The object of the game is to maintain their own juggling pattern while attempting to make the opponent drop one or more clubs.
[1] The player who drops will not gain a point while the player who maintains the juggling longer than the opponent and finishes their pattern cleanly, i.e. catches all three clubs without dropping, will.
It is a non-contact sport and the object is to attack the clubs instead of the juggler, however, some contact is allowed.
In its most typical form, players compete in an open group combat, each attempting to interfere with other players' juggling, with the winner being the last to remain juggling three clubs.
Competitive combat juggling is moderately popular in Europe and the United States.