Customer Reviews

The Complete Juggler: All the Steps from Beginner to Professional

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

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!

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.

"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!!!

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!

This book is exceptionally great . It has a lot of pictures to make it easier for the reader. It also covers diabolo, devil sticks , plate spinning, ball spinning, clubs, hat manipulation, cigar boxes, balance and auxiliary equipment. I know of some other juggling books, but this is just the best one on the market. If you want to invest your money wisely and are serious about juggling, this one is for you.

This book took me from a complete beginner up to 5 balls, 3 rings, 3 hoops, devil stick and diabolo. Now I can impress most anybody. Highly, HIGHLY recommeded

"The Complete Book of Juggling" has all the information a beginning or more advanced juggler needs to know to advance their skills. The book also lists the requirements to be certified in the mastery of balls, rings, clubs, diabolos and other juggling apparatus. This is a must have for any interested juggler

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.

I am 12 and i got this book when i was 10. I learned much of the basics and went on and learned even more of the art of juggling. i can now do a diablo use tricky sticks and juggle clubs rings and balls and scarves. for adults and kids alike this is a must get for anyone learning how to juggle

I bought this book with high hopes. It was the first book on juggling I had seen that covered the lesser-known aspects such as diabolo and hat manipulation. But I was underwhelmed by the clarity and depth of some of the instructions. It would tell its readers to "balance a club on your chin" as the beginning of a trick like it was a piece of cake! I would appreciate a few tips on how to accomplish this feat, please! So, overall, this book is excellent as an introduction to the many sides of juggling and can show you many amazing tricks, but I would like some of the instructions to include some tips on how to actually do them.