August 14th, 2010 | Posted by Nathan
Best Catches is a sifter for the unplugged, the lazy, and the busy. It’s a weekly roundup of the freshest juggling videos, forum topics, and blog posts – in short, it does a lot of work so you don’t have to.
Sorry about the lack of updates lately. I have been busy. On the plus side, I have a few cool things in store for the site. Also, a lot has been going on in the world of juggling these past few weeks! So, here is a special plus-sized edition of Best Catches!
:: Wes Peden has a highlight video up of his performance at the EJC 2010.
:: Footage of Doug Sayers and Peter Kaseman breaking the world records in 14 and 15 ball passing is now online.
:: Jim Klimek demonstrates his many different talents in a recent video from Dube.
:: After taking viewer requests, Bill Berry’s juggling challenge video is now complete.
:: The WJF just released a montage video of its 2010 convention. They have also released the full official results of WJF 6 as well as announced the date and location of WJF 7.
:: Thom Wall displays his innovative skills in his winning routine for the 2010 IJA 3 ball IndyProp competition.
:: Pavel Evsukevich juggles along the Las Vegas strip.
:: The IJA just received an anonymous yearly donation of $50,000 per year for the next 20 years. Way to go IJA!
:: Bacon Juggling interviews Bill Berry in his latest edition of the Interview with a Juggler series.
:: WJF 6, IJA 2010, and EJC 2010 are all in the books! Click the names to read what people are saying about them.
July 9th, 2010 | Posted by Nathan
Best Catches is a sifter for the unplugged, the lazy, and the busy. It’s a weekly roundup of the freshest juggling videos, forum topics, and blog posts – in short, it does a lot of work so you don’t have to.
:: Wes Peden released a new extended trailer to his juggling film ‘Plaid‘.
:: Pavel Evsukevich has put out a couple new videos, one new show off reel, and another demonstrating that his insane abilities are not diminished when juggling really big rings.
:: Jay Gilligan’s new DVD ‘What I Did on My Summer Vacation’ will be available exclusively at the 33rd European Juggling Convention.
:: Laura Ernst juggled balls inside a giant bubble during an appearance on the current season of America’s Got Talent.
:: Do you enjoy graphic design? If so, here is your chance to shine. Anthony Gatto is holding a contest on his forum where you could design his next banner and win cool prizes.
June 25th, 2010 | Posted by Nathan
Best Catches is a sifter for the unplugged, the lazy, and the busy. It’s a weekly roundup of the freshest juggling videos, forum topics, and blog posts – in short, it does a lot of work so you don’t have to.
:: Michael Karas released his new juggling film ‘Spark’ on World Juggling Day. Check out the trailer, and download the film.
:: Cruise ship juggler Nick Pike recently made an appearance on the current season of America’s Got Talent.
:: Wes Peden gets crazy with a slow motion three club sequence.
:: What sort of games would you like to see at the 2010 IJA Festival? Give your input.
April 23rd, 2010 | Posted by Nathan
Best Catches is a sifter for the unplugged, the lazy, and the busy. It’s a weekly roundup of the freshest juggling videos, forum topics, and blog posts – in short, it does a lot of work so you don’t have to.
:: The Wall Street Journal has an article about a show that Michael Moschen recently performed. Moschen seems to keep a low profile these days, so it is good to hear about him performing and getting press. The article is especially noteworthy for the inspirational quotes and the implication that he is working on new things.
:: Wes Peden posted two new trick trailers, one with clubs and one with balls, to promote his juggling film ‘Plaid‘.
:: Luke Burrage gets wild with some multiplexing and then goes bullet time with five clubs.
March 26th, 2010 | Posted by Nathan
Best Catches is a sifter for the unplugged, the lazy, and the busy. It’s a weekly roundup of the freshest juggling videos, forum topics, and blog posts – in short, it does a lot of work so you don’t have to.
Since this is the first Best Catches of the year, I thought it would be a good idea to sort of recap the first part of 2010 with some of the more notable and interesting goings on in the world of juggling. From here on out, Best Catches will be posted every Friday, as a way to cap off the end of the week (though I might skip an update once in a while if it has been a slow week in juggling). So, without further ado, I bring you…The return of Best Catches!
:: Luke Burrage has announced the Top 40 Jugglers of 2009 as voted by youtube jugglers. Check it out!
:: Toby Walker started off 2010 with some Bad Habits. Although I must question just how bad a man’s habits actually are when he comes that close to flashing nine clubs.
:: The British Juggling Convention is fast approaching. It will be held April 7 – 11 in Huddersfield. More info.
:: The 63 IJA Festival will be held July 26 – August 1 in Sparks, Nevada. Special guest is Kris Kremo. In honor of the event, the IJA is having a Youtube Juggling Tutorial Competition. There are still a few days left, so what are you waiting for? Spread your vast juggling knowledge and enter to win cool prizes!
:: Registration for WJF 6 is now open. The event will be July 21-25 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Special guests include Pavel Evsukevich and Falco Sheffler.
:: Speaking of the WJF, the organization has just revised their convention rules, resulting in more relaxed event policies. Additionally, they have added a new performance-based competition called “the long program”. With these new changes, some jugglers have raised the question: Is the WJF the new IJA?
:: Do you like to Joggle? Then check out Gballz new Joggling Series beanbags.
:: Wes Peden has just unleashed his latest creation with the downloadable juggling film ‘Plaid‘.
:: It seems that Thom has spent the first part of the year trying to completely destroy gravity by executing crazy-hard single trick moves. Amazing!
September 15th, 2009 | Posted by tony
Best Catches is a sifter for the unplugged, the lazy, and the busy. It’s a weekly roundup of the freshest juggling videos, forum topics, and blog posts – in short, it does a lot of work so you don’t have to.
:: Wes gets the top nod this week for “Counting Escalator Steps,” a Sakari-inspired (maybe?) mostly three-club video with some complex combinations and inspired body moving. Perhaps further off the radar is this video of Wes and Patrik Elmnert performing for the king and queen of Sweden in July.
:: There are so many editing styles I dislike in the final HOF “Juggler Hero,” that I’m almost deterred from recommending it. But the ball tricks included are unprecedented, so half-shield your eyes for Ori Roth and Bar Mualem.
:: “Das model,” a pole manipulation routine performed by Elena Shapoval (Ukraine) and directed by Taras Pozdnyakov is generating a lot of buzz at the forum. Other Pozdnyakov videos of note are here.
:: Ben Thompson juggles and balances like mad. Christof Buch, too. Whose tricks do you prefer?
:: Agency Franko has a slew of new videos up, perhaps most interestingly is a solid giant-triangles routine.
:: Gandini jugglers throw illuminated clubs.
:: CircusPrincess, an annual competition for female circus performers, is still accepting and posting routines. Nata Galkina’s anti-podist routine is now up, for example.
:: Does juggling cause back problems? I say yes. FORUM.
August 31st, 2009 | Posted by tony
Best Catches is a sifter for the unplugged, the lazy, and the busy. It’s a weekly roundup of the freshest juggling videos, forum topics, and blog posts – in short, it does a lot of work so you don’t have to.http://streetjuggling.com/StreetBlog/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=1197
:: CircusPrincess is hosting its annual competition for female circus performers. The festival, annual since 2003, is accepting video submissions until Sept. 28. Already, at least four jugglers are among the competitors, including Audrey Decaillon, Frida Brinkmann, and Cate Flaherty. You get five votes and the popularity contest is already on. Thus far, Decaillon is the highlight for me, so watch her if you haven’t before..
:: Spencer Hearne is asking for comments on a 29-second club routine he posted. I’m newly acquainted with Spencer’s juggling and I really like the purpose he seems to bring to each throw. Not flawless, but hard to stop watching. Here’s a three-club routine. His profile.
:: Emman has a fun video up with cool bbb stuff and some solid five-ring juggling. Etc. Also, Emman’s favorites are worth keeping an eye on. To wit: this video (how only 56 views?).
:: Chris Hodge gives us a 5, 6, 7, 8-ball montage with backcrosses and pirouettes galore. Check out the mad series starting at 1:07.
:: Wes snippets (with an ode to Biljauer) and a brief one-shot bootleg.
:: Jay, too, posted a few snips of rhythmic juggling. Don’t miss his ultra-brief three-ball sequence.
:: Evsukevich juggles rings and some impressive mixed props.
:: David Ferman’s new video includes a five-club crotch throw flash.
Note: new tags are being worked into Best Catches posts for better topical archiving; by juggler’s name, etc.
August 24th, 2009 | Posted by tony
Best Catches is a sifter for the unplugged, the lazy, and the busy. It’s a weekly roundup of the freshest juggling videos, forum topics, and blog posts – in short, it does a lot of work so you don’t have to.
:: “Ohio” is the newest video edited by Wes Peden, featuring: “Teruki Okamoto, Yuri Yamamura, and Patrik Elmnert rocking out the modern juggling in Jay Gilligan’s back yard after the Shoebox Tour … The music is by Pogo and Errand boy.”
:: The forum lights up with talk about numbers juggling world records and how to keep track of them on Wikipedia. Almost in response, Sam Hartford posts a video of a 12-ring flash.
:: Wim posted a terrific EJC 2009 video from Vitoria, Spain. Highlights include two balls kept aloft with the head, quirky three-club and three-ball work, and some six- and seven-club runs. Good music too.
:: Anthony Gatto has a new video with big numbers runs.
:: Thom and Alan pass in their fourth vid, featuring some six-club passing novelties and impressive numbers dabbling.
:: Marcus Monroe wrangles an alligator. A juggler tosses atop the Matterhorn.
:: The New York Times features a “skinny German juggle boy.”
August 18th, 2009 | Posted by tony
:: Kaj-Mikael Schutt juggles “Finnish Poles,” with some surprising ideas that make the video worth watching straight through.
:: Wes Peden juggles his fancy new balls in “I Don’t Want to Write a Novel.”
:: Luke Wilson, Kitchen Manipulation VII and a new one-shot. (One-shot history.)
:: Tony Pezzo does one combination and juggles with Thom Wall.
:: Luke Burrage shows off his “air bounces” technique.
:: Caio Cesar Stevanovich in performance and practice.
