Diabolo Tricks

Traditional / Contemporary Tricks
  • One Person Tricks
  • Two People / Group Tricks
  • Two People, One Diabolo
  • Single-bell diabolo / Monobolo
  • Excalibur (Vertax)
  • Circular String

One Double Bell Yo-Yo, One Person

  • Neck Trick 八仙過海 Neck trampoline
  • Leg Trick 二仙傳道/二線跳鈴

  • Around the Neck / Around the Head
  • Chicken on the Stick 金雞上架 / Grind
  • Toss on same stick

    • Toss to the other stick - Grind pass
  • Toss up and Down 直上青雲
    • Circular Toss 迴圈拋鈴
    • Toss with Hook Catch
  • Toss and loop around the yoyo
  • Ant goes up the tree 螞蟻上樹
    • Toss the stick onto the floor
  • Spider Web 蜘蛛結網
    • With Hook Toss
    • With Sun
    • w/ Blanket --> swing around
  • Blanket
  • Coffee Grinder 紡棉紗
  • Leg Trick 腳繞
    • Regular leg Oribtal
    • Just let go/Leg release - release right hand
    • Jump side to side/Bouncing the YoYo
    • Around and go dizzy (setup, step, leg movement)
    • Both legs
    • Leg and arm orbital
    • One Handed Orbital
  • Around the world 大輪迴 da lun hui
    • Without moon
    • From behind
  • Around the Arm 手繞鈴/繞手 Arm Orbital
    • Orbital around both Arms
  • Infinite Suicide
  • Lollicup
  • Whip Trick with Sling toss
  • Brain Teaser 金蟬脫殼
    • Connect to golden Chicken
  • Bridge
    • Toss up (same stick --> toss)
  • Swimming/Bicycling 大鵬展翅 Windmill
  • Golden Finger 金手指
  • Whip Catch
  • 釣魚 / Fishing (when performed, looks like a yo-yo)
  • Whipping - on the right side
  • Left Right Left Right - 甩鈴 (shuai ling) - Umbrella 左右逄源
"Traditional Folk Art" Tricks

Long String
  • One diabolo rolls across the length of string
    • Jump the yo-yo once or twice
Misc Objects (Grinds)
  • Broomstick
  • Umbrella - grind on the J-shaped handle of the umbrella
Two People, One Diabolo
  • Acceleration
  • Ant Goes up the Tree
  • Leg Orbital 腳繞
  • Toss
    • & one person spins
    • & two people spin
  • Around the World - acts as an exit / transition
  • Brain Teaser 金蟬脫殼
Group Tricks
  • Caterpillar Pass 
  • Toss to each other (normal toss)
  • Leg oribital and toss to each other

Monobolo / Single-Bell Yo-Yo 單頭扯鈴
  • Topping the Yo-Yo
    • Onto the Ground
    • Onto Hand
  • Picking Up Topped Yo-Yo
    • String Method - continue accelerating the yo-yo
    • Stick Method - Stops the yo-yo so you can transition to another trick.
Pot Cover / Lid
  • Ant goes up the tree