At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else I should talk about. Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator in the juggling community in the last few years.) Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of my list?
> At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > I should talk about. > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > my list?
> At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > I should talk about. > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > my list?
> Thanks! > Jeff
1. Enrico Rastelli 2. Evgeni Biljauer 3. Sergei Ignatov 4. Francis Brunn 5. Anthony Gatto
> At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > I should talk about. > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > my list?
> Thanks! > Jeff
In order:
Anthony Gatto (sheer technique) Michael Moschen (artistic) Francis Brunn (historical) Michael Davis or The Flying Karamazov Brothers (pick one for comedy) Viktor Kee (cirque)
> > At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> > So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > > I should talk about. > > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> > So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > > my list?
> > Thanks! > > Jeff
> 1. Enrico Rastelli > 2. Evgeni Biljauer > 3. Sergei Ignatov > 4. Francis Brunn > 5. Anthony Gatto
> At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > I should talk about. > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > my list?
What sort of thing do you think jugglers should know about?
There are certainly those who have altered the prevailing perception of what is humanly possible, for example, Gatto presently and Ignatov a few decades ago. Things that were dismissed as being impossibly difficult to do, they did, and in so doing raised the bar and have inspired others to new heights. There was a time (maybe, when clubs were heavier) when juggling five clubs at all was a major feat, and backcrossing five was believed to be impossible. But then Ignatov performed it in shows, and now it has become widespread. Gatto is now making significant headway into backcrossing seven clubs. Etc.
But then there are those who have fundamentally altered the way juggling itself is thought of. One could, for example, name Jason Garfield (irrespective of his own technical juggling accomplishments) for his efforts at rebranding juggling from an "entertainment" into a "sport" in a way that has a chance of significantly alter the perception of juggling and jugglers, not only from the standpoint of jugglers, but even from the standpoint of the general public.
So, which is important for the purpose of your list? If the former, who are the pinnacles of inspiration? If the latter, who has most shaped what juggling is today?
> At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > I should talk about. > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > my list?
> Thanks! > Jeff
nice post
1) gatto = cause hes the best
2) wes peden = cause hes AWESOME at creative JUGGLING and tech juggling, and he does dance and doesn't juggle in his routines, and people still like it!
3) jason garfield = cause hes created wjf and sport juggling, (people should know that juggling is art and sport, depending on what you want it to be). also the gatto vs garfield story is interesting.
4) Vova = cause his juggling is perfect. and hes an awesome juggler
5) ? maybe another circus juggler. i only realy know gatto. maybe that burnn guy. maybe someone who created siteswap. maybe that Pawel W guy or tiff. (siteswap legends) or maybe someone that can hold 500 rings and make gay shapes with them. i dont know.
> At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > I should talk about. > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > my list?
> Thanks! > Jeff
In my opinion:
Jorden Moir (the best 4 limbs juggler) Alexandr Koblikov (the flowiest) Vova Galchenko (due to his club juggling) Komei Aoki (the most original) Anthony Gatto (the best)
> On Nov 5, 3:29 pm, jon_ud...@hotmail.com.nospam.com (jonudry) wrote:
> > 1. Enrico Rastelli > > 2. Evgeni Biljauer > > 3. Sergei Ignatov > > 4. Francis Brunn > > 5. Anthony Gatto
> I would probably have to agree with that list.
I think I would pretty much agree as well, although I think Michael Moschen should be in there somewhere as well - but I can't decide who to drop to fit him in.
> > At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> > So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > > I should talk about. > > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> > So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > > my list?
> > Thanks! > > Jeff
> nice post
> 1) gatto = cause hes the best
> 2) wes peden = cause hes AWESOME at creative JUGGLING and tech juggling, > and he does dance and doesn't juggle in his routines, and people still > like it!
> 3) jason garfield = cause hes created wjf and sport juggling, (people > should know that juggling is art and sport, depending on what you want it > to be). also the gatto vs garfield story is interesting.
> 4) Vova = cause his juggling is perfect. and hes an awesome juggler
> 5) ? maybe another circus juggler. i only realy know gatto. maybe that > burnn guy. maybe someone who created siteswap. > maybe that Pawel W guy or tiff. (siteswap legends) > or maybe someone that can hold 500 rings and make gay shapes with them. > i dont know.
> but gatto, wes and vova should defo be in it.
> Lewis
I think narrowing it down to five individuals misses the point. I feel very fortunate that I have been introduced (mostly through video) to the worlds greatest jugglers. I feel even more fortunate to consider many of the modern juggling virtuosos as my friends. With that said, perhaps juggling clubs (groups) should have more movie nights. When we lived in San Diego we would invite jugglers over a couple times a year and watch juggling videos (good excuse for a party), we showed them the videos we thought were amazing and thanks to some very generous friends we have quite an amazing video collection (both old and new). It does seem weird to me that they would not know who Jason Garfield is. Before he started the World Jason Federation (WJF) he made some great videos, plus two of his IJA routines are in my top ten.
> > At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> > So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > > I should talk about. > > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> > So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > > my list?
> > Thanks! > > Jeff
> 1. Enrico Rastelli > 2. Evgeni Biljauer > 3. Sergei Ignatov > 4. Francis Brunn > 5. Anthony Gatto
> > > At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > > > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > > > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> > > So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > > > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > > > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > > > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > > > I should talk about. > > > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > > > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > > > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> > > So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > > > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > > > my list?
> > > Thanks! > > > Jeff
> > nice post
> > 1) gatto = cause hes the best
> > 2) wes peden = cause hes AWESOME at creative JUGGLING and tech juggling, > > and he does dance and doesn't juggle in his routines, and people still > > like it!
> > 3) jason garfield = cause hes created wjf and sport juggling, (people > > should know that juggling is art and sport, depending on what you want it > > to be). also the gatto vs garfield story is interesting.
> > 4) Vova = cause his juggling is perfect. and hes an awesome juggler
> > 5) ? maybe another circus juggler. i only realy know gatto. maybe that > > burnn guy. maybe someone who created siteswap. > > maybe that Pawel W guy or tiff. (siteswap legends) > > or maybe someone that can hold 500 rings and make gay shapes with them. > > i dont know.
> > but gatto, wes and vova should defo be in it.
> > Lewis
> I think narrowing it down to five individuals misses the point. I feel > very fortunate that I have been > introduced (mostly through video) to the worlds greatest jugglers. I feel > even more fortunate to > consider many of the modern juggling virtuosos as my friends. With that > said, perhaps juggling clubs > (groups) should have more movie nights. When we lived in San Diego we > would invite jugglers over a > couple times a year and watch juggling videos (good excuse for a party), > we showed them the videos > we thought were amazing and thanks to some very generous friends we have > quite an amazing video > collection (both old and new). It does seem weird to me that they would > not know who Jason Garfield > is. Before he started the World Jason Federation (WJF) he made some great > videos, plus two of his IJA > routines are in my top ten.
> Cheers,
> Root
Well said. I definitely agree, and I should have also mentioned that I've also started a "video of the week" for our club (just a link e-mailed around--Komei Aoki's BJC performance this week). I think everyone ought to know as much about juggling as possible; but I'd like to try to pick 5 to start with for a video night. From there, I hope it goes onward and upward.
> On Nov 5, 11:54 am, jeff_cl...@byu.edu.nospam.com (J Clark) wrote: > > Hi Everyone,
> > At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> > So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > > I should talk about. > > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> > So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > > my list?
> What sort of thing do you think jugglers should know about?
> There are certainly those who have altered the prevailing perception > of what is humanly possible, for example, Gatto presently and Ignatov > a few decades ago. Things that were dismissed as being impossibly > difficult to do, they did, and in so doing raised the bar and have > inspired others to new heights. There was a time (maybe, when clubs > were heavier) when juggling five clubs at all was a major feat, and > backcrossing five was believed to be impossible. But then Ignatov > performed it in shows, and now it has become widespread. Gatto is now > making significant headway into backcrossing seven clubs. Etc.
> But then there are those who have fundamentally altered the way > juggling itself is thought of. One could, for example, name Jason > Garfield (irrespective of his own technical juggling accomplishments) > for his efforts at rebranding juggling from an "entertainment" into a > "sport" in a way that has a chance of significantly alter the > perception of juggling and jugglers, not only from the standpoint of > jugglers, but even from the standpoint of the general public.
> So, which is important for the purpose of your list? If the former, > who are the pinnacles of inspiration? If the latter, who has most > shaped what juggling is today?
> -boppo
Thanks. That is great clarification. I'd like to be able to focus more on jugglers who have had a big impact in the last 5-10 years. Ultimately, my goal is to introduce them to some awesome tricks, incredible art, and a little bit of controversy. Most of all, I just want my fellow club members to catch the vision for where juggling is going; then I hope we can dig deeper into the past to see where it has been.
> > > At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > > > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > > > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> > > So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > > > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > > > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > > > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > > > I should talk about. > > > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > > > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > > > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> > > So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > > > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > > > my list?
> > > Thanks! > > > Jeff
> > nice post
> > 1) gatto = cause hes the best
> > 2) wes peden = cause hes AWESOME at creative JUGGLING and tech juggling, > > and he does dance and doesn't juggle in his routines, and people still > > like it!
> > 3) jason garfield = cause hes created wjf and sport juggling, (people > > should know that juggling is art and sport, depending on what you want it > > to be). also the gatto vs garfield story is interesting.
> > 4) Vova = cause his juggling is perfect. and hes an awesome juggler
> > 5) ? maybe another circus juggler. i only realy know gatto. maybe that > > burnn guy. maybe someone who created siteswap. > > maybe that Pawel W guy or tiff. (siteswap legends) > > or maybe someone that can hold 500 rings and make gay shapes with them. > > i dont know.
> > but gatto, wes and vova should defo be in it.
> > Lewis
> I think narrowing it down to five individuals misses the point. I feel > very fortunate that I have been > introduced (mostly through video) to the worlds greatest jugglers. I feel > even more fortunate to > consider many of the modern juggling virtuosos as my friends. With that > said, perhaps juggling clubs > (groups) should have more movie nights. When we lived in San Diego we > would invite jugglers over a > couple times a year and watch juggling videos (good excuse for a party), > we showed them the videos > we thought were amazing and thanks to some very generous friends we have > quite an amazing video > collection (both old and new). It does seem weird to me that they would > not know who Jason Garfield > is. Before he started the World Jason Federation (WJF) he made some great > videos, plus two of his IJA > routines are in my top ten.
> Cheers,
> Root
i agree, its hard to narrowing it down to five individuals. i like the idea of a movie night. i havn't heard of many old juggler. like that brunn guy. his name pops up now and again and i dont understand why. cause i havn't ever seen him juggle. i may search the name of juggling.tv, when i get a chance.
i know garfield was known before the wjf. but he did, 'sport juggling' back then aswell as now. i remember laughing so hard at one of his ija routines.
if it wasn't for garfield i would be juggling as much now. and that is the same with many jugglers. the juggling world owes that guy a lot, for getting so many talented jugglers into this world.
i could be sooooo wrong about the next thing i am going to say. but i bet wes peden practiced more becuase of the wjf. and now people are inspired by him. and then people are inspired by those people and so on.
i wouldn't be writing this if it wasn't for garfield
> > At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> > So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > > I should talk about. > > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> > So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > > my list?
> > Thanks! > > Jeff
> In my opinion:
> Jorden Moir (the best 4 limbs juggler) > Alexandr Koblikov (the flowiest) > Vova Galchenko (due to his club juggling) > Komei Aoki (the most original) > Anthony Gatto (the best)
>I agree with this list > > 1. Enrico Rastelli > > 2. Evgeni Biljauer > > 3. Sergei Ignatov > > 4. Francis Brunn > > 5. Anthony Gatto
Bit I also want to add: Victor Kee Booby May Kris Kremo Whilst Wes is an amzing juggler, for me he isnt as important as the guys above.
J Clark wrote: > Well said. I definitely agree, and I should have also mentioned that I've > also started a "video of the week" for our club
I think this is a great idea. Over exposure in one sitting can be a bit much. But spread out, and many of the worlds greats can be seen. 5 is too little, and not everyone's tastes will be the same.
> At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > I should talk about. > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > my list?
> Thanks! > Jeff
Everyone should know about the chainsaw juggler that got his hand cut off, bowling ball juggler than dropped it on his toe and the guy that juggles and eat apples who got.. appleitis.
Anthony Gatto Thomas Dietz Jason Garfield Wes Peden Vova and Olga Galchenko
All these people have huge technical ability, Garfield, who someone said was not pushing the boundaries of juggling, has succesfully launched into 9clubs, i haven't heard of anyone else that successful (although my only attempt at 9 actually had a decent first club :) )
Wes Peden, although i'm not a huge fan of the more artistic juggling, but he makes good juggling appealing to more people.
Vova and olga probably deserve a spot each, but i ran out of numbers, and also they are unbelievable passers. If they get back into it, watch out!
Gatto obviously was a child prodigy, he needs no buffing up by me
Dietz is my favourite of them all, he does incredibly difficult things, including almost an hour of 5club, reverse throws db97531 and 9ball 9up 360, ALWAYS with a smile on his face!!!
> > > > At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > > > > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > > > > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> > > > So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > > > > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > > > > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > > > > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > > > > I should talk about. > > > > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big > innovator > > > > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > > > > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> > > > So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five > jugglers, > > > > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > > > > my list?
> > > > Thanks! > > > > Jeff
> > > nice post
> > > 1) gatto = cause hes the best
> > > 2) wes peden = cause hes AWESOME at creative JUGGLING and tech juggling, > > > and he does dance and doesn't juggle in his routines, and people still > > > like it!
> > > 3) jason garfield = cause hes created wjf and sport juggling, (people > > > should know that juggling is art and sport, depending on what you want it > > > to be). also the gatto vs garfield story is interesting.
> > > 4) Vova = cause his juggling is perfect. and hes an awesome juggler
> > > 5) ? maybe another circus juggler. i only realy know gatto. maybe that > > > burnn guy. maybe someone who created siteswap. > > > maybe that Pawel W guy or tiff. (siteswap legends) > > > or maybe someone that can hold 500 rings and make gay shapes with them. > > > i dont know.
> > > but gatto, wes and vova should defo be in it.
> > > Lewis
> > I think narrowing it down to five individuals misses the point. I feel > > very fortunate that I have been > > introduced (mostly through video) to the worlds greatest jugglers. I feel > > even more fortunate to > > consider many of the modern juggling virtuosos as my friends. With that > > said, perhaps juggling clubs > > (groups) should have more movie nights. When we lived in San Diego we > > would invite jugglers over a > > couple times a year and watch juggling videos (good excuse for a party), > > we showed them the videos > > we thought were amazing and thanks to some very generous friends we have > > quite an amazing video > > collection (both old and new). It does seem weird to me that they would > > not know who Jason Garfield > > is. Before he started the World Jason Federation (WJF) he made some great > > videos, plus two of his IJA > > routines are in my top ten.
> > Cheers,
> > Root
> i agree, its hard to narrowing it down to five individuals. > i like the idea of a movie night. > i havn't heard of many old juggler. like that brunn guy. his name pops up > now and again and i dont understand why. cause i havn't ever seen him > juggle. i may search the name of juggling.tv, when i get a chance. >> i havn't heard of many old juggler. like that brunn guy. >>>that brunn guy
> At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > I should talk about. > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > my list?
> Thanks! > Jeff
Obviously a very subjective list no matter who compiles it, my list is 6 and I can't cut one.
Anthony Gatto Sergei Ignatov Wes Peden Vova Galchenko Thomas Deitz Jason Garfield - For juggling accomplishments and changing perceptions
And then I'd mention all of the guys pushing the limits on really high numbers and trick specializations.
Lauge and Ben Thompson - 360/720 stuff Bruce Sarafian - personal numbers hero of mine Daniel Eaker - fastest learner I've ever heard of, I think he'd been juggling 2 years less than me when we both got a db97531, and by got it, I mean I did one round and he broke the world record and qualified it. Can't decide whether to be inspired or depressed by this guy every time he puts out a video. Alan Sulc - probably my favorite bouncer
Probably more but I gotta sleep. If I read this tomorrow it's going to piss me off it's this short.
> At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > I should talk about. > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > my list?
> Thanks! > Jeff
I vote that Komei or Ori Roth should make the list. Wes Peden of course should make the list too.
> > At a recent club meeting, I casually mentioned the name Jason Garfield, > > only to find that the four jugglers I was talking to had never heard of > > him! I put in a petition to the club to try to remedy this.
> > So, in two weeks, I'm going to give a short presentation with video clips > > to our club detailing 5 jugglers every juggler should know. The problem, > > of course, is that the list of jugglers I like is far too long. So far, I > > have two I really want to share, but I'm looking for input about who else > > I should talk about. > > Jason Garfield (Love him or hate him, he's definitely been a big innovator > > in the juggling community in the last few years.) > > Wes Peden (Who doesn't like Wes? Everyone should see some of his work.)
> > So, if you were presented with an opportunity to only share five jugglers, > > who would you choose? Should I take either (or both) of these two off of > > my list?
> > Thanks! > > Jeff
> Obviously a very subjective list no matter who compiles it, my list is 6 > and I can't cut one.
> Anthony Gatto > Sergei Ignatov > Wes Peden > Vova Galchenko > Thomas Deitz > Jason Garfield > - For juggling accomplishments and changing perceptions
> And then I'd mention all of the guys pushing the limits on really high > numbers and trick specializations.
> Lauge and Ben Thompson - 360/720 stuff > Bruce Sarafian - personal numbers hero of mine > Daniel Eaker - fastest learner I've ever heard of, I think he'd been > juggling 2 years less than me when we both got a db97531, and by got it, I > mean I did one round and he broke the world record and qualified it. > Can't decide whether to be inspired or depressed by this guy every time he > puts out a video. > Alan Sulc - probably my favorite bouncer
> Probably more but I gotta sleep. If I read this tomorrow it's going to > piss me off it's this short.
Lewis Kennedy wrote: > 3) jason garfield = cause hes created wjf and sport juggling
Just a point of clarification, Jason Garfield did not create sport juggling. Also, the WJF was not the first sport juggling organization. Albert Lucas founded the International Sport Juggling Federation years before the WJF came into existance. Clearly, the WJF has been a much more successful at promoting sport juggling, and for that, Garfield certainly deserves credit.
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