Shingo Terada is STILL one of the smoothest and most natural counterweight players in the world, and one of the best of all time.
Yoyo used is the Duncan Raptor.
Duncan Toys x Shingo Terada
Shingo Terada is bring his Candy Dice counterweights to the new re-design of the Duncan Toys Raptor and the results look pretty good! Instant success: if you want to promote a 5A yoyo, put it in the hands of the smoothest 5A player who ever lived. And does Candy Dice in a video for a Shingo Terada edition of the Raptor mean we’re finally going to have a full commercial release of Candy Dice?
UPDATE: Just got word from Duncan that the new Raptor will retail for $40 and come with caps and Candy Dice! And that molded nylon Candy Dice will be available separately at a $5 retail price. Woo hoo!
Yoyo used is the Duncan Raptor.
Shingo Terada – Prescription
Legendary player Shingo Terada shows off a little with the latest release from One Drop YoYos.
Yoyo used is the One Drop Prescription.
Shingo Terada – Kuntosh
This video has almost everything I love: Shingo Terada, 5A, and a yoyo designed by Sonny Patrick. If it was filmed in a bar and had music by LCD Soundsystem I would pack up this blog and quit right now. But it’s pretty close to perfect…enjoy!
Yoyo used is the One Drop Kuntosh.
What Are YoYo Contests Like?
Ben Conde brings us another great video to help introduce people to the world of modern yoyoing with a look at what yoyo contests look like….to non-yoyo players. Filmed at the 2016 Bay Area Classic.
Featuring Tessa Piccillo, Gentry Stein, Paul Dang, Joseph Harris, Christian Padron, Yoshi Mikamoto, Shingo Terada, Bryan Jardin, Anthony Rojas, and Kevin Nicholas.
Ryosuke Kawamura Presents: Shingo Terada
Ryosuke Kawamura just totally made my week!
Shingo Terada remains one of my favorite 5A players of all time, and he was a HUGE early influence on the entire style of play. His 5A repeaters remain some of the hardest to pull of smoothly, as he reminded me last time I was in Japan when after an hour of struggling neither Petr Kavka nor I could do any of them.
Shingo Terada is still my go-to player when people ask me how to smooth out their yoyo play, and it’s exciting that he’s not only still competing (and doing well), but that he’s been practicing for 2015 Worlds!
Return top used is the CLYW Wooly Marmot 2.
X Division legend Shingo Terada leaves Duncan Crew
In a brief post on his Facebook page, Shingo “Terry” Terada announced his resignation from Duncan Crew after 12 years on the team.
Dec.23 2014, I leave Duncan Crew.
I don’t compete contests for a long time. it was not good for me and Duncan.
…
Still love Duncan yo-yo and Duncan Crew family. So I leave the Crew.
Thank you for all support from Duncan Toys. Thank you…
In addition to the 2001 World Title in the X Division, Terry also won UTYJ (Japan Nationals) in 2001 and 2002, always with unmatched elegance in both 4A and 5A.
In a time when 4A yo-yos were thinner than today’s 1A average, his technique was flawless.
5A play also owes immensely to Terry’s innovations, such as e-fans and beestings, which allowed counterweight play to move from its experimental roots to an established yo-yo division.
See you around, Terry!
2012 Japan Yo-yo League Kicks Off: Takeshi Matsuura Wins 1A at East Japan A
The 2012 Japan Yo-yo League officially started last weekend with the East Japan A Block Contest in Tokyo!
EJ has traditionally been a very strong regional contest, with the main Japanese competitors taking part. This year the contest was divided into two blocks, A and B. Block B will be held in Ichikawa City, in February.
In the A Block, Yoyojam’s prodigy and 5A World Champion Takeshi Matsuura surprised onlookers by winning the 1A division, ahead of YoyoRecreation’s Takahiro Iizuka, in 3rd, and Kento Noda, in 2nd. Is Takeshi Matsuura, who has won Japan Nationals in both 3A and 5A before, now aiming for the 1A title as well? Also worth noting is that 1A was the only division Takeshi competed in at EJ-A.
The winners in the other divisions were veteran Shuhei Kanai in 2A, Ken Takabayashi in 3A, Youhei Kagawa in 4A and Sora Ishikawa in 5A. Ishikawa was also the winner of the 44CLASH KIKSTYO Battle Tournament last month, and should be a contender for the Japanese title. 5A runner-up was Duncan Crew’s Shingo “Terry” Terada, who is still competing after more than 10 years in the scene!
The league continues next year with more regional contests throughout the country and finally the national contest:
- December 4th, 2011 – East Japan A Block Contest (EJ-A), Tokyo
- January 28th, 2012 – Central Japan Contest (CJ), Iwakura City
- February 4th, 2012 – East Japan B Block Contest (EJ-B), Ichiwaka City
- February 25th, 2012 – North Japan Contest (NJ), Sapporo
- March 11th, 2012 – South Japan Contest (SJ), Kasuya District
- April 21st, 2012 – West Japan Contest (WJ), Osaka
- June 30th, 2012 – Japan National Yo-yo Contest, Ichikawa City
For all those interested in checking the action, proceed to Mr. Yamaguchi’s new YouTube channel. Music is replaced in most freestyles due to copyright issues, but it’s nonetheless great to have such a great resource back online!