I completely agree. These are old tricks. These are also the basis for all the “new and modern” tricks. I feel we should all make as good of an effort as we can do learn as many(if not ALL) of these tricks.
I’m content with these “old” tricks. I also want to learn new tricks. However, if I don’t learn this “old stuff”, I’m not gonna be able to handle a good deal of the “new stuff”.
And these tricks still appear at contests. Boing-e-boing is popular. Tricks from wrist mount, split bottom, front, back, trapeze, trapeze and bro, double or nothing and 1.5 mounts are very common. Whips, slacks and suicides still are used a lot. Behind the back leg trap is still used to transition from front to behind the back play.
As for me, I learn bits and pieces here and there. I’ve skipped some YYE tricks because I can’t get them but I go back and try them from time to time. But, I wouldn’t be where I am(which isn’t impressive, 2 years and only to Advanced 2 for the most part) without these videos. I’m very grateful and appreciative of them. I can still be objectively critical as well. Dated or not, they are still just as valid today as they were when they were made.
Also, there’s another store that has tutorials, and they have the same tricks in the same order that YYE does, and the basis is the same: Learn these tricks so you can have strong fundamentals. I don’t think this is a coincidence. I’m sure Andre and the people who operate that site came from the same “school of thought”.
Oh man, Does this guy ever speak wrong? Never I tell you. So yes I definitely do agree. Everything must escalate from easy to hard, once that’s done, imagination comes into use.