Check out this great interview of Hans Van Dan Elzen of YoYoFactory at YoYoSkills.com!
Hans Van Dan Elzen of YoYoFactory Interview at YoYoSkills.com
You really learn a lot about Hans’ background and the future of YoYoFactory.
An excellent interview!
Check out this clip of Grant Johnson being featured on MSN.com!
Grant Johnson on MSN
Check it out now at MSN.com – or see it on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSm0VgGwBSo
See all of Grant’s videos on his youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/YoGrant
John Higby and the American Yo-Yo Association proudly present Episode 6 of yo-yo television. Features footage from Worlds and the 2008 Boston Yo-Yo Meet.
Great footage and editing as usual.
Yo-Yo Television Episode 6 Worlds and More! from John Higby on Vimeo.
Yo-Yos are in the news in New Zealand this time as a school starts a whole yo-yo craze complete with a challenge at the end! The larger goal is “improving pupils’ fine co-ordination skills.” More schools should pick up on this!
News Article in New Zealand
See the full article here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaruherald/4733923a6010.html
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A look back into 1999:
Much to the dismay of the “hard core” yo-yo players a young man by the name of Joel Zink won the 1999 World Yo-Yo Contest with a yo-yo freestyle of flash and flair. The true yo-yo players of the time argue his tricks were too simple and his outfit was horrendous. We will let you be the judge there. A recent article from his school, the University of Southern California, focused in on his accomplishments. Read the article here and check out his routine below.
In what begins our “Random” Category here an individual named Niki has appeared to have broken a world record – specifically sleeping a yo-yo while doing a trick on a bike…
Niki Y. combines his yo-yo and bicycle skills en route to setting a universal record for the longest yo-yo sleeper while doing a one-foot track stand. Niki stayed balanced for 33.41 seconds.
The record took placed on August 8, 2008 at the International Yo-Yo Open in New York City. Niki used a YoYoJam Hitman yo-yo. His bike was a 53 cm Iro Mark V. Witnesses were Talia Ledner and Colin Nissan.
Word on the street has it that Duncan is releasing a new yo-yo featuring magnetic spinning hub stacks. Doc Pop snapped a photo with his IPhone and had it on his Nationals photo blog. Perhaps this is made with the intention of tricks similar to here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Nlly3_rtU&feature=related
Duncan Magnet Proto
See all the pictures from Doc Pop’s Photo Blog up at: http://flickr.com/photos/docpopular/sets/72157607693105802/
The 2008 National Yo-Yo Contest could have been bad… Upon arrival on Friday competitors were met with rain which forced the contest to cancel the Friday Night Preliminary Activities. However the contest directors decided to stick through it outside and even came prepared with a little leaf blower action to clear the stage:
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| From Nationals 2008 |
Congratulations to our new National Yo-Yo Champions!!!
1st Place in the Single A Division is Eric Koloski
2008 Nationals – 1A – Eric Koloski from Box thor on Vimeo
1st Place in the 2A Division is Joseph Harris
2008 Nationals – 2A – Joseph Harris from Box thor on Vimeo.
First Place in the Triple A Division is Paul Yath
2008 Nationals – 3A – Paul Yath from Box Thor on Vimeo.
1st Place in the Offstring Division is Bryan Figeuroa
2008 Nationals – 4A – Bryan Figueroa from Box thor on Vimeo.
First Place in the Freehand Division is Miguel Correa
2008 Nationals – 5A – Miguel Correa from Box thor on Vimeo.
Congratulations to André Boulay named a National Yo-Yo Master
André (who you see in the Expert Village videos on this website) awarded with the title of National Master. This award has only been giving to 12 other yo-yo players – you can see them here: National Yo-Yo Masters
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| From Nationals 2008 |
THP RETURNS?!?!?!
If you have been around the Yo-Yo World long enough you might recognize these teal blue shirts. Back in the day these were the shirts of Team High Performance which was arguably the beginning of yo-yoing as know it in terms of freestyle competitions, etc.
YoYoFactory decided to bring this tradition back:
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| From Nationals 2008 |
See the full results at: http://nationalyoyo.org/contest/2008/pages/results.php
The battle continues with Bear vs Man Round 2 - restocking tonight in classic and new Caribou Lodge color ways!
Harrison Hurricane, YoYoExpert Edition, 28 Stories, Fire Blizzard, Clareview Station, Yogi, and Matsuri by Shintaro Noda.
Available starting tonight! @CLYW
http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/915/CLYW-Bear-Vs-Man-2
NEW RELEASE! The Duncan Hornet is the first looping yoyo from Duncan Toys specifically designed for high-end competition play, and it’s a huge leap forward for Duncan!
The Hornet is a bearing looper designed with a better rim-to-center weight ratio making it a great choice for high-speed looping and wraps. Designed with input from Duncan Crew Worldwide, the Hornet is player-tested and competition-ready. @DuncanToys
http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/926/Duncan-Hornet
The second release of the new @YoYoJam H3X is tonight at 9 PM EST!
The H3X features a sleek aluminum body with sharp titanium weight rings placed at the heart of a yo-yo that screams Dark Magic design elements.
This new release is available in the traditional Dark Magic red with polished titanium rings as well as black with blue titanium.
Each color combination of the H3X is limited to 100 ever produced!
Find the new H3X here!
http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/916/YYJ-HEX
The amazing TRITON from G-Squared restocks tonight at YoYoExpert at 9PM EST! Special edition colors include Freedom, Godzilla, General Lee, & Majestic Glow. #Triton #GSquared
Hello from Atlanta and Dama Fest! There are some incredible Kendama players here going for $1000 grand prize in the battle! YoYoExpert booth going strong - learning Kendama and teaching Yo-Yo! #DamaFest #Kendama
