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Twiddled Big Circles - A trickier but nicer version of Big Circles
Big Circles is a big, visual trick, but the grip change can be slightly ungainly. The twiddle that this trick adds gives a similar effect but has a smoother, if slightly more difficult, change.
Mike and LP disagree on the best way to do this - LP's way, shown in the video clip above, is to do a finger twiddle, as described in the Forward Twiddle when the hat is at the top of the circle. Mike uses a Thumb Spin to adjust the grip.
Try both and decide which feels more comfortable to you, there's little point getting both smooth as they look identical to anyone except a hat manipulation geek, and there aren't many of them in the world!
From the TricksWithHats archive
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Reginald takes to the stage and show what a tennis player can do.
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20-03-2013
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Oliver Groszer at TV show "Le plus grand cabaret du monde" (2001)
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02-07-2017
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After a long weekend of stress, kendama is the perfect way to unwind!
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03-10-2017
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The final of the Blitz tournament, at the British Kendama Open 2019 social day. Rob v Rolf.
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11-05-2019
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Heres a little teaser vid I made for a workshop we were teaching at Spin circus Festival Australia 2016.
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10-02-2016
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I'm in China this semester studying Chinese, so I haven't had lots of time to juggle. The weather was fantastic, though, so I made a short video of me juggling on the roof of our apartment.
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27-04-2012
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First stage of BKA Outlink 2015 - Cheeky Trap
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03-02-2015
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Little trap sequence attempt one!
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14-03-2015
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Salute Series: Kendamas from my collection, a trick & a salute to cool cats. #10 Imada-san/Shin Fuji/2-Turn Aeroplane.
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18-10-2018
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Petje the clown juggles on a rolla bolla for Grimde lives in Belgium.
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24-11-2016
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Onehanded, Continuous Tumbles - The hat keeps tumbling, in your hand, continuously, infinitely, forever, or at least until you stop.
This trick is an extension of the Tumble - so go learn that one now.
You'll notice that after you have performed a tumble, you are holding the hat the wrong way round to perform a second tumble immediately after it. This is where the extension comes in.
During the first tumble (which is a standard tumble), the hat rotates 1.5 times. The second tumble is similar, but the hat is thrown without a change in grip, it still does 1.5 spins, which means that it is now facing the same way as when you started!
Inorder to give yourself space for the second tumble, it feels like you need to throw it a tiny bit higher or faster.
Try to make it all flow together into a continuous movement, the hat shouldn't ever pause, the hand acts more as a guide to keep it rotating in the right direction.
A nice variation on this is to tumble the hat infront of you, switching hands between tumbles.
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06-12-2015
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Got 6 catches. It's sloppier than I would like, which is probably why I didn't post it before.
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24-07-2019
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The lower division of the 7 To Spike round at LKO 2015.
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01-03-2015
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A short sequence of events of me dusting off old tricks in new contexts.
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05-06-2017
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Bka competition
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24-03-2015
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Backcross to head catch - Throw the hat behind your back, and catch it on your head.
Like most throwing moves, this is a variation on the Throw to head - so it's probably a good idea to learn that first!
Hold the hat in your right hand using an inside grip, spread your fingers out nice and wide as you would for a normal throw to the head.
Swing your arm out to the side, so that the crown of the hat is pointing downwards. Bring your arm behind your back and release the hat so that it does a nice, high, slow spin above your left shoulder.
As the hat descends, look up into it and catch it in the same way that you would for a standard throw to the head.
Top Tip: The catching part is easier if you turn your head towards your left shoulder just before the catch. Oh, and obviously learn this throw from both hands...
From the TricksWithHats archive
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04-12-2015
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knuckle stilt to j-stick action/nvisit kendama.co.uk to find out what is going on!
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07-04-2015
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Can Opener - Literally flipping your lid!
Reach over your shoulder and head, and hold the hat in an inverted pinch grip
Flick the wrist upwards and release the hat, which will execute a perfect single spin (honest). Coat-peg catch above your head.
Minus five style points if you have to look...
Plus 10 points if you can catch the hat on your head blind, and without the coat-peg grip.
From the TricksWithHats archive
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04-12-2015
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Wes and I screwing around after a day at RIT
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27-04-2012
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A short juggling film by Andrew Olson
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23-10-2014
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Zowie, Cavey.
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22-08-2016
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Le cirque de Pékin at TV Show "le plus grand cabaret du monde" (2001)
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10-07-2017
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