ContactJuggling.org

THE GAME:

The way this will work is I'll start us off by posting a video of me doing a simple contact juggling move, like windshield wiper. Then, everyone participating in the contest will send in a video of themselves doing the Windshield Wiper followed by some other move of their choosing of the same level or a slightly more difficult level.

I'll pick one of contestants to be the new "leader" based on their video. If the new leader's video was a windshield wiper followed by, say, a back-to-back transfer butterfly, then every participant then has to send a video in of themselves doing a windshield wiper followed by the b-2-b butterfly, followed by another slightly more difficult choice. I will then choose a new leader based on those videos.

Of course, if you can't perform what move the newest "leader" performed, keep practicing and do the best you can possibly do. The goal is to show yourself improving over the weeks.


THE RULES:


*Only one-ball stuff. I want everyone on .org to be able to participate, even the ones who only have one acrylic, or a lacrosse ball, or whatever. Isolations are totally welcome in the mix also!

*Every contestant will have at most one week from my picking a new "leader" to send in their new videos. I will try my best to keep to picking a new leader on the same day every week. If for some reason I can't keep to the same day or everyone is asking for an extension, I will give a little extra time. You can post a video with your submission at any time during that week up until I announce that week's winner.

*Sign-up ends NEVER. Jump in if you want to join. Please just post something saying you're interested. Convince all of your .org friends to sign up. This should be a great learning experience for you guys just starting, and a great challenge for you guys with experience.

*Be experimental! This competition is so we can all learn; if you have a new trick, throw it in there, and make us all learn it.

*Don't let your skill level keep you out of the game! I understand if you haven't been cjing long and I completely take that into account. I only am looking for if you're trying, practicing and improving.

*Say the name or explain the move you are adding. You can do this by either talking on your video or by writing it out in your post.

HINTS on how you can become the next leader:

I'm going to say this again!!! I understand if you haven't been cjing that long....or even if you have been in cj awhile but feel you haven't gotten far (that's me!!!!!!) Just do the best you can. That's all I'm looking for. This is supposed to be fun.

ON THE OTHER HAND If I know you've been cjing for quite awhile and I know can do these moves in your sleep, I'll be looking for fluidity. This game will progress and get into the more advanced stuff. Take advantage of having to focus on the beginning stuff again! Focus on those details!! How can you make those moves you've been doing forever even better? Improve, Improve!!

Like it says in the rules.....BE CREATIVE!!!! Play around and see if you can find little unique variations to moves. Creativity wins big points towards being chosen the leader of the week.


Benefits of the game:

-Will help keep you motivated and practicing.

- If you are out of the habit of posting videos or are intimidated by it, this can help break you out of that.

-Will help to get your brain working on how you like to choreograph and transition between moves. Or gives you a different way of putting moves together than you usually do.

-If this game goes on for awhile like last year, it will give you a little routine of moves that you will know well and you can pull out at ANY time.

-Improves moves you already know.

-Gives you new moves to learn and work on.

Get Ready!

The 2012 Follow The Leader game starts this Tuesday, January 24th. You will see a video pop up sometime during this day with the first move that will start it all up. After that, I will be announcing that week's winner on every Tuesday. Don't forget that you can post your entry any time before the next Tuesday to make sure your submission counts.

Yay! This is gonna be fun! ^_^

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GET READY, GET SET, GO!!!!

EDIT UPDATE: Here is the link page that has the post with the recent winner for the week - *claybody* - You can also find any tips on what is involved in this week's submissions there also. Just scroll down to my post announcing this week's winner! viewtopic.php?f=18&t=11429&p=132064#p132064

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CasualArcane.com
aether-arts.com

Can't wait to get back into this!

I promise I'll stay til the end this time!

Just one suggestion, just to make it simpler for the people playing, and even better for the ones joining late. I'm not sure how the thread editing works here, as I haven't used it too often, but if possible, maybe you can edit your original post with the video of the current leader. Previous years, I had to wade through all the submission videos in order to find the latest winner, if you just update the original post with the latest winner, then it would be much easier to find. Last year I went back a little too far and thought the previous weeks winner was the current winner, so I planned a trick to follow that and then thought "wait...I already submitted something for this!".

I'm sure that would help all the new people joining near the end too. Just a suggestion.

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www.Aether-Arts.com
www.youtube.com/user/markconigliaro

I'm in this looks fun Sennyo, oh, and I sort of like Mark's idea.

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"What are you going to be?" . . . "a contact juggler" . . . "No, I mean what's your major?" . . . "Biochemistry" . . . "Oh, well what are you going to do with that?" . . . "Juggle."

Oh that's a great idea, Mark. It will be posted and explained like normal in the thread like normal and then for quick reference, the video of the week will be kept updated in first post on this page.

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CasualArcane.com
aether-arts.com

woot woot it begins again ^^
<3

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We are like Midas... Humans can never experience the true texture of quantum reality because everything we touch turns to matter. - Physicist Nick Herbert
Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you.
Jeremy Clarkson

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It's not true contact unless you're naked.

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O right, I guess winter is here now.

http://www.sphereocity.com/

Count me in! I´m so excitede. I can´t wait what the first trick will be.

very excited to be a part of this from the beginning!!! ^^

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Fun and win? Count me in!

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"All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move." Ben Franklin
"David Bowie's massive crotch has much more sticking power than a made for TV product." Tobias Greenwich

another suggestion, if its not too hard maybe we should put a little tutorial after our submissions. visual is usually enough but some of the tricks last year i remember were a little iffy and i had to do some research of how to do them correctly. what say you?

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count me in!

Here comes the fun!

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"There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."

Hello to Jason Isaacs

I was part of the 2010 game until it got too hard and I'd love to give this a run.
I haven't CJ'd in a while but I want to get back into it. Count me in.

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"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a nonlinear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff."
-The Doctor

Count me in, now that I have a steadily-usable video camera and I'm done being reclusive for the winter!

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