjoyable.

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