Tutorial Contact Juggling - Easy moves to get you started

In this instructional video juggler Niels Duinker gets you started at the basics of contact juggling. Learn how to do the butterfly and basic hand-to-hand transfers in contact juggling with 1 ball. Contact juggling involves manipulation, balance, rhythm and juggling skill.

[@evelynarnaut6049]

I'm learning this for one reason and one reason only: I gotta impress the Goblin King.

[@whyareyouhere6916]

YES SAME! I got my Jareth cosplay here recently and I want to be very accurate!

[@angaraajborgohain9100]

Is any one play here clash of clan

[@bradpittsoap09]

EXACTLY.

[@liastining4836]

Sammeeee

[@avamillburn879]

Sameeee🤣🤣❤️❤️

[@BobofWOGGLE]

Contact juggling is like moonwalking for your hands.

[@NielsDuinker]

I love that!!!

[@uet5808]

Pop locking

[@chipman2927real]

There both done by sex offenders

[@MrBlook-sz4ok]

Actully tho

[@qwertyuiopasdfghjkl9879]

I’m gonna learn this during quarantine

[@hania3529]

omgg same i am learning in quarantine too

[@psibur]

Likewise. At this rate the world is going to be full of goblin kings and queens.

[@dvmxn4008]

So did u get it? 😂

[@diyazgalaxis1055]

Me eeeee toooooo👍🏻

[@asha8638]

Have you learnt bro

[@Handivh]

You make phenomenal tutorials man. You are solely responsible for me learning how to juggle. Thank you man, thank you for showing me how fun it is to learn these beautiful arts.

[@NielsDuinker]

+Handivh Thanks!!! Hope you will have fun juggling!!!!1

[@vasilievitsch5613]

I do juggling more than 25 years, balls, clubs, flower or devil sticks, diabolo, but, from the first second i managed to do my first (contact trick i mean) butterfly, contact juggling became by far my favorite. It was nice to see someone performing and reminding me, from where i started. Have a nice day man

[@NielsDuinker]

Thanks!!!

[@darthvato3303]

Wow I just bought a 100mm ball I'm 41 and been in Love with the Labyrinth movie since I was 11yrs old, just because of the Contact Juggling. I use this video as a learning guide. Better late than never. Let the Practice begin...

[@seabrooklovesamanda]

I'm 51 and just starting.

[@Adrian_Lee6113]

Absolutely loved contact juggling ever since seeing labyrinth when I was a kid. I just ordered a 100mm ball as well, excited to learn.

[@TheDavemarz]

45 and I have just bought my first ball tonight. wish me luck.

[@ezracasanova3300]

I’m 69 and I just bought my first ball! Can’t wait to learn!

[@darlaschroeder4816]

I’m 18 and I also love Labyrinth! I’m hoping to be able to buy a 100mm ball soon to hopefully match Jareth’s skills in the future 😂

[@aluisiopaes7032]

I'm still waiting for the easy move..

[@hania3529]

yea same

[@cindyyang2867]

Hm I wonder when it’s gonna come up

[@gachahuman5540]

Same

[@abrahamhwang1422]

So... basically, the butterfly is a toss traced by constant contact with the hand, thereby giving the illusion of rolling up and down the hand?

[@paris5908]

ball

[@scrow7752]

When you first start practicing it feels like a toss, but after you get used to using just the right amount of force so that the ball stays in contact with your hand without your hand having to chase the ball, then you can begin to guide the ball with subtle hand movements. Thats my take as a beginner anyway, i cant do smooth hand to hand transfers and stuff like this dude.

[@poiup-anfanger-workshopbyp8985]

I got goosebumps. I have bought a contact ball, yesterday and i will learn this move in the next view days. Thank you.

[@bathwindow]

Hey, thanks so much for this video. I just got my first ball today and this is really helping me get started!!! Thank you sooo much

[@pacoramirez54]

Great great video Neils . you make it look so easy i have been following your first or this video , and your right, once you get the basics down, its easy, not only that, it calms my nerves in the morning before work, and accurately it has help me tremendously with my smoking, instead of picking up a cigarette i pick up my magic ball, thank you brother

[@thistle_ish]

Niels, I've been watching all of you tutorials in one night, it's twelve thirty here and i am trying not to get caught by my parents, again (I was just yearning to do the tricks and I took a plastic ball thingy and I failed, it was my first try, it hit the wall and yeah, still doing it tho, already mastered!) Buuuuuuttt I hope you reply your are awesome. JUST YOU DO YOU MAN. YOU ARE DA MAN. I AM TEN. I SHOULD PROBALBLY GET TO SLEEP, BUT WO CARES???????!!!!!!!!???!!

[@911eragon1]

I have come to tell you that in fact, no one cares. Apologies for being so incredibly late. ♥️

[@WellingtonPendell]

Really an excellent video explaining this really neat skill. Thank you Niels.

[@peterprice14]

who came here after watching labyrinth :D

[@seroberts]

Jareth is just so mesmerizing I had to 😂❤

[@whyareyouhere6916]

Yassss!

[@susanbarter668]

It was much better than the Goblin City!

[@NellGeisslingerOfficial]

Thank you Niels!

[@timelapsevideosbyadorablea2964]

Thank you so much for this great tutorial! I love it! Keep up the good work! :)

[@ehrenhyndman7149]

This. Is not easy dude

[@ZephariusBe]

This video is 8 years old but I just started now and it's very helpful! I bought a Sil-X ball, a chrome ball and an acrylic ball to see which one is easiest for me. The chrome and acrylic feel easier to control but OUCH! Doing it over and over again is quite painful on my knuckles, especially the chrome. I guess it might be best to start with Sil-X after all. If I can learn how to control that and keep it from rolling off my hands every time I catch it on the backhand, I'm sure transitioning to heavier ones will be easier. Hopefully I'll learn the smooth movements so there's not much bouncing and hitting of my bones.

[@electrikfyregamesplay3359]

I have to do this for my school work but this person has the skills

[@CelticDreamsCoUk]

Great Video Niels, but perhaps the butterfly is not quite the "easy move" to get started. I have been trying for many years and still can not do it. I have watched many tutorials, but just cant get this move at all. Perhaps you might do a "really basic" tutorial about this butterfly move and exactly how to do it.?. Thanks Dave.

[@CookeDaWook]

Celtic Dreams what type of contact ball do you use to practice?

[@Celticshade]

i love your chainmail videos i just discovered you recently, its funny that i see u in these comments too.

[@DawnDreams]

Hey! Try ballcontact.org's youtube channel for moves before the butterfly !

[@WRWhizard]

A distinction if I may? Just moving from back to front is commonly called the windshield wiper or some such. The true butterfly involves the elbow so that the ball follows a figure eight on it's side like the infinity symbol.

[@NielsDuinker]

+WRWhizard Thanks! Yes, in the butterfly when the full arms does the motion it looks beautiful.

[@loadsoftom4302]

does this work with a soft ball like a miniature football? asking to see if i can get to grips with the basics before buying a dedicated ball

[@AncientWisdom222]

Beautifully demonstrated. Thanks.

[@haasanton16]

Awesome video!!!!

[@mdvern9753]

I used to always be energized but doing this it calmed my nerves

[@madszv]

im learning how to contact juggle and have a sort of glass-like ball, so its heavy, and im struggling a little but thank you for the tutorial!

[@shreykris1649]

It's INCREDIBLE

[@mihiravp2748]

Your videos are best for teaching how to juggle

[@ravencrowley3131]

Hi, do I need a special ball? I know how to juggle 2 balls no problem, moving onto three is my next goal. I learned how to juggle as a kid. I'm ordering the led balls from Amazon to continue practicing but look cool while doing it. 😆 I'd like to learn contact juggling next. Will the balls I'm ordering suffice?

[@dantegorini436]

Thank you so much , you 're excellent !

[@theskysthelimit9609]

It perfectly normal to play with your ball's bro, l find it helps me to release tension 😟 🖑🔵🔵🖐 🙄

[@gbird.]

U got the whole squad laughing 😐

[@KatonNeko]

I definitely recommend practicing this on a futon or some soft floor padding

[@DawnDreams]

Great production! I would love to chat more with you about how to start CJ! I really think we could team up and make it easier for so many people!

[@rubenleitao574]

This guy os amazing teacher. I want to learn this. What size ball should i buy? My hand is 20,5cm. Thank you in advance.

[@gitamadhuri]

Niels duinker How long do I have to practice my contact juggling

[@Nthelovelydissasemblydrone]

how do you get it i have been trying to balance it on my hand when it lands on the the other side of my palm and i have to stop it from rolling off my palm but i cant how?

[@haiquoc2013]

How do you let the ball roll into your palm, rather than catching it?!

[@NotSquib_]

Every time I see something like this it’s fucking godly

[@joekyu2517]

i got a 100mm ball, are they supposed to be heavy? because in the video yours looks really light lol

[@Justin_Credable]

I purchased a 100mm clear sphere and I'm sooo gigadee to learn! It has other useful means as well.

[@flavrdPnut]

Does the balls size matter for beginners? Is a bigger ball easier to learn?

[@nandhanaathwayth7417]

Please teach a palm spinning in contact juggling

[@NielsDuinker]

Great idea!

[@jorgeneto78]

Great video bro

[@daanstrik4293]

I’m lowley curious how many dougdoug folk will pop up here

[@carsonwilson1654]

Me

[@jwash4302]

Just bought one

[@pigeons-rb6gm]

me

[@Caden-y4w]

Mee

[@danielkelley7548]

You're a great teacher! I'm a magician and tai chi teacher. We have a practice in Tai Chi called Wooden Ball. Very similar to CJ. So I've got an acrylic ball and started training yesterday.

[@NielsDuinker]

Thanks!!

[@daannyyrod544]

I’m doing this with a smaller glass ball will it workkkk

[@fejsalkusmic5563]

Hey Niels, can I use tennis ball for this?

[@vermaledijd592]

What kind ball should I use?

[@spookyacti0n45]

What kind of ball are you using?

[@amandakazmark4527]

can you use more than 1 contact ball

[@thordebruyn9703]

Yes, I've seen videos of people doing it with three in each hand

[@nandhanaathwayth7417]

I like foot ball juggling

[@bhabeshdas9606]

you r great thank you so Mach

[@coronadomartin4558]

gracias capo

[@flaviorovetta9974]

can I use a Navaris Glaskugel? thank you very much

[@danielkelley7548]

Googles "playing with my balls". Ends up here. "Oh neato!"

[@VIKASKUMAR-ub6vt]

great

[@celeste3968]

I got 2 small ones is this gonna be hard tonpractice

[@jaboies2292]

What kind of ball do you need

[@AnandJayarajan]

bro, there's no special shop for juggling in India , so can you suggest what Ball to use with respect to Indian

[@mustacheboyo]

Look up a juggling store online

[@danceballetacro]

very cool

[@NielsDuinker]

Thank you !

[@vvs.dariel]

Can you practice with a tennis ball

[@flaplack4076]

must complete

[@miaspencer7674]

would you recommend larger or smaller sized ball for someone new to contact?

[@NielsDuinker]

about 4 inches is good

[@MrWolfheart111]

The butterfly could end up costing quite a bit to learn... I suggest starting with an Orange. :)

[@hania3529]

thanks =)

[@iamapigeyedtraitorthatisin1319]

So basically he didn't teach us how to do it, he just told us to practice?

[@annalenabaumgartner404]

That's how it works xD

[@rowan3001]

Yeah turtorials from niels duinker are just him showing of what he can do 😭

[@dailymemes5295]

Anybody here from DougDoug?

[@dtimmm]

Just watched the fidget tier list video, I want to learn how to contact juggle so bad now 😭

[@stolas6866]

Yup

[@SeenTheBeen21]

Same here

[@DannyMoreComedy]

What size ball?

[@SaagarShahProduction]

Hey, what is the name of the trick at 2:29?

[@j.r.765]

Saagar Shah the fact that you and I don't know the name of the trick shows how shit this tutorial is

[@Gaukler81]

Hey Thanks for teaching...what sinze got the ball?

[@Baccus93]

Does size matter?

[@josephmerheb5631]

nice

[@mahto_next_level1432]

Ball kon sa rhega

[@nicholasmanoukian]

Where would i get one of these balls from?

[@miguelcardenas5480]

Hello this video will probably be recommended one day to you so hello 👋

[@ceoofme2771]

Nice comment

[@floralpewch580]

What size ball is that one?

[@digitalis7]

100mm

[@hansgruber7640]

That so cool 😱

[@BARBARAMACK1]

how many mm does the ball have?

[@saraweekley602]

Should they be light? I have a crystal ball but it is heavy.

[@noahcrane142]

Piper Katakoo yeah same, I’ve been wondering the same thing.

[@toljoefro9252]

Contact juggling with heavier ball is easier

[@creamed_cookies]

Wait but what kind of ball is that???

[@torinicole9665]

WOW ISS MAGIC!!!✨🎩✨

[@themanbehindtheslaughter6990]

my hero academia ;)

[@lulucifer26]

That's very cool.I think my ball is too big, it's 10 centimeters and I'm struggling a bit XD

[@phynoxnoxson9610]

hellon where buy this ball please ?

[@NielsDuinker]

www.dube.com is a good place

[@magicbyspaz]

When it comes to the butterfly, There isn't a single person I've seen explain it properly so it's impossible to follow what anyone is saying about it. What's being explained, the laws of physics simply won't allow. I also want to further elaborate that the Windshield wiper will not get you prepared for the butterfly. There is nothing in the windshield wiper that is used to accomplish the butterfly. The butterfly automatically breaks the windshield wiper movement so it cannot even be used to reference. It's also 100% impossible to both hold the ball while bending your wrist/moving your elbow in a figure 8 while the ball is on the back of your hand.

[@NielsDuinker]

Please let me know what I can do better in a future video

[@magicbyspaz]

@@NielsDuinker Yeah I'm working on it. Is there by chance you have discord we could chat in? It's not just you, it's everyone. I'm usually very good at pin pointing where things can be improved. I have an update video to my Contact Juggling. Lets chat.

[@lisa.-.4024]

Do you need a specific ball for that?

[@lisa.-.4024]

Or other question, with which balls does it work?

[@hongkongflip]

You would be best off starting with a contact practice ball, not acrylic (crystal look) balls as you will beat them up learing and they are fairly expensive. 100mm is good for one ball, but smaller for multiball stuff (70mm works for me). Smaller is harder...Light balls are flighty.

[@ayushchatterjee4101]

can u tell me the price of that

[@gregjulius5411]

Beutafifyl!!

[@emirsuma2204]

Comment ça en pharmacie

[@protheeme]

I’m lucky I went on a budget and used a plastic ball or there would be glass splatter all over the floor

[@NielsDuinker]

Be careful

[@somethingsomething1571]

Dude how heavy is your ball, My ball just keeps falling

[@gitamadhuri]

I want to learn contact juggling

[@gitamadhuri]

Niels duinker I want to learn how to do contact juggling

[@prateeksaxena9134]

I would love to meet u man!

[@michaelevans5756]

when i try to do 1 ball enigma my hands wont slide on the ball they are to sticky but no matter what i do it doesnt help

[@DarylSolis]

I guess it's also a good idea to practice this over grass, rather than hard surfaces like concrete, incase I drop it LOL

[@gitamadhuri]

Niels Duinker how to do contact juggling

[@leeloo2110]

I’m determined and I’m getting better but this is not easy

[@oscaroomes3459]

Ik kom ook uit Nederland :)

[@NielsDuinker]

Super!

[@moonlightcrescent37]

My contact juggling ball just hit me in the knee 😭😭😭

[@Ella-tt2rd]

The FUSHIGI BALL WASS A ALIIIEEEEEEEE

[@pineapplepizzadoomer2944]

Tommy Wisaeu accent, OH HAI MARK

[@jjcjv_cp]

manila!! i can meeet him!!