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Autumn Rhythm – 44RPM Rhythm x Hank Freeman

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Happy birthday to the always amazing Hank Freeman! And to celebrate we’ve got a brand new video from everyone’s favorite 3A player who isn’t Hajime. Hank is one of those rare talents who came up in the late-90s yoyo boom and then just…kept going. He started off as a strong 2A player, then moved into 3A and became a 3-time World YoYo Champion at an age when most players have long since stopped competing…and the last two years he’s still placed Top 3 in the 3A division. Hank Freeman is the player we should all aspire to be…talented, humble, funny, steady, and leaving Ohio to live in Prague just for the hell of it.

Happy birthday, brother. Thanks for all the years of amazing tricks!

Yoyo used is the 44RPM Rhythm.

Josefina Nesporova – Dominoes & Ducks

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Turning Point team member Josefina Nesporova has a new video, courtesy of YoYo Store in Prague. Nice work from one of the few sponsored girl players in the scene, and definitely one of the most active.

Yoyo used is the Auldey x Turning Point Positron.

Jan Paprstein – 2015

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Our friends at YoYoStore sent us this new video from Czech Duncan Crew player Jan Paprstein, and it’s solid! Jan has some great tricks in here, and the first-person angle for the whole thing makes it really easy to steal learn them. 😉 Nice work, Jan!

Yoyo used is the Torque by Duncan Toys.

YoYoStore.cz Video Contest

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YoYoStore.cz

The YoYoStore.cz Facebook page reached 10.000 likes and they’ve decided to have an international video contest.  Theme for the video is “10.000”. Check out full details for the contest below, and good luck!

Prizes:

The contest has two categories. The first one is for the best video, chosen by the YOYO STORE team.

  1. 1st place: YOYO STORE voucher for 3000CZK (aprox. 110€)
  2. 2nd place: YOYO STORE voucher for 2000CZK (aprox. 75€)
  3. 3rd place: YOYO STORE voucher for 1000CZK (aprox. 35€)

The second category is – the most views on YouTube prize. This one goes to the video which is going to have the largest number of views at the end of the contest. Winner of this gets YOYO STORE voucher for 2000CZK (aprox. 75€).

We’re going to judge the originality, idea, concept and entire presentation of the video. Quality of yoyo tricks is irrelevant. We may award more videos if we especially like them.

Rules:

  • submit a video themed “10.000” and upload it to YouTube.
  • video has to be named in the following format: “YOYO STORE 10.000 – name of the video”
  • video has to be tagged #yys10000
  • share (or retweet) this status (tweet)
  • like our Facebook or follow our Twitter account
  • send us a link to your video to info@yoyostore.cz
  • yoyo has to appear in the video. At least for a brief period of time
  • video has to be two minutes or shorter
  • you may use any yoyo or yoyo style you wish
  • contest takes time during 17/9 until 5/10
  • winners will be announced on the 8th of October

We wish the best of luck to everyone and we’re looking forward to all your creations. We’re always fascinated by your creativity and originality. That’s the best part about this!

YoYoStore Now Ships Throughout Europe

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YoYoStore

YoYoStore, the first dedicated yoyo store in Europe, has expanded their online store and now ship all across Europe!

Owned and operated by Jan “Korda” Kordovsky (organizer of Czech Nationals and the 2014 World YoYo Contest), YoYoStore carries a full range of yoyos and accessories for all skill levels of players, from beginners to World Champions. And they aren’t just a retailer…they support the scene! Instrumental in making the Czech Republic into one of the most prolific yoyo scenes in the world, YoYoStore sponsors and supports a team of local players and offers free yoyo classes twice a week and supports contests all across Europe.

YoYoStore is the exclusive European retailer for YoYoJoker and YoYoMonster, and also carries a wide selection of models from C3YoYoDesign, YoYofficer, Duncan, YoYoJam, YoYoRecreation, and many more.

YoYoNews has worked out a special deal with YoYoStore…the first 10 orders to use coupon code “Y0Y0N3WS” get free shipping! (Those are zeroes, by the way.) Head over to YoYoStore.cz now for all your European yoyo needs!

Check out this Google Street View of YoYoStore’s physical retail location…the top meeting place for the best players in Prague.


YoYofficer x Ondra Horák

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YoYofficer (with help from YoYoStore) dropped another promo video for their Lava & Musket models, released recently.  We don’t speak Czech, so here’s a completely fabricated translation:

The Musket and Lava from YoYofficer taste like salmon, freshly plucked from the rivers of the Czech Republic. One time, we ate a whole barrel of apples. That was right before the World YoYo Contest in 2011. I spent the rest of the event crying and drying my tears with Brent Dellinger’s old clothing. Also, mayonnaise, two times. Pretty good yoyos.

(I joke, but they’re pretty good yoyos at a great price. Pick ’em up!)

12th Annual YoYo Camp – Czech Republic (7.27 – 8.3)

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YoYo Camp
The Czech YoYo Association is hosting the 12th year of YoYo Camp!
For one week, from July 27th to August 3rd, a few dozen yo-yoers will gather in a cabin reserved just for them. Located in Upper Misečky, near Spindleruv Mlyn, YoYo Camp is surrounded by the beautiful nature of a national park.
It’s a week full of fun and relaxing with yoyoing, hiking, geocaching, disc golf, drinking and anything else you would like to do. There is nothing strictly organized but if you want you can just hang out around and yoyo for whole week. Sometime during week, there will be small yoyo contest, but nothing serious.
It’s an awesome event and great experience!

Slusny YoYo Players In Music Video

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Some of the crew from Prague yoyo shop Slusny are featured in the new music video by the band Evelynne for their song “Drifter”. Nice work!

News – Prague YoYo Scene

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Prague YoYo

Expats.cz posted a nice “outsider view” of the yoyo scene in Prague…definitely worth the read!

While yo-yos can typically be found in hobby shops alongside juggling pins and frisbees, it is incredibly rare, even in a major city, to find a store that exclusively sells yo-yos. Slusny and the Yo-Yo Store are not just Prague’s only brick-and-mortar yo-yo stores, but the only ones in Europe.

Located on either side of the Vlatva river, the shops are rivals—the Montagues and Capulets of yo-yo, but without the messy violence. Both stores opened up around the same time in 2010—first the Yo-Yo Store, and then four months later, the Slusny store. Also, both are sponsored by rival yo-yo manufacturers—the Yo-Yo store by Duncan, Slusny by YoYoFactory. “The kids take the rivalry more seriously than the owners,” says Hank Freeman, an American Yo-Yo champion living in the city. “It’s not like West Side Story, though.”

Click through for the rest of the article: Prague’s Underground YoYo Scene (via Expats.cz)

YoYoStore New Location Open In Prague

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YoYoStore.cz

Monday was the grand opening of the new location of YoYoStore, one of the few dedicated yoyo shops in the world, owned and operated by Jan “Korda” Kordovsky. Players lined the streets waiting for the shop to open, and piled in to celebrate the new space. There was tons of video and photos from the event…congratulations to Korda and YoYoStore!

YoYoStore

In Jirchářích 1285/12, Praha 1

INFO@YOYOSTORE.CZ
Phone: 732 54 73 77

Mon – Fri: 11 AM – 7 PM
Thu: 11 AM – 5 PM
Sat: 10 AM – 4 PM

 

Sponsor News – Releases & Restocks at YoYoExpert.com

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Our excellent sponsors, YoYoExpert.com, have had some great new releases and restocks…take a look!

The ANGLAM CC is the new signature edition produced together under Hiroyuki Suzuki’s brand sOMEThING and their new team member the amazing Christopher Chia. Christopher took the ANGLAM to a new level by modifying the overall shape and changing the weight distribution to increase playability.

The ANGLAM CC is a mid sized 6061 aluminum yo-yo that fits wonderfully in the hand and just feels like a perfect. Christopher took the ANGLAM to a new level by modifying the overall shape and changing the weight distribution to increase playability. With an all new weight ring system made from a secret heavy metal that not only makes the yoyo cheaper in price but doesn’t lose any play in the process.

ANGLAM CC is equipped with a large CBC Center Trac Bearing and 19mm slim pads for tight binds. Features ANGLAM logo engraved on both sides as well as Christopher Chia’s signature right below it.

Frizzy hair, members only jackets, shoulder pads and of course leg warmers, all the awesome fashions of the 80’s are back and printed in living color on the new Madhouse RAD.

This Extremely loud looking yoyo comes in perfect examples of the 80’s era, with radical cheetah print and heavy metal plaid. This is the look that hair bands would die to have on their set and it plays better than one of their finely tuned guitars. With a smoothed outer soda blasted surface for those rocking grinds and a polished center giving it a glamorous look, this yo-yo bring the 80’s back to life.

For just 19.99 the Duncan Flipside is worth getting excited for. Go responsive to unresponsive with just a flip!

Includes a KONKAVE Bearing and patent pending flippable spacers to switch to a small bearing at ease!

Huge thanks to our sponsor YoYoExpert.com, your one-stop shop for yoyos, parts, and accessories.

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