Combat juggling is a balancing sport in which three juggling clubs are juggled. These juggling clubs (pins, bottles) are the props that are used by the jugglers. The sport is widely popular in Europe and the United States.
The European Juggling Convention is the major international competition of combat juggling. The World Juggling Federation is the highest governing body which manages all the major leagues and championships. The participants use various skills to continue their juggling so that they can trick their opponents and win the battle.
The objective of the sport is to juggle the props such as three clubs or pins continuously without dropping it and try to defeat the opponent. The participants target to interfere with the opposing players so that they may drop their props and eventually win the match by balancing their own clubs.
The tricks performed by the players to win the match includes -
- Heading up straight to the novice players so that they can get confused and lose their balance
- Juggling in non-uniform pace, in which the players throw on clubs high and then use that time to juggle other clubs
- Trying to interfere with other players fairly to distract them but not to hurt them
- Snatch the opponent’s club so that they can continue playing with the same club or throw their club and use the opponent’s club
One-on-One Combat
In this variant, if the players drop any of the clubs, they lose points whereas; the other player who maintains juggling for the longest time wins the match. To win the match, a player is required to keep juggling the clubs without dropping them or losing the balance.
Group Combat
It is a team event. In this variant, a particular number of players participate in various open teams. The players try to interfere with other participants so that they remain the last one in the team to juggle. ,
Zombie Combat
It is five on five combat, in which 5 players from each team goes against each other. The participants are required to control two clubs even after losing the third one. While maintaining this trick, they are regarded as the Zombie. The zombie players aren’t allowed to move but to attack other participants from the position.,
Breach
In this variant, a team with 2-5 players alternates their position as the offensive or defensive teams. The offensive team has the opportunity to select the runner for the team. Each round is played for 10 minutes.,
Sumo Combat
This variant is based on rotating each team member inside a circle of 12 feet diameter. The competitors can use any attacking method to push their opponent’s outside the circle without being violent. Any team that scores maximum points after 5 minutes round are declared as the winner of the match. ,
360s Combat
In this variant, the competitors combat in a one-on-one manner for one minute. The participants either perform a 3 up 360 or try to attack their opponents. The jugglers perform multiple spins with three clubs. If a tie occurs, the players are provided an extra 30 seconds.
