[FairfieldLife] Re: Juggling trivia for Spare Egg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: Just saw a juggler on Tucker Carlson and he said that juggling used to be an Olympic Sport but was taken out in the 1936 Games in Berlin. The form of juggling was called Indian Clubs, which isn't like modern club juggling that everyone thinks of. It was a sport that involved taking 1 or 2 rather heavy bowling pin-like clubs and swinging them in elaborate patterns, much like the rythmic gymnists do today but there was little or no tossing of the clubs -- you had to keep hold of both of them at all times. At the extreme end of this sport, circus strongmen would swing weighted clubs weighing 30+ pounds in various patterns and challenge the audience to do the same. There are a few proponents left from what I have read, and I believe someone has recently published an instructional DVD. +++ Thanks SE, that post brought up some old memories- My uncle was an area champion and, I still have a set that my father made long ago. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Juggling trivia for Spare Egg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: Just saw a juggler on Tucker Carlson and he said that juggling used to be an Olympic Sport but was taken out in the 1936 Games in Berlin. The form of juggling was called Indian Clubs, which isn't like modern club juggling that everyone thinks of. It was a sport that involved taking 1 or 2 rather heavy bowling pin-like clubs and swinging them in elaborate patterns, much like the rythmic gymnists do today but there was little or no tossing of the clubs -- you had to keep hold of both of them at all times. At the extreme end of this sport, circus strongmen would swing weighted clubs weighing 30+ pounds in various patterns and challenge the audience to do the same. There are a few proponents left from what I have read, and I believe someone has recently published an instructional DVD. +++ Thanks SE, that post brought up some old memories- My uncle was an area champion and, I still have a set that my father made long ago. Wow. You're the first person I've met who has first-hand knowledge of it. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Juggling trivia for Spare Egg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: Just saw a juggler on Tucker Carlson and he said that juggling used to be an Olympic Sport but was taken out in the 1936 Games in Berlin. The form of juggling was called Indian Clubs, which isn't like modern club juggling that everyone thinks of. It was a sport that involved taking 1 or 2 rather heavy bowling pin-like clubs and swinging them in elaborate patterns, much like the rythmic gymnists do today but there was little or no tossing of the clubs -- you had to keep hold of both of them at all times. At the extreme end of this sport, circus strongmen would swing weighted clubs weighing 30+ pounds in various patterns and challenge the audience to do the same. There are a few proponents left from what I have read, and I believe someone has recently published an instructional DVD. +++ Thanks SE, that post brought up some old memories- My uncle was an area champion and, I still have a set that my father made long ago. Interesting bit of trivia I didn't know til I looked it up just now: toss club jugging grew out of Indian Club swinging and was invented not more than 120 years ago or so by a guy named DeWitt Cook. Here's a URL of club swinging books and articles: http://www.semlyen.net/cosmosjugglers/lib/bibcs.htm To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Juggling trivia for Spare Egg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Here's a URL of club swinging books and articles: http://www.semlyen.net/cosmosjugglers/lib/bibcs.htm I clicked on the first link on that page and got another page with a buncha illustrations. Those suckers were *big*!! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Juggling trivia for Spare Egg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just saw a juggler on Tucker Carlson and he said that juggling used to be an Olympic Sport but was taken out in the 1936 Games in Berlin. The form of juggling was called Indian Clubs, which isn't like modern club juggling that everyone thinks of. It was a sport that involved taking 1 or 2 rather heavy bowling pin-like clubs and swinging them in elaborate patterns, much like the rythmic gymnists do today but there was little or no tossing of the clubs -- you had to keep hold of both of them at all times. At the extreme end of this sport, circus strongmen would swing weighted clubs weighing 30+ pounds in various patterns and challenge the audience to do the same. There are a few proponents left from what I have read, and I believe someone has recently published an instructional DVD. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
