Learning 633 and 63641

Both of these were hard work for me to get going. 3 months back I didn't have a chance to get past a few rounds so gave up but now I've improved. Anyway just as the pattern threatens to become stable the 6's want to go somewhere they shouldn't. 633 feels like it would just click and become easy (one day soon?!).

 Next time at the Areteland hill it felt like it had clicked. Now I can say that after initial brainstrain I really LIKE this PATTERN.

Trying to learn 63641 also but after watching this it seems that after the first throw it's more like

(6,4x)(6,2)(2x,4)*

Cheat'N'box journey

 Cheat,N,Box. I didn't want to practise N-Box as it's one sided and hard to do but then I found this way to make it symmetrical and easier also. After training this for some (quite long) time Drop box feels good also...

 Bursted box also starting to feel a bit better but can't make the back throw 1's airborn. Everybody who learns this thing has a different way to make the pattern but there is always interest in different ways to improve.

Is this closer to a real N-Box?

Grasping throw [11]

Why like this [11] or [2x2x] throw?
Not so much catching for me with these Russian balls but more of a grasping 'Slamstuff' into the other hand as fast as possible.
I thought this is a RETARDED throw at first but now with interesting patterns it seems to have gained some value.  Could also have some 'sleight of hand' or comedy potential....
See yea all 4 ball boxes are hard work but this one is super chilled out and IS technically a 4 ball box.Haha! (comedy bit). The second pattern is actually good fun 524[11][54]51

 First pattern, like a shower for 2 passes then changing direction 25[22]5[11][54]1
Then stacks on each side with [44]244[11]

[54][11][52]2 funny and the funky [44][54]12 both one sided (boohiss) and quite easy.

4 balls (6,4x) patterns

For some reason I like this more than it's seemingly more popular sister throw (6x,4). However I'm finding it tricky to get any things properly running so I can only take comfort in the fact that the more of this I do the easier it will be to learn the 5 ball classic later. Even so these are great patterns in themselves.
First pattern is (6,4x)(2x,4)*

The next is even harder for me but I think it's more similar to (so better practise for) the 5 ball model.
It's (6,4x)(4x,6)(4,0)*

The next one (6,4x)(2x,6)(2x,4x)* I think could only 'Double Qualify' also (new phrase learned today, like it a lot) but felt good.

ShuffleMessingAround

Now that I've learned a few cross handed and under the wrist type patterns I start to realize just how many possible variations there are to do. These three patterns are from recent favorites.

Sunset "Nice Juggling" place

Beautiful (mostly) quiet place to practise in the afternoons in the shadow of some big mango trees.

Burst Sliced Shuffle

On waking up in the morning I had the idea so put together bits of 3 different patterns I've learned recently (Burst box, Luke's shuffle, sliced multiplex) and got this.

 I never learn tricks that I haven't watched somebody do or at least on jugglelab so maybe my brain is changing!

6 balls multiplex [54][52]2

I was searching for 'Through the [54]' type patterns and this seemed like a good way to make it every time on both sides. But it's with 6 balls. Anyway the similar 5 ball patterns seemed harder especially the one I was attempting which was the brilliant looking [54]51.
This one is [54][52]2 and also really good.

Experimenting with ([6x4],4)

A fun '3up' throw to try different things with.
Best pattern so far is symmetrical ([6x4],4)(6,0)(4x,2x)(4x,2)* it (sometimes) feels flowing and nice with the 4x's following each way.

Changing the single 6 for 6x which follows the other 6x then box throws gives  (2,4x)([6x4],4)(6x,0)(4,2x)* 

Impossible Throws? - [42x] or [41]

 When I first saw this throw I thought this is unlikely for me if not impossible. I mean what type of outrageous hand movements would be required to throw a 4 and a 1 at the very same moment? When I tried quickly it also didn't make any sense.

 Then later in the night I had it, that ah haa moment. I was quite dense to not realize it earlier but of course you are just throwing a [43] but claw snatching the 3 before it has a chance to become really airborne thereby quickly turning it into a 1. That was a great revelation to me  (simple things please sometimes). Yea well Jugglelab doesn't teach you that bit!
 Now I discovered it's a great throw with lots of potential. One of the good symmetrical patterns so far with 4 balls is this (6,[42x])(4x,2x)(2,4x)*.

02/12/18
An interesting idea is to put a normal box throw straight after the [42x]
One way to manage this is instead of throwing the 6 with the [42x] I make it a high tennis like crossing throw so a 6x. The same ball will be the 6x as you juggle the pattern with all the throws  going on underneath. It's (6x,[42x])(4,2x)(2,4x)*

Today I found out this throw is called a 'Slice multiplex' so this pattern is like 'Slice tennis Box' somehow in that order.

03/12/18
Otherwise for a box type thing you could throw a 6 with the slice then a (6,2x) to get a good fast pattern with no crossing throws except the 2x so more really 'boxlike'.
Also the best more simple warm up patterns to get going are these. 
3 balls (4x,2)(0,[42x])(4,2x)*
4 balls (4,[42x])(2,4x)*
Box like thing with 6's - (6,[42x])(6,2x)(2,2)* or 26[41]61 but think I'm trying the sync version.

Great thing to get solid smooth. Now I binge learn a lot of classic things a bit then choice the best ones to nail properly. This is one of them.
But how to do 5 balls with slices?

                                  
04/12/18
So if you add a [42x] on each side of a 'Burst box' what do you get? You collect the 2 for the multiplex throw while doing the under wrist throw in a type of 'Bursting Slice Box' ?
I like it.

5 balls
Easiest I can think of to try it out is 52[44][41] which is explosive and good but one sided. Feels like I might be doing it in more of a sync mode anyway so trying to do everything at the same time as ([44],[42x])(4x,2)
 I'm not very natural at sync juggling but with this throw it has strangely just happened like that. 

Now to get it going on the other side then gatecrash a superb symmetrical version!

Shower Type of....
Meanwhile even though I'm not that keen on training one sided patterns (left hand is bad enough without reinforcing it) I had to make an exception for this one also as it's a slice multiplex on EVERY throw.
(6x,[42x])(2,2)

Vesuvius

When I noticed a 5 ball multiplex pattern that actually has a name I was shocked and straight away became interested and excited. It must be a classic, I must learn it, I thought! I mean there are not many of all the best things I've learned so far the only interesting name is a confusing string of numbers and square brackets. Or even worse a string of numbers and square brackets within a lot of normal brackets and comma's!

Then I see wow Vesuvius is the only active volcano in mainland Europe and yes the juggling pattern is 'active volcano like' and fun.

Name I found in the excellent 'Addicted to Juggling' Pdf book by Hans Vanwynsbherg.

Simple concept and should be a good base pattern for more interesting variations and mix-ups.
It's [43][54]522

Exploring [53]

[53] or [6x4x]
 A new one for me and I found a bit like with [64] the patterns become more interesting when something different happens to both the balls. Otherwise it might as well be another [33] or [55] type pattern where the only interesting thing that happens is 2 balls travel instead of one.

4 balls 

[53]22 is symmetrical, simple and good.
[53]125 where the 3 from the [53] becomes the next 5.
(2x,2)(2x,[6x4x]) shower type pattern is faster and feels good to run.

5 balls

 5 ball [53]25 looks really good on juggle lab but then you try to run it. Much harder than it would seem. One way  [54][53]12 is quite easy and fast paced, good.
Best run-able symmetrical one I've found so far is 25[53]24[54]5 which is actually lot of fun.

 It could look something like this below video (except the balls don't fall on the ground!)
 Nice feel with the two 5's flowing through the [54] split. When doing new 5 ball multiplex things that are quite long I seem to aim for 5 rounds to get the 'I've learned this' feeling.

First new things in India, I feel a multiperplexing learning binge coming on now. 

4 ball Mills mess progress

A beautiful pattern but it's hard to get properly solid. Even so it's surely worth the effort.
Best I could do in half an hour of tries, then darkness.
Must reach the stage of passing 50 catches and more.

Love Multiplex

Some of the patterns you can find are just great. I love the visual effect when a ball flies through a split like this. It's [64]25[22]4 but with the 5 as an outside throw. 
Getting more into multiplex all the time, just need imagination sometimes and ideas for the good patterns.

3 balls - Learning binge

 I try to give this Luke's shuffle pattern a go, just fantastic, love it. So happy to find and get it better to use in other even more radical patterns.
Also another new one today in juggling library just 'Shuffle' which of course felt easy after learning a bit of Luke's shuffle. Until 2 days back I had never shuffled or slammed a ball but now starting to like it.
Then this 'Frantic Cascade' Under the wrist catches pattern is twisting my brain till it's almost broken. Another move which seems good to use in more radical new things.

441 Mills mess
I must get Revenge against shuffle's so flowing and free after all the jumpy box patterns and jerky shuffle practise.
531 Mills mess feels funky and also funny.

18/11/2018
 Broken burst brain from new Burst and broken boxes. I'm finding these patterns difficult and too much fun. So bad style and can't stop dancing with my feet!

After all this brainstrain I changed pattern and seemed to be kind of running a Gilligans box of some sort in no time at all. I didn't even know it was easier! What a superb flowing type of thing. Under the wrist catch only but not the next throw.  

Managing multiplex sync siteswap brainstrain ([64],2)(2x,[6x4])(4x,2)*

 I'm starting to like it when there is a vertical [64] stack and a [54] split in the same pattern. Especially when different things happen to the two balls in the [64] and it feels and looks sweet when a ball goes through that [54] split also.
I had started the day with this great 4 ball pattern which seemed to be 23[64]21[54]1  which then turned into another one

Which had seemed to be 23[64]21[54]14522 so then I wanted to make some type of 5 ball model.
5 ball versions
I had the feeling for this next one without simulator so an extra ball but keeping some of the same idea. The main thing I wanted was the lower ball of the [64] to become a single 5 throw splitting a [54]. I pieced something together and after managing to juggle it at least a little bit tried to work out the siteswap for myself. That was a bit of a brain strain as I only worked it out when I switched my thinking to sync mode! I still find working out multiplex siteswaps in true sync mode can be quite taxing so I was relieved (some few long minutes later) to get it. Of course, I said, it's obviously going to be ([64],2)(2x,[6x4])(4x,2)* silly me!

Great to find this pattern but I have to keep the [64] throws straight and make it smooth. Depending on the height it can feel quite fast to juggle but a whole lot of fun.

5 ball Multiplex box training patterns

So having decided that I want to juggle a 5 ball multiplex box what to do? Nothing to understand about this just juggle it. ([44],2x)*  I tried it for a bit and realized it's harder than I thought.
I won't let go of the idea though so now I'm devising 'practise patterns' as stepping stones to the real thing. Today these patterns which should help and actually feel quite good anyway.
This first one is more like a multiplex version of 441 but you keep a hold of a ball when doing the pass so [21] or [22x]

  4[44][21]

Sync version

Siteswap ([22x],[44])([22],4)* if it's sync which boxes usually seem to be ?! But we could say it's 4[44][21] also maybe.  I'm having a lot of fun trying to understand which patterns are sync or async. It's kind of important for me to learn about it as at the moment I'm finding most of my new patterns from jugglelab generator.

Next pattern for instance could be reverse ([6x4],2)(4,[22]) or could also be [54]24 reverse. or we could even just say 'Gattoplex reverse' ! This is all quite new to me which is why I'm so into it.

([6x4],2)(4,[22])* from jugglelab or 'Sync Gattoplex reversed'

Another one is [44][44]13 where one side is the box then a normal crossing throw on the other side. But it's one sided so to be really box practise I have to be trying it both sides.

Now I have feeling that there will be more practise of these and also new funny patterns on this road to 5 ball multiplex box which may be quite long and winding.

(6x,4)(4,2x)*

 To avoid frustration I've decided to not let myself try and learn the 5 ball (6x,4)* until getting at least 10 rounds on the three main 4 ball 'training patterns' which seem anyway good in themselves. It's a way of tricking myself and getting more motivation to get on with it. It's also good as I have something to play for and get to learn more of these superb things on the way. 

Here an angry person finally gets 10 rounds in bad style and form with this tricky so called 'training pattern'

It's actually a classic, siteswap (6x,4)(4,2x)*
Next on the 'training pattern' tick list for 10 rounds.... (6x,4)(4,6x)(0,4)* mmm.

63551

Happy to run a bit this new superb 4 ball siteswap today. Just flows.

[64] 4 ball multiplex box fun

These box like and busy patterns feel good to juggle as well as being easier than the 'normal' 4 ball boxes. 

First pattern is ([64],2x)(2x,2)* then some ([64],2)(2x,6)(2x,2)* which I learned as [64]6121
The two patterns here are similar but feel very different, both classics. 

Multiplex Gems 24[64]4524[54]5

Like this multiplex sketching 4 rounds must get smooth and longer run, Just a great find.

(6x,4)(6,2x)(4x,2x)*

Aiming for 10 rounds but only got 40 catches. Great pattern.

The road to 5 ball (6x,4)* is being nicely decorated with all these 4 ball classics.

615, (6,4)(4x,2x)*

Classic 4 ball siteswap the superb 615
So glad to find this.

 4 ball sync pattern (6,4)(4x,2x)* - first thing I thought when discovering this pattern was, 'so I don't need to put a 4 at the end to change sides on 6451'. It's not the same of course but I'm just starting to understand and get into sync juggling now. Loads of potential.

2017- Discovering siteswap

September 2017
Discovered siteswap for the first time and downloaded Jugglelab simulator.
Life changing events.
Mind boggling possibilities came to mind. Until then only 4 ball tennis and half shower.
Then working passed the first historic milestone - 534 which felt ridiculous at first. 
Took a few days of being flummoxed then started to come together. I then became absolutely hooked.
The floodgates have opened.

Dates juggling with monkeys

Playing around with monkeys as they attempt 'take outs' from the sweet dates cascade.

Sunset fun 534

Fooling around at sunset