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Bryan Jardin – What’s Your Setup?

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Today we catch up with Bryan Jardin – Marketing Specialist for Duncan Toys and 7-time Philippine National YoYo Champion!

What are you throwing?

Barracuda X and Yoshicuda X. They’re just so powerful! The spin-time is what I needed for both 1A and 5A. Barracuda X is for 1A: it’s light and I can easily control it. Yoshicuda X for 5A: As I grow old, I’m liking undersized yo-yos for 5A. Both share the same shape, but the dimension and weight are perfectly designed on each discipline.

What response are you using?

Default Red Duncan Pads. Not available for retail stores yet, but coming soon. It makes my yo-yo snappy…I kinda like old school feeling when I throw. I want my yo-yos to bind easily without thinking I have a knot, you know what I mean? I’m picky, I also change these depending on how many hours I play. But if it doesn’t bind the way I wanted to, I change both sides.

What bearing are you using?

Dif-E-Yo Konkave for more than a decade now. Everday carry, I don’t worry much about it. As long as it binds and the bearing is working, I’m all good. Contest season is a different story. If I’m serious about winning, I have a different formula. I break bearings because I throw so hard. I tried cleaning it in different ways for many years, then I got tired. So I change bearing if I feel like it doesn’t spin the way I wanted to. I don’t throw out the bad ones, I just switch them to my EDC.

What string are you using?

Kitty Fat – it’s fat, and tension is consistent. I also like the economical price string. I change strings frequently. When I’m practicing for a contest, I change strings every after 2 freestyle practice. Since I throw hard, I stretch the string so fast. I don’t throw them out, I just set them aside and then use them in my everyday carry yo-yos.

Kuma Films x Bryan Jardin – Freehand YoYo Champion

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5x Philippine National Champion and 2x Asia-Pacific Champion Bryan Jardin has teamed up with Kuma Films for a gorgeous look at counterweight yoyoing. What a great way to wind down 5A May, huh?

Yoyo used is the Duncan Toys Origami.

Candy Dice ft. Daigo Komiya

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Shingo Terada just dropped a new video to promote his Candy Dice counterweights, and it’s loaded with crazy good 5A play! Check out fresh tricks from Daigo Komiya, Takafumi Endo, Kazuma Miyakawa, and Bryan Jardin.

What Are YoYo Contests Like?

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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. 

Bryan Jardin – Origami

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4x Filipino National Champion Bryan Jardin has a new signature yoyo coming out with Duncan Toys, and this is our first official look at it! We don’t really have any details on it, but it’s called the Origami and it will likely be a typical budget metal from Duncan…so probably in the $50 range?

Enjoy the video, and I’ll chase down Duncan for more details. 😉

Ryosuke Kawamura Presents: Bryan Jardin

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Duncan champ Bryan Jardin finally gets the Ryosuke Kawamura video treatment! Check out some clean 5A from this 4x Philippine National Champion!

Yoyo used is the Duncan Grasshopper.

Duncan Toys IYYC Profile – Bryan Jardin

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Duncan Toys International YoYo Championship

Duncan Toys is hosting their second International YoYo Championship on Saturday, August 8th at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California!

RSVP for the event on Facebook, and join the Duncan Crew and other fantastic yoyo players as they compete for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes!

ESPN and Duncan Toys have co-produced a series of player profile videos of the Duncan Crew to promote the event; check out this profile of Philippine National YoYo Champion Bryan Jardin.

THIS POST SPONSORED BY DUNCAN TOYS.

2014 West Coast YoYo Championship Results – Anthony Rojas Wins!

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2014 West Coast YoYo Championship

Results are in for the Duncan Toys 2014 West Coast YoYo Championship at Downtown Disney, and Anthony Rojas wins the 1A Division! Yoshi Mikamoto beat out National Champion Patrick Mitchell for the 2A division win, and reigning National Champion Alex Hattori took home top honors in 3A, sending him back to Nationals to defend his title. National Champion Ian Johnson took the 4A (Offstring) Division by a HUGE margin, and 4x Philippines National Champion Bryan Jardin just narrowly beat out former World Champion Tyler Severance to take home top honors in the 5A (Counterweight) Division! The level of talent at this event was absolutely tremendous!

The Duncan Toys 2014 West Coast YoYo Championship at Downtown Disney serves as the National YoYo League seeding even for the South West Region, so the first place winners in all divisions will be seeded directly to finals at the 2014 US National YoYo Contest, to be held next month in Chico, California. Congrats to all the winners!

1A Division

Place Name (First Last) Locale Tech Eval 1 Eval 2 Eval 3 Eval 4 Deducts Final Score
1 Anthony ROJAS Riverside, CA 65.00 8.00 7.00 8.33 4.00 1.00 91.33
2 Michael NAKAMURA Los Angeles, CA 55.28 6.00 6.67 6.00 3.17 0.00 77.12
3 Paolo BUENO Carlsbad, CA 52.02 7.33 7.00 6.67 3.17 0.00 76.19
4 Paul KERBEL Naucalpan, MEX 49.00 7.50 6.33 8.00 3.83 0.00 74.67
5 Evan NAGAO Honolulu, HI 49.53 6.67 5.33 8.00 2.83 1.00 71.36
6 Clint ARMSTRONG Sedona, AZ 48.45 6.33 6.00 6.00 3.00 0.00 69.79
7 Ty GOLDMAN Long Beach, CA 48.21 5.67 6.33 5.67 2.83 0.00 68.71
8 Keiran COOPER Oxnard, CA 41.38 4.83 5.67 6.33 2.83 1.00 60.05
9 Wilson VAN GUNDY Piedmont, CA 41.93 4.67 6.00 4.67 2.50 0.00 59.76
10 Tyler SEVERANCE Chandler, AZ 41.90 5.83 4.67 6.67 2.67 3.00 58.73
11 Matthew LOEUN Riverside, CA 42.16 5.00 4.33 5.33 2.33 1.00 58.16
12 Sebastian BROCK Alachua, FL 35.47 6.67 6.17 6.33 2.83 0.00 57.47
13 James REED Long Beach, CA 39.50 5.00 4.33 5.33 2.33 2.00 54.50
14 Isaac SAMS Buckhannon, WV 34.81 5.00 5.67 6.33 2.83 1.00 53.65
15 Sergio LICONA Ticoman La Purisima, MEX 30.45 3.67 3.67 4.67 2.17 1.00 43.62
16 Ryan GEE La Palma, CA 28.02 3.33 5.67 4.33 1.83 0.00 43.18
17 Paul DANG Springfield, OR 31.58 4.33 4.00 5.00 2.17 5.00 42.08
18 Samad PATEL Moreno Valley, CA 21.09 3.33 2.67 3.67 1.83 0.00 32.59
19 Jake RIMMER Whittier, CA 18.70 3.33 2.67 3.67 1.50 1.00 28.87
20 Matthew WEYMER Camarillo, CA 15.71 2.33 3.33 2.67 1.50 1.00 24.54

2A Division

Place Name (First Last) Locale Tech Eval 1 Eval 2 Eval 3 Eval 4 Deducts Final Score
1 Yoshi MIKAMOTO Lomita, CA 62.49 6.67 8.33 7.33 4.00 0.00 88.82
2 Patrick MITCHELL Chandler, AZ 58.44 6.67 6.00 7.33 3.83 2.00 80.27
3 Tyler HSIEH Rancho Cucamonga, CA 48.69 6.33 7.33 6.67 3.50 0.00 72.52
4 Ben MCPHEE Chandler, AZ 26.55 5.33 5.33 5.00 2.83 5.00 40.05
5 Cedric EUSANTOS Los Angeles, CA 22.17 3.00 2.33 3.33 1.67 5.00 27.51

3A Division

Place Name (First Last) Locale Tech Eval 1 Eval 2 Eval 3 Eval 4 Deducts Final Score
1 Alex HATTORI Torrance, CA 65.00 6.00 8.00 7.00 3.67 0.00 89.67
2 Elliot OGAWA San Marcos, CA 47.80 4.33 4.33 5.33 2.50 0.00 64.30
3 Patrick BORGERDING Redondo Beach, CA 40.88 5.67 4.67 7.33 3.00 0.00 61.54
4 Zachary LYTLE Pittsburg, CA 18.31 4.00 3.33 4.00 1.67 1.00 30.31
5 Newman BECKER Hamlin, TX 12.77 2.67 2.00 2.67 1.33 3.00 18.43

4A Division

Place Name (First Last) Locale Tech Eval 1 Eval 2 Eval 3 Eval 4 Deducts Final Score
1 Ian JOHNSON Los Angeles, CA 65.00 6.33 7.67 7.33 3.83 0.00 90.17
2 Michael NAKAMURA Los Angeles, CA 52.40 5.33 6.00 6.33 3.17 4.00 69.23
3 Zac RUBINO Chico, CA 47.45 5.33 5.67 6.00 3.17 3.00 64.61
4 Joey JESSEN Gilbert, AZ 16.62 1.67 2.33 2.33 0.67 4.00 19.62

5A Division

Place Name (First Last) Locale Tech Eval 1 Eval 2 Eval 3 Eval 4 Deducts Final Score
1 Bryan JARDIN Orlando, FL 65.00 7.33 7.00 7.00 3.67 1.00 89.00
2 Tyler SEVERANCE Chandler, AZ 62.39 6.67 6.00 7.33 3.67 0.00 86.06
3 Ryan GEE La Palma, CA 34.07 5.67 5.33 4.67 2.33 0.00 52.07
4 Alex HATTORI Torrance, CA 32.75 5.00 5.00 5.33 2.50 3.00 47.59
5 Blaine SHELTON Ramona, CA 28.12 4.67 4.67 5.33 2.50 0.00 45.29
6 Will HAHN Citrus Heights, CA 27.17 3.67 4.33 4.67 2.17 1.00 41.00
7 Michael NAKAMURA Los Angeles, CA 23.79 5.00 4.33 4.00 2.17 0.00 39.29
8 Joey JESSEN Gilbert, AZ 5.65 1.33 1.00 1.33 0.67 5.00 4.98

1A Amateur Division

Place Name (First Last) Locale Tech Eval 1 Eval 2 Eval 3 Eval 4 Deducts Final Score
1 Daniel KIM Vallejo, CA 61.75 4.00 5.67 4.33 2.50 0.00 78.25
2 Ross HARRISON Redondo Beach, CA 48.19 4.00 5.33 4.67 2.33 0.00 64.53
3 Hayden BRICKMAN Burlingame, CA 50.67 4.00 4.00 3.67 2.17 0.00 64.51
4 Jonathan EDWARDS La Mirada, CA 46.61 4.33 5.00 4.67 2.50 0.00 63.11
5 Anacleto HERNANDEZ Zacatecas, MEX 38.75 2.67 3.67 3.67 1.83 0.00 50.58
6 Nicholas ARREDONDO Los Angeles, CA 34.56 2.67 3.67 3.33 1.83 1.00 45.06
7 Lance LYNN El Cajon, CA 19.55 1.33 2.00 2.00 1.33 0.00 26.22
8 Bryan RAMIREZ Lynwood, CA 15.74 2.00 2.33 2.33 1.17 0.00 23.57
9 Angel Ernesto FERNANDEZ Mexico City, MEX 16.27 2.33 2.67 2.67 1.33 3.00 22.27
10 Elijah ORTENCIO Whittier, CA 16.01 1.33 1.67 2.00 1.00 1.00 21.01
11 Kristelle CHATAGNEAU Cypress, CA 10.41 2.67 2.00 1.33 1.17 0.00 17.58
12 Matthew BRECHEEN Laguna Niguel, CA 11.26 1.67 1.33 1.33 1.00 1.00 15.59

1A Division Prelims

Place Name (First Last) Locale Tech Eval 1 Eval 2 Eval 3 Eval 4 Deducts Final Score
1 Paul KERBEL Naucalpan, MEX 61.92 5.33 6.33 6.67 3.33 0.00 83.59
2 Sebastian BROCK Alachua, FL 54.38 5.00 7.00 6.00 3.00 0.00 75.38
3 Paolo BUENO Carlsbad, CA 52.33 4.33 5.67 5.33 2.67 0.00 70.33
4 Tyler SEVERANCE Chandler, AZ 47.61 5.00 5.33 6.33 2.67 0.00 66.94
5 Keiran COOPER Oxnard, CA 46.06 4.67 6.67 4.67 2.67 0.00 64.72
6 Clint ARMSTRONG Sedona, AZ 45.34 4.67 6.33 5.33 2.67 0.00 64.34
7 Ty GOLDMAN Long Beach, CA 44.22 4.33 5.67 4.00 2.33 0.00 60.55
8 Evan NAGAO Honolulu, HI 41.10 4.67 4.33 6.00 2.67 0.00 58.77
9 Matthew LOEUN Riverside, CA 43.92 4.00 4.67 3.67 1.83 0.00 58.09
10 Michael NAKAMURA Los Angeles, CA 39.89 5.33 4.67 4.00 2.00 0.00 55.89
11 Paul DANG Springfield, OR 35.02 3.33 5.67 5.00 2.17 0.00 51.18
12 Wilson VAN GUNDY Piedmont, CA 36.88 3.33 4.00 4.33 2.17 1.00 49.72
13 Sergio LICONA Ticoman La Purisima, MEX 33.79 4.33 4.00 4.33 2.00 0.00 48.45
14 James REED Long Beach, CA 33.87 4.00 4.00 4.00 2.00 0.00 47.87
15 Isaac SAMS Buckhannon, WV 29.79 3.67 3.67 6.33 1.83 1.00 44.29
16 Samad PATEL Moreno Valley, CA 34.13 3.67 3.33 3.67 1.67 4.00 42.46
17 Jake RIMMER Whittier, CA 31.14 3.33 3.67 3.00 1.33 1.00 41.47
18 Matthew WEYMER Camarillo, CA 27.99 3.00 5.00 3.67 1.67 0.00 41.32
19 Ryan GEE La Palma, CA 26.29 3.67 3.67 5.33 2.00 0.00 40.96
20 Ryan LAGROU La Mirada, CA 29.97 3.33 3.00 2.67 1.33 0.00 40.30
21 Chase EDWARDS La Mirada, CA 30.05 1.67 3.67 3.33 1.33 0.00 40.05
22 Dale TUBAT Temecula, CA 26.57 3.00 3.33 4.67 1.83 0.00 39.40
23 Cody RISLUND Payson, AZ 26.72 2.67 3.33 4.00 1.67 0.00 38.39
24 Aaron BENDICH Berkeley, CA 27.81 2.00 2.67 3.00 1.50 3.00 33.98
25 Orlando ABRAJAN Mexico City, MEX 24.56 3.00 2.67 4.00 1.67 3.00 32.89
26 Will HAHN Citrus Heights, CA 21.65 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.33 0.00 31.98
27 Newman BECKER Hamlin, TX 21.55 2.67 2.67 2.67 1.50 0.00 31.05
28 Daniel LACANIENTA Laguna Hills, CA 23.09 2.00 2.67 3.00 1.17 3.00 28.92
29 McCando KAO West Covina, CA 20.77 1.67 2.33 2.33 1.17 0.00 28.27
30 Jonathan ROA Los Angeles, CA 18.32 2.33 3.33 3.00 1.17 0.00 28.15
31 Joey JESSEN Gilbert, AZ 20.38 1.67 2.00 2.33 1.00 0.00 27.38
32 Cory HENDON Tempe, AZ 19.26 2.33 3.33 3.67 1.50 3.00 27.09
33 Blaine SHELTON Ramona, CA 18.72 2.33 2.33 3.00 1.33 1.00 26.72
34 James PRATT Somis, CA 17.56 2.33 2.67 2.67 1.17 1.00 25.39
35 Jonathan WILLIAMS El Segundo, CA 19.89 2.00 2.67 2.33 1.33 3.00 25.22
36 Alec CECENA San Marcos, CA 16.23 2.00 2.00 2.33 1.00 1.00 22.57
37 Christian NOLASCO Rancho Cordova, CA 12.37 3.00 2.67 3.00 1.33 0.00 22.37
38 Steven MARTINEZ Payson, AZ 11.45 3.00 2.00 3.33 1.17 4.00 16.95
39 Jeremy GERMITA Lancaster, CA 8.11 0.33 1.00 1.33 0.67 1.00 10.44
40 Christian CANCINO Los Angeles, CA 5.85 1.67 0.67 1.67 0.50 6.00 4.35
41 Lucas MADISON Irvine, CA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

2014 IYYC – Molnar vs Jardin

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Duncan International YoYo Championship IYYC

Duncan’s International YoYo Championship is just around the corner, and they’ve announced an incredible roster of talent that they are flying in to compete in their event! Some of the top players from around the world are being flown to Orlando to compete against each other for more than $17,000 in cash prizes! Who will come out on top? We’ll be taking a look at some of the players Duncan has invited, and we want to know: who do YOU think is going to win?
Our second match-up: David Molnar vs. Bryan Jardin!

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David Molnar is a 2x European 5A Champion, 2x Hungarian 5A Champion, and has racked up contest wins in the 5A division in Italy, the Czech Republic, and the UK. He’s an absolute powerhouse of a player, and also has a slew of titles and Top 3 finishes in the 1A, 3A, and 4A divisions all across Europe. Sponsored by C3YoYoDesign with a new signature yoyo, the Dymension, David is a force to be reckoned with in multiple divisions and if he’s on his game he could come away with a crazy amount of prize money from the International YoYo Championship.

Bryan Jardin is a 5x Philippines 5A Champion, and a 2x winner of the 5A division at the highly competitive Asia Pacific YoYo Championship. One of Duncan’s true star players, Bryan’s counterweight play is fast, smooth, stylish, and he has one tremendous advantage over David: the IYYC event is in Florida, and that weather (even for an indoor event) has been known to wreak havoc on players and their equipment. Bryan has the home-field advantage here, and won’t be suffering from the jet lag that David will be fighting at the event.

Who do you think will place higher in the 5A division at the 2014 International YoYo Championship…David Molnar or Bryan Jardin? Cast your vote below!

5A May Interview – Bryan Jardin

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Hot on the heels of his recent 5A May Torque video, Filipino wonderboy Bryan Jardin has agreed to answer a few questions about his 5A philosophy and yo-yo experience. With multiple championships under his belt at both Philippine Nationals & the Asian Pacific Yo-yo contest, he has already proven himself to be a formidable force on the Asian competitive scene, and a podium finish at the Bay Area Classic suggests that he has not slowed down upon moving to the US. In addition to being a great player, Bryan is well-known for his energetic off-stage antics and his huge smile. Pull up a chair and learn a little about the man behind the tricks.

How did you get started in yo-yoing?

I started yo-yoing when I was 9 years old, around the time that the Super Yo-yo scene crashed in the Philippines. Everyone had a yoyo. To make the long story short, Edmund San Antonio ( Duncan Crew Philippines ) introduced me to the advanced tricks, and I thought it was the coolest thing that I’d seen in my whole life. So he made me buy a ball bearing yoyo. I learned the tricks really quick because I’m into it. I tried competing for Basic, Intermediate and Advance- freestyle but I ended up losing. But I don’t care, I had fun! . Yoyoing helps me to build my confidence in the outside world, I’ve met a lot of friends and learned a lot of things in life.

Who are some of your favorite players & biggest influences?

Many of my favorite yo-yo players are old school players. Steve Brown, Rafael Matsunaga, Kohta, Yuuki Spencer, Sebby, Paul Escolar, Gary Longoria and Spencer Berry. I still look up to them.

For new rising star yoyo players, I like Michael Kurti, Isaac Sams, Andrew Maider, and Janos Karancz,

3. How do you generally create your tricks & combos? 

I usually use 1A mounts for my 5A combos. I’ll create a lot of mini-tricks and put them together, I always make sure that the flow is right and I don’t usually care about technical. If I can’t come up with new tricks, I look back to the old 5A tricks, but I’ll add more style and put it in a competitive way.

4. You’re known in the community for your high energy both on and off the stage. What was the most fun you’ve ever had at a yo-yo contest? 

Hahaha! This always happens, so I’m kind of used to it… After Sean Perez’s Freestyle, people will congratulate me because they think that I’m Sean. One time, a kid ran up wanting to hug me, take a picture and get my signature. I find it so funny because I always hang out with him and we both have the same Duncan Shirts. Brothers!!

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5. You’re doing a great job showing off yo-yoing for Duncan at Downtown Disney. Is it more fun to perform for non-players who are impressed by everything or yoyoers who appreciate the technical difficulty of what you do?

For Non-players, I rarely do competition/technical/difficult tricks for them because even though it looks good, they don’t really understand it. Haha! One thing I like for the non-player crowd is to teach them tricks, I find it more fun and exciting.

I really like showing my tricks to yoyoers because at least they can understand the difficulty, style, flow and smoothness of my tricks. And if they like it, it gives me more hope to create new tricks!

6. What’s your favorite 5A trick of all time, and why?

My favorite 5A tricks are body tricks and aerials, because my definition of 5A is the counterweight/string/yoyo is away from me. I like it when I can add aerial moves and move the yoyo around my body.

7. You recently placed at BAC and have a history of strong performances at AP. How are American contests different from contests in Asia?

I’ve been competing in Asia for years and years, so I do tricks that fit to Asian Contests, which is more speed+technical. Here in the US, they focus more on style+flow+technical, which I find way easier to compete in, and I feel that this is were I belong when it comes to contest. I mostly like American 5A players because I can see the tricks whenever they freestyle, it’s much clearer. I really do appreciate a routine with good flow and not so fast. In my opinion, fast tricks are too robotic, especially for 5A.

8. What’s your favorite nickname for Brandon Jackson?

Haha! Before I answer this question, I would like to describe him. Brandon is Impossible. I think he is a walking Google, he knows everything! Brandon is a really good higher up and a friend… I always call him boss, because he is actually my boss! But I really want to call him BJ, Because we have the same acronym, I’m BJ too!

9. How do you plan your freestyles?

I plan my freestyle first before picking a song. I divide my freestyle into three pieces. It’ll help me to compress my freestyle so I can put more tricks in. It’s a little bit risky because I ended up putting a lot of tricks, and I don’t have spare time if I make a mistake. But that’s how I roll, I’ll go big or go home.

10. What do you think is going to be the biggest yo-yo trend of 2015?

I 2015 will be the battle of young yoyo players, they’re so crazy and innovative. I think kids will dominate the big stages in 2015. Old yoyo players will be history.

Any closing bits of advice?

For the kids out there dreaming of becoming a sponsored player:

  1. Be yourself
  2. Know your roots
  3. Be a role model to others
  4. Be creative and Innovative
  5. Be friendly, don’t act like a superstar
  6. Be active in contests
  7. Original Tricks are always the best tricks
  8. Enjoy what you do

Once you’ve learn how to do these things, companies will find you!

5A May – Bryan Jardin

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Six-time Philippines National Champion Bryan Jardin has squeaked in a video just before the end of 5A May! Great tricks from a great player. Thanks, Bryan!

Yoyo used is the Duncan Toys Torque.

#trickcircle Round Up 5/5/14: 5A May Edition

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Hey gang! Gather ’round the internet machine and join us for the best yo-yoing you can fit into 15 seconds, #trickcircle. In this series (previous installments here) we scan Instagram for videos tagged with #trickcircle, pick recent favorites, and collect them here along with some thoughts on what makes them great. In the spirit of 5A May, let’s keep this installment to counterweight tricks.

It only seems right to start things off with the man who first decided that yo-yos worked better tied to dice than to fingers, @unklesteve (aka National Yoyo Master Steve Brown.) Steve laid a huge amount of the bedrock for 5A; there’s a pretty good chance that he made up half of the tricks you can do back in ’98 with Neff. The crazy thing is that Steve is still shredding: there ain’t nothing outdated about that combo up there, and few people can manage those kinds of finger switches with the ease that he does. I recognize the launch from one of my favorite tricks in Steve’s 365yoyotricks project, “Circuitous”, great to see two equally gnarly paths branching out from the beginning of the combo.

Let’s take a trip down south to visit @bryanjardin, AKA 2 time Asian Pacific Champ & 4 time Philippine Champ Bryan Jardin. Bryan’s style is fun, exciting, and hard to keep up with—kind of like Bryan himself. Where Steve’s combo was based around clockwork motions within a few mounts between his hands, Bryan’s is all about momentum. He keeps the mount simple, but the confidence behind his tricks comes out in power & speed that make for a very exciting show. Entering red propellor from around the arm at the end of the combo was a particularly nice touch.

Taking us back to technical territory is @scottsm7 (2011 US Champ Samm Scott.) Samm has been exploring this style of combo more frequently in his recent freestyles: dense tricks that rack up by points by mounting, pinwheeling, and redirecting the counterweight & yo-yo around the hands while maintaining control of a central string structure. You can definitely see traces of influence from Jon Rob & Jake Bullock, but more than anything what shines through is top-level string control placing every element exactly where he needs it to be.

Let’s take a break from the long combos and get to something more instantly satisfying: bangers! @danielbudai (AKA Daniel Budai, 2 time Hungarian Champ & 2012 European 5A Champ) brings us this mighty green triangle. The beauty in this trick is that the elements all logically flow together, but the end result is still surprising: the motion of the counterweight out of e-fan naturally unmounts the yo-yo and continues into the crook of his arm, and the momentum of the yo-yo naturally sets up a GT formation to land in. The other best part of this trick is definitely that it lets you flex like a strong man at the end, so if you learn it make sure to pose in the mirror a bit.

@chasebaxter is an American player who has been steadily moving up the ranks in contests and is beginning to make waves with combos like this one. Chase’s style features a good mix of ’07-10 American contest 5A influences and his own “swangle,” perhaps best exemplified with the 1-2-3-4 counterweight mount buildup at the beginning of the combo and the drop suicide at the end. Definitely a name to watch.

At the beginning of the month, Takeshi Kamisato challenged @edhaponik to come up with some Fixed Axle 5A. Ed is certainly no stranger to Fixed Axle, but fixie 5A has gone largely unexamined due to the fact that traditional counterweight tricks are reeeally hard without bearings. Ed sidesteps this technical challenge and uses a responsive setup (a butterfly!) to his advantage with this sidewinder freegen, a visually appealing exercise in quick reflexes & lateral thinking. This trick contains some of the best parts of modern fixed axle play: it may seem like a “dead end” due to its lack of string hits and inability to combo in/out of anything, but it’s not easy to find a single move with a visual effect as strong as this one. Furthermore, even players who understand why a sidewinder flutters can enjoy banging the hell out of their knuckles trying this trick at home—trust me, it’s harder than it looks. And isn’t that the heart of all yo-yo tricks?

Signing out, @drewtetz of @yoyonews

Bryan Jardin – Duncan Torque Teaser

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Bryan Jardin from Duncan Crew Philippines USA gives us a little teaser of the new Torque yoyo from Duncan Toys. They haven’t set a firm release date for this yet, but I’m told they are en route from the factory and Duncan is hoping for a Summer release.

We first showed the Torque back in February during our Toy Fair Preview…looks like these will be on shelves fairly soon!

John Jimenez – #notanotheryoyovideo

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My laptop was out of commission for four months. While saving up for a new one I thought it would be fun to film and edit a video on my old iphone4 with a broken antenna. Additional attachments used were an Olloclip, Joby SmartPhone Attachment, and Opteka Aluminum Stabilizer.

Shot around San Francisco, California and Downtown Disney Orlando.

Featuring Sonny Patrick, Sean Stuart, John Jimenez, Ryan Clark, Brandon McGinnis, Bryan Jardin, Joe Wilson, Ernest Kahn and Guy Wright.

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