The evolution of juggling | Jay Gilligan | TEDxHelsinki

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    Jay Gilligan is a professional juggler and performer from Arcadia, Ohio currently performing and living in Europe. Jay is the main teacher of juggling and creator of the juggling program at the University of Dance and Circus in Stockholm, Sweden.
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    In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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  • @Liqliq888
    @Liqliq888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1084

    "it wasn't until 19 years that I asked myself...why?"
    (laughter)
    "why is it this shape? this material?"
    (oh...)

  • @tobiasfunke6719
    @tobiasfunke6719 9 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    I think a lot of people are missing the general point of this talk, which is that juggling is more than '3 balls and some cool tricks' and goes through the same development and evolution cycle as any other activity.
    The point was not to showcase incredible skill (honestly, if you're familiar with this guy there's no need to explain that part in the first place) but rather to display amazing creativity and an attempt to think outside the box; to apply the skills you've learned to the activity that you love, even though tools and materials might change.

  • @markw3215
    @markw3215 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Camera guy: Oh, uh, he's juggling, and the rings are going off screen... maybe I should move the camera?
    *Jay Finishes*
    *Camera zooms out*
    Camera guy: Aw, dammit, I was too late again!

  • @styylinnbrah6676
    @styylinnbrah6676 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This dude is a legend. While he seems to mess up a few times in his final act, you can see his brilliance in improv with the items he is using. He follows a loose form in his act, yet throws in little extra pizzaz points whenever he feels possible. I thoroughly enjoyed watching his act.

    • @realbland
      @realbland 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      he just stole someone shoe but damn it was impressive

  • @daboognish88
    @daboognish88 10 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I love how hes taken this out of the novelty entertainment realm and into the visual and performance art realm. He is exploring and experimenting with these objects like an abstract artist does with shapes and color.

    • @AntonAdelson
      @AntonAdelson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah! Exactly. He went from skill and "sports" to art and meaning!

  • @LucasAdverse
    @LucasAdverse 9 ปีที่แล้ว +820

    I see a bunch of comments saying this skill is useless. It's interesting how spending hours playing games and watching TV is considered normal but exercising yourself, your mind and being creative is seen as being useless by some people.

    • @user-ok7nw3hd4k
      @user-ok7nw3hd4k 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      The skill has proven to increase one's eye sight, eye hand coordination, improve brain function is good exercise, all scientifically documented, so yep, you are correct!

    • @WannaComment2
      @WannaComment2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      He very explicitly said that he is making a living doing this. What more do you need? Any skill that puts food on your table and a roof over your head is perfectly useful by any reasonable standard.

    • @freqeist
      @freqeist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      being alive is all we are until we die it is neither of use nor use-less, ergo, I agree.

    • @PeterSitterly
      @PeterSitterly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      People sometimes forget that entertaining others is a useful skill.

    • @rjones6801
      @rjones6801 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Xbox has better graphics.

  • @jaywasd
    @jaywasd 9 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    When dude starts splashin' water around, grabbin' dudes shoes, and balancing pieces of the stage I thought someone was gonna tell him to chill xD

    • @StarSpliter
      @StarSpliter 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      When he grabbed the shoe, you know things just got wierd

    • @MrSimondaniel3
      @MrSimondaniel3 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ghmasterjj but what is that awful music ?

    • @Mwuesse
      @Mwuesse 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Daniel Simon You have to be joking?

    • @heidbrain
      @heidbrain 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jay Bertetto that's when i decided that this guy is a dipshit, and gave the vid a thumb down.

    • @IronDragon1337
      @IronDragon1337 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr XD

  • @IAmMinnian
    @IAmMinnian 9 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I know what he does is kind of dorky. But he seems to absolutely love what he does and that is pretty bad ass.

  • @CrushtheCrash
    @CrushtheCrash 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2490

    Juggling seems fun, but I just don't have the balls to do it.

    • @oditocujo
      @oditocujo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
      Best comment.

    • @dbpooper7512
      @dbpooper7512 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      And even if you learned, guys like this could juggle rings around you.

    • @bensuckley2474
      @bensuckley2474 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      DB Pooper you dont get it do you

    • @amiraultk
      @amiraultk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Ben Suckley He got it. He made the same type of pun in his response.

    • @dbpooper7512
      @dbpooper7512 9 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Ben Suckley Yes, sorry if my pun... threw you off, but maybe you'll... catch the next one.

  • @TwanvanDijk
    @TwanvanDijk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    What Jay shows us here is his journey into letting go. He was limited in ways to juggle because he didn't think out of the box. When he went to Europe he noticed the only boundry you're limited by is you. Maybe what he'se doing right now is not that impressive to the masses, but that's no longer his goal. He is experimenting and thats the only way to discover new possibilities.

    • @amelajay
      @amelajay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      great insight! i totally agree. the point is- evolving one's skill and passion! questioning, changing, practicing! that is commendable!

    • @KindredBrujah
      @KindredBrujah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If this is the frontier, then imagine what jugglers in 10 years, or 20, or 50, might be capable of?

    • @alilacherruse
      @alilacherruse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I saw Jay & Wes Peden do a long show in 2010 & was dumfounded by the whole presentation. The variations. The momentary, occasional misses & the speedy resumings. The, to the everyday man, impossibilities.
      & when it was all over, after wave after wave of wonder washed around me I was different too! I had never seen anything like it before & may never again, but I hope to & I am looking and listening, so I may!

    • @Mycatsname
      @Mycatsname 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brilliant I agree with you, at first I thought it might have been about prejudice because he spent years on only one object and never imagined that it could be different. I think that he has many layers to his talk, and that shows when he has a minute break in his talk so we can find what we want from what he said

  • @genericide8231
    @genericide8231 8 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    is watching this helping me in any way? no
    am i still going to watch this? you bet your sorry ass i will
    update: it was great 10/10

  • @asapGooby
    @asapGooby 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As far as the technical aspect of this goes, I wouldn't say it's top notch. But goddamn this is pure art.

  • @gadra86
    @gadra86 9 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    It's amazing for me to see that someone can be so passionate about something. He kept on practicing, researching, and tried to understand about juggling. He developed his original tricks and expanded the genre of juggling. I wish I can be that passionate about anything. I don't care whether it's good, bad, mediocre or meaning less. I will be a happy man if I can find something that I can pour that much effort into.

    • @abskug
      @abskug 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      need more people like you in the world

    • @momchilpetrov4647
      @momchilpetrov4647 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactcly what I was thinking about while watching the vid.

    • @rodrigorueda2943
      @rodrigorueda2943 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! I was hoping this comment and finally found this

    • @Ilikebigboobies
      @Ilikebigboobies 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      gadra86 TRUE... and it took you 6 hours to think what to put and type it...

  • @madogblue
    @madogblue 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1912

    The worst camera work of any Ted talk

    • @tkaz123
      @tkaz123 9 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      The very beginning of the video... "Independently organized TED event"

    • @JakeDionMedia
      @JakeDionMedia 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      madogblue I was thinking the same thing all the way through.

    • @Rx7man
      @Rx7man 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Yup, cameraman was totally asleep. couldn't see half of what was happening, finally pan zoom over when the trick was over

    • @oulmang
      @oulmang 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      May be he was juggling with his balls at the same time

    • @LoveFurball
      @LoveFurball 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Can't agree more! Like the cameraman is high or something, always too late when zooming!

  • @chris8456
    @chris8456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    What a finish!🤙🤙 can't say I've seen someone destroy a Ted stage before😂😂🤣Amazing!

    • @Reverend_Mojo
      @Reverend_Mojo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Alright TedX lets open this pit up!" (Starts Juggle-moshing)

  • @lukashallmann5104
    @lukashallmann5104 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This talk opens a whole new view about juggling and a lot more.

  • @Jennyispoop
    @Jennyispoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This is perhaps one of the most fascinating youtube videos I've encountered.
    In the video we see someone breaking the boundaries of the narrow minded form of juggling we've become familiar with. We see someone who is unapologetic in his efforts to showcase truly what he has learned from the art of juggling. He learned all the tricks and even began getting paid for his greatest hobby, and then a profound realization 19 years in.
    When you're so far into your craft/profession and have aquired all "knowledge" there is of it (quotations bc we know nothing) you are bound to become a creator. And in creating you continue learning, the greatest endeavor of life.
    What fascinates me is not the newfound understanding I have of juggling, no. What fascinates me is that in his attempt to create/do something thats never been done before, the majority of people are appalled. They dont get it. They are stuck in their habitual, close-minded way of thinking and anything that is different scares them. Just take a look at all the comments on the video! The audience's reactions! ... it makes sense as our brains are our survival mechanism, they want to keep us safe from that which is not familiar (hence fear when we try something new).
    We might praise Galileo now for having said that the sun is the center and the earth in fact is the one which rotates about that sun, but in his time people thought he was crazy. So many other examples of this, where those who dared think different were rejected from society and the majorital views. Its fascinating to see these historical parallels. Fascinating to be a part of what may be a revolutionary time. Wow.

    • @Rearmostbean
      @Rearmostbean 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nah this is just him promoting himself and renegade juggling.
      People juggle different things all the time, apples, eggs, axes, torches just to name a few. Unique items bring in more eyes
      I mean he acts like juggling started with his friend, when it has been around for hundreds of years and really for millennia.
      More commerical than historical

    • @kathorsees
      @kathorsees 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't think most of the negativity stemmed from "close-mindedness". Pretty sure it had more to do with the guy being obviously nervous and uncomfortable and lacking certain presentation skills. He looked awkward, and this often triggers a negative response from people rather than compassion ("induces cringe"). This also meant that his end routine, for many of us, looked desperate instead of free-spirited or innovative.
      Creativity is beautiful, but many beautiful things can be ruined by poor presentation, and any endeavour can end up be misguided if pursued without consideration for the "bigger picture". I think that expressing yourself through juggling is wonderful, and people should share that with the world. However, comparing juggling triangles to Galileo is misguided. It doesn't take into account the implications of these two undertakings. One influences science and technology for centuries to come and thus impacts the lives of billions. Other helps hundreds, at maximum thousands of people to have more enjoyment from their hobby and possibly find some personal growth through that. Both are admirable, but the impact is still incompatible.
      Finally, I agree with previous comment - first depictions of juggling stem from Ancient Egypt, and it's a given there were jugglers before that as well. Would've loved to hear his comments on that, but his historical review kinda didn't mention that at all.

    • @gawayne1374
      @gawayne1374 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are wrong

    • @superrinusblick4222
      @superrinusblick4222 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Rearmostbean all te stuff you said juggles either like balls or clubs, his stuff actually brings new stuff in

  • @Aaron71778
    @Aaron71778 8 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    The song Mercy at the end came on..... he was about to go ham but said nah they aint ready.

  • @Eggy-bp6pj
    @Eggy-bp6pj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just love how passionate this guy is, yes it's about juggling and to most (including myself) it's an amusing to see him get so excited about seemingly silly things. But you gotta give him credit, where it's due. It's weird people like him that make the world a better place :)

  • @jer-man823
    @jer-man823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Based on his last act, my guess is this dude has basically become like Neo from the Matrix, except instead of seeing everything as numbers he sees everything as juggling props 😂

  • @cameronlong6895
    @cameronlong6895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    10:55 finishes juggling, 10:57 camera zooms out to an angle that you could have seen the trick

  • @coosoorlog
    @coosoorlog 9 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    I think he went full juggler in the end

    • @realbland
      @realbland 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It was his final form

    • @galadballcrusher8182
      @galadballcrusher8182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@realbland aye he went bankai

    • @sandro0128
      @sandro0128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@galadballcrusher8182 dont bring back my memories

    • @derrickbullard8054
      @derrickbullard8054 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      NEVER, go full juggler !

    • @Raphael-sj8kq
      @Raphael-sj8kq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      i laughed so hard with this comment section

  • @sybariticcupboardrat3763
    @sybariticcupboardrat3763 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There were 3 things I always wanted to learn as a kid that I seemed to have no ability to do naturally. 1. Juggling. I literally said, "I can't juggle" out loud in public once. Someone overheard me and responded with "yes, you can" and taught me in about 10 minutes and told me the rest is practice. He was completely correct. 2. Bridge shuffling cards. My mom does this and I always wanted to do it to, but I didn't know how. Finally I told her to do it slowly as I watched over and over again. That's all it took for me to figure it out. 3. Whistling. I couldn't whistle for most of my life. But never underestimate the power of boredom. I got a horribly boring job where I could practice whistling as much as I wanted.... ta-da now I can whistle songs.
    TLDR: if you think you can't do something, just find a tutorial and become bored enough to practice and you will learn to do it. It just takes trying.

    • @quabledistocficklepo3597
      @quabledistocficklepo3597 ปีที่แล้ว

      .I'm working on whistling. I once could do it, but not now. Still, if I could do it once.... That's what keeps me going

  • @mequable
    @mequable 8 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Camera really didn't show properly what's happening most of the time.

    • @shoegum7362
      @shoegum7362 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +mequable 24:53 worth

  • @DPMAN2424
    @DPMAN2424 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    anybody hating on this doesn't understand how hard it is to perform balance/juggling/hand-eye-coordination tricks under pressure. I dont give a fuck about juggling but this video was fun to watch and i respect the hell out of this guy. great ending too!

  • @Muikkinen
    @Muikkinen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    Come on people with all the negative comments. First of all: how many of you can juggle at this level? I don't care about your "If I would practice 28 years I would be so much better" comments if you don't have anything to show for it. Internet is full of people saying something isn't amazing when 99 % of those commenters could never do it themselves. I've practiced juggling before and I just didn't have the patience for it, but through that I know that what he does is not easy just because some jugglers make it look really easy. I respect all those people who have the patience and the perseverance to dedicate themselves for this art - I sure didn't have.
    Second: "balancing isn't juggling" "nothing compared to the chainsaw juggling". Bullshit. Google the definition of juggling, it's manipulating objects and that doesn't mean you have to throw shit around all the time. Juggling has many different forms and balancing is one of them. And what comes to chainsaws - that's pretty standard. Once you learn to juggle 3 items you can basically do it with anything. People think that just because it's more dangerous it would need more skill. Well it doesn't.
    Usually I don't care about idiots online but for some reason this shit pisses me off. I think he is a skilled juggler and even if he weren't - so what? This presentation was about the evolution of juggling. It was NOT about being the most amazing juggler there is. Besides I feel that it is pretty hard to come up with innovative, new ideas in juggling. I rarely see something new, but he surprised me when he juggled those balls of yarn for example. I think all in all he did a great job! So please people, show some respect!

    • @jaygilligan
      @jaygilligan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      kiitos!

    • @JZhelsky
      @JZhelsky 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Don't take comments the wrong way.
      This video is a reminder to many, that once, they made a choice to forsake something they enjoyed doing.
      Instead of living it, they stopped at dreaming it.
      And it's painful, to remember. It's very painful.

    • @Muikkinen
      @Muikkinen 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      AndyFeelsDandy You might be onto something...

    • @johndoe-1974
      @johndoe-1974 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And you just wrote an essay that no one read about negative comments

    • @Muikkinen
      @Muikkinen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      John Doe- Well, I hadn't got an opportunity to write an English essay since senior high school so... how did I do?

  • @shoresy594
    @shoresy594 8 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    So we're all just gonna ignore the fact that he had his phone on shuffle and Mercy came on after he finished LOL

    • @JayJay-no7wi
      @JayJay-no7wi 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Darin Shore lol noticed that too

    • @krusher181
      @krusher181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      dany It’s a Kanye West club bumping hip hop song. The juxtaposition made me laugh.

    • @alek_42
      @alek_42 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      how is that a juxtaposition?

    • @ratataran
      @ratataran 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@alek_42 look up the definition of juxtaposition, then watch the last 30 seconds again, you'll know

    • @narong1204
      @narong1204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I just watched the mercy music video and then this was in my cues. It makes sense now.

  • @CanthusOfCandE
    @CanthusOfCandE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He mentions he spent 20,000 hours on rings, assume he did the same for balls, clubs and other stuff. So 80,000 hours total.
    This video of him telling us about it lasts 30 minutes and has 2.7 million views. If everyone that viewed this watched the whole thing that's 1.35 million hours. If they only watched half of it it's still 675 thousand hours...
    What I am getting at is that what this guy has spent his life learning has amused people for longer than its taken him to learn it. Which to me is a good sign of time well spent. That's purely on this one video as well, not taking into account how he normally uses it to put food on the table.

  • @Dravoth
    @Dravoth 9 ปีที่แล้ว +532

    Why the fuck am i watching this

    • @Goldy01
      @Goldy01 9 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Your name kinda implies that you're high, that's why.

    • @JuaK262
      @JuaK262 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Chatshark01 without mentioning the profile picture

    • @goodgamewellplayed3792
      @goodgamewellplayed3792 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      JuaK JuaK Lmao

    • @maxisandoval5318
      @maxisandoval5318 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Myan Weed lol what am i doing with my life

    • @epithet052
      @epithet052 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Myan Weed why are you letting ppl read this

  • @bkeels002
    @bkeels002 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It is cool how he combines traditional juggling with contact juggling.

  • @jamesvivar8160
    @jamesvivar8160 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I loved this video. I honestly can't understand why some people are bashing on it

    • @numbernine8571
      @numbernine8571 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They are all clowns who are jealous of jugglers' talents.

  • @MrLaggy2000
    @MrLaggy2000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is exactly what I needed. Juggling has always fascinated me and I have always wondered, "how did someone think to throw items between their two hands in a circular manner." Now I know and can finally find peace in my life. Thanks again TED!

  • @RayMysteryo
    @RayMysteryo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    what was that song he used so i can avoid it for the rest of my life

    • @lamasardine5210
      @lamasardine5210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seems like jonsi or sigur Ros 😉

    • @XpdcraftX
      @XpdcraftX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Pure ear R4p3

    • @deborahhanna6640
      @deborahhanna6640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Something about killing all birds.

    • @MoldMantle
      @MoldMantle 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lamasardine5210 second one was "definitely" Sigur Ros haha

    • @MoldMantle
      @MoldMantle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I liked the first one fine, felt playful like a Bobby McFerrin mix, and I thought his performance matched it perfectly.

  • @TheSilverHatchet
    @TheSilverHatchet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Next Ted topic: the evolution of camera work...

  • @Danowemight
    @Danowemight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    At a couple of points while watching this I was like, "Dude, that can't be that hard to do!", but then I thought about it and realized there's no way on earth I could do that without juggling for 2 years straight with just the rings. This dude is pretty cool and another thing is how much nuts does it take to be like, "F doing a normal day job. I'm going to make my money on my skill level of throwing stuff up in the air and catching it in interesting ways."

    • @Danowemight
      @Danowemight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Dan Anderson He also looks kinda like "The Swede" from Hell on Wheels.

    • @j3nki541
      @j3nki541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ikr?! i can't even juggle a single ball from hand to hand... just tried, it's pretty pathetic...

    • @keepingitreel...8037
      @keepingitreel...8037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@j3nki541 ~ Start with bean bags! Easier to grab, and when you drop them, they won't roll away. . .

  • @hitocofruta
    @hitocofruta 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The rhythmical movement of the objects was fascinating enough, but it was just a tip of iceberg. At the last performance I felt the.giant iceberg itself rising up and flew out into the outer space. Thanks for sharing the joy of your life!

  • @ChrisKoelsch
    @ChrisKoelsch 10 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    i've never juggled before. but i'm pretty fucking sure a chainsaw is one of the essential juggling props

    • @mrsylar91
      @mrsylar91 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was honestly expecting to hear chainsaws as one of the essential juggling props. Balls, clubs (or rubber chickens) and chainsaws! XD

    • @thedoctor7497
      @thedoctor7497 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris Koelsch He didn't mention it because the juggling pattern for chainsaws and clubs is actually pretty similar. Between balls, rings and clubs exist more diffrences.

  • @ryanoconnor7957
    @ryanoconnor7957 9 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    ROFL the finale was worth waiting for.

    • @MyReMoX
      @MyReMoX 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ryan O'Connor no

    • @ddd1hhh
      @ddd1hhh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ryan O'Connor was he getting irritated that he was dropping stuff?

  • @Colorfulskulls
    @Colorfulskulls 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that was amazing. i had only inteneded to watch the beginninh because i have things to do, but i ended up watching the whole thing.

  • @Leitosssssss
    @Leitosssssss 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    That madness in the end :DDD ...Amazing guy and talk :D

  • @ChaosPotatos
    @ChaosPotatos 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Lol @ Mercy at the end, he rushed to turn that off

  • @jackober1554
    @jackober1554 9 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    the comments on this video are possibly more entertaining than the video itself. seems that a large portion of the population has some sort of a problem with the idea that some people actually get enjoyment out of pursuits that dont require hyper stimulation via technology or competition.

    • @ashoey
      @ashoey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Surprised he wore such a tight shirt with his man boobs.

    • @wabuzzoo8201
      @wabuzzoo8201 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ashoey Glad I`m not alone in noticing that.

    • @wade13murphy
      @wade13murphy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ashoey surprised or jealous?

    • @frogsoda
      @frogsoda 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ashoey I was distracted by the same thing. Seems he could do with some push-ups.

    • @superrinusblick4222
      @superrinusblick4222 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ashoey why did you comment this and even more importantly why under ti's comment

  • @Maehlice
    @Maehlice 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Something dawned on me just now I would've never considered otherwise: The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon are a bunch of jugglers.

    • @keepingitreel...8037
      @keepingitreel...8037 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks to all who serve and have served, and may God Bless you all. . .

  • @TimMacAren
    @TimMacAren 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I will show your video to my children. And just hope they will see on you another role model.
    So many manifestations of physics, discipline and motivation were to me, simply, admirable.
    Highly informative.
    You are the best juggler I've seen, all around.
    Thank you very much, Ted.

  • @MrBriancastator
    @MrBriancastator 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The essence of thinking out of the box, could be applied to anything.
    that is what I took from this.
    Good Job

  • @krs1315
    @krs1315 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I think the end performance was the metaphorical translation of his life after spending 28 years juggling, it started out normal then he probably went on a massacre or offed himself after he was escorted out of the building for vandalism and shoe thievery

  • @rampantunease6517
    @rampantunease6517 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was not a juggling show, this was a talk on Design in juggling, at a TEDx talk. It was Awesome, question everything, sometimes to reason something is some way is chance, but how did that make a difference in what can be done? etc. and yes a some of the tricks with the new materials may not be has "hypnotic" "impressive" etc as the old tricks but again not a juggling show but a talk on design, and new materials are coming, and that trick might lead to new tricks. And it also helps us appreciate the awesomeness of the old tricks.

  • @newmagicfilms
    @newmagicfilms 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is art! To keep your audience focused on one hobby that are booring for human eye after 2-3 min

  • @TerryDax
    @TerryDax 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The people who are saying it was boring don't get the difference between European versus American styled juggling. Hell, in some juggling circles and schools, they ONLY allow using the balls and pins. They don't consider the rings any good. And if you even try to juggle something else (for example, his triangles, or the showy sort of thing, like chainsaws), you're not considered a 'pure' juggler.
    It's an art form. A lot of the more 'boring' tricks he did are not only hard technically, but they're prototypes. Still in development. Imagine a hammer without a claw end. The tools aren't fully understood, and they're still being improved on, and the techniques are still being modified.
    I was highly entertained, but then again, I've known jugglers. I pass by street jugglers every day to my work, having them pay their rent from tips off of tourists. Each one says the same thing: It's extremely hard to juggle the technical side of the craft with the art side of the craft. If its too artsy, you lose the audience. If its too 'technical' or 'basic, then you lose yourself. It has to be kept in balance if you want to make your living.

  • @MannyRutinel
    @MannyRutinel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I can't believe I actually watched this entire video...

    • @qtip3998
      @qtip3998 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      like you have more important things to do?

  • @jakebrennan5646
    @jakebrennan5646 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That ending is so exuberantly chaotic and random, I was in stitches. What a clusterf*** of a talk!

  • @dmitriygryaznov9210
    @dmitriygryaznov9210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have never juggled in my life, but as a former academia employee I was really inspired by this story of going outside the box and using the experience to come back to old methods with a different perspective.

  • @TheSkysFalling8238
    @TheSkysFalling8238 10 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I wonder if that guy ever got his shoe back..

    • @shrap8
      @shrap8 10 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Remains a mystery to this day.

    • @syedamranidid5599
      @syedamranidid5599 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

    • @joeyf3450
      @joeyf3450 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice

    • @Ilikebigboobies
      @Ilikebigboobies 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya... like it looked like he just kinda ripped his shoe off for no reason...

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      My main just ripped his shoe off.

  • @harrysonofbob
    @harrysonofbob 8 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    this comment section is filled with people who have never juggled a day in their life, and don't realize how awesome this guy is.

    • @caseyniestat3807
      @caseyniestat3807 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      peepee

    • @willygoh2225
      @willygoh2225 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've been playing for years , and still could only juggle 3 ball . 4 is really hard...

    • @highwaytosmell4495
      @highwaytosmell4495 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      And people with suspiciously alliterative names.

    • @xxFR12
      @xxFR12 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      7 ball juggler here.. ur wrong

    • @mattsmedmor7057
      @mattsmedmor7057 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      now this was really intersting ive never tryed juggling but im going to give it a go

  • @wot_noobclown5621
    @wot_noobclown5621 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think no one realizes how amazing he is, including me, including himself

  • @genesisobadiah
    @genesisobadiah 8 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    at 4:02 when he said, "it wasn't until 19 years when I asked myself why".... I was like I know right, then he says, why is the circle shaped like this. I'm done!

    • @shoegum7362
      @shoegum7362 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Genesis Obadiah 24:54 worth it til the end

    • @baumaeyn
      @baumaeyn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Genesis Obadiah When I read "at 4:02 when" I already knew what your comment was going to be so I didnt keep reading.

    • @genesisobadiah
      @genesisobadiah 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Baum A. Ein good for you bud.

    • @chriswass1176
      @chriswass1176 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everyone in the studio should feel bad about themselves. HAHAHAHA!

    • @TAKprod
      @TAKprod 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad I’m not the only one who caught that

  • @derpizzaman1050
    @derpizzaman1050 7 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    wouldnt it be cool if he just started beating people with his props

    • @Urine_Urine_Urine
      @Urine_Urine_Urine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes. I like where your head's at.

    • @PeterSitterly
      @PeterSitterly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Plot Twist: He makes a living stealing shoes.

    • @nachojones1
      @nachojones1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@PeterSitterly but just one.

    • @chris8456
      @chris8456 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Cab_ 😂😂🤣

    • @Janne-k-
      @Janne-k- 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      just jumpin' into the crowd and start violently smashing his way through people

  • @leavingjupiter
    @leavingjupiter 8 ปีที่แล้ว +642

    Cameraman. You had only one job. One job.

    • @EBinCA
      @EBinCA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      And you failed. Badly.

    • @bannor99
      @bannor99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He has to juggle audio & video

    • @DEO777
      @DEO777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      In defense of the cameraman, he only has experience with TED Talks, not TED Jugglers. TED Jugglers requires cameraman who completed advanced college courses such as CAM401: The Zoom Out Button.

    • @davidfarmer2049
      @davidfarmer2049 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes at least he achieved to keep the camera still.
      Maybe he over did that for this........ but it make a nice change.

    • @calebwee328
      @calebwee328 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DEO777 damn savage😂

  • @earlefrost5512
    @earlefrost5512 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is just PURE FUN!!! He;s skilled, he knows his stuff inside and out, and he shares everything with the audience in an entertaining way. What more could you ask for??? 11 thumbs up.

  • @niceone2867
    @niceone2867 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    24:36 when you're drunk and start trying to balance the pool stick but end up breaking stuff

    • @ala-lash3710
      @ala-lash3710 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tyler Parr lmaooo 😂

    • @dannygjk
      @dannygjk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then the bartender gets pissed off and asks the bikers to throw you out, literally. XD

  • @Ezullof
    @Ezullof 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I found interesting what he said but a lot of things he does can be performed by a newbie. He doesn't seem to differenciate what it impressive/difficult from what is easy and unimpressive. That's fascinating. He's completely crazy.

    • @junkaccount4297
      @junkaccount4297 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've been juggling for four and a half years now, including a few times juggling in public areas (mostly parades, or waiting for the bus). I've found that a lot of the technically easy tricks are visually very impressive. One trick, called the Mills Mess, is a very easy trick to preform. For many jugglers, it's the first trick they learn. And yet it looks really cool

    • @junkaccount4297
      @junkaccount4297 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've been juggling for four and a half years now, including a few times juggling in public areas (mostly parades, or waiting for the bus). I've found that a lot of the technically easy tricks are visually very impressive. One trick, called the Mills Mess, is a very easy trick to preform. For many jugglers, it's the first trick they learn. And yet it looks really cool

    • @oNTiger
      @oNTiger 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course, it's for demonstration, it's easier to observe the basics for non-jugglers

  • @ea333525
    @ea333525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He is from close to where I live. I don’t think some people realize how difficult some of his tricks were.

    • @asnothe
      @asnothe ปีที่แล้ว

      He juggles 5 clubs flawlessly as a passing illustration during the presentation, in the middle of a sentence. Nobody applauds because they are following the presentation. I guess that's the sign he has something interesting to say.

  • @XD2021
    @XD2021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    20:00 I love how he casually walks up to the audience and gives the ropes without saying anything 😂

  • @officialsimonharris
    @officialsimonharris 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I know Dave Finnigan, yes he used to live in Seattle and the company he was making the rings for was Juggle Bug

  • @MrAndrewWheatley
    @MrAndrewWheatley 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A fine example of a true innovator: strange and sometimes laughable ideas, lots of energy and passion and charisma, and a performance that's less refined, a little sloppier around the edges. He's going to inspire some kid who is going to take his ideas to the next level, and create something that will BLOW PEOPLES MINDS. Think of Jake Burton and Tom Sims with the snowboard. It's now an olympic sport. Thanks Jay for your inspiration!

    • @MrAndrewWheatley
      @MrAndrewWheatley 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or like Thelonious Monk playing jazz piano.

    • @MrAndrewWheatley
      @MrAndrewWheatley 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      MrAndrewWheatley or like Le Patin Libre on ice skates!

  • @thalanoth
    @thalanoth 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The ending was like he just got a phone call at the end of the show and his boss told him he was fired lol. He was like, YOU THINK I CANT JUGGLE?!?!? SHIIIIT WATCH THIS SHIIIIIT!!!
    and he just loses his mind... lol. Intriguing video and performance, though a little bizarre. That one dude was like fuck man I'm all for art but gimme back my shoe lol.

  • @dalanium98
    @dalanium98 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the epitome of elegance~5 stars
    human perfection

  • @ryanrodrigues6127
    @ryanrodrigues6127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy is the craziest which I ever watched on tedx.

  • @pabloisapanda
    @pabloisapanda 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    there is a world of juggling to discover, just like in my world of speedcubing.
    there is people who are born to do certian things. there is a ton of things right under your nose that you dont see like the world of speedcubing, which is like the world of juggling but different.

    • @garretthansen9933
      @garretthansen9933 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pablo2thetop speedcubing is also a hobby like juggling so if you came to a hobby video to call a hobby channel gay then whats your purpose of being here if hobbies are gay

  • @PinkiesBrain
    @PinkiesBrain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    19 minutes blah and then BEASTMODE.
    We are lucky no baby in the audience was balanced on a chin...

  • @AdamKucharczyk
    @AdamKucharczyk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When he started juggling with the wool, people started to laugh. But in fact the record, tracing of the juggling object was THE most fascinating part of the story, there was nothing to laugh about for me, just pure amazement for the idea and realization of mathematics in the art. fantastic, breathtaking when you realize the real idea behind.

  • @sebastienschubert2991
    @sebastienschubert2991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow what a beautiful video this guy is pushing the skill of juggling into an art.

  • @Fourminers4
    @Fourminers4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    I want to watch a person juggling rubik cubes and solving them at the same time.

    • @jacklynyeh4893
      @jacklynyeh4893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's real

    • @ggdk2865
      @ggdk2865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's a (fake) video of someone doing it.

    • @kateonkeys1414
      @kateonkeys1414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can solve a Rubix cube so I know it would take forever to do that.

    • @BrianMillerConcerts
      @BrianMillerConcerts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It has been done, by Ravi Fernando, and by Que Jianyu, for example. Google search for "Rubik's Cube juggling" and you will find videos and articles

    • @aok9153
      @aok9153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some asian kid did it and faster than 99.999999% of people could solve a rubiks cube normally

  • @MrJonathonww
    @MrJonathonww 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was awesome. How can there be so many downclicks.

  • @SeanAbbey
    @SeanAbbey 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jay amazing Jay, makes me believe in the human spirit & its possibilities. Nothing but brilliant! In awe

  • @Probotters
    @Probotters 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Quite a few said they felt sad for him or cringed while watching. I just saw a guy who has a strong passion for what he does and obviously enjoys the fuck out of it. Have fun commuting to your 9 to 5.

  • @xS3NTRYx
    @xS3NTRYx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    This was BY FAR one of the most interesting TED talks I've ever seen!

    • @avedic
      @avedic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You're...kidding, right?

    • @xS3NTRYx
      @xS3NTRYx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Why would I be? This was amazing and his talk was about a lot more than just Juggling.

    • @HannyDart
      @HannyDart 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      xS3NTRYx either youre serious or youre following LCS

    • @xS3NTRYx
      @xS3NTRYx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm serious, and I don't know what LCS is.

    • @simpstuck
      @simpstuck 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      BAEMERZ UNFORG1VEN

  • @CoolThisIsMyUsername
    @CoolThisIsMyUsername 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i appreciate the intricacy of these tricks and the mastery with which they're exhibited , yet i can understand why some might find them a bit senseless . they do seem to lack something , as if we're being told how a musical instrument works without hearing it in concert ; its difficulty is obvious , but for some reason we don't care as much , because we don't feel as engaged with it as we feel we ought to be ...
    perhaps these are things that the averse commentators should consider, instead of just releasing blind internet hatred as is so ugly commonplace

  • @SIXPACFISH
    @SIXPACFISH 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    These TEDx's are always extremely interesting. This is no exception. Probably the best all around entertainment on TH-cam.

  • @jerseybred732
    @jerseybred732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If I could only apply this kind of passion somewhere in my life

  • @suavemaurice
    @suavemaurice 10 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    This is an example of what happens when you don't have a timer to play a clown off stage and he just keeps on vamping his performance. Great show, but I imagine the organizers started to get a little on edge when the glasses and water got involved. Then the sign and oh dear...

    • @iainenfc
      @iainenfc 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It did start to unravel, I agree.

    • @terrancefolligan4789
      @terrancefolligan4789 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      toward the end he honestly just looks like a five year old running around making shit up on the spot.

    • @parsadorbeigi1188
      @parsadorbeigi1188 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yahemmi Doe That's the whole point of the talk. You can juggle anything in any way you want, running around the town like a hyperactive 8 year old stealing people's shoes and juggling them. That's the future!!
      Oh boy, do I wish the world had ended in 2012!!

    • @terrancefolligan4789
      @terrancefolligan4789 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Parsa Dorbeigi Yeah, maybe if you ARE a hyper-active 8-year-old. But this guy is like 35, and he's making himself look like a child. i don't really know what you're talking about.

    • @JohnBastardSnow
      @JohnBastardSnow 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's nice to see somebody who is not afraid to look like a child and who doesn't want everything to look serious. Stealing somebody's shoe was a perfect maneuver.

  • @Chellapo
    @Chellapo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love how he just runs up and steals the guys shoe and hes like WTF MY SHOE!

  • @kazoosc
    @kazoosc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember the first time i saw Michael Moschen juggling balls in hand, in air, against the ground, and then in a trianglular structure
    .. then later a special showing juggling of planes, waves

  • @MrRobin209
    @MrRobin209 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    17:30 is the moment you were waiting for

  • @kittenforbunny
    @kittenforbunny 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    i love it. grand finale: destroys the place! hahahaa awesome.

  • @diplomat1239
    @diplomat1239 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Look at that Man, with a Great Passion for His Career !! Great Man.

  • @swagatamdebnath2859
    @swagatamdebnath2859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This art is incredible!!!

  • @fishlaugh
    @fishlaugh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "juggling is such a young art form" - Jay Gilligan
    "Juggling has been recorded in many early cultures including Egyptian, Nabataean, Chinese, Indian, Greek, Roman, Norse, Aztec and Polynesian civilizations." - Wikipedia

    • @superrinusblick4222
      @superrinusblick4222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes as a skill not as an Art and also knowledge is lost all the time

    • @h.lindustries2133
      @h.lindustries2133 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Still verry young co.pared to other art formes

  • @skeeter2194
    @skeeter2194 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gotta love how the guy presenting is actually serious and the crowd laughs at him.

    • @superrinusblick4222
      @superrinusblick4222 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      he does that on purpose e is an entertainer. Good comedians don't laugh at their own jokes

  • @OrganicGreens
    @OrganicGreens 10 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    these camera men are awful

  • @alecwilliams8321
    @alecwilliams8321 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Me - "I can do that" *grabs somehting to juggle, drops on feet*

    • @superrinusblick4222
      @superrinusblick4222 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      the amount of people who think Tey can do it is astounding. You actually tried it and I aploud you for that

  • @seancarney5162
    @seancarney5162 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As an avid juggler, I am impressed with his improv and choreography. It's all in the name of expression and entertainment right..

  • @FluidMatters
    @FluidMatters 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great string ball juggling, starts about 19:45.

  • @EpicUltraKingSmizzy
    @EpicUltraKingSmizzy 10 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    I feel like at the end he screwed up his routine and just started doing random shit.

    • @gettingkilt
      @gettingkilt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think that was the point. He was freeing us and himself from the traditional styles of juggling, including the big start, the big finish, the repetitive patterns, and even the idea that he had to catch everything.

  • @feardisXx
    @feardisXx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I liked his "drop the mic" moment at the end XD. Holy god what a trip.

  • @carljhirst
    @carljhirst 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That music was like someone just rang you, you answer,and they are walking about with the phone in their pocket.

  • @andy4an
    @andy4an 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    anyone else gasp preemptively as he was setting up the yarn?
    what a trick!

    • @ghostrose11
      @ghostrose11 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was hoping he was going to juggle them ending up in braiding it into something.. still awesome either way though.

  • @helmut4lyfe
    @helmut4lyfe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I just spent 26 minutes watching a guy talk about the history of juggling. I should get outside more

    • @chetchelios7614
      @chetchelios7614 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @The Godfatheree 5 years later we are quarantined. Perfect time for rando juggler videos

    • @etbedtalksAOH
      @etbedtalksAOH 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then what about people in that room

  • @AdamDavies111
    @AdamDavies111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was fucking sick, especially the end! Some have no idea how hard it is and the dedication required to learn such an array of tricks!

  • @matthewl6627
    @matthewl6627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    23:35
    me when everything falls out of the fridge