Extreme Juggling – Who Would Have Thought?
Let’s take a look at a juggling competition, shall we? I haven’t looked into the rules thoroughly (or at all), but it seems to consist of teams of jugglers trying to knock each others’ clubs out of their hands.
I thought it was a joke initially, a dodge ball type spoof, but no. The World Juggling Federation is real, serious, and professional-looking. No clowns here, just well-turned out, strong American boys wearing sports attire.
Just so you are aware, The World Juggling Federation was given life in 2003 by Jason Garfield. Jason was once quoted as saying “I hate most jugglers” and his Wiki page says he is “one of the most controversial members of the juggling community.”
Here’s a clip showing highlights from the 2011 and 2012 Major League Combat Finals on ESPN, check the epic sound track, too:
I looked a little further and found one of the oddest spectator events ever…. endurance juggling. Here’s the highlights from the 2010 World Juggling Federation Endurance Competitions. Apparently, you get points for the number of catches you make:
It’s pretty impressive isn’t it? Ahhhh…. humans….. I love you. And don’t worry if you are UK-based, it looks like they’re coming over here too.
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