Introduce yourself

[Fetch-me]

Name: Steven Timmermans
Location: Baarle-Nassau The Netherlands
Age: 22
Website: -

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
About 2,5 years

2. What or who got you started?
When i was a kid, my parents fixed these circus artist for my birthday, and i was simply in love with the diabolo and the tricks they landed.

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
I tought i was a disaster if it came down to art. But i realise that this is also a diffrent form of art.

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
1-6 hour a day, depends on the weather and my mood xD

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
Big shows? No, When im chilling with friends, Yea

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
I did, juggling with balls, devilstick but diabolo is the most fun

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
Mister Babache Finnesse with finger grind kits, Henry's aluminium sticks (want to order Henry's carbon sticks) and Henry's string doesnt matter witch color

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
Well, im busy on my 2 diabolo shuffle and i really enjoy it, cant wait to learn more tricks. 1 Diabolo is fun aswell

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
Probably, mini genocide since i learned it like 2 weeks ago

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
How is it called, Excalibur or Vertax

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
2 diabolo shuffle, correcting and adding speed

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?
Alot of people really, i mean there are so many video'sl on the net.

[IrvinkBarrett]

Name: Irvink Barrett
Location: chihuahua, Mexico
Age:20
Website:http://www.facebook.com/irvink.barrett

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
less than 1 year
2. What or who got you started?
i was playing with my friend´s diabolo and i loved it :3
3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
i like that u can do so many things in it and i like just be outside in a public space and do some things that the normal eople cant do, and they get exited watching you, thats awesome.
4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
like 4 hours a day every day
5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
no, just in the streets
6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
clubs and balls
7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
i dont know too much about tipes of diabolo things but i dont like the mini ones
8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
im triying to be better at the diabolo every day, i wanna use the many as i can
9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
idk i can do lots, and i like them all, i love to make combos
10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
this infinite but they kick the sticks with the leg and it revers itself , something like that
11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
im working on doing the infinite cuple of times to one side and revert it to the other side
12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?[/url]
i started watching the 2012 collavoration video, so all of the diabloists that are there , they all are good

[Wis]

Welcome! I like how you answered question 9.
And I really love to hear that somebody got motivated enough to practice 4 hours per day after watching our collaboration video.
Good luck!

[zano88]

Name: Andrea
Location: Montello BG Italy
Age: 25

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
About 6 years

2. What or who got you started?
I started to use diabolo when I was 10 years old, but I abandoned it,
6 years ago I re-found my diabolo, and I've never left it!

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
I love math, I love creativeness... So I love diabolo!

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
In this period I use diabolo only 3 or 4 hours in a week, unfortunately

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
Yes!

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
Yes.. Clubs, balls, unicycle, aerial silks and other..

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
I use Henry's Circus with Ultralight kit, but I also like Taibolo.. My favourite stick are
MrBabache Extreme or Henry's aluminium... string?? I've not a preference

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
I like working with 1 diabolo, but I'm starting to work well with 3

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
My favourite diabolo trick is a my trick, I don't think it has a name,
it's a 2 diabolo trick. I like it cause it's simple but fruit of my labor

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
4 diabolo vertax..... in video 4 Diabolos Vertax ( Extended )

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
A clean 3 diabolo carousel

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?[/url]
Priam, Antonin & Eric, Diabolo.ca's guys

[KasperF]

Name: Kasper Fredholm
Location: Denmark
Age: 13
Website: none

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
about 6 years (with some breaks)

2. What or who got you started?
I got my diabolo of my aunt.

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
There is so many possibilities with the diabolo

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
Some times many hours, and some day no hours...

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
Every year, we got a kind of show on my school were everybody can show there talent and i've been to it every year with my diabolo.

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
no

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
I've only got 3 diablolos until now so i don't now so much about it, but my Shining triple bearing is very good. I like henrys string and mr babache carbon Sticks...

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
I like the feeling with 2, but i'm best with 1.

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
2 diabolo Sprinkler

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
I dont have a favorit trick, but this is my favorite video: JAPANESE DIABOLO STARS WITH EPIC DIABOLO

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
Vertax basics

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?
When i started i saw a video on youtube by a guy called AussieDiabolo and i think that he was very good.

[kerogenesis]

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?

eh, i started this summer so like 2 months

2. What or who got you started?

saw kids playing it in school

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?

you can do so much with it and get really creative

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?

around good 30 minutes to an hour

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?

rarely

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?

nope

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?

Sundia definitely. too expensive though

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?

1. good to stay original.

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?

vertax

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?

vertax genocide

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?

vertaxes. Just got into them and are not as easy as it looks

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?[/url]

Ryo Yabe

[Diga]

Name: Matteo Di Gaetano
Location: Castelnuovo Scrivia, ITALY
Age: 18
Website: /

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
    4 years

2. What or who got you started?
    I have seen a friend playing with it and some months later I bought it!

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
    I don't know, it's fantastic and you can do everything.

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
    2 or 3 hours

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
    Yes, 5 or 6 "show"..

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
    Yes, I juggle balls!

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
    Diabolo: Taibolo and Finesse. Sticks: Henrys glass fiber. String: Henrys string (yellow).

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
    1 and 2.. lately I try some trick with 3!

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
    Integral!

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
    Feed the sun 2-3-4!!!

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
    4-2 (3 diabolo) and fan 180/360

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?
    Joona, Eljas, Etienne, Robin, Havard, Jarle, Clément, M4U!

[Kenni the Clown]

Hi! I'm Kenni

I'm a working clown and I want to start using a diabolo when I'm on stilts to attract attention. I like it because it's very visible.

I have a econo Higgins model for learning on.

I want to buy one that I can add leds to, one that's large and easy to see.

I also wonder if I should get one with a bearing. I'm not likely to become a competitive diaboloist, it will be just a part of all the things I do.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Kenni

[Mediaboy13]

Hi! I'm Kenni

I'm a working clown and I want to start using a diabolo when I'm on stilts to attract attention. I like it because it's very visible.

I have a econo Higgins model for learning on.

I want to buy one that I can add leds to, one that's large and easy to see.

I also wonder if I should get one with a bearing. I'm not likely to become a competitive diaboloist, it will be just a part of all the things I do.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Kenni

First off welcome to the forum! 

If you're just sticking to 1D then get a bearing (or triple bearing if you have the money) if you plan on learning 2+ it's better to start with fixed then transfer to bearing if you want. If you are getting fixed a Finesse G4 can have various L.E.D kits bought and attached to it, both for reasonable prices. Bearings are a little more expensive, the best option I recommend is Sundia Fly (single bearing) and if you have the money Sundia Triple Bearing. These can both have L.E.D kits added to them for a cheap price (however the L.E.Ds only come in green+blue sets at the moment, as Finesse comes in most colours and rainbow). If you go with bearing L.E.Ds look a lot better with the transparent cups on a triple bearing.
Well those are my options based on experience, there are others like Taibolo L.E.D but I'm not sure about them as I haven't used them. 

Hope that helps! 
-Alex

[Toddyupa]

I did one of these AAAAGES ago... then I went absent from the juggling world. So I'm coming back FRESH.

Name: Hamish
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Age: 15
Website: NA

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
About 5 years.

2. What or who got you started?
Craze at school. William C on AGT got me into it more than anything though.

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
It's calming, it's fun, it's kinda awesome.

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
Not enough

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
I used to perform heaps, not as much recently. I need to get back into it all.

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
I CAN juggle Balls, Clubs, Rings, Devil Sticks, Contact Poi. Note that I SUCK at all of them.

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
I've been using Shinings with Xtremes for 4 years. I'm gonna change to Sundia Carbons, not sure if Taibolos or Epic A-Dreams would be best to go. I want 4 of them.

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
1. Integrals are my favourite

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
2 high siteswap 3-2-1*. It's fun and relaxing!

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
Everything by Scandinavians. Seriously, there must be something in the water there.

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
3 high from Trapeze start instead of 3 low. So I can work on 4 high

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?[/url]
William Campbell. THE ONLY REASON I am posting in this thread right now is him. Seriously, whenever I see him I still fanboy a little 
Other than him, Eljas and Joona were my favourite once I found this forum and community.

[Richard]

Welcome back mate!!!

[Mediaboy13]

Great to have you back man! Enjoy your stay (again) 

-Alex

[miso]

Name: FightDiabolo
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Age: 7-18
1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
I play for 4 year

2. What or who got you started?
  I liked it.

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?


4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
2 hour.

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
Yeah。street performer

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
Freestyle Basketball

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
SUNDIA

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
1,2,3

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
Vertax,Be patient.

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
5 diabolo

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
street performer
I want to travel all over the world!!!

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?
Liberty And Dream

[Anto]

Name: Anto
Location: France
Age: 23
Website: NA

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
Several years with few interruptions.

2. What or who got you started?
Diabology.

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
My best way to chill out.

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
depends but < 1h.

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
Never.

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
Only diabolo, and basic stuffs with 3 balls.

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
Taibolo, Deos, Yellow Henrys string.

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
1 is my favorite.

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
Mainly integrals.

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
4 diabolos.

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
3 low hover.

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?[/url]
Antonin and Eric

[Riki]

Name: Riccardo
Location: Castel Bolognese - Italy
Age: 22

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
I've known only basic tricks for many years. But only this summer I take the decision to leave the "flag" and learn more about diabolo for master them.

2. What or who got you started?
Many people but especially William-lin and Diabology

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
Flags (an historical Italian sport) have a lot of limits, diabolo hasn't limits.

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
1h a day or more. every day.

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
Yes, I teach diabolo in a group of child in a "leisure centre" called "Oratorio", sometimes we create a little show with simple tricks.

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
3 Flags and 3 balls

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
Taibolo, Henrys Carbon sticks and Alluminium homemade sticks, "Slide" string

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
1 and 2 diabolo

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
Around the arm combo and 2D sprinkler.

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
2D vertax suicide and vertax "integral genocide" by Alexis Levillon on "1,2,3 vertax"
integral creation by Jarle Bergo on Planet Diabolo

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
Body combo and some invention with sticktrap

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?[/url]
Every diabolists (also beginners) that can do something original

(sorry for English mistakes, I'm bad with Languages)

[Knopftime]

Name: Jeremy
Location: Switzerland
Age: 17
Website: -

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
Some years as a child and now for 3/4 year

2. What or who got you started?
I was in a camp and there were some diabolos to play with. I had a lot of fun. (I was 11)

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
I love 2D tricks and integrals. Excalibur/vertax also looks really nice.

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
Everyday I play like half an hour to an hour. At the moment I don't have a lot of time.

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
I tried many diabolos, but I'm most comfortable with Epic diabolos and taibolo carbon sticks.
I use the neon henrys string.

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
I love playing with 2 diabolos. Now I'm trying to play with 3 but it isn't working like I want 

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
I like doing the fan and the sprinkler. With 1D all the integral tricks and vertax.

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
There are so many

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
3D low

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?[/url]

[Lachie_54]

Name: Lachie
Location: Australia
Age: 14
Website:

1. How many years have you diaboloed for? I've had a diabolo for about 4 years but I only really got into it about 2 years ago

2. What or who got you started? My parents got me one for Christmas and it expanded from there

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general? Its something that out of everyone I know only I can do it

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average? 1-2

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo? Never

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ? I can juggle 3 balls the basic way

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string? Mr.Babache finesse, Henry's aluminium stick (the basic and the best) Henry's string that's about it

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best? 1 diabolo is fun but 2 is what gets people going WOW

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do? I'm not sure what its called but I throw the sticks up in a circular motion and catch them

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done? 5 diabolos juggled

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)? 2 diabolo suns, and a sprinkler with suicide exit

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you? William Campbell

[tyson_11]

Hey dude welcome to the forum. Where abouts in Australia are you from?

[Toddyupa]

Sup Lachie! Welcome to the forum! Great to see some more aussie fella's juggling!

Where abouts in australia are you? I'm in Melbourne, but there is a Juggling Convention in Newcastle in a week from now, and if you're able to make it it would be great!

[Timo]

Name: Timo Flüshöh
Location: Germany, Wolfsburg
Age: 15

1. How many years have you diaboloed for?
    - About 1 Year

2. What or who got you started?
    - A Friend who also juggled

3. What do you like best about the diabolo or juggling in general?
    - That you can get better to show others your skills, The great Community, Just everythink.

4. How many hours a day do you diabolo on average?
    <1 hour

5. Do you ever perform with the diabolo?
    - Not yet

6. Do you juggle other props? If so: balls, clubs, rings, cigar boxes, devil sticks... ?
    - I also juggle balls and practice it all day, like the Diabolo.

7. What are your favourite diabolos, sticks, and string?
    - I like much the "Sudia Shining" but also the "Taibolo Glary" und the "Taibolo V2 Super Diabolo".
      My favorite Diabolo Sticks are the "Henry's Carbon Diabolo Hand Sticks".

8. Do you like working with 1, 2, or 3 diabolos the best?
     - I like working with 2 but I'm practicing with 3.

9. What is your favourite diabolo trick that you can do?
     - 2 Diabolo Sun

10. What is the most amazing diabolo trick you've ever seen done?
     - 4 Diabolo Feed The Sun

11. What tricks are driving you nuts right now (what are you working on)?
     - I'm working on 3 Diabolos and on the 2 Diabolo S-Fan.

12. What other diaboloists have inspired you?[/url]
     - Robin Spinelli inspired me definitely the most
       His YouTube Channel: http://goo.gl/HMUF6A