What is combat juggling?
A popular war-like pursuit pursued (Purdued?) by many jugglers. In its usual melee form, all jugglers start at the same time with three clubs and then try to cause the others to drop their clubs. Kicking is not allowed, the most common tactic is to throw a high triple (or similar) and flail about wildly at your opponents before it comes back down – hopefully re-entering your pattern. Stealing other people’s clubs is permitted, as are many other devious tactics. Combat is actually endorsed by the IJA and players must use soft clubs. There is a combat competition at the IJA convention each year. Fierce rivalries have sprung up between juggling clubs in several areas. Injuries are not uncommon.
