There’s some pretty amazing yoyo play in Russia, and apparently there’s also some really good tea. Like….really good tea.
Knots Clothing ft. Jensen Kimmitt
*Updated with more photos*
Knots Clothing is a new yoyo-based clothing brand from Russia, and their first release features artwork by Jensen Kimmitt. Check out their promo video above, and details about the new line below.
Today we officially announce Knots – a clothing brand we’ve been working on for past months. The initial release features a collaboration with yoyoing legend Jensen Kimmitt – Duns Broccoli series: two artworks printed on 90% cotton 10% polyester melange fabric using a DTG machine filled with DuPont Ink in Moscow, Russia.
The sweatshirt features side pockets, one with a little knot for a yoyo. Cause we’re kinda into yoyos, you know.
The track used in this video is Spruce Goose from the Dia Ex Rehilo album by Duns Broccoli. You can (and should) listen and buy the whole record on Bandcamp.
Keep an eye on wearknots.com to learn how you can get your hands on the first batch and see you at WYYC in Prague this August.
SPbYYS Tutorial – Palm-a-Loop
We’ve got another tutorial from Russia’s St. Petersburg YoYo Club, this one for a trick called “Palm-a-Loop”.
Yoyo used is the Aero-Yo Specter.
YoYoing.ru Presents: Arti Sadriev
Great trick construction and some really nice flow in this new video from Russia, featuring Arti Sadriev.
YoYoFactory x BNDTSTM
Yuri Karpinskiy (YoYoFactory Junior Team) and his friend Nikita Efimov put together a solid video with some great technical 1A play. That combo starting at 0:24 is beautiful!
Sergey Bandurin – Mainstreet
Russia’s Sergey Bandurin turns in a really nice couple minutes of play in this new video. The combo starting at 0:38 has some really nice construction and geometry. Solid work!
Filmed and edited by Egor Ruzavin.
Peter Aminev – 2014 YoYoFactory Cup
Petr Aminev took top honors at the 2014 YoYoFactory Cup in Moscow, Russia, with a solid, top-notch routine that is a great preview for what we can expect to see from him at EYYC! Game on, folks….Petr is one of the top players to beat!
Check out Igor Galiev’s YouTube channel for more freestyles from the event!
Yoyoing.ru Announces 2014 Team
Yoyoing.ru, the main lifestyle blog for the yoyo scene in Russia, has revealed their 2014 team of players – in order of appearance: Victor Gravitsky, Mikhail Baklanov, Yan Saveliev, Dmitriy Borisov, Denis Sudarchikov, Artem Sadriev, Evgeniy Kochergin, Andrey Glukhov, Vladimir Glazkov – and Igor Korzhev, who sadly missed the shoot date.
Congrats to everyone who made the 2014 team…hope to see you all at EYYC!
Igor Galiev – How I Spent My Summer
Russian YoYoFactory team leader Igor Galiev goes full-Malowney in his new video. Looks like he had a good summer!
Yoyos used are the YoYoFactory Ricochet and Avant Garde.
I Love YoYo ft. Kate L’gotina
Russian player and ILYY team member Kate L’gotina dropped a new video using the ILYY x OneDrop Sakura SE, and it’s great! She’s got a quick and quirky style that makes everything look just a little more fun than we usually get from player videos, and she’s got some really solid tricks. Enjoy!
Hare Island – Ilya Shaposhnikov
Ilya Shaposhnikov dropped a nice promo video for the new signature model of Krisztian Kaluzsa, the Aero-Yo UFO. Great camera and editing work in this, and some nice trick execution.
SPbYYS Video Roundup
Here’s another grip of videos from the folks at the St. Petersburg YoYo School!
Y-Not YoYo? F.A (Ivan Shamray x Andrey Tridchikov)
Mosaic Patio (Pavel Pochayev x Konstantin Moskvin)
Elektrosila Courtyard ft. Evgeniy Kim
Rollout Baby ft. Viktor Vorobyev, Andrey Tridchikov, Igor Maksimov, Grigoriy Smirnov
YoYoApartment 1937 ft. Andrey Tridchikov, Ivan Shamray, Stepan Stepanov
CLYW x Ilya Agarishev x Old Moscow
Here’s a really neat video concept from the folks at 9.8 in Russia…they cut the video with vintage stills of what the shooting locations used to look like. Cool idea, and great tricks!
Victor Gravitsky – Last Floor Advance
Victor Gravitsky shows off his signature edition ProtoStar in this new video by Igor Galiev. Victor’s got such a smooth, easy style to his play that it’s just fun to watch. Nice work!