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Archives for December 27, 2012

365YoYoTricks.com Announces 2013 Roster

December 27, 2012 By Steve Brown

I’m ridiculously excited to announce the 2013 roster for 365yoyotricks.com. If you haven’t been following, I started 365 in 2011 to see if I could create, film, and post an original yoyo trick every day. I pulled it off, and it was exhausting. So for 2012, I put together a roster of players whose play styles I really enjoy, and had them contribute weekly tricks. I’m continuing this for 2013 with a new roster of players; I’ll be contributing 3 tricks a week, and the players below will each contribute one…plus we’ll have special guest players pop in from time to time! So without further ado, here is the roster for the 2013 season of 365yoyotricks.com:


Rafael Matsunaga

National Yo-yo Master and 2003 5A World Champion, Rafael is known for his highly conceptual and visually-appealing tricks. He is the founder and president of the Brazilian YoYo Association, and head organizer for the Brazilian National YoYo Contest. He spends most of his time disguised as a computer geek.

 

Jake Bullock

Co-winner of the 2007 Trick Innovator of the Year Award, Jake is one of the most gifted and under-appreciated counterweight yoyo players in the world. Jake was a massive force in the early development of tech counterweight play and, along with Jonathan Robinson, ushered in a new style of counterweight play that dominates contests to this day.

 

Darnell Hairston

Darnell Hairston is an up-and-coming player from the Cleveland YoYo Club who managed to land a spot on the coveted YoYoFactory Protege Team. Mentored by National YoYo Master Steve Brown, expect to see Darnell destroying contests all over the Midwest in 2013.

 

Spencer Berry

Spencer Berry is responsible for a tremendous number of the building blocks of modern yoyo play. He is the creator of genre-defining tricks such as Breath, Rancid Milk, and Laceration and is generally regarded as one of the founders of modern yoyo play. His signature yoyo, Walter, will be available in 2013.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: 365 yoyo tricks, anti yo, darnell hairston, duncan toys, featured, jake bullock, rafael matsunaga, spencer berry, steve brown, video, yoyofactory

R.I.P. – Nathan Dewitt

December 27, 2012 By Augie Fash

[EDITORS NOTE: On December 25th 2012, we lost yoyo player Nathan Dewitt. The exact nature of his death is still under investigation, but Nathan suffered gunshot wounds and crashed his car while presumably fleeing his attacker(s), just before midnight on Christmas Day. All information we have has come from the video above. I asked around for a friend of Nathan’s to reflect on his life, and Augie Fash came forward and asked to say a few things. I didn’t know Nate at all, but it’s always a shame when we lose someone so young. Rest in peace, Nate. – Steve]

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Over the years, Nathan and I would meet off-and-on at yo-yo contests.

The first memory I have of Nathan will always be one of my favorites, though. We first met at the Y3A Yo-yo Contest in last Vegas, nearly ten years ago. Back then both of us were relatively unknown players but we both shared a similar enthusiasm and love for yoyo.

Late at night, after the contest, all the yo-yo players gathered for a yo-yo battle. Everyone packed into an empty room and took turns going head-to-head, throwing down their best trick.

I remember Nathan getting on stage in front of everyone and effortlessly doing this crazy eli hop. He would launch the yo-yo, whip his body in a 360, and then the yoyo would land on the string in this completely impossible way, where I could barely even see what was going on.

I screamed like crazy for that trick.

I came up to Nathan after the yo-yo battle and asked him to show it to me again. He gave me a HUGE smile and then proceeded to try to teach me. Being big and uncoordinated, I knew I couldn’t spin in a 360. Not without months of practice at least.

Nathan wouldn’t be deterred though.

Every time I would give a half-hearted attempt, every time I told him no, every time I told him there’s no way I could spin a 360…
He would just stand there, flash this huge, ridiculous smile, and then tell me that of course I could. He would not be deterred. One hundred percent of me thought that I could never do that trick. One hundred percent of him though, knew that I could.

He would just smile again and say to just keep trying.

It’s kind of funny, because nearly 10 years later, I still remember seeing that trick. I’ve been going to yoyo contests for 14 years. I’ve seen world champions and trick innovators. I’ve traveled. I’ve demoed. I have seen a lot in the yo-yo world.

That trick though, I still remember it. And that’s kind of a weird thing. Because with as long as I have been involved in yoyo, very few tricks stick with you like that.

At first, I wasn’t sure why I remembered that trick, but now, I think I realize. In many ways, for me, that trick represents Nathan. A few things always stuck out to me about Nathan, and a few things stuck out to me about that trick.

Both Nathan and that trick had an incredible energy. No matter what, every time you saw Nathan, he was always so upbeat. He had this awesome, youthful enthusiasm that was at once both passionate and hopeful. Not many people are able to carry those kinds qualities into the difficulties faced with adulthood, but Nathan definitely did.

Looking back, that memory may have been a small part of both of our lives, but it is one that will always stick with me. I took a lot away from that chance encounter. Our paths may have never gotten the opportunity to cross very often, but I am very happy for the few times that they did.

Thank you for the inspiration Nathan.

Rest in peace, my friend.

Augie Fash

Filed Under: Goodbyes Tagged With: augie fash, featured, nate dewitt, nathan dewitt, yoyo

Why? – Ayumu Harada

December 27, 2012 By Steve Brown

New video from Ayumu Harada showing off his CLYW Arctic Circle…worth the watch!

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: arctic circle, Ayumu Harada, clyw, video

3 Chapter – Magic YoYo Teaser Trailer

December 27, 2012 By Steve Brown

Chinese-based manufacturer Magic YoYo has posted this teaser trailer for “3 Chapter”, which we can only assume is a new yoyo they will be releasing soon.

From this video, we can only be certain of two things: Chinese yoyo manufacturers have much larger video production budgets than their American counterparts, and all Chinese yoyo players are wizards.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Video Tagged With: 3 chapter, magic yoyo, teaser trailer, video, wizards

Fu Ken Ho x YoYoFactory Proton

December 27, 2012 By Steve Brown

Malaysian player Fu Ken Ho just dropped this great video featuring the Proton from YoYoFactory’s second wave Champions Collection. The Proton is a collaboration between YoYoFactory and Turning Point, a small manufacturer run by former YYF team member Kentaro Kimura. Great stuff!

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: champions collection, fu ken ho, kentaro kimura, malaysia, proton, turning point, yoyofactory

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