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[[File:Painless Ring Juggling (feat. Kathrin Wagner)|thumb|480px|right|Ring juggling can be painful if you don't use the right techniques]]
[[File:Tutorial 5 ring cascade - Part I|thumb|right|480 px]]'''Rings''' are flat, circular objects,<ref>http://www.juggling.org/records/rules.html</ref> usually big enough to easily be placed around a juggler's neck. Their shape makes it possible to do tricks with them that can't be done with [[Ball juggling|balls]] and [[Club juggling|clubs]], such as [[Pull down|pull downs]] and [[Pancakes|pancakes]]. Most jugglers consider balls to be easier to juggle than rings, but for some people rings are easier for [[numbers juggling]], because they're lighter and very thin, so they collide less, and they are the easiest [[Prop|prop]] to [[Collect|collect]].
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'''Rings''' are flat, circular objects,<ref>http://www.juggling.org/records/rules.html</ref> usually big enough to easily be [[Placements|placed]] around a juggler's neck. Their shape makes it possible to do tricks with them that can't be done with [[Ball juggling|balls]] and [[Club juggling|clubs]], such as [[Pull down|pull downs]] and [[Pancakes|pancakes]]. Most jugglers consider balls to be easier to juggle than rings, but for some people rings are easier for [[numbers juggling]], because they're lighter and very thin, so they collide less, and they are the easiest [[Prop|prop]] to [[Collect|collect]].
   
 
The earliest known record of juggling with modern (flat) rings is from the instructional book ''[[The Art of Modern Juggling]]'', written in 1904 or earlier.<ref>http://ezine.juggle.org/2015/09/01/unanswered-juggling-history-questions-part-1/</ref> Previously, jugglers had used other circular objects such as [[Plates|plates]] and [[Hoops|hoops]].
 
The earliest known record of juggling with modern (flat) rings is from the instructional book ''[[The Art of Modern Juggling]]'', written in 1904 or earlier.<ref>http://ezine.juggle.org/2015/09/01/unanswered-juggling-history-questions-part-1/</ref> Previously, jugglers had used other circular objects such as [[Plates|plates]] and [[Hoops|hoops]].
   
 
The highest number of rings that have been [[Qualify|qualified]] (at least twice as many catches as objects) is 10, and the highest number of rings that have been [[Flash|flashed]] (same number of throws and catches as objects) is 13 (by [[Albert Lucas]]).<ref name="jiscon">http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref>
 
The highest number of rings that have been [[Qualify|qualified]] (at least twice as many catches as objects) is 10, and the highest number of rings that have been [[Flash|flashed]] (same number of throws and catches as objects) is 13 (by [[Albert Lucas]]).<ref name="jiscon">http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref>
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==3 rings==
 
==3 rings==
[[File:3 RIngs Juggling Ⅲ|thumb|400px|left|3 ring tricks by [[Takaaki Matsumura]]]]A 3 ring [[Cascade|cascade]] is a little more difficult than a 3 [[Ball juggling|ball]] cascade, because rings are much bigger than balls, so they have to be thrown higher, and the technique for throwing rings is different from the technique for throwing balls. 3 is the minimum number of rings allowed in the Beginner, Junior, and Intermediate [[WJF]] competitions.<ref>http://thewjf.com/competitor-files/competition-rules/</ref> The 3 ring [[Endurance|endurance]] [[World records|world record]] is 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 49 seconds by [[Kenshin Tomie]].<sup>([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orAN7inQtaY&t=14s video])</sup>
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[[File:3 RIngs Juggling Ⅲ|thumb|400px|left|3 ring tricks by [[Takaaki Matsumura]]]]A 3 ring [[Cascade|cascade]] is a little more difficult than a 3 [[Ball juggling|ball]] cascade, because rings are much bigger than balls, so they have to be thrown higher, and the technique for throwing rings is different from the technique for throwing balls. The 3 ring [[Endurance|endurance]] [[World records|world record]] is 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 26 seconds by [[Robert LeBoeuf]].<sup>([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNI1JHmgccw video])</sup>
 
==4 rings==
 
==4 rings==
[[File:4 ring juggling double blind kick|thumb|400px|left|4 ring double [[Kick-up|blind kick]] by [[Jacob Weiss]]]] 4 rings are most commonly juggled in a [[Fountain|fountain]] pattern ([[One-handed patterns|2 rings in each hand]]). The [[Wimpy pattern|wimpy pattern]] is impractical for rings and [[Club juggling|clubs]] because of their size, but the [[Outside throws|reverse wimpy pattern]] with the rings turned [[Flat fronts|sideways]] is less collision-prone. The [[WJF]] intermediate ring competition allowed a minimum of 4 rings<ref>http://wayback.archive.org/web/20051102232307/http://thewjf.com/rules.html</ref> until 2010, when the format for that competition was changed to allow only 5 ring juggling. (The current Intermediate competition format includes moves with 3, 4, and 5 rings.)<ref>http://thewjf.com/competitor-files/competition-rules/intermediate-overall-championship/</ref> The unofficial [[World records|world record]] for 4 rings (not validated by any world record organizations; no publicly available video) is 48 minutes and 8 seconds by [[Ameron Rosvall]] (record from [http://www.juggling-records.com/juggler_page.php?j=00h juggling-records.com]).
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[[File:4 ring juggling double blind kick|thumb|400px|left|4 ring double [[Kick-up|blind kick]] by [[Jacob Weiss]]]] 4 rings are most commonly juggled in a [[Fountain|fountain]] pattern ([[One-handed patterns|2 rings in each hand]]). The [[Wimpy pattern|wimpy pattern]] is impractical for rings and [[Club juggling|clubs]] because of their size, but the [[Outside throws|reverse wimpy pattern]] with the rings turned [[Flat fronts|sideways]] is less collision-prone. The [[World records|world record]] for 4 rings is 43 minutes and 12 seconds by [[Robert LeBoeuf]].<sup>([https://youtu.be/1ir0dwp9XPA video])</sup> [[Ameron Rosvall]] [http://www.juggling-records.com/juggler_page.php?j=00h claims] to have done 4 rings for 48 minutes and 8 seconds.
 
==5 rings==
 
==5 rings==
[[File:WJF 7 Live! DVD Short Program Teaser|thumb|left|400px|5 ring competition routine by [[Doug Sayers]]]]The [[Basic pattern|basic pattern]] for 5 ring juggling is a higher (and/or faster) version of the 3 ring [[Cascade|cascade]]. 5 is the minimum number of rings used in the competitions in the [[WJF]] overall championship.<ref name=advanced>http://thewjf.com/competitor-files/competition-rules/advanced-overall-championship/</ref> 5 rings was originally the minimum for the advanced ring short program;<ref>http://wayback.archive.org/web/20040902064118/http://thewjf.com/competitions/rings.html</ref> since 2010, that competition is for 5 rings only. Before 2015, the overall championship also included 5 ring freestyle (best trick competition) and [[Spins|360s]] (most 5 up 360s in 1 minute) competitions.<ref name=advanced/> The WJF also had an intermediate level 5 ring short program in 2010 and 2011. The unofficial [[World records|world record]] for 5 rings (not validated by any world record organizations; no publicly available video) is 1 hour by [[Thomas Dietz]].<sup>([http://www.lukeburrage.com/audio/Juggling%20Podcast%2018%20-%20Thomas%20Dietz%20interview,%20WJF%20review%20and%20more%20sports%20juggling%20chat.mp3 claim] at 1:15:00)</sup>
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[[File:WJF 7 Live! DVD Short Program Teaser|thumb|left|400px|5 ring competition routine by [[Doug Sayers]]]]The [[Basic pattern|basic pattern]] for 5 ring juggling is a higher (and/or faster) version of the 3 ring [[Cascade|cascade]]. 5 is the minimum number of rings used in the competitions in the [[WJF]] overall championship.<ref name="advanced">http://thewjf.com/competitor-files/competition-rules/advanced-overall-championship/</ref> 5 rings was originally the minimum for the advanced ring short program;<ref>http://wayback.archive.org/web/20040902064118/http://thewjf.com/competitions/rings.html</ref> since 2010, that competition is for 5 rings only. Before 2015, the overall championship also included 5 ring freestyle (best trick competition) and [[Spins|360s]] (most 5 up 360s in 1 minute) competitions.<ref name="advanced" /> The unofficial [[World records|world record]] for 5 rings (not validated by any world record organizations; no publicly available video) is 1 hour by [[Thomas Dietz]].<sup>([http://www.lukeburrage.com/audio/Juggling%20Podcast%2018%20-%20Thomas%20Dietz%20interview,%20WJF%20review%20and%20more%20sports%20juggling%20chat.mp3 claim] at 1:15:00)</sup>
 
==6 rings==
 
==6 rings==
 
[[File:6 Ring Juggling Trick|thumb|400px|left|6 ring [[Breakdown|breakdown]] by [[Jason Garfield]]]] The [[WJF]] overall championship included a 6 ring freestyle competition from 2006 to 2014.<ref>http://www.thewjf.com/allevents.php</ref> In 2008, the overall championship also included a 6 ring 1 minute [[Spins|360s]] competition with only 360s in asynch patterns allowed (winner: [[Thomas Dietz]]).<ref>http://www.thewjfstore.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=62_75&product_id=84</ref> The [[World records|world record]] for 6 rings is 6 minutes and 16 seconds by [[Willy Colombaioni]].<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/willy.colombaioni/videos/997388837044248/ video])</sup>
 
[[File:6 Ring Juggling Trick|thumb|400px|left|6 ring [[Breakdown|breakdown]] by [[Jason Garfield]]]] The [[WJF]] overall championship included a 6 ring freestyle competition from 2006 to 2014.<ref>http://www.thewjf.com/allevents.php</ref> In 2008, the overall championship also included a 6 ring 1 minute [[Spins|360s]] competition with only 360s in asynch patterns allowed (winner: [[Thomas Dietz]]).<ref>http://www.thewjfstore.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=62_75&product_id=84</ref> The [[World records|world record]] for 6 rings is 6 minutes and 16 seconds by [[Willy Colombaioni]].<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/willy.colombaioni/videos/997388837044248/ video])</sup>
   
 
==7 rings==
 
==7 rings==
[[File:Sergei Ignatov 7 Ring Routine|thumb|400px|left|7 ring routine by [[Sergei Ignatov]]]] Until 1984, there were only two divisions in the [[IJA]] [[Numbers juggling|Numbers]] Championships - one for 7 objects (competitors could use either 7 [[Ball juggling|balls]] or 7 rings in the same division) and one for 5 [[Club juggling|clubs]]. Since 1984, the IJA has had competitions with a separate division for each [[Prop|prop]], where competitors are scored higher for juggling higher numbers.<ref name=ija>http://www.juggle.org/ija/championships/</ref> Before 2015, the [[WJF]] overall championship included two competitions for 7 rings: freestyle, and [[Isolation|isolated]] [[Endurance|endurance]] (endurance contest with competitors standing on chairs to allow only accurate, controlled patterns).<ref>http://www.thewjf.com/allevents.php</ref> The [[World records|world record]] for 7 ring juggling is 15 minutes and 6 seconds by [[Anthony Gatto]]<sup>([https://youtu.be/rOUmijTJAag video])</sup> (record from [http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html JISCON]).
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[[File:Sergei Ignatov 7 Ring Routine|thumb|400px|left|7 ring routine by [[Sergei Ignatov]]]] Until 1984, there were only two divisions in the [[IJA]] [[Numbers juggling|Numbers]] Championships - one for 7 objects (competitors could use either 7 [[Ball juggling|balls]] or 7 rings in the same division) and one for 5 [[Club juggling|clubs]]. Since 1984, the IJA has had competitions with a separate division for each [[Prop|prop]], where competitors are scored higher for juggling higher numbers.<ref name="ija">http://www.juggle.org/ija/championships/</ref> Before 2015, the [[WJF]] overall championship included two competitions for 7 rings: freestyle, and [[Isolation|isolated]] [[Endurance|endurance]] (endurance contest with competitors standing on chairs to allow only accurate, controlled patterns).<ref>http://www.thewjf.com/allevents.php</ref> The [[World records|world record]] for 7 ring juggling is 15 minutes and 6 seconds by [[Anthony Gatto]].<ref name="jiscon">http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref><sup>([https://youtu.be/rOUmijTJAag video])</sup>
 
==8 rings==
 
==8 rings==
[[File:8 rings 8 up 360 qualify-0|thumb|left|400 px|8 ring 8 up [[Spins|360s]] by [[Anthony Gatto]]]]8 is the minimum number of rings used in the [[Numbers juggling|numbers]] [[Endurance|endurance]] competitions at the [[IJA]] and the [[WJF]].<ref>http://www.juggle.org/ija/championships/files/2015/04/NumbersRules2015.pdf</ref><ref name=advanced/> The 8 ring juggling [[World records|world record]] is 1 minute and 17 seconds by [[Anthony Gatto]]<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T6dsOykSYM#t=1h2m1s video])</sup> (record from [http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html JISCON]). The following people have juggled 8 rings for at least 100 catches on video:
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[[File:8 rings 8 up 360 qualify-0|thumb|left|400 px|8 ring 8 up [[Spins|360s]] by [[Anthony Gatto]]]]8 is the minimum number of rings used in the [[Numbers juggling|numbers]] [[Endurance|endurance]] competitions at the [[IJA]] and the [[WJF]].<ref>http://www.juggle.org/ija/championships/files/2015/04/NumbersRules2015.pdf</ref><ref name="advanced" /> The 8 ring juggling [[World records|world record]] is 1 minute and 17 seconds by [[Anthony Gatto]].<ref name="jiscon" /><sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T6dsOykSYM#t=1h2m1s video])</sup> The following people have juggled 8 rings for at least 100 catches on video:
 
*Anthony Gatto - over 300 catches<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T6dsOykSYM#t=1h2m1s video])</sup>
 
*Anthony Gatto - over 300 catches<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T6dsOykSYM#t=1h2m1s video])</sup>
 
*[[Willy Colombaioni]] - 147 catches<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/B4u--UnCjcK/ video])</sup>
 
*[[Pavel Evsukevich]] - 127 catches<sup>([http://youtu.be/1zQJy27-6ts?t=2m25s video])</sup>
 
*[[Pavel Evsukevich]] - 127 catches<sup>([http://youtu.be/1zQJy27-6ts?t=2m25s video])</sup>
*[[Willy Colombaioni]] - 125 catches<sup>([https://youtu.be/lWL3dNDtilQ video])</sup>
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*[[Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse]] - 117 catches<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/jonah.botvinickgreenhouse/videos/3283643071649493/ video])</sup>
 
*[[Junming Lin]] - 104 catches<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2612407463291 video])</sup>
 
*[[Junming Lin]] - 104 catches<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2612407463291 video])</sup>
 
*[[Patrik Elmnert]] - 104 catches<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/BFmdhvgqC-z/ video])</sup>
 
*[[Patrik Elmnert]] - 104 catches<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/BFmdhvgqC-z/ video])</sup>
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Other jugglers reported to have done at least 100 catches of 8 rings:
 
Other jugglers reported to have done at least 100 catches of 8 rings:
 
*[[Sergei Ignatov]] - 140 catches<sup>([http://web.archive.org/web/20050117190833/http://www.bogleg.com/records/members.php?juggler=54 claim])</sup>
 
*[[Sergei Ignatov]] - 140 catches<sup>([http://web.archive.org/web/20050117190833/http://www.bogleg.com/records/members.php?juggler=54 claim])</sup>
 
*[[Emil Dahl]] - 120 catches<sup>([https://juggle.fandom.com/wiki/Ring_juggling?diff=23028&oldid=23022 claim])</sup>
 
*[[Scott Sorensen]] - 110 catches<sup>([http://web.archive.org/web/20120517142618/http://www.jugglingdb.com/records/record.php?prop=r&number=8 claim])</sup>
 
*[[Scott Sorensen]] - 110 catches<sup>([http://web.archive.org/web/20120517142618/http://www.jugglingdb.com/records/record.php?prop=r&number=8 claim])</sup>
*[[Emil Dahl]] - 104 catches<sup>([http://objectepisodes.com/u/emil claim])</sup>
 
 
*[[Alexander Kiss]] - 100 catches<sup>([http://ezine.juggle.org/2013/12/31/the-greatest-juggling-tricks-of-all-time-part-3/ claim])</sup>
 
*[[Alexander Kiss]] - 100 catches<sup>([http://ezine.juggle.org/2013/12/31/the-greatest-juggling-tricks-of-all-time-part-3/ claim])</sup>
   
 
Tricks that have been done with 8 rings include:
 
Tricks that have been done with 8 rings include:
 
*[[Pancakes|Pancake]] [[Pull down|pull down]] from a [[Qualify|qualify]]<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXaDd0EBzg8#t=4m3s video])</sup>
 
*[[Pancakes|Pancake]] [[Pull down|pull down]] from a [[Qualify|qualify]]<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXaDd0EBzg8#t=4m3s video])</sup>
*[[Transitions|Transition]] from asynch [[Fountain|fountain]] (qualified) to synch fountain (qualified)<sup>([https://youtu.be/BxrX7vQjKbs?t=53s video])</sup>
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*[[Transition]] from asynch [[Fountain|fountain]] (qualified) to synch fountain (qualified) and back to asynch (qualified)<sup>([https://youtu.be/tJPTU0EOcd0?t=82 video])</sup>
*[[Fountain]] with ring [[Balancing|balance]] - qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGSGmaRzuoE&t=28s video])</sup>
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*[[Fountain]] with ring [[balance]] - qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGSGmaRzuoE&t=28s video])</sup>
 
*[[Fountain]] with head bounce - qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YKE5iuwwm4&t=1m10s video])</sup>
 
*[[Fountain]] with head bounce - qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YKE5iuwwm4&t=1m10s video])</sup>
 
*[[Halfshower|97]] (qualified) to one-handed [[Pull down|pull down]]<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5NnO3oS7g#t=4m6s video])</sup>
 
*[[Halfshower|97]] (qualified) to one-handed [[Pull down|pull down]]<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5NnO3oS7g#t=4m6s video])</sup>
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*8 up [[Spins|360]] to a qualify<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCDfUtP7t7M#t=3m4s video])</sup>
 
*8 up [[Spins|360]] to a qualify<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCDfUtP7t7M#t=3m4s video])</sup>
 
==9 rings==
 
==9 rings==
[[File:9 ring pirouette Samuel Pauwels|thumb|400px|left|9 ring 9 up [[Spins|360]] to a [[Collect|collect]] by [[Samuel Pauwels]]]]The first person to win the [[IJA|IJA's]] [[Numbers juggling|numbers]] [[Endurance|endurance]] competition by juggling 9 rings was [[Albert Lucas]], in 1984.<ref name=ija/> The [[World records|world record]] for 9 rings is 235 catches by [[Anthony Gatto]]<sup>([https://youtu.be/QioKtsZZ86I?t=5m10s video])</sup> (record from [http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html JISCON]). Anthony [http://web.archive.org/web/20070902181415/http://www.anthonygatto.com/Gatto-fan-index.html claims] to have done 9 rings for 272 catches. Tricks that have been done with 9 rings include:
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[[File:9 ring pirouette Samuel Pauwels|thumb|400px|left|9 ring 9 up [[Spins|360]] to a [[Collect|collect]] by [[Samuel Pauwels]]]]The first person to win the [[IJA|IJA's]] [[Numbers juggling|numbers]] [[Endurance|endurance]] competition by juggling 9 rings was [[Albert Lucas]], in 1984.<ref name="ija" /> The [[World records|world record]] for 9 rings is 235 catches by [[Anthony Gatto]].<ref name="jiscon" /><sup>([https://youtu.be/QioKtsZZ86I?t=5m10s video])</sup> Anthony [http://web.archive.org/web/20070902181415/http://www.anthonygatto.com/Gatto-fan-index.html claims] to have done 9 rings for 272 catches. Tricks that have been done with 9 rings include:
   
 
*Super [[Pancakes|pancake]] [[Pull down|pull down]] from a [[Qualify|qualify]]<sup>([http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/112812815-tbtbiii-download-mp4 video])</sup>
 
*Super [[Pancakes|pancake]] [[Pull down|pull down]] from a [[Qualify|qualify]]<sup>([http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/112812815-tbtbiii-download-mp4 video])</sup>
 
*[[Pull down]] with [[Head bounce|head bounce]] - not from a qualify<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg5Q14SEqkI#t=3m59s video])</sup>
 
*[[Pull down]] with [[Head bounce|head bounce]] - not from a qualify<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg5Q14SEqkI#t=3m59s video])</sup>
 
*[[Kick-up|Blind kick]] start - not to a qualify<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqdAO4W2Uk4#t=3m30s video])</sup>
 
*[[Kick-up|Blind kick]] start - not to a qualify<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqdAO4W2Uk4#t=3m30s video])</sup>
*[[On and off the neck|Pull off neck]] from 8 rings to 9 rings - qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK_DIErwUPo#t=2m56s video])</sup>
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*[[Starts|Pull off neck]] from 8 rings to 9 rings - qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK_DIErwUPo#t=2m56s video])</sup>
*8 rings with ring [[Balancing|balance]] to 9 rings - not qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5NnO3oS7g#t=4m26 video])</sup>
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*8 rings with ring [[balance]] to 9 rings - not qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5NnO3oS7g#t=4m26 video])</sup>
*[[Cascade]] with ring [[Balancing|balance]] - not qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zQJy27-6ts#t=3m38s video])</sup>
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*[[Cascade]] with ring [[balance]] - not qualified<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zQJy27-6ts#t=3m38s video])</sup>
 
*[[Quadruplex]]es qualified<sup>([http://youtu.be/V-sAyxtz7QM?t=7m6s video])</sup>
 
*[[Quadruplex]]es qualified<sup>([http://youtu.be/V-sAyxtz7QM?t=7m6s video])</sup>
 
*[[Halfshower]] - not qualified<sup>([http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/112812815-tbtbiii-download-mp4 video])</sup>
 
*[[Halfshower]] - not qualified<sup>([http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/112812815-tbtbiii-download-mp4 video])</sup>
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*9 up [[Spins|360]] to a [[Collect|collect]]<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg5Q14SEqkI#t=8m35s video])</sup>
 
*9 up [[Spins|360]] to a [[Collect|collect]]<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg5Q14SEqkI#t=8m35s video])</sup>
 
==10 rings==
 
==10 rings==
[[File:Albert Lucas 10 Ring Qualify|thumb|left|400px|10 ring [[Qualify|qualify]] by [[Albert Lucas]]]][[Freddy Zay]] is the first person credited with doing 10 rings.<ref>http://www.juggling.org/help/numbers/records/rings-10.html</ref> 10 is the highest number of rings that have been [[Qualify|qualified]] in any of the [[Numbers juggling|numbers]] [[Endurance|endurance]] competitions at the [[IJA]]<ref name=ijarecords>http://www.juggle.org/ija/championships/numbers-records/</ref> and the [[WJF]]. The following jugglers have qualified 10 rings on video:
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[[File:Albert Lucas 10 Ring Qualify|thumb|left|400px|10 ring [[Qualify|qualify]] by [[Albert Lucas]]]][[Freddy Zay]] is the first person credited with doing 10 rings.<ref>http://www.juggling.org/help/numbers/records/rings-10.html</ref> 10 is the highest number of rings that have been [[Qualify|qualified]] in any of the [[Numbers juggling|numbers]] [[Endurance|endurance]] competitions at the [[IJA]]<ref name="ijarecords">http://www.juggle.org/ija/championships/numbers-records/</ref> and the [[WJF]]. The following jugglers have qualified 10 rings on video:
   
 
*[[Anthony Gatto]] currently holds the 10 ring world record with 47 catches,<ref name="jiscon" /> and [http://web.archive.org/web/20070902181415/http://www.anthonygatto.com/Gatto-fan-index.html claims] to have done 64 catches.
*[[Albert Lucas]] juggled 10 rings for 20 catches in the IJA Numbers Championships in 1996 (the first 10 ring qualify on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scxJOBmx5Fs video]),<ref name=jiscon97>http://wayback.archive.org/web/19970613223149/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref> and again in 2002.<ref name=ijarecords/> He later did 26 catches on video.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010815193101/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref>
 
*[[Anthony Gatto]] currently holds the 10 ring world record with 47 catches (record from [http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html JISCON]), and [http://web.archive.org/web/20070902181415/http://www.anthonygatto.com/Gatto-fan-index.html claims] to have done 64 catches.
 
 
*[[Junming Lin]] - 28 catches<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQSqwM-ifig video])</sup>
 
*[[Junming Lin]] - 28 catches<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQSqwM-ifig video])</sup>
 
*[[Albert Lucas]] juggled 10 rings for 20 catches in the IJA Numbers Championships in 1996 (the first 10 ring qualify on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scxJOBmx5Fs video]),<ref name="jiscon97">http://wayback.archive.org/web/19970613223149/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref> and again in 2002.<ref name="ijarecords" /> He later did 26 catches on video.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010815193101/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref>
 
*[[Willy Colombaioni]] - 26 catches<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/willy.colombaioni/videos/959409627508836/ video])</sup>
 
*[[Willy Colombaioni]] - 26 catches<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/willy.colombaioni/videos/959409627508836/ video])</sup>
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*[[Daniel Lysenko]] - 22 catches<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/BzIqRLBA0MR/ video])</sup>
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*[[Emil Dahl]] - 20 catches<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/BnahPDvDs0-/ video])</sup>
 
Other jugglers reported to have qualified 10 rings:
 
Other jugglers reported to have qualified 10 rings:
 
*[[Francis Brunn]] ([http://www.juggling.org/help/numbers/records/rings-10.html claim])
 
*[[Francis Brunn]] ([http://www.juggling.org/help/numbers/records/rings-10.html claim])
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*A [[Pull down|pull down]] from a qualifying [[Run|run]] by Anthony Gatto<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT-jaC2TiwA#t=3m11s video])</sup>
 
*A [[Pull down|pull down]] from a qualifying [[Run|run]] by Anthony Gatto<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT-jaC2TiwA#t=3m11s video])</sup>
 
*13 catches while [[Isolation|isolated]] by Willy Colombaioni<sup>([https://youtu.be/ZkbAmNZWk78?t=12m42s video])</sup>
 
*13 catches while [[Isolation|isolated]] by Willy Colombaioni<sup>([https://youtu.be/ZkbAmNZWk78?t=12m42s video])</sup>
*A [[Flash|flash]] with a ring [[Balancing|balance]] by Pavel Evsukevich,<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ae9fcQuSw8#t=40s video])</sup> [[Laido Dittmar]]<sup>([https://youtu.be/JTyt57rT7lA?t=2m53s video])</sup> and Willy Colombaioni<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/willy.colombaioni/videos/783655825084218/ video])</sup>
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*A [[Flash|flash]] with a ring [[balance]] by Pavel Evsukevich,<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ae9fcQuSw8#t=40s video])</sup> [[Laido Dittmar]]<sup>([https://youtu.be/JTyt57rT7lA?t=2m53s video])</sup> and Willy Colombaioni<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/willy.colombaioni/videos/783655825084218/ video])</sup>
 
*A flash with a [[Club juggling|club]] balance by Anthony Gatto,<sup>([http://pb.tradebit.com/usr/anthonygatto/pub/8/jauary12-2007.mov video])</sup> Pavel Evsukevich,<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us5dv0VA7BQ#t=12s video])</sup> Willy Colombaioni,<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/willy.colombaioni/videos/786121758170958/ video])</sup> and Laido Dittmar<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/laido.dittmar/videos/10207724397688636/ video])</sup>
 
*A flash with a [[Club juggling|club]] balance by Anthony Gatto,<sup>([http://pb.tradebit.com/usr/anthonygatto/pub/8/jauary12-2007.mov video])</sup> Pavel Evsukevich,<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us5dv0VA7BQ#t=12s video])</sup> Willy Colombaioni,<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/willy.colombaioni/videos/786121758170958/ video])</sup> and Laido Dittmar<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/laido.dittmar/videos/10207724397688636/ video])</sup>
 
*A flash with a pole balance by Anthony Gatto,<sup>([https://youtu.be/sO9KYDr0FAQ?t=13m42s video])</sup> Willy Colombaioni,<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=712211675561967 video])</sup> and [[Rudolf Levitskiy]]<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/rudolf.levitskiy/videos/1221075957905270/ video])</sup>
 
*A flash with a pole balance by Anthony Gatto,<sup>([https://youtu.be/sO9KYDr0FAQ?t=13m42s video])</sup> Willy Colombaioni,<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=712211675561967 video])</sup> and [[Rudolf Levitskiy]]<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/rudolf.levitskiy/videos/1221075957905270/ video])</sup>
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*A flash with a 10 up [[Spins|360]] by Anthony Gatto<sup>([http://www.sporttaco.com/rec.juggling/Anthony_Gatto_in_Mexico_3_3291.html video] no longer available)</sup>
 
*A flash with a 10 up [[Spins|360]] by Anthony Gatto<sup>([http://www.sporttaco.com/rec.juggling/Anthony_Gatto_in_Mexico_3_3291.html video] no longer available)</sup>
 
==11 rings==
 
==11 rings==
[[File:11 rings pull down!!-0|thumb|left|400 px|11 ring [[Flash|flash]] with a [[Pull down|pull down]] by [[Rudolf Levitskiy]]]]11 is the highest number of rings that have been performed onstage. [[Albert Petrovski]] was the first person to [[Flash|flash]] 11 rings, [[Starts|starting]] with the last ring held in his mouth.<ref>http://dev.juggle.org/history/archives/jugmags/25-11/25-11,p3.htm</ref> He started performing with 11 in 1963.<ref name=first>http://ezine.juggle.org/2014/12/03/juggling-firsts-part-three-rings-hoops-and-miscellaneous/</ref> No one has successfully juggled 11 rings in the [[Numbers juggling|numbers]] [[Endurance|endurance]] competitions at the [[IJA]] and the [[WJF]], which require a [[Qualify|qualifying]] [[Run|run]],<ref name=ijarecords/> or even qualified 11 rings on video in practice. The following jugglers have all flashed 11 rings on video:
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[[File:11 rings pull down!!-0|thumb|left|400 px|11 ring [[Flash|flash]] with a [[Pull down|pull down]] by [[Rudolf Levitskiy]]]][[Albert Petrovski]] was the first person to [[Flash|flash]] 11 rings, [[Starts|starting]] with the last ring held in his mouth.<ref>http://dev.juggle.org/history/archives/jugmags/25-11/25-11,p3.htm</ref> He started performing with 11 in 1963.<ref name="first">http://ezine.juggle.org/2014/12/03/juggling-firsts-part-three-rings-hoops-and-miscellaneous/</ref> No one has successfully juggled 11 rings in the [[Numbers juggling|numbers]] [[Endurance|endurance]] competitions at the [[IJA]] and the [[WJF]], which require a [[Qualify|qualifying]] [[Run|run]],<ref name="ijarecords" /> or even qualified 11 rings on video in practice. The following jugglers have all flashed 11 rings on video:
*[[Anthony Gatto]] was the first person to flash 11 rings on [https://youtu.be/sO9KYDr0FAQ?t=4m17s video], in 1989,<ref name=jiscon97/> using holsters to hold the last two rings. He broke the record in 2000 with 15 catches,<ref>http://wayback.archive.org/web/20000818120347/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref><sup>([https://youtu.be/QjGNgvJPiGU video])</sup> and again in 2006, with 17 catches, which is the current [[World records|world record]] (from [http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html JISCON]). He can now flash 11 without holsters ([[Starts|starting]] with the last ring held between his legs) and has done so while [[Head bounce|bouncing]] a [[Ball juggling|ball]] on his head.<sup>([https://youtu.be/QioKtsZZ86I?t=1m4s video])</sup> He has also done 11 rings with a pole [[Balancing|balance]]<sup>([https://youtu.be/gtsaTMdKVTM?t=1h6m15s video])</sup> and an 11 ring [[Pull down|pull down]].<sup>([https://youtu.be/gtsaTMdKVTM?t=55m35s video])</sup> He has performed with 11 rings onstage,<sup>([http://www.circopedia.org/Anthony_Gatto_Festival_Monte-Carlo_Video_2000 video] at 4:30)</sup> and [http://web.archive.org/web/20070902181415/http://www.anthonygatto.com/Gatto-fan-index.html claims] to have qualified 11 in practice.
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*[[Anthony Gatto]] was the first person to flash 11 rings on [https://youtu.be/sO9KYDr0FAQ?t=4m17s video], in 1989,<ref name="jiscon97" /> using holsters to hold the last two rings. He did 15 catches in 2000,<ref>http://wayback.archive.org/web/20000818120347/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref><sup>([https://youtu.be/QjGNgvJPiGU video])</sup> and 17 catches in 2006.<ref name="jiscon" /> He has also flashed 11 without holsters ([[Starts|starting]] with the last ring held between his legs) while [[Head bounce|bouncing]] a [[Ball juggling|ball]] on his head.<sup>([https://youtu.be/QioKtsZZ86I?t=1m4s video])</sup> He has also done 11 rings with a pole [[balance]]<sup>([https://youtu.be/gtsaTMdKVTM?t=1h6m15s video])</sup> and an 11 ring [[Pull down|pull down]].<sup>([https://youtu.be/gtsaTMdKVTM?t=55m35s video])</sup> He has performed with 11 rings onstage,<sup>([http://www.circopedia.org/Anthony_Gatto_Festival_Monte-Carlo_Video_2000 video] at 4:30)</sup> and [http://web.archive.org/web/20070902181415/http://www.anthonygatto.com/Gatto-fan-index.html claims] to have qualified 11 in practice.
 
*[[Sergei Ignatov]] regularly performed with 11 rings onstage.<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNTFcxfkJ68&t=3m53s video])</sup> He officially tied for the world record (a flash) in 1991,<ref name="jiscon97" /> and is rumored to have qualified 11 rings.<ref>http://dev.juggle.org/history/archives/jugmags/34-2/34-2,p14.htm</ref>
 
*[[Sergei Ignatov]] regularly performed with 11 rings onstage.<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNTFcxfkJ68&t=3m53s video])</sup> He officially tied for the world record (a flash) in 1991,<ref name="jiscon97" /> and is rumored to have qualified 11 rings.<ref>http://dev.juggle.org/history/archives/jugmags/34-2/34-2,p14.htm</ref>
 
*[[Nikolai Gerasimov]] - onstage without holsters, all 11 launched from his hands<sup>([http://youtu.be/dk_HEPDBLRE?t=6m25s video])</sup>
 
*[[Nikolai Gerasimov]] - onstage without holsters, all 11 launched from his hands<sup>([http://youtu.be/dk_HEPDBLRE?t=6m25s video])</sup>
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*[[Vitaly Mironov]] - without holsters, all launched from his hands<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/vitaly.mironov.75/videos/1001199399923285/ video])</sup>
 
*[[Vitaly Mironov]] - without holsters, all launched from his hands<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/vitaly.mironov.75/videos/1001199399923285/ video])</sup>
 
*[[Jorge Perezoff]]<sup>([https://youtu.be/vUWBi9kv5EE video])</sup>
 
*[[Jorge Perezoff]]<sup>([https://youtu.be/vUWBi9kv5EE video])</sup>
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*[[Daniel Lysenko]] holds the current 11 ring [[World records|world record]]: 21 catches.<sup>([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eC4qvalETA video])</sup> He has also flashed 11 with a [[Kick-up|blind kick]],<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/BzGaPAMgt2d/ video])</sup> flashed 11 with a 2 up [[Spins|360]],<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/B5S5G2IDOzA/ video])</sup> and flashed 11 onstage.<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjVzndjKWR/ video])</sup>
*[[Daniel Lysenko]] - onstage<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjVzndjKWR/ video])</sup>
 
 
*[[Eivind Dragsjø]] - without holsters<sup>([https://youtu.be/pjX-e3itSco video])</sup>
 
*[[Eivind Dragsjø]] - without holsters<sup>([https://youtu.be/pjX-e3itSco video])</sup>
   
 
==12 rings==
 
==12 rings==
[[File:Anthony Gatto 12 Rings World Record|thumb|left|400px|12 ring [[Flash|flash]] by [[Anthony Gatto]]]]The earliest account of juggling with 12 circular objects is from the ''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/Xenophon-sym.asp Symposium]'' by Xenophon, which describes a girl juggling 12 hoops in ancient Greece. [[Anthony Gatto]] was the first person [[JISCON]] verified as having [[Flash|flashed]] 12 rings, in 1993. [[Albert Lucas]] is recorded as flashing 12 several years before that,<ref name="first" /><ref>http://www.juggling.org/help/numbers/records/rings-12.html</ref> and he officially tied for the [[World records|record]] in 1996. [[Sam Hartford]] reported to have flashed 12 rings in 2002, but didn't publish the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRCdX0fuwao video] or submit it to JISCON until 2010.<ref>http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120414225947/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref> [[Lajos Nereus]] also flashed 12 rings in 2010.<ref name="jiscon" /><sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDS8TaMZ-g#t=1m32s video])</sup> [[Junming Lin]]<sup>([http://youtu.be/2e_yvafvtFw video])</sup> and [[Pavel Evsukevich]]<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us5dv0VA7BQ#t=1m8s video])</sup> both flashed 12 rings in 2013. In 2015, [[Rudolf Levitskiy]] also flashed 12 rings,<sup>([https://youtu.be/OxD4SmPsbaw video])</sup> and [[Willy Colombaioni]] broke the record with 13 catches.<sup>([https://youtu.be/wKAObxdsQwc?t=1m51s video])</sup> In 2016, Willy Colombaioni broke the record again in March with 14 catches,<sup>([https://youtu.be/e5OX22COsiU video])</sup> and then set the current 12 ring world record in July with 16 catches.<sup>([https://youtu.be/FhoGHn3M-PI video])</sup> He has also flashed 12 rings [[Isolation|isolated]] on a chair.<sup>([https://youtu.be/H6A_oNdzWV0?t=1m38s video])</sup> [[Jian Wen Qian]]<sup>([http://www.juggle.org/history/archives/jugmags/46-1/46-1,p28.htm claim])</sup> and [[Scott Sorensen]]<sup>([https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/Q02Yj47Qopw/Z7nU36E4yuEJ claim])</sup> both claim to have flashed 12 rings, but don't have video evidence. Albert Lucas is rumored to have [[Qualify|qualified]] 12 rings.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050119061550/http://www.bogleg.com/records/members.php?juggler=91</ref>
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[[File:Anthony Gatto 12 Rings World Record|thumb|left|400px|12 ring [[Flash|flash]] by [[Anthony Gatto]]]]12 is the highest number of rings that have been performed onstage. The earliest account of juggling with 12 circular objects is from the ''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/Xenophon-sym.asp Symposium]'' by Xenophon, which describes a girl juggling 12 hoops in ancient Greece. [[Anthony Gatto]] was the first person [[JISCON]] verified as having [[Flash|flashed]] 12 rings, in 1993. [[Albert Lucas]] is recorded as flashing 12 several years before that,<ref name="first" /><ref>http://www.juggling.org/help/numbers/records/rings-12.html</ref> and he officially tied for the [[World records|record]] in 1996. [[Sam Hartford]] reported to have flashed 12 rings in 2002, but didn't publish the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRCdX0fuwao video] or submit it to JISCON until 2010.<ref>http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120414225947/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html</ref> [[Lajos Nereus]] also flashed 12 rings in 2010.<ref name="jiscon" /><sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDS8TaMZ-g#t=1m32s video])</sup> [[Junming Lin]]<sup>([http://youtu.be/2e_yvafvtFw video])</sup> and [[Pavel Evsukevich]]<sup>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us5dv0VA7BQ#t=1m8s video])</sup> both flashed 12 rings in 2013. In 2015, [[Rudolf Levitskiy]] also flashed 12 rings,<sup>([https://youtu.be/OxD4SmPsbaw video])</sup> and [[Willy Colombaioni]] broke the record with 13 catches.<sup>([https://youtu.be/wKAObxdsQwc?t=1m51s video])</sup> In 2016, Willy Colombaioni broke the record again in March with 14 catches,<sup>([https://youtu.be/e5OX22COsiU video])</sup> and then set the current 12 ring world record in July with 16 catches.<sup>([https://youtu.be/FhoGHn3M-PI video], [https://www.facebook.com/willy.colombaioni/videos/1658364160946709/ video])</sup> He has also flashed 12 rings [[Isolation|isolated]] on a chair,<sup>([https://youtu.be/H6A_oNdzWV0?t=1m38s video])</sup> and onstage.<sup>([https://www.instagram.com/p/B7WloKICyVg/ video])</sup> [[Daniel Lysenko]] flashed 12 rings in 2018.<sup>([https://www.facebook.com/yuriy.pozdnyakov.9/videos/1178698918950181/ video], [https://www.instagram.com/p/B5frwyVjZIB/ later video])</sup> [[Jian Wen Qian]]<sup>([http://www.juggle.org/history/archives/jugmags/46-1/46-1,p28.htm claim])</sup> and [[Scott Sorensen]]<sup>([https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/Q02Yj47Qopw/Z7nU36E4yuEJ claim])</sup> both claim to have flashed 12 rings, but don't have video evidence. Albert Lucas is rumored to have [[Qualify|qualified]] 12 rings.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050119061550/http://www.bogleg.com/records/members.php?juggler=91</ref>
 
==13 rings==
 
==13 rings==
[[Albert Lucas]] is the only person who has [[Flash|flashed]] 13 rings. He submitted the video to [[JISCON]] in 2002,<ref name="jiscon" /> and he also showed it to jugglers at the [[IJA]] [[Conventions|festival]] that year,<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/F2a84ec1SFwJ</ref> but other than that the video has never been made available to the public. Albert used a synch [[Gap|14 ring pattern for 13 rings]]: [http://jugglinglab.sourceforge.net/siteswap.php?pattern=(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,0)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,0H);prop=ring (e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,0)], [[Starts|starting]] with 8 rings in his hands and 5 in holsters.<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/C1aSuj0yKvIJ</ref> He has [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/bmKN3cTtXkYJ claimed] to have also flashed 14 rings on video, but he didn't want to share the video because it didn't show the whole pattern.<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/bmKN3cTtXkYJ</ref> In 2013, Albert showed a video of a 14 ring flash (with an edit in the middle) to jugglers at the [[Japan Juggling Festival]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/JugglingHome/permalink/1520949798129631/?comment_id=1521196401438304&offset=0&total_comments=62</ref>
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[[Albert Lucas]] is the only person who has [[Flash|flashed]] 13 rings. He submitted the video to [[JISCON]] in 2002,<ref name="jiscon" /> and he also showed it to jugglers at the [[IJA]] [[Convention|festival]] that year,<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/F2a84ec1SFwJ</ref> but other than that the video has never been made available to the public. Albert used a synch [[Gap|14 ring pattern for 13 rings]]: [https://jugglinglab.org/anim?pattern=(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,0)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,eH)(eH,0H);prop=ring (e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,0)], [[Starts|starting]] with 8 rings in his hands and 5 in holsters.<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/C1aSuj0yKvIJ</ref> He has [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/bmKN3cTtXkYJ claimed] to have also flashed 14 rings on video, but he didn't want to share the video because it didn't show the whole pattern.<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/bmKN3cTtXkYJ</ref> In 2013, Albert showed a video of a 14 ring flash (with an edit in the middle) to jugglers at the [[Japan Juggling Festival]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/JugglingHome/permalink/1520949798129631/?comment_id=1521196401438304&offset=0&total_comments=62</ref>
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[:Category:Ring juggling|Ring juggling]] category on Juggle Wiki
 
*[[:Category:Ring juggling|Ring juggling]] category on Juggle Wiki

Revision as of 14:51, 18 January 2020

Painless_Ring_Juggling_(feat._Kathrin_Wagner)

Painless Ring Juggling (feat. Kathrin Wagner)

Ring juggling can be painful if you don't use the right techniques

Rings are flat, circular objects,[1] usually big enough to easily be placed around a juggler's neck. Their shape makes it possible to do tricks with them that can't be done with balls and clubs, such as pull downs and pancakes. Most jugglers consider balls to be easier to juggle than rings, but for some people rings are easier for numbers juggling, because they're lighter and very thin, so they collide less, and they are the easiest prop to collect.

The earliest known record of juggling with modern (flat) rings is from the instructional book The Art of Modern Juggling, written in 1904 or earlier.[2] Previously, jugglers had used other circular objects such as plates and hoops.

The highest number of rings that have been qualified (at least twice as many catches as objects) is 10, and the highest number of rings that have been flashed (same number of throws and catches as objects) is 13 (by Albert Lucas).[3]

3 rings

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3 RIngs Juggling Ⅲ

3 ring tricks by Takaaki Matsumura

A 3 ring cascade is a little more difficult than a 3 ball cascade, because rings are much bigger than balls, so they have to be thrown higher, and the technique for throwing rings is different from the technique for throwing balls. The 3 ring endurance world record is 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 26 seconds by Robert LeBoeuf.(video)

4 rings

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4 ring juggling double blind kick

4 ring double blind kick by Jacob Weiss

4 rings are most commonly juggled in a fountain pattern (2 rings in each hand). The wimpy pattern is impractical for rings and clubs because of their size, but the reverse wimpy pattern with the rings turned sideways is less collision-prone. The world record for 4 rings is 43 minutes and 12 seconds by Robert LeBoeuf.(video) Ameron Rosvall claims to have done 4 rings for 48 minutes and 8 seconds.

5 rings

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WJF 7 Live! DVD Short Program Teaser

5 ring competition routine by Doug Sayers

The basic pattern for 5 ring juggling is a higher (and/or faster) version of the 3 ring cascade. 5 is the minimum number of rings used in the competitions in the WJF overall championship.[4] 5 rings was originally the minimum for the advanced ring short program;[5] since 2010, that competition is for 5 rings only. Before 2015, the overall championship also included 5 ring freestyle (best trick competition) and 360s (most 5 up 360s in 1 minute) competitions.[4] The unofficial world record for 5 rings (not validated by any world record organizations; no publicly available video) is 1 hour by Thomas Dietz.(claim at 1:15:00)

6 rings

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6 Ring Juggling Trick

6 ring breakdown by Jason Garfield

The WJF overall championship included a 6 ring freestyle competition from 2006 to 2014.[6] In 2008, the overall championship also included a 6 ring 1 minute 360s competition with only 360s in asynch patterns allowed (winner: Thomas Dietz).[7] The world record for 6 rings is 6 minutes and 16 seconds by Willy Colombaioni.(video)

7 rings

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Sergei Ignatov 7 Ring Routine

7 ring routine by Sergei Ignatov

Until 1984, there were only two divisions in the IJA Numbers Championships - one for 7 objects (competitors could use either 7 balls or 7 rings in the same division) and one for 5 clubs. Since 1984, the IJA has had competitions with a separate division for each prop, where competitors are scored higher for juggling higher numbers.[8] Before 2015, the WJF overall championship included two competitions for 7 rings: freestyle, and isolated endurance (endurance contest with competitors standing on chairs to allow only accurate, controlled patterns).[9] The world record for 7 ring juggling is 15 minutes and 6 seconds by Anthony Gatto.[3](video)

8 rings

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8 rings 8 up 360 qualify-0

8 ring 8 up 360s by Anthony Gatto

8 is the minimum number of rings used in the numbers endurance competitions at the IJA and the WJF.[10][4] The 8 ring juggling world record is 1 minute and 17 seconds by Anthony Gatto.[3](video) The following people have juggled 8 rings for at least 100 catches on video:

Other jugglers reported to have done at least 100 catches of 8 rings:

Tricks that have been done with 8 rings include:

9 rings

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9 ring pirouette Samuel Pauwels

9 ring 9 up 360 to a collect by Samuel Pauwels

The first person to win the IJA's numbers endurance competition by juggling 9 rings was Albert Lucas, in 1984.[8] The world record for 9 rings is 235 catches by Anthony Gatto.[3](video) Anthony claims to have done 9 rings for 272 catches. Tricks that have been done with 9 rings include:

10 rings

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Albert Lucas 10 Ring Qualify

10 ring qualify by Albert Lucas

Freddy Zay is the first person credited with doing 10 rings.[11] 10 is the highest number of rings that have been qualified in any of the numbers endurance competitions at the IJA[12] and the WJF. The following jugglers have qualified 10 rings on video:

Other jugglers reported to have qualified 10 rings:

Tricks that have been done with 10 rings:

11 rings

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11 rings pull down!!-0

11 ring flash with a pull down by Rudolf Levitskiy

Albert Petrovski was the first person to flash 11 rings, starting with the last ring held in his mouth.[15] He started performing with 11 in 1963.[16] No one has successfully juggled 11 rings in the numbers endurance competitions at the IJA and the WJF, which require a qualifying run,[12] or even qualified 11 rings on video in practice. The following jugglers have all flashed 11 rings on video:

12 rings

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Anthony Gatto 12 Rings World Record

12 ring flash by Anthony Gatto

12 is the highest number of rings that have been performed onstage. The earliest account of juggling with 12 circular objects is from the Symposium by Xenophon, which describes a girl juggling 12 hoops in ancient Greece. Anthony Gatto was the first person JISCON verified as having flashed 12 rings, in 1993. Albert Lucas is recorded as flashing 12 several years before that,[16][19] and he officially tied for the record in 1996. Sam Hartford reported to have flashed 12 rings in 2002, but didn't publish the video or submit it to JISCON until 2010.[20] Lajos Nereus also flashed 12 rings in 2010.[3](video) Junming Lin(video) and Pavel Evsukevich(video) both flashed 12 rings in 2013. In 2015, Rudolf Levitskiy also flashed 12 rings,(video) and Willy Colombaioni broke the record with 13 catches.(video) In 2016, Willy Colombaioni broke the record again in March with 14 catches,(video) and then set the current 12 ring world record in July with 16 catches.(video, video) He has also flashed 12 rings isolated on a chair,(video) and onstage.(video) Daniel Lysenko flashed 12 rings in 2018.(video, later video) Jian Wen Qian(claim) and Scott Sorensen(claim) both claim to have flashed 12 rings, but don't have video evidence. Albert Lucas is rumored to have qualified 12 rings.[21]

13 rings

Albert Lucas is the only person who has flashed 13 rings. He submitted the video to JISCON in 2002,[3] and he also showed it to jugglers at the IJA festival that year,[22] but other than that the video has never been made available to the public. Albert used a synch 14 ring pattern for 13 rings: (e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,e)(e,0), starting with 8 rings in his hands and 5 in holsters.[23] He has claimed to have also flashed 14 rings on video, but he didn't want to share the video because it didn't show the whole pattern.[24] In 2013, Albert showed a video of a 14 ring flash (with an edit in the middle) to jugglers at the Japan Juggling Festival.[25]

See also

References

  1. http://www.juggling.org/records/rules.html
  2. http://ezine.juggle.org/2015/09/01/unanswered-juggling-history-questions-part-1/
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://thewjf.com/competitor-files/competition-rules/advanced-overall-championship/
  5. http://wayback.archive.org/web/20040902064118/http://thewjf.com/competitions/rings.html
  6. http://www.thewjf.com/allevents.php
  7. http://www.thewjfstore.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=62_75&product_id=84
  8. 8.0 8.1 http://www.juggle.org/ija/championships/
  9. http://www.thewjf.com/allevents.php
  10. http://www.juggle.org/ija/championships/files/2015/04/NumbersRules2015.pdf
  11. http://www.juggling.org/help/numbers/records/rings-10.html
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 http://www.juggle.org/ija/championships/numbers-records/
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 http://wayback.archive.org/web/19970613223149/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20010815193101/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html
  15. http://dev.juggle.org/history/archives/jugmags/25-11/25-11,p3.htm
  16. 16.0 16.1 http://ezine.juggle.org/2014/12/03/juggling-firsts-part-three-rings-hoops-and-miscellaneous/
  17. http://wayback.archive.org/web/20000818120347/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html
  18. http://dev.juggle.org/history/archives/jugmags/34-2/34-2,p14.htm
  19. http://www.juggling.org/help/numbers/records/rings-12.html
  20. http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120414225947/http://www.juggling.org/records/records.html
  21. https://web.archive.org/web/20050119061550/http://www.bogleg.com/records/members.php?juggler=91
  22. https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/F2a84ec1SFwJ
  23. https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/C1aSuj0yKvIJ
  24. https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/MkUy-vnrioI/bmKN3cTtXkYJ
  25. https://www.facebook.com/groups/JugglingHome/permalink/1520949798129631/?comment_id=1521196401438304&offset=0&total_comments=62