YoYo Related News From Around The World
Chris Rodrigues and Michael Kurti had a good time in Gainesville at ECC and managed to get some filming done while they were in the area. Enjoy some great tricks from great dudes, and check out the cameo by Sebastian Brock’s crotch.
Yoyo used is the Gulch by The Good Life.
March 9th saw the first UNPRLD Exhibition freestyle competition, an event they describe as:
the goal of this exhibition is not to find winners or losers, but rather for freestyle development and criticism. with the prizes in place, we hope to see competitors try their best to perform at their highest capabilities.
It’s great to see alternate contest formats getting some play, and hopefully we’ll see plenty more of this type of contest in the future. UNPRLD had cash prizes for First and Second place, and a prize bag for Third. Check out video of all the winners, and congrats to Mark Mangarin on his win!
A-RT dropped a new video for Michael Kurti and it’s everything you hoped for. Amazing play from Chef Kurti, non-sequiturs, Sunshine Jimmy, the vague sense that the temperature is unbearably low, a stylish garage, heavy sighs, and clogging.
Yoyo used is the Good Life Gully.
Back in October, Michael Kurti quietly left CLYW to start working on his own brand…and we’ve finally got our first look! The Good Life YoYos first model is the Gully, and it looks pretty sweet in Kurti’s very capable hands. Congrats to Michael on the launch of his new company, and nice job on the video! No word yet on when/where the Gully will be available, but we’ll post when we hear something.
CLYW team member and amazing man-bun transit system Michael Kurti is the star of the latest episode of YoYoExpert’s “Trick Theory” video series. Check out some of Kurti’s signature tricks, shot in glorious hi-def slow motion, and get his take on why he does what he does.
Yoyo used is the CLYW Igloo.
CLYW brings us another Cabin Tutorial featuring the yoyo community’s top freelance hair model, Michael Kurti. If you like triangles, this is the trick for you.
Yoyo used is the CLYW Bonfire.
CLYW team member Michael Kurti breaks down another of his signature tricks, Headband, in the latest Cabin Tutorial. This was filmed a while ago, before his signature edition yoyo the Igloo hit shelves. But conveniently, another run of the Igloo hits stores tonight at 10 pm EST. Sweet! Click the image below to pick up the latest run of the CLYW Igloo, now with an improved bearing fit and a slightly tweaked response area for cleaner binds.
Check out the latest yoyo trick tutorial from CLYW team member Michael Kurti for his trick “Swagacide”. You’ve seen him hit this on stage, now you get a full breakdown so you can figure it out for yourself!
YoYo used is the CLYW Bonfire.
Be still my awful little nerd heart, it’s a head-on collision of yoyos and Star Wars! Check out the latest Cabin Tutorial from CLYW, featuring a nice horizontal combo from Michael Kurti and a pretty good lightsaber fight.
Yoyo used is the CLYW Bonfire.
The CLYW team tore it up at the 2016 US National YoYo Contest this year with a half-dozen players making finals in two divisions, and now we get to see what they were up to when they weren’t on stage. Check out some great tricks from Anthony Rojas, Tessa Piccillo, Ernest Kahn, Michael Kurti, Andrew Maider, Zach Gormley, Harrison Lee, Alec Campbell, Mark Mangarin, Grayson Johnson, and Isaac Nozick.
Chef Kurti is cooking up something good in this new Cabin Tutorial from CLYW! Check out his original trick “Bladder Escape” and get the full tutorial breakdown.
Yoyo used is the CLYW Bonfire.
Paolo Bueno put together this video to wish Michael Kurti a happy birthday. The bromance is strong with these two. Damn good tricks, too.
Yoyos used are the CLYW Big Dipper and YoYoFactory Dogma.
The CLYW team seems to have had an amazing time at the 2016 Bay Area Classic! This contest is considered one of the absolute best in the nation, and it’s not just for the level of competition…it’s for the fantastic time that everyone has in San Francisco.
Featuring Aaron Davis, Alec Campbell, Andrew Maider, Yuuki Spencer, Anthony Rojas, Michael Kurti and Ernest Kahn.
We all know that Michael Kurti’s tricks are good, but it’s Kurti himself that makes them great. And if you’ve ever hung out with Kurti, you know he’s hilarious. So in the grand tradition set forth by Paul Stanley and David Lee Roth, here is Alec Campbell’s supercut from the Igloo video outtakes of Stuff Kurti Says.
Yoyo used is the CLYW Igloo.