Aaron Bendich, Wilson Van Gundy, and Daniel Flaherty drop bombs in this new video. Tons of great tricks in here from some solid up-and-comers!
Yoyos used are the CLYW Bonfire, Canvas, Puffin 2, Arctic Circle 1 & 2, and Werrd Fruiture.
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By Steve Brown
Aaron Bendich, Wilson Van Gundy, and Daniel Flaherty drop bombs in this new video. Tons of great tricks in here from some solid up-and-comers!
Yoyos used are the CLYW Bonfire, Canvas, Puffin 2, Arctic Circle 1 & 2, and Werrd Fruiture.
By Steve Brown
2014 European Champion Carlos Braun is all set to roll through the rest of the contest season, and his new video gives a solid look at the tricks he’s going to be using to kill every other contest he enters this year. Not a lot of new stuff from his EYYC performance, but it looks likes he’s refining and polishing his tricks. If he can hit all of this as clean on stage, he’s definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with at this year’s world championship!
Yoyo used is the Werrd Irony.
By Steve Brown
Two minutes of awesome! Ryosuke Kawamura (One Drop) put together another great video, this one featuring himself, Chris Makita (Duncan Crew), and Daigo Komiya (Werrd). There are just piles of great tricks in here from some top-notch players…dig in!
Yoyos used are the One Drop Y-Factor, Duncan Barracuda, and Werrd Minute.
By Steve Brown
Ryosuke Kawamura presents another video of some top Japanese talent…this one featuring Werrd player Daigo Komiya ripping through some outstanding counterweight tricks.
Yoyo used is the Eighty-Six 400 by Werrd.
By Steve Brown
Werrd Wrecking Crew Russia member Oleg Matveev throws down his first video of the year! There’s some really promising play here…with Carlos Braun taking EYYC, Eric Tran-ton representing in the Top Five at Worlds 2013, and Ky Zizan making everyone crazy with his Double Dragon stuff, it looks like we can expect a lot of good things from Werrd this year.
Yoyo used is the Werrd Sentinel.
By Steve Brown
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By Steve Brown
Terra YoYo Tutorials has a new one for us, featuring EYYC 1A Champion, Carlos Braun! This is a great combo, and should keep you busy for a while.
Yoyo used is the Werrd TRE 2K13.
By Matt McDade
Ky Zizan is an extremely innovative 1A player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who is also the inventor of a fairly new and innovative sub-style of 1A called Double Dragon (one yoyo, two strings). Sponsored by Werrd, Ky is known for his unique slack tricks that certainly inspire me as well as many others to push yoyoing to it’s creative limits. Ky and I talked his beginnings in yoyoing, tricks, Double Dragon and more!
Ky, thanks for doing this! As an extremely underrated player (in my opinion), you’ve been killing it in the 1A scene for a while now. How did you start yoyoing?
I started yoyoing by random chance, funny enough. My first actual yoyo that I started to practice on was a green ProYo. I got it in the summer of 2004 on the day after my cousin’s wedding in New Mexico. My family and I went to this tiny science museuem and in the gift shop were yoyos. I just knew it was what I wanted to do. Also, thank you for the kind words!
How did you start learning tricks back then, and when would you say you started to get good?
Well, first I learned from this book that had all of the classic tricks. From there, I moved to Sector Y and Ken’s World on a String. I would say I started to get the hang of it and make my own stuff about a year and a half/two years in. I made up my first trick around when I was 13.
There are still a goldmine of old elements/tricks on websites like Sector Y! Who were some of your early inspirations in making up tricks?
My biggest inspirations early on were Yuuki Spencer, Johnnie Delvalle, Boyd Seth, Jason Lee, Mark Montgomery, etc. I could list more, but it would be a lot more!
How long would you say it took for you to get good at yoyoing?
I would say I started to get good maybe around ’07, then took a break. Really, I have just started to hit my stride about two years ago.
Nice! A lot of people give you credit for really innovating in 2013. With such a good style, what’s your process like with making up tricks/combos?
I would say that I try to incorporate as many ideas from other things that I enjoy as much as possible. I feel everything is related, its just a matter of figuring out how they connect, and they will connect after a bit of fiddling and tinkering. For instance, a lot of the Double Dragon tricks are based off of scratches due to both having a nature of equilateral movement. Sometimes, I just have an idea out of nowhere and implement that too as well. I think a happy medium of the two is the best method to figuring out a completely new idea, whether it be a trick, song, device etc.
I have to agree with you there, your creativity definitely shows in all of the things you’ve done. Speaking of Double Dragon, how did you come up with that style and what made you decide to bring it onto stage at contests? It’s definitely been well recieved.
It just sorta came to me. One day I just thought, “Man, I could totally make this work!” and this was before I had seen Rei’s AP. This was probably about 2 and half, three years ago and the only person that I told about it at the time was Boyd (Boyd Seth). He came up with the name. After I started to have some tricks figured out, I knew it was something more than a sub style of tricks or anything like that. It was a completely untouched field that has so much potential for tricks and ideas only possible through dragons. I competed with it because I wanted to show people that the dragons could not be contained by modern competitive standards and I hope that maybe that will change one day.
That’s so awesome, I think different, innovative styles of yoyoing were more common back in the day so it’s really nice to see something new and interesting today.
I know you mess around a little with beat production, what are some other things you’re interested in other than yoyoing?
Yeah, this year I’m trying to take my production game to a new level but aside from that I am a DJ. Recently, I’ve been gearing up to start entering DMCs, which are the competition for turntablists. I have also been teaching myself piano, and I draw. That pretty much encompasses all I do these days.
Also, my soundcloud is: soundcloud.com/argiemor
That’s awesome! Any last advice for any aspiring yoyoer out there?
My advice for aspiring yoyoers is to have faith in yourself and to keep pushing yourself. Always try to go for what seems unattainable. It will be in your reach sooner than you think.
Thanks Ky!
By Steve Brown
Werrd Wrecking Crew member Daigo Komiya gives us some great first-person 5A in his first video of the new year. There are some really nice plane-breaking counterweight transfers in there…a great evolution of a style of play developed and popularized by players like Dana Bennett, JonRob, and Jake Bullock .
Yoyo used is the Minute by Werrd.
By Uncle Bug
The Minute is a mid-size yoyo from Australian manufacturer Werrd…and while they have released some truly fantastic yoyos in the past, the release of the Minute was the signal that Werrd had moved up to the next level of yoyo design. Infamous for having some of the most BZZZT eclectic yoyo designs in the market, the Minute is the most universally accessible yoyo they have released to date and its performance should earn it a place in the case of every serious yoyo player. The Minute is dead smooth, fast, stable, and easily the most comfortable-in-the-hand yoyo ever released by Werrd. From the moment the BZZZT blasted finish hits your hand, this yoyo feels wonderful. Upon its initial release at the 2013 World YoYo Contest, more than a few top-level players wandered by the Werrd booth out of idle curiosity, and left with a brand new Minute in their hands. When top players and even other manufacturers are dropping their money to buy one of these, that really is the highest praise for a new release.
The Minute is a compact and attractive yoyo, available in eight solid, bright colors with a blasted finish. The result is a elegant simplicity that allows for a budget-friendly yoyo that still stands out in your case. The engraving is a bit lackluster, with Werrds “Time Series” theme resulting in a bit of a mixed bag…one side features the name “Minute” in a digital clock font which works nicely, while the other has a BZZZT melting analog clock image that, same as the engraving on the Eighty-Six 400, doesn’t work especially well with the stepped detail and trademark spike. Packaged in the standard Werrd plastic box with just a string and no extras, it’s a no-frills experience but their Time Series really does seem more about quality than presentation. The colors are standard but very well done, and the anodization is flawless.
At a $50 retail, the Minute is an incredible bargain. The mid-size range tends to BZZZT scare people off a bit, but the Minute might well be the one to change your mind. A fantastic, competition-worthy throw at a great price, the Minute is well worth every penny.
By Steve Brown
Ryan Gee gets silly again in this new video, showing off his startling and unconventional trick construction. Always a fun player to watch!
Yoyos used are the Werrd Eighty-Six 400 and Minute.
Werrd has finally dialed in their design and manufacturing to be able to participate competitively in the mid-range metal yoyo market, and the Eighty-Six 400 is a contest-killer of a yoyo. This full size yoyo features nothing new in the shape, but it’s a refined V-type model with excellent weight distribution and stability. The rounding of the outer rim gives this very utilitarian shape a surprising bit of comfort in the hand, and the width allows for easy gap-access during high-speed play while fitting perfectly in the palm between throws. The response is a bit unpredictable with Werrd’s stock blue 19mm pads (I had a profound fear of #yoyodamage on a few overly snappy binds), but that’s easily remedied by replacing them with the pads of your choice. This yoyo is a remarkable step forwards for Werrd, and while it’s not as creative as their past efforts it doesn’t need to be…it’s a perfect workhorse of a yoyo capable of handling any and all modern play.
The Eighty-Six 400 has very little in the “flash and bang” department. Packaged in the standard Werrd plastic box with just a string and no extras, it’s a no-frills experience. The raised step around their signature spike nub is a nice, subtle touch but it works against the engraving. The engraving itself is a nice bit of 3D art of clock or watch gears, but when used as a 2D engraving it becomes muddled and difficult to visually understand. The polished edge just before the rim is, however, a glorious touch that especially gives the darker hued versions of this yoyo a unique presentation.
With a retail price of only $65, Werrd has finally cracked the code of high performance at a lower price. While their Irony, TRE, and Sentinel are all $100 and up, they’ve managed to match that level of quality and play value with the Eighty-Six 400. For the serious player on a budget who is looking for a full-sized V-shape yoyo, look no further…Werrd has you covered with the Eighty-Six 400.
By Steve Brown
Eric Tran-ton had one of our favorite 3A routines at the 2013 World YoYo Contest, and now he’s the subject of the latest player promo video by YoYo Store Rewind. Eric is one of our favorite modern 3A players, and definitely a name to watch in the 2014 contest season.
Yoyos used in the video are the Werrd Fruiture and Minute.
By Steve Brown
Jacob Jensen is one of the most creative yoyo players in the game today, and in his new video he drives that fact home with each and every trick. There are so many great concepts in this video…Jacob really established himself as one of the most creative players on 365yoyotricks.com this year, and this video is a perfect way to end a hell of a year.
Yoyos used are the Werrd Irony JP, Sentinel, Tre, Hour, Fruiture, Eighty-Six 400, and Minute. Anyone else notice that every single yoyo Werrd released this year was amazing? 2013 was a huge level-up for Werrd. Keep an eye on them in 2014, and pick up a Minute and Eighty-Six 400 the first chance you get.
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