Josh Yee celebrates his one year of sponsorship from King Yo Star with his latest video shot in San Francisco’s China Town.
Yoyos used were King Yo Star Hop King 2, Boss Man, and Rainfly
YoYo Related News From Around The World
By Johnny Le
Josh Yee celebrates his one year of sponsorship from King Yo Star with his latest video shot in San Francisco’s China Town.
Yoyos used were King Yo Star Hop King 2, Boss Man, and Rainfly
By Johnny Le
One of the most well known faces in the yoyo community, as well as charming smile, is Augie Fash. As many of you know, Augie works for Duncan Toys and they have partnered up to send some true Duncan love to the Koloski family.
Do you know Eric Køløski?
If you don’t, you should. Eric is one of the greatest guys I know. Eric and I go back about 10 years. Even though he’s got multiple jobs and a mountain of responsibilities, he still finds time to teach kids, to volunteer his time, and to help keep this yo-yo community going.
He’s got a big heart and has shown a lot of love to the yo-yo world over the years. I’m hoping we can do the same for him in return.
To make a long story short, Eric’s mom has run into severe health problems. She could really use our help.
As many of you know, I work for Duncan Toys. In the back of the Duncan warehouse is a small room known as “the cage”. The cage is an archive of rare Duncan products and prototypes. Duncan has agreed to open up the cage and sell some of the items, with ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of the proceeds going to Eric’s family.
You can purchase these rare yoyos here:
If you can’t buy anything, you can still help by sharing the link. Alternately, if you would like to do a straight-up donation, please head here: https://www.gofundme.com/Love-To-Koloski
Augie will be updating the website over the course of the next few weeks with even more rarities, so be on the look out. Big props to both Augie and Duncan Toys for doing this.
By Johnny Le
Luftverk has been steadily working to prepare the release of their second yoyo, the Octavia. Following the successful release of their acclaimed first yoyo, the Evora, the new yoyo is designed with performance in mind. Every detail was thought over and inspected meticulously with the intent of bringing nothing but the best to table. The Octavia is to release with two separate release times, a “North American” release and a “European” release on December 6th. Be sure to follow Luftverk’s Facebook for updates on specific time of releases. Everything about this yoyo is spectacular and well worth the anticipation!
So here we are – what you, and I have been waiting for for a long time. All the pictures, all the flights. The shipping delays and hours spent on the details. It all comes together with the final and arguably the most important aspect of any high end product. The finish – the visual eye candy that draws you closer. I often ask myself what a product would look like if money was not a deciding factor. And the Octavia demands the highest of quality.
Anodized in the USA from a company who dedicates most of its time to the medical and military world, the quality and consistency is an absolute treat. Both the Navy and Bronze are deep – rich in color with a certain depth that you can not experience with anything made from aluminum.
Returning again is the ultra limited AMS2488 Type II (Grey). Only the AMS2488 will include both the Full Ceramic bearing, the NSK Platinum as well as white CBC pads and HS pads.
As usual, you can see how the titanium finish reacts to the natural oils on your fingers. One wipe with a clean cloth removes the swirls and finger prints that you can paint on the finish. The thin layer of oil cause the titanium to refract light in a strange way – creating this beautiful iridescence that people who purchased the Evora raved about. Its truly something you need to experience in person.
There will be 30 Navy, and 30 Bronze Octavias available. 10 AMS2488, at a higher price. All numbered with certificates. The release will be interesting to say the least considering the Evora sold out in just 3 and a bit hours. To battle the insanity, I will be doing the release slightly differently. There will be a “North American” release time, and a “European” release time.
The release will be split in half. The initial release will be in a time convenient to most people in North America. Regardless if they sell out or not, the remaining half of the stock will be added 6 hours later, which will be more convenient to Europeans. So Europeans have a better chance this time around – and if an American misses out on the initial release they can pull an all nighter and try again. Europeans will likely be less fatigued so beware.
So that is a wrap. 3/3 done. One thing I will leave you with is a release date: Sunday, December 6th. I will finalize everything with the exact NA and EU times on Facebook. And last but not least your beloved specs.
By Johnny Le
It might be getting colder outside, but Monkeyfinger‘s Franken Lab is on fire lately as they have been hard at work pumping out their latest creation, the 2Evil. Monkeyfinger has decided to follow up on their first success, the Evil-Yo, and bring forth a new and improved version. Release date is to be mid-December at various retailers, just in time for the holidays!
By Johnny Le
2Sickyoyos joins in the bi-metal trend and announced their first bi-metal yoyo, the Knight. The Knight will be released at YoYoExpert and 2Sickyoyos on December 1st. Check out 2Sickyoyos’ announcement and full specs down below!
When it came to designing the Knight, I wanted to do something different than what is already available. So with some very intricate design work I have created a truly unique looking and playing Yoyo. A lot of work and time designing has gone into this yoyo and I’m sure it will show.
The Knight is a competition ready Bimetal design. It features a truly unique and first of it’s kind aluminum body/ stainless steel ring design. Unlike the other bimetal yoyos coming out with a ring on the rim or on the inside of the cup, the Knights ring is actually an indented ring that is fitted in the rim of the aluminum body.
This is a bimetal design that is made to slay competition. The power of spin to weight ratio is spot on which allows for long spin times. The Knight is full sized, wide, and light. The indented ring also gives this an insane amount of stability and keeps the yoyo in plane very well.
It features a very nice angular V shape that gives it a modern look. The cup features our 2sick ring that is known in our designs. It gives a ledge that helps guide fingerspins. The shape and cup both allow for the Knight to excel at all the different types of grinds. Features a C bearings and 19mm response. The gap is very large which allows for multiple string segments without being snaggy.
By Steve Brown
Are you ready for more crazy good first-person yoyo play from Russia? Good deal, we were too!
Check out the latest episode of YoYoFactory Russia’s “POV” series, this one featuring some incredible yoyo play from team member Ilya Matros.
Yoyo used is the YoYoFactory Dogma.
By Steve Brown
Looks like Nate Dailey has found a new sponsor…YoYoFactory! Check out this post from Gentry Stein on the YoYoFactory Instagram account, and join us in congratulating Nate and YoYoFactory on a great match!
For the last 3 years, I have been helping Nate Dailey @natedailey on his journey to becoming a top level competitive yoyo player. In order to be a good yoyo player, you need to be able to take advice. In order to be an amazing yoyo player, you need to be able to take advice, put your own twist on it, and create something beyond the advice given. Nate does exactly this. This is why he is quickly becoming one of the best yoyo players in the game. This is why he is something you should be excited about; I know I am.
Welcome to Team Yoyofactory Nate! -Gentry
By Johnny Le
Samir Elotmani of KingYoStar is testing out his slow motion camera. It’s mesmerizing to watch a nice relaxed slow motion yoyo video.
Yoyos used were the KingYoStar Pun and Morpheus
By Johnny Le
All the way from Hungary, Dénes Rácz lays down some great tricks in what must be a magical forest. He’s a talent to keep an eye out for from Hungary.
Yoyo used is the CLYW Avalanche
By Johnny Le
Multi time world champion Hiroyuki Suzuki and YoYoRecreation owner Kengo Kido have announced their new international contest in Japan, the 2016 Japan Open YoYo Championship. The announcement also included their desire for the 2018 World YoYo Contest to be held in Japan again. Be sure to like the Facebook page and keep an eye out on their website for updates.
We are proud to announce the “Japan Open YoYo Championship”, a new championship brought to you by Hiroyuki Suzuki and Kengo Kido in collaboration.
The Japan Open YoYo Championship is an international open YoYo championship, set up with the aim to stimulate the long-term development of the Japanese YoYo community.
The Tokyo 2015 World YoYo Contest, was a special contest for many Japanese players who for the first time shared experiences and made new bonds with players from overseas, giving them a taste of how great an international community is developing, far away from Japanese shores.
To give the positive effects of worlds long lasting momentum, we felt the need to create an event in Japan where players can gather from across the world annually, build on friendships, and continue the rivalries sparked in 2015.
In the same way that Europe is known for EYYC, and Singapore is known for AP, we will build a contest that the Japanese community can be proud of.
We also firmly believe that because of the size and the passion toward YoYo our community has, along with our depth of experience with running competitions, that the 2018 World Yo-yo Contest should again be held in Japan.
The success of the Japan Open YoYo Championship will further cement the already strong foundations we have in Japan – that is our experience of running contest and our fantastic scene – and give our committee of organisers further experience in order to make a successful bid for the 2018 World Yo-Yo Contest, and run an amazing event.
By Steve Brown
Check out some more of the good stuff from newcomers Allyson Seong and Charles Page. These two have only been throwing for 10 months!?
Yoyos used are the CLYW Bonfire and YoYoFactory Shu-Ta.
By Steve Brown
Check out this new trick tutorial from One Drop team member Tsukasa Takatsu for his trick “Swallow Blow”. It’s a fun one, and it’s frontstyle! We don’t see enough frontstyle tricks anymore. Learn this one!
Yoyo used is the CLYW x One Drop Summit.
By Johnny Le
Full results are in from the 2015 Italian National YoYo Contest. Check out the scoring breakdowns and videos below! Be sure to check out YoYoManiacs YouTube channel for the rest of the videos.
By Johnny Le
We’ve got the video of the winners from the 2015 Hungarian National YoYo Contest! Check out the winning routines below. Thanks to our friends at YoYoRaven for the results and video!