1. Preparation tools: First, you need a rope about 1 m long and a diabolo with a diameter of about 5- 10 cm. Diabolo can be made of wood, plastic and metal, but it is best to choose light and easy-to-operate materials. Hold the rope: wrap the rope around the diabolo, and then hold the two ends of the rope in your hand. Grasp one end of the rope with your left hand and the other end with your right hand, and your arm will naturally droop.
2. Start shaking diabolo: throw diabolo from the ground and rotate the rope with both hands. When diabolo reaches the highest point, hold one end of the rope with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, and then release it quickly to let diabolo fall freely. Then hold the other end of the rope with the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, and quickly loosen it to let the diabolo fall freely again.
3, pay attention to skills: in the process of shaking diabolo, you need to pay attention to the following skills: keep your body balanced: shaking diabolo requires a certain sense of physical coordination and balance, so pay attention to keeping your body balanced during practice, don't shake or fall. Control strength: when shaking diabolo, you need to master the strength, let diabolo fall freely and keep the rotation speed of the rope.
The origin of diabolo is as follows:
1, Diabolo is a traditional sport in Beijing and one of the national intangible cultural heritages. It has a long history in China. In the book "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of Imperial Capital in Ming Dynasty", there are descriptions of diabolo playing methods and production methods, as well as cultural relics unearthed in Ming Dingling as evidence. It can be seen that diabolo has been popular among the people for at least 600 years.
2, shaking diabolo requires certain skills. At that time, friends who can shake diabolo out of the pattern will always attract envious eyes. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Zhi had made a special contribution to diabolo: "Musicians play flute without trace, and elves let it fly." Why did Zhu Xiao become a great musical instrument and fitness and entertainment became popular? "
3. In addition, Diabolo is also related to some folklore and stories. The most famous is the legend about "Doulton". Dou Erdun was a hero of the Ming Dynasty. He resisted the corruption of feudal society and the invasion of foreign enemies. He was defeated in a battle. In order to cover the retreat of his comrades, he used diabolo to confuse the enemy and finally died heroically.