Jason Garfield

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Jason Garfield (born August 9, 1974) is a juggler and entertainer, and also the founder and president of the World Juggling Federation (WJF).

Born in Connecticut, USA, Garfield espouses the concept of "sport juggling," promoting that juggling should also be regarded as a form of sport. He disagrees strongly with the belief that juggling is something only performed by clowns or other circus acts. Garfield's stage performances can often be seen as a mixture of stand-up comedy and demanding juggling routines. He has said "I hate most jugglers."[1], and is openly critical of jugglers he sees as relying on unchallenging routines to entertain, occasionally performing parodies of specific acts, the most famous of which has come to be known as the Chris Bliss Diss, a parody of a performance by Chris Bliss. Jason is regarded as one of the most controversial members of the juggling community.

Garfield has won the International Juggling Association (IJA) Championships three times.

During 2004, Garfield coached Vova and Olga Galchenko.

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