The elusive Danny Severance joins the YoYoRadio guys in studio tomorrow night as they talk to the one and only Jonathan Robinson about 5A Angel, his new 5A video.
Archives for May 23, 2013
Slusny YoYo Players In Music Video
YoYoRecreation – Hiro Ifune 2013 Spring
YoYoRecreation’s Hiro Ifune gives us a taste of spring with this new video. Smooth flow, tons of style, and daaaaaamn that floral print t-shirt!
YoYoRecreation @ North Japan YoYo Contest
YoYoRecreation dropped this great video of their team showing off at the North Japan YoYo Contest…there is some top-notch play in here! Featuring Izuru Hasumi, Sojun Miyamura, Tatsuya Fujisaka, Kentaro Mannen, and Takahiro Iizuka.
News – Prague YoYo Scene
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)
One Drop Rally – New Plastic YoYo
One Drop has officially thrown their hat in a much larger ring with a new plastic yoyo, the Rally. This molded plastic yoyo features a machined catch zone, which is a really nice touch. One Drop has made their name as a machine shop, so taking their molded parts and adding machining to the process not only keeps them in touch with their part quality but also keeps their tools running.
One Drop team members will have samples at the Bay Area Classic…hit one of them up if you’d like to try out the new One Drop Rally.
Specs:
– 58mm diameter
– 64 grams in weight
– wing shaped – inspired by the CODE2
– estimated retail price $45
Amateur Spring YoYo Contest 2013
Fedor Karpenko brings us this great clip video of the 2013 Amateur Spring YoYo Contest, held recently in Moscow, Russia.
Hamamatsu YoYo Contest 2013
Check out this great clip video from the 2013 Hamamatsu YoYo Contest, featuring Hiroyuki Suzuki, Reiki Sekiya, Rei Iwakura, Shu Takada, Kengo Kido, and more!
Slusny Junior Cup 2013
Videos are going up for the Slusny Junior Cup, and there’s a ton of fresh new talent in the Czech Republic! First and second place are up, and it looks like more videos are uploading now…keep an eye on their YouTube channel for more.
1st Place – Tony Šec
2nd Place – Michael Ďurčo