Time to ramp it up....

....With a new trick! The Kwijibo!

I would break the trick into 3 different parts: The Trapeze, The 1.5 Mount and the Double or Nothing. Try it, and if you're not so sure about the 1.5 mount, I'll try to dig and post up a video!

Give it a shot! :)

Yew Tee...Yew Tee...Yew Tee...Yew Tee...Yew Tee...

That's a word that I don't hear very often, considering where I reside!

In case you don't know, Yew Tee is located in the west of Singapore, which, in my case, travelling there is a whole new experience to me! The sights and sounds are totally foreign, and the people seem different!

 Yew Tee Community Building (Not the gathering spot, but somewhat the nearest landmark!)

   Went to the Yew Tee RC to meet up with some of the kids there, and was totally surprised! Usually when I go visiting different areas with kids I would meet players of generally different skill levels. But at Yew Tee I was somewhat surprised to find 2 groups of players at totally opposite spectrums in terms of their handling skills!

In one group, we have the kids who have just started, learning tricks like Trapeze and what-not. And in the other group there's kids doing the new school stuff of slacks, whips, and different wierd mounts!

There's even a small showcase of yo-yos, some I have not seen in ages,some I've never even seen before and free yo-yos lying around for kids to play with! A very novel idea!

Soon, we started to get to know each other better and I got to know their future plans and ideas. Been giving it some thought and finally decided, why not? Would definitely try to make time in the future to help these young group of kids and Yew Tee RC to promote this wonderful sport!

Well, that's it for this little excursion, hopefully there will be more in the future! OVER AND OUT!

Start twisting your mind...

...with today's trick, the Brain Twister!



It's a cool trick that forms the foundation of lots of different front-style combos, so once you've got it down, try doing different variations of it; frontwards, backwards, inside, outside... go figure!

Yo-Yo Shapes 2 of 3: The Butterfly

This time I will introduce to you a yo-yo shape that modern players are definitely familiar with: The Butterfly!

A butterfly shaped yo-yo basically looks like an imperial yo-yo, cut in half, and reassembled backwards! Somewhat like this:

 The YoYoFactory FAST201

Debuting in 1958, the butterfly has a wider string gap to make it easier to catch the yo-yo body on the string. Although the butterfly shape is good for 'string tricks" like the Braintwister, Man on the Flying Trapeze and Splitting the Atom. However, it is not good for 'looping' tricks like Loop-the-Loop and Hopping the Fence, because the winged shape of the body does not allow it to easily flip while looping.

This shape is similar to a small Diabolo, sometimes called a Chinese yo-yo.

More on yo-yo shapes coming up soon! Keep a lookout for more! :)

OVER AND OUT!

Yo-Yo Visit!

This coming Sunday on 10/1/10 I'll be heading down to Yew Tee RC to meet up with the kids around the area! If are free on that day itself, or just happen to be around the area, do drop by! If you are not so free and don't have much time to go there, make time!

Here are some of the details:

Date: 10/1/10
Time: 4pm onwards
Location: Yew Tee Community Building

Map

Looking forward to meeting you guys there! :)

Only the best

Clips from the World Yo-Yo Contest 2009!







Hmm.. Totally makes you wanna be there!

Happy New Year!

It's a little belated, but hey, its the thought that counts!

I hope you guys had a great new year, cause I had a CRAZY one! Looking forward to seeing you guys again soon!

OVER AND OUT!