Juggling siteswap notation uses 2 for counting a hold, or rest, where you hold the ball/object for a beat. And 0 means an empty hand. So technically, you're doing a basic "2-0" siteswap pattern by just holding a ball in one hand. 

Congratulations, you're a juggler! Now, before you get that job in Vegas, 

The One

This patten is twice as hard as The One, so proceed with caution! The concept is the same, but with two balls. 

... and, scene. Well done. Let's try actually throwing them.

The Two

Your first big juggling achievement is just a little toss; straight up and straight back down into the same hand. 

You might have noticed the animation for this one is going in kind of a circle instead of straight up and straight down. Once you start juggling two or more balls in one hand, you need to do that "fountain" pattern. We're going to get to that later though, so for now just focus on throwing that thing!

Ok, done it 10,000 times? Good job! Time to move on to using both hands.

One ball, One hand

After "One ball, One Hand", this is where things really heat up. Tossing a ball from one hand... <drumroll>... to the other hand.

Hold one ball in your dominant hand with both hands held in front of you. Toss the ball about eye level towards the other hand and catch it with your other hand. 

Keep your hands where they started (kinda low). Don't reach up too much when you're catching - let gravity do it's thing so the ball can make a full arc before hitting your hand.

Once you catch it, toss it back to the original hand the same way.

Do this 1,000,000 times before picking up a second ball... wait, no... go grab that second ball as soon as you want. Two is where most people start, so consider yourself a real scholar for reading this whole thing!

One ball, Two hands

This is a basic two-ball pattern that is good for working on throwing and catching throws with both hands.

Just like One ball, One hand, each ball goes straight up, then straight down into the same hand.

Throw them a little low... try to keep them each going the same height on every throw. Imagine that the balls are traveling up and down a tiny vertical column.

Two Balls, Two Hands (up)

Ok! Run into a room, grab three balls... look confused, throw one down, start trying Two Ball Shower with a Hole. 

Peanut butter... peanut butter... peanut butter... 10,000 times. 

Two Ball Cascade (with a hole)

This is the standard first pattern new jugglers should learn - once you are ready for three balls. 

 to learn the basic throw from hand to hand.

Learn Two Balls and a Hole for the basic criss-crossing pattern

It can help to learn this while standing next to a bed or some other relatively high (but not too high) surface. Be wary of hard surfaces like a desk that you can crack your skull upon whilst gleefully grabbing for that falling ball. 

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Juggling Patterns