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Ahmad Dimi Suffers Stroke (Updated March 12)

March 11, 2019 By Steve Brown

Malaysian yoyo player and friend to many, Ahmad Dimi suffered a stroke over the weekend. Dimi is a pillar of the Malaysian yoyo scene, and beloved by all who have met him.

Surgeons were able to successfully remove the blood clot in his brain, and as of today he is awake and able to recognize the people around him. Local yoyo players have been visiting him in the hospital as often as possible to keep his spirits up, and doctors are monitoring his blood pressure to make sure he’s not at risk for a second stroke or complications from the first.

The right side of his body is partially paralyzed, and it will be a long road to recovery for Dimi with medical care and physical therapy. A GoFundMe page sprung up immediately, and even though it’s met the original goal, further donations are needed and welcome to help Dimi with the costs of ongoing care and recovery.

https://www.gofundme.com/pray-for-dimi-the-father-of-yoyo-malaysia

On a personal note, Dimi is one of the kindest and most gentle people I’ve ever known, and one of my best friends in the world. He personifies everything that we love about our community, and is a constant reminder to me to try harder and be a better person. Please donate if you can, and signal boost the fundraiser to help spread the word. Thank you.


UPDATE: Tuesday, March 12,2019 @ 4:07 pm (Malaysian time)

As before, Dimi can move his left side (sometimes aggressively) but still no movement on his right. However while he cannot move his right side, the doctor said when they did tests on the side he showed reaction to it. We take this as a positive.

Dimi is still sleeping most of the time because the effect of the injury to the part of the brain. He is no longer on sleeping medication, but still needs a nasal oxygen tube and feeding tube.

His blood pressure is still high, which is why he is still in ICU. This is likely because of damage to his liver caused by gout, and the hospital is providing medication for this. Once his blood pressure is lower he can be moved to normal ward and starts active physiotherapy. He has already started passive rehab.

Dimi recognizes some of the visitors who’ve come and knows that people are here, but he hasn’t spoken yet and he can’t see because he’s not wearing his glasses. The nurses did say he says his name to them when they asked him.

CT scan post op has shown that the swelling and midshift have decreased. Another CT scan will be done later in the week.

Filed Under: Featured, General News Tagged With: ahmad dimi, donate, gofundme, help, malaysia, stroke, yoyo player

Hayden Brickman Joins SF YoYos

September 7, 2018 By Steve Brown

Congrats to Hayden Brickman on picking up a spot on the SF YoYos team, and congrats to SF YoYos on scoring such a fresh talent. Hayden has serious chops, and we’ll be seeing a lot more from him plenty soon.

Yoyo used is the SF YoYos Cadence.

Filed Under: 1A, Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: 1A, hayden brickman, sf yoyos, yoyo player, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Hunter Feuerstein Graduates Shutter Crew; Joins YoYoFactory Team

June 20, 2018 By Steve Brown

Congrats to Hunter Feuerstein on officially moving up to the YoYoFactory Contest Team! Check out the full statement from YoYoFactory below. Great job, Hunter!

Hunter Feuerstein graduated SHUTTER CREW and was immediately presented with the opportunity to join the YoYofactory Contest Team. Hunter is the first Graduate to be offered a spot on the Team and we proud to announce he accepted!

Hunter has been a prolific traveller this season making it out to PNWR, NWR and just this weekend he put down his best freestyle to date at MWR taking 2nd place amongst a talented field. If he were a horse we would say he is just coming into form for the big race, the race being USA nationals. We would also say he is quite small for a horse.

Congrats on the MWR result and heres to a bright future on the team!

Filed Under: General News, Manufacturer Tagged With: hunter feuerstein, shutter, yoyo player, yoyo team, yoyo tricks, yoyo video, yoyofactory

Evan Gronberg – YoYoBrothers Heirloom

June 20, 2017 By Steve Brown

Evan Gronberg throws down some nice tricks on a trip to Israel in this promo video for the YoYoBrothers Heirloom, a titanium bi-metal yoyo coming soon.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: evan gronberg, heirloom, titanium, yoyo player, yoyo tricks, yoyo video, yoyobrothers

C3yoyodesign Presents: Lovely! Initiator! ft. Henson Chan Chun Hay

May 31, 2017 By Steve Brown

Hong Kong yoyo player Henson Chan Chun Hay rips through some great 2A play in this new video for C3yoyodesign. Wouldn’t it be great to see 2A truly make a comeback? It’s so damn hard to do, but so damn fun to watch!

Yoyos used are the C3yoyodesign Initiator.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: 2A, c3yoyodesign, henson chan chun hay, hong kong, initiator, yoyo player, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Scales Podcast – Tressley Cahill Interview

May 11, 2017 By Steve Brown

Scales Podcast

The Scales Collection dropped a new episode of their podcast, and this one features a rowdy interview with the infallibly wonderful Tressley Cahill. Tressley is a well-known mid-school yoyo player from the East Coast, as well as an accomplished graphic and UX designer, drummer, and 2014 winner of the “Best Smile In Skinny Jeans” award from someone who was looking over my shoulder at a photo of him on Facebook one time. He’s responsible for tons of artwork in the yoyo industry, including logos for two projects that are near and dear to me: 365yoyotricks.com and PurpleYoYo.org. Dig in and enjoy!

Scales Podcast is sponsored by YoYoExpert.

Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Players Tagged With: Interview, scales collective, scales podcast, tressley cahill, yoyo player, yoyo podcast

Announcement – PurpleYoyo.org

May 3, 2017 By Steve Brown

PurpleYoYo.org

I’m excited to announce the official launch of PurpleYoYo.org, a new resource for members of the yoyo community struggling with depression and mental illness.

I’ve been working on this for a little over a year now. I announced the project publicly at a very emotional meeting at last year’s World YoYo Contest, and I have to admit it’s been very difficult to get to this point. But the enormity of creating a program like this is nothing compared to the task of actually living with these illnesses, so I kept things moving and here we finally are…and now it’s time to ask for your help.

The goals of PurpleYoYo are to:

  • Raise Awareness
  • Remove Stigma
  • Provide Help

We’d like to have the PurpleYoYo icon on every single yoyo contest backdrop in the world, every year, so that every player who attends a contest sees it and understands that someone cares, and help is available. We want the PurpleYoYo icon on every piece of yoyo packaging, so that everyone who buys a yoyo knows that they are part of a community that cares, wants the best for them, and is willing to help. I want players to know that they are part of a community that has space for them to openly talk about their struggles, and I want them to know that help is available. I just don’t want anyone to feel like they have to fight this alone. Because they don’t.

We have a listing of local resources for every country we could find on the Get Help section of our site, and encourage people to email us if any information is out of date, or if they have additional resources for us to add. As we build up our volunteer staff, we’ll be attending more and more contests and working to provide access to mental health professionals for any players who are in need.

I hope you’ll join us in supporting those members of the community who need our help. Please check our Volunteer page for ways you can help.

 

Filed Under: Featured, General News Tagged With: depression, get help, help, purple yoyo, resource, suicide prevention, yoyo player

James Gilroy – Triiiiiiicks

April 24, 2017 By Steve Brown

It’s short, but it’s pretty damn good. We like this guy’s style.

Yoyo used is the CLYW Dune.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: clyw, dune, james gilroy, yoyo player, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Oxygène Obsidian – Padua 2016

March 9, 2016 By Steve Brown

It’s always a good day when Armando La Rocca and Nicolò Rossetto pop up on your radar with a new video! Filmed in Padua in the north of Italy, both Armando and Nicoló drop some smooth, fun tricks in this rare video from Oxygene.

Yoyo used is the Oxygene Obsidian.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: armando la rocca, nicolo rossetto, obsidian, Oxygene, yoyo player, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Adrian Velez Joins Recess

March 2, 2016 By Steve Brown

Recess has announced another new team member…up-and-comer Adrian Velez from Minnesota! Adrian is definitely a player to watch out for, and he’s got some good looking tricks. Congrats, Adrian and Recess!

Yoyo used is the Recess First Base.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: adrian velez, first base, recess, yoyo player, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Daniel Kim – 2015

January 20, 2016 By Steve Brown

Daniel Kim just dropped a really solid new video; great tricks, great filming and editing. Good work, all around!

Not sure if he meant to title it “2015” because it’s the culmination of the work he put in last year, or if like the rest of us he just isn’t quite ready and keeps writing “2015” on everything, but either way Daniel is definitely a player to watch in 2016.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: daniel kim, yoyo player, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Owen Ekblad – 2016

January 14, 2016 By Steve Brown

Owen Ekblad comes out swinging in his first video of 2016. Owen is a solid player with some interesting trick construction choices, and definitely worth checking out.

Yoyos used are the CLYW Bonfire and Gnarwhal 2.

 

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: bonfire, clyw, gnarwhal 2, owen ekblad, yoyo player, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

In The News – Alec Jones

January 5, 2016 By Steve Brown

Alec Jones YoYo Champion

Photo courtesy OrlandoMagazine.com

Orlando yoyo player Alec Jones scored himself a nice profile piece on OrlandoMagazine.com! It’s a nice bit of public outreach for modern yoyoing…congrats Alec, and nice job!

Check out the full article here: Alec Jones on OrlandoMagazine.com.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: alec jones, florida, florida man, orlando magazine, yoyo player, yoyo tricks

Colin Beckford Named One Of Cleveland’s Most Interesting People

January 4, 2016 By Steve Brown

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Recess team member Colin Beckford was recently named one of “Cleveland’s Most Interesting People” by Cleveland Magazine! Congratulations, Colin! His profile is in the January issue, which is on news stands now.

Colin will be the lead organizer for the 2016 Ohio State YoYo Contest, and is gearing up to compete in the 2016 World YoYo Contest, which will be held in Cleveland this year. His first signature yoyo, the Diplomat, is scheduled to be released this year by Recess.

 

Filed Under: General News, Players Tagged With: cleveland magazine, clevelands most interesting people, Colin Beckford, yoyo player

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