YoYo Related News From Around The World
YoYoFactory has been supporting the yoyo scene in Mexico for nearly a decade, sponsoring their players and sending special guests to their events. This year they attended the 2017 Mexican National YoYo Contest with Evan Nagao and shot some beautiful footage with team members Luis Enrique, Betty Gallegos, and Paul Kerbel.
Yoyos used are the YoYoFactory Edge, Horizon, and Genesis.
Japanese EDM group Future Boyz (you might remember them from their appearance at the 2015 World YoYo Contest) just dropped a new video for their song “Throw Down with MK” and yeah…it’s a straight up yoyo video. The music video features Shaqler, because they are amazing, as well as stage footage of a pile of different players from the recent THROWDOWN contest in Japan. I’m always excited to see our scene get some love…huge thanks to Future Boyz for shining a light on some of the best players in our scene.
Featuring Shaqler (John Ando, Atsushi Yamada, Shu Takada), Ann Connolly, Tessa Piccillo, Hajime Miura, Marcus Koh, Ben Conde, Carlos Braun, and Paul Kerbel.
The latest YoYoFactory Adventure video is here, and this one is from their recent trip to Peru! You might remember the IndieGoGo project that backed this trip and launched the Titanium Shutter…well, now we finally get a look at the scenery and dude, IT WAS WORTH IT. Another amazing video from the folks at YoYoFactory, featuring Gentry Stein, Paul Kerbel, Vashek Kroutil, André Boulay, and more.
Sponsored by a ton of players and YoYoExpert.
This video is raw as hell and crazy good. The tricks are next level, the video is barebones, the editing is tight, the music will definitely get you in trouble at work without headphones, and you’re gonna want to watch this at least a half-dozen times.
Featuring Paul Kerbel, Sergio Licona, and Brandon Parra.
Yoyos used are the YoYoFactory Horizon.
Paul Kerbel gets a turn in the spot light of Ryosuke Kawamura’s player video series. Paul performs his tricks with such ease, that they appear almost magical. Probably because Paul is not human. He is a magical Mexican elf-man.
Yoyo used is YoYoFactory Horizon.
Once again YoYoFactory delivers yet another amazing adventure video with an equally amazing player. This YoYoFactory Adventure was shot in White Sands, New Mexico featuring Paul Kerbel performing bangers after bangers.
Yoyos used are the YoYoFactory Horizon and Hubstack Afterglow (USA edition).
If this doesn’t motivate you to get up, grab a Horizon, and participate in the Team Horizon campaign then nothing will.
8-time Mexican National champion Paul Kerbel has created a unique campaign to find some great new talent. It’s an open invitation to anyone and everyone to try out for Team Horizon, and those that are chosen as part of the team will be eligible win an even grander prize: a full sponsorship with YoYoFactory.
Seems like a neat way to seek out fresh talent…post and tag your tricks for a shot at sponsorship!
44Clash held a star-studded battle tournament as a side event at the 2015 World YoYo Contest in Tokyo. YoYoFactory’s Paul Kerbel emerged as the well-deserved champion but now those of us who didn’t make it to the event get to watch every round leading up to Paul’s victory!
Paul Kerbel brings us another series of excellent trick variations in this new video. He starts off with something pretty simple and then takes it well beyond what you would expect. Because he’s a friggin’ genius, that’s why.
Yoyo used is the YoYoFactory Horizon.
Oh hey gang, look at that: Paul Kerbel has awesome 4A bangers, too. Surprise, surprise. Is there anything he can’t do!?
Yoyo used is the Flight by YoYoFactory.
Perfect Elements, the film production name of Russian super awesome guy Igor Galiev just dropped an epic video featuring nearly 8 minutes of brilliant yoyo tricks from the best players in the world. All you are doing for the next hour is watching this over and over. I’m not even kidding here. Shot at 60fps, so make sure you watch it full screen at full size!
Featuring Ben Conde, Riccardo Fraolini, Yoshi Mikamoto, Justin Weber, James Reed, Charles Haycock, Jensen Kimmitt, Harold Owens III, Petr Kavka, Vashek Kroutil, Kentaro Kimura, Paul Kerbel, Takeshi Matsuura, and more.
Not sure if you’ve noticed this yet, but Paul Kerbel is one of the greatest yoyo players of the modern era. Period.
Yoyo used is the Horizon by YoYoFactory.
If Paul Kerbel isn’t on your short list of the best yoyo players in the world, then I feel sad for you.
Yoyo used is the Horizon by YoYoFactory.