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The Good Life – CROD & Kurti

May 22, 2019 By Steve Brown

Chris Rodrigues and Michael Kurti had a good time in Gainesville at ECC and managed to get some filming done while they were in the area. Enjoy some great tricks from great dudes, and check out the cameo by Sebastian Brock’s crotch.

Yoyo used is the Gulch by The Good Life.

Filed Under: 1A, Video Tagged With: 1A, chris rodrigues, gainesville, gulch, michael kurti, the good life, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Chris Rodrigues – Breeze

December 30, 2018 By Steve Brown

Never get tired of watching Chris Rodrigues burn through tricks…always a good time!

Yoyo used is the Good Life Breeze.

Filed Under: 1A, Video Tagged With: 1A, breeze, chris rodrigues, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Chris Rodrigues – Peak 2

May 24, 2018 By Steve Brown

CLYW team member Chris Rodrigues is getting his own signature colorway on the newest run of the Peak 2, dropping tonight, and he seems pretty stoked on it.

Check out his new video with the Peak 2, and pick up your own tonight at 10 pm EDT / 7 pm EDT at YoYoExpert.com.

CLYW Peak 2

Filed Under: Featured, Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, clyw, peak 2, yoyo drop, yoyo release, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Chris Rodrigues – Puffin

April 11, 2018 By Steve Brown

Check out the latest from your favorite yoyo player’s favorite yoyo player.

Yoyo used is the CLYW Puffin.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, clyw, puffin, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

2016 Alternative Freestyles

August 24, 2016 By Steve Brown

2016 Alternative Freestyles

Every year (well, nearly) at the World YoYo Contest, a handful of players carve out a spot for themselves to hold an anti-competition. It’s not that they are against yoyo contests, it’s that there are a lot of players who just aren’t built for them, but do some legitimately amazing stuff nonetheless. Yoyo play is vast, and while we’ve done a fairly good job at figuring out how to quantify and score it, there will always be players who’s style and aesthetic just doesn’t work inside of that system. And that’s why the Alternative Freestyles exist: to give a platform to people who need a different place to showcase their skills.

This year’s Alternative Freestyles were supposed to be held on the main stage as the focus of the third after-party, but communication and scheduling issues moved it to a conference room after finals were over. Check out the three “Judge’s Pick” freestyles below (and a bonus pick from me, because it’s my site and I’ll do what I want), and then head over to the full playlist on YouTube to see everyone who entered.

Judge’s Pick: Chris Rodrigues

“It was really difficult to choose one person with the plethora of amazing names, but Chris was the first person to go up and boy did he throw down something special.  His performance was just beautiful to watch, the music was happy and elegant as he threw down some gorgeous and innovative tricks that unified everyone at the start of the event and made everyone feel as though they were watching something special.  The bangers didn’t just make me clap but they made people excited and happy that someone could do something so fun and exciting.  It made me feel legitimately emotional to watch and I could not be happier to have been able to witness that performance.” – Sebastian Brock

Judge’s Pick: Isaac Sams

“There is something really special going on when you watch someone else yoyo. I feel as though Alternative Freestyles this year was incredibly educational and fun, so my choice based on that is Isaac Sams. His yoyoing is extremely refreshing to watch, and the direction he chooses to take with his tricks is not only unique, but fundamental as well. On top of all that, he seems to be really enjoying himself which in turn really lends to how he sells his tricks.” – Stephen Fuentes

Judge’s Pick: Sebastian Brock

“I really enjoyed watching all of the freestyles, but my favorite routines were: Chris Rodrigues, Isaac Sams, Ivan Maslin, Riccardo Fraolini, Mark Mangarin, Yuuki Spencer, Shane Lubecker and Sebastian Brock. If I had to pick only one favorite freestyle, it would be Sebastian Brock’s freestyle, because in addition to his crazy and unique tricks his presentation and his tricks together with the music were very inspiring, peaceful and relaxing to watch, so I really felt like it had a story to tell.” – Janos Karancz

Bonus Pick: Mark Mangarin

“I love watching through the Alternative Freestyles. So much talent in there, and I love watching players just *play* without the pressure of a contest or judges. I’ll argue to the death that Hiroyuki Suzuki is 1000% better when he’s not on stage, because the tricks he chooses are so much cooler. Mark Mangarin occupies this strange and wonderful grey area for me: I think if he took it more seriously he could legitimately start destroying contests, but at the same time it’s his cynicism about modern yoyoing that pushes and informs his trick creation and his tricks are just stupidly fun and amazing. I love hearing people complain about his Cabin Tutorials being hard to learn because Mark is left-handed….no dude, they’re hard to learn because his tricks are awesome, ha ha! The way he builds and paces his tricks, the geometry that he uses in his body moves, the fact that you never quite know what direction the yoyo is headed next…he’s the visual equivalent of Fugazi to me, and I absolutely love watching him play.” -Steve Brown

Filed Under: Featured, Video Tagged With: alternative freestyles, chris rodrigues, Innovation Movement, Isaac Sams, mark mangarin, sebastian brock, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Chris Rodrigues x Shinnosuke Ishizuka – Sunday

October 28, 2015 By Steve Brown

Chris Rodrigues and Shinnosuke Ishizuka got together on a Sunday afternoon for some filming…and it looks like they had a hell of a time. Brilliant tricks from the next generation.

Yoyos used are the CLYW Puffin 2, CLYW Gnarwhal 2, and One Drop Valor.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, clyw, one drop, shinnosuke ishizuka, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Recess Intl. – Dookie’s Backyard

October 20, 2015 By Steve Brown

There’s a lot going on in Dookie’s backyard. Recess Intl. gives up one hell of a trick dump, featuring players from Recess, CLYW, and YoYoFactory. Aint no party like a sponsored player party!

Featuring the good stuff from Ky Zizan, Chris Rodrigues, Paolo Bueno, Tyler Severance, and David Albert.

Yoyos used are the Recess Weekend and Joyride.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, clyw, david albert, dookie, featured, ky zizan, paol bueno, recess, yoyofactory

Recess Parallels – Chris Rodrigues

September 21, 2015 By Steve Brown

CLYW team member Chris Rodrigues is the first player to be featured in the new video series from Recess called “Parallels”. These videos show off the non-yoyo passions of your favorite yoyo pros. How many of you knew that Chris started his skill toy career with kendamas, and is still sponsored by KendamaCo? Exploring the other passions and talents of top yoyo players is a great way not only to get to know them, but also to better understand their own creative influences and process.

This video series is a great idea from Recess, and we’re looking forward to seeing more!

Filed Under: Kendama, Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, clyw, featured, recess, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Chris Rodrigues x JT Nickel

May 8, 2015 By Steve Brown

CLYW player Chris Rodrigues and One Drop player JT Nickel made some time to shoot a video at the 2015 California State YoYo Championship, and it’s packed with solid tricks. That last trick from C-Rod is just unbelievable!

Yoyos used are the CLYW Bear vs Man 2 and the One Drop Markmont Classic.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, clyw, JT Nickel, one drop, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Chris Rodrigues – Orca

April 8, 2015 By Steve Brown

New CLYW team member Chris Rodrigues shows off some of the tricks that got him sponsored. Crazy good stuff here!

Yoyo used is the Orca by CLYW.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, clyw, orca, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Chris Rodrigues & Dennis Cinquegrani Join CLYW

April 6, 2015 By Steve Brown

CLYW Team Chris Rodrigues Dennis Cinquegrani

CLYW has announced two new members to their team – Dennis Cinquegrani Jr. and Chris Rodrigues! Congratulations to both players! Check out CLYW’s official statement below.

We’re really excited to announce two new members to the CLYW team…Chris Rodrigues and Dennis Cinquegrani Jr.! Chris and Dennis are both fantastic return top players, but more than that they are amazing human beings who put a huge amount of time, love, and work into promoting the art and sport of return top play. We absolutely love these guys, and we’re thrilled to add them to our amazing team of sponsored players. 

Chris Rodrigues hails from Denver, Colorado and in addition to his crush-worthy return top skills he is an incredible kendama player. He enjoys long walks on the beach, and smiling. Smiling is his favorite. 

Utah-based return top player Dennis Cinquegrani Jr. has quickly become a player favorite in the US return top scene! He’s a serious competitor with amazing tricks who like dogs and sunshine, and we think he’s awesome. We’ll have new video coming soon from both of these stellar players! In the meantime be sure to follow them both on Instagram for a look at some excellent #trickcircle action!

Chris Rodrigues – @kalanidama
Dennis Cinqugrani Jr. – @thats4thebirds

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players Tagged With: chris rodrigues, clyw, dennis cinquegrani

OneDrop x CLYW is Crucial

September 5, 2013 By Steve Brown

A lot of players throwing a lot of tricks with a lot of different yoyos. We liked it, so we’re passing it on to you!

Featuring Tin Chau, Doc B, Darren Kim of Crucial, Shinnosuke Ishizuka, and Chris Rodrigues of KendamaCo.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, clyw, crucial, darren kim, doc b, onedrop, tin chau, video

Tower on a Kendama?!

July 16, 2013 By André Boulay

Reblogged from our friends at the Kengarden. Awesome to see another Kendama player throwing yo-yos. Really can see an influence in their style of tricks. And… Tower on a Kendama is awesome.

Yes he did! Tower on a Kendama. Brain Explode.
Chris is amazing with anything that has a string.
I bet he could knit the F out of a sweater.
Enjoy!

YoYo Dama Chris Rodrigues

Filed Under: Kendama, Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, kendama, Tower, video, Yo-Yo

KendamaCo – SpoTown Throwdown

May 21, 2013 By Steve Brown

This amazing seventeen minute video shot at the 2013 SpoTown Throwdown is nonstop WHAT!? from the good folks at KendamaCo and an all-star roster of kendama players.

Featuring:
Chris Rodrigues
Sam Merkel
Gus Carstens
Hunter Bailey
Dan Robinson
Kris Bosch
Sam Cannon
Matthew SWEETS Jorgenson
Reid Woolsey
Joe Spitzenberger
Scott Rodrigues
Mikey Pelton
Shane Kholmeier
Max Norcross
Grant Ingersloth
Dillon Mull
Cooper Eddy

 

Filed Under: Kendama, Skill Toys, Video Tagged With: chris rodrigues, Cooper Eddy, Dan Robinson, Dillon Mull, Grant Ingersloth, Gus Carstens, Hunter Bailey, Joe Spitzenberger, kendama, kendamaco, Kris Bosch, Matthew SWEETS Jorgenson, Max Norcross, Mikey Pelton, Reid Woolsey, Sam Cannon, sam merkel, Scott Rodrigues, Shane Kholmeier, spotown throwdown, video

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