Jake Wiens shook off the jet lag during a recent trip to Tokyo, Japan to get in some filming. He’s pretty good at kendama, that guy.
Archives for September 16, 2014
Paul Kerbel – Fingerspins Explained
YoYoFactory’s Paul Kerbel dropped a mini-tutorial with some tips on fingerspin tricks…definitely worth checking out since, you know, he’s friggin’ amazing at them.
Yoyo used is the Horizon by YoYoFactory.
Bonus: We’re serious, Paul really knows about this fingerspin business.
2014 West Coast YoYo Championship – VIDEO
Duncan Toys has posted video of the winners of this past weekend’s West Coast YoYo Championship, held at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA. Check ’em out! The first place winners in each division will be seeded to Finals at the US National YoYo Contest, to be held next month in Chico, CA.
1A Division
1st Place – Anthony Rojas
2nd Place – Michael Nakamura
3rd Place – Paolo Bueno
2A Division
1st Place – Yoshi Mikamoto
2nd Place – Patrick Mitchell
3rd Place – Tyler Hsieh
3A Division
1st Place – Alex Hattori
2nd Place – Elliot Ogawa
3rd Place – Patrick Borgerding
4A Division
1st Place – Ian Johnson
2nd Place – Michael Nakamura
3rd Place – Zac Rubino
5A Division
1st Place – Bryan Jardin
2nd Place – Tyler Severance
3rd Place – Ryan Gee
Radical Seas – Adrift
The newest micro-manufacturer on the scene, Radical Seas, has a new website up and a promising video with some new talent. Featuring players Caleb Fisher and Jamie Larkins.
Yoyo used is the Set Sail by Radical Seas.
44Clash – Pre-Event Videos
44Clash released two new videos from their 2014 pre-event, held August 23rd and 24th. One video focused on the freestyle and the other focused on the event itself, and both should REALLY make you want to turn up in Tokyo for the main event in November.