All Martial Artists are aware of the need

to hone their skills.

A large number of Training Concepts/Aids have been

developed over the years to do just that.

 

Online searches will reveal many of use.

The DuckDuckGo search engine may help there. (click)

 

However…

 

 WHY SOME OLDER 

 BUJINKAN STUDENTS 

 STILL PLAY 

 WITH THEIR BALLS…

…is one that Shiro can share.

 

 

JUGGLING is a Training Aid that is not oft. mentioned.

(…a video tutorial… at end of article…)

 

Considering it’s benefits have great potential-

SHIRO’s Intel will now reveal…

Why some older BUJINKAN(click) students

 

still play with their balls.

 

 

 JUGGLING… BACK IN TIME…

 ON TOP OF THE WORLD…

 well… KOMA HOUSE ANYWAY.

 

 

JAPAN… in the early 1990’s…

A somewhat run down Tourist Hostel…

 

KOMA HOUSE.

KOMAGOME,.. JAPAN. (click)

 

 

Inside; several Aussie NINPO students… (click)

Soon became a habit to train on the rooftop.

Space was/is a premium issue in JAPAN.

 

KOMA HOUSE = A steel/concrete structure, ‘flat-roofed’.

 

Twas there SHIRO was introduced to the

ART OF JUGGLING

 

as a part of our growing training routine(s)

suggested by the

SHINOBI SENSEIs.

 

 

KOMAGOME btw is linked to the Museum city of UENO

and it’s rising Fashion scene vis the YAMANOTE Train Line.

A somewhat sleepy suburb, there is also easy

access to several renowned Shrines and Parks

including the RIKUGIEN and KYU FURUKAWA Gardens.

 

In addition to superb examples of current

JAPANESE GARDENS, a nowadays rare treat

not found in most other Garden areas,

is the customary availability of sweets

and traditional お茶, ocha,…

 

= JAPANESE TEA (click).

 

 

 

The Garden’s Ponds

are the central focus, though the gardens

are not without charm and tranquil natural

beauty therein. Local shops include traditional

arts, crafts and antiques, clothes

and so on. Many quite unique.

 

A quieter locale away

from the bigger cities bustle.

An ideal place where tired and

sleepy shinobi students could get some rest.

 

 

 SIMPLY…

 SIMPLE TO MAKE…

 

We made or rather…

re-made the JUGGLING balls ourselves.

 

A child’s hollow bouncy ball.

• Make a  small split along  the seam.

 

• Filled with raw rice via split-hole.

 

• Seam split re-glued/re-sealed.

 

 

 JUGGLING’s…

 ALL-ROUND GOODNESS:

 

We noticed the benefits to our skills

and training becomingly slowly but surely obvious…

at least to us.!.

 

E.g. better co-ordination , 

improved reflexes,

multi-tasking concepts easier,..

 

…was fun and entertaining too.

A very cheap training exercise requiring little room…

 

THOUGH lil height required too indeed.

 

Therefore… indeed,

SHIRO HIGHLY RECOMMENDS LEARNING THIS SKILL.

 

 

 CALL IN THE EXPERTS…

There are several speciality JUGGLING sites online-

most with videos and great advice.

Many contain links to groups/clubs as well as detailing

both basic and advanced concepts.

 

A small selection of HOW-TO

my DUCKDUCKGO(click) Search Engine found.

• https://www.wikihow.com/Juggle
• http://www.juggling-for-beginners.com/how-to-juggle/
• http://www.jugglefit.com/how-to-juggle.html

As with any new or retraining skill-set… practice, practice…

 

The basic skill(s) can then lead onto the further

learning of other ball patterns and throws…

which tend to mesmer children…

and some adults and thus gives you a possible

social intro or even training interest to surface.

 

 

 NO NEED 

 TO FEEL LIKE A CLOWN…

SAYS SHIRO.

Now…

 

 Y yes…

i’ve dropped so many balls…

 

…well… maybe not that many…

 

HOWEVER…

 

There are many, many benefits…

• http://www.jugglefit.com/jf_benefits.html
• http://www.shaunrosenberg.com/5-overlooked-benefits-of-juggling
• http://www.juggling-for-beginners.com/how-to-juggle/the-benefits-of-juggling/

 

JUST to reiterate… get used to picking up your balls… oft.

You can offset this by having several xtra balls secreted around your person and thus keep going a lil longer… though then you have… more balls to pick up… eventually.

REMEMBER THE BENEFITS…

REMEMBER THE BENEFITS…

 

Part of the joy of learning, refining and enhancing

physical motor skills in this gravity defying manner;

is that you are definitely though subtly

 

mentally challenging yourself as well…

probably without being overly aware

of such a process. e.g.

Shiro found, as confidence and ball handling improved…

= …I ‘ WANTED ‘ ‘ NEEDED ‘ ‘ HAD ‘ TO LEARN THE NEXT

TRICK OR BIT ETC…

i progressed to learn  and be fairly proficient with

several 2 and/or 3 ball combos and patterns

quite quickly,.. though my 4 ball work…

requires MUCH MORE WORK…

i even set the process in a numbered format,

down on paper when needed,

to help figure out the pattern’s particular

order and rhythm etc…

though my FORMULAS were probably not

 

quite like the SCIENCE Style below methinks.

 

 

 THE SCIENCE IS IN…

 ON JUGGLING:

 

Followers of SCIENCE too, have much to share

on the ART OF JUGGLING.

 

Reports and Findings of such as:

Improved BRAIN POWER and associated size growth/expansions;

Structural, Motor-plasticity and Skill changes etc too-

 

acknowledged by several studies and reports.

( ref links lil below…)

 

Areas of the BRAIN that controlled involvement in both

VISUAL and MOTOR ACTIVITY for example were subject

to quite extensive new neuron formations.

Understanding and using such results could be

applied to other medical fields or applications,

perhaps especially those conditions/syndromes

involved in trying to stem brain matter loss and

degeneration from other causes and illnesses.

 

SCIENCE says that’s ALL GOOD btw.

 

 

Shiro agrees and says,

with that science stamp of approval… then

 

JUGGLING could /should also be included in

such as recovery and rehab, where applicable…

any hand and eye coordination or focus routines etc…

perhaps included too as a school sport because

with JUGGLING,

there is NO LIMIT ON…

 

 AGE .?. NO LIMIT…

 SHIRO REPEATS…

 

 

In particular and of note…

was the summary of many reports indicated…

age meant NOT much at ALL.

 

Our Brain’s ability to grow with new skills and hobbies

appears to know no LIMITS… age limits that is.

This recognition of how certain skill-sets can

enhance mental and physical health should

make such MANDATORY…

per se in any applicable area of health care.

For example…

 

if we ALL learnt early such as: to brisk walk oft,…

juggle,…

do cross-words+such,..

knit/crochet,.. paint… carve

slow dance,.. tai chi…

 

 

…tasks and hobbies that are simply simple AND creative;

but involve several body+mind areas working together…

then, in LIFE later…

STAYING ACTIVE in healthy non stress movements etc

that also give due honor and purpose

to a life well and long lived and can,

in many ways only bring people together

at such times/periods of our lives.

 

So sayeth Shiro… and the

SCIENCE ref links:

• http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Technology/juggling-improve-brain/story?id=116656
• https://www.jneurosci.org/content/28/28/7031.short
• https://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/35/4/422.full
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10671188.1950.10624864

 

 

 MACHINES …

 THAT JUGGLE WITH YOU.

 

 

Another clever bright spark of an INVENTOR,

JAMES D. CORRIDON

even designed a JUGGLING Aid/Equipment Set

complex enough to handle a large range

of training position and scenarios.

• https://www.google.com/patents/US20110136087

 

Shiro…

thinking ‘ inventively ‘.?….

Those fortunate ones who own a netted

trampoline type device may get a auto

training assist and get the opportunity

to perhaps create a new Sport altogether.

NJOY. SO…

 

WITH NO EXCUSE NOW,..

SHIRO…

 GO PLAY…

 WITH YOUR BALLS.!.

 

 

SHIRO’s JUGGLING INTEL shows there is indeed

much of benefit

for ALL Martial Artists and many others too.

 

 

(Video Link)

 

Via JUGGLING’s required Skill-Sets

such as co-ordination and reflexes,…

these trained, enhanced, will naturally

and automatically AID your approach

to SELF-DEFENCE, SPORTs and other

LIFE areas too-

 

to which SHIRO says:

 

JUGGLE YOUR WORLD,

LIVE YOUR DREAM and

BE LIKE BEE, BELOW BE…

 

GO PLAY WITH YOUR BALLS.

NJOY. SIMPLE.

 

I DREAM OF NINJA…

TILL NEXT… SHIRO.

 

 

 

(Video Link)

 

Ball control… skills of Soccer indeed it seems.

 

…P.S… a late tip… (…22/12/17…)

…to help learn, then limit the extent/range of the ” throw ” action,..

practice a step away from a wall. This ” forces ”

you to perform such near/directly front AND

with minimal ” effort “.

 

…Thus easier to repeatedly control

and with the most appropriate strength of action…

…not too much… not too lil’.

…note: the ” throws ” in JUGGLING…

are not that powerful per se…

rhythm and consistently same height

throws very important when learning the basics.

 

ONCE LEARNT… IMPROVISE and change-ups

can be added and practiced.

Njoy the ball control indeed.

 

Till next…