International Jugglers' Association

Programs and events

The International Jugglers' Association runs the following programs and events:

• IJA Regional Competitions (IRC) - stage juggling competitions at festivals around the world
• World Juggling Day - worldwide celebration of juggling
• eJuggle - the IJA's official publication

Conventions and competitions

The International Jugglers' Association holds the largest week-long juggling festival in North America. (The largest juggling festival in the world is the European Juggling Convention, started in 1978 and whose founders were members of the International Jugglers' Association).

The convention is held in a different city each year during mid-to-late July since 1948. There were also additional winter conventions in the 90s. Aside from the competitions, at the convention there are: shows open to the public in which professional jugglers perform; workshops taught by jugglers of all skill levels; and a gym in which hobbyists through professionals get together to juggle.

The organization maintains lists of IJA record-holders, and IJA competitors.

IJA Juggling Championships

The IJA's Juggling Championships are the formal world juggling championships that offers medals and prize money for juggling performances. These competitions are held during the week at the IJA's annual festival, held in the summer. There are three divisions in the IJA Juggling Championships: Individuals (individual competitors), Teams (two or more people per team) and Juniors (individuals 17 years old or younger). The first annual world juggling championships were held at the Sheraton West Hotel in Los Angeles in 1969. " IJA juggling medalists". Juggle.org.

IJA Online Juggling Championships

In response to COVID-19, IJA created an annual event based on IJA Juggling Championships normally held at the annual IJA Festival, but with some modifications to accommodate the circumstances. Instead of a live event, videos submissions judged by the entire attending IJA membership in five categories of Juggling Difficulty, Juggling Creativity, Juggling Execution, Entertainment Value, and Presentation.

IJA Numbers Championships

The Numbers Championships awards Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals to those who demonstrate that they can juggle the most balls, clubs or rings for the highest number of catches. Competition occurs in three categories: Individuals, Duos and Trios. See the current IJA records. Starting at the 2006 convention, prize is given to each "numbers" winner, with an extra prize for anyone who breaks an existing International Jugglers' Association record. Other competitions held at the IJA's annual festival include the Individual Prop Competitions, the Extreme Juggling Competitions, the World Joggling Championships, as well as traditional (and more informal) juggling games and events.

Publications

The IJA has published Jugglers' World and JUGGLE magazine. In 2012, the IJA transitioned to an all-digital form of communications, halting publication of JUGGLE magazine. Today, members read juggling news through eJuggle, hosted on the IJA's website.

In addition to the online magazine, the IJA also produces a monthly eNewsletter with IJA news, articles of interest, and news from the global juggling community.

Notable members

• Thomas Dietz
• Vova Galchenko
• Marcus Monroe
• Christoph Mitasch
• Manuel Mitasch
• The Passing Zone
• Thom Wall
• Sergeij Ignatov
• Anthony Gatto
• Erin Stephens

Presidents have included Ronald Graham, co-inventor of Mills Mess.

References

References

1. "[https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/161111652_201912_990_2020102117396201.pdf Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax]". ''International Jugglers' Association''. [[Internal Revenue Service]]. December 31, 2019.
2. "The Founding of the IJA". Juggler's World.
3. "Juggle.org". International Jugglers' Association.
4. "IJA Regional Competitions (IRC)". International Jugglers' Association.
5. "World Juggling Day". International Jugglers' Association.
6. "eJuggle". International Jugglers' Association.
7. "Number Records". International Jugglers' Association.
8. "IJA Championships". International Jugglers' Association.
9. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/580630735/ world Juggling Set]". ''San Fernando Valley Times''. July 3, 1969. p. 5.
10. "IJA Online Juggling Championships 2021 Information". International Jugglers' Association.
11. "IJA Juggling Championships Results". International Jugglers' Association.