Category Archives: 5A
Slam Dunk! – Jake Bullock
3/12/13
“Very early “tech 5A” trick. Super simple, lots of fun if you can really slam it smooth. I am fascinated by 5A tricks where the counterweight is forced through loops, knots or string segments.” – Jake
Song is “Fun Rules!” by Best Friends.
Yo-Yo Used: Kuntosh by Anti-Yo
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5A Sideflip – Rafael Matsunaga
“Inspired by, but not quite as cool as Drew’s Kickflips.” – Rafael
Song is “Kids” by Those Dancing Days.
Yoyo used is the Butterfly Vintage Reproduction by Duncan Toys.
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Frustration – Steve Brown
“I’m pretty sure the only possible function of this trick is to irritate the living sh*t out of me. I might impress Drew Tetz. Maybe. But mostly, I think it’s just going to haunt me and remind me that since I gained all this weight, doing anything behind my back is a lot harder than it used to be.” – Steve
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Song is “The Overweight Lovers” by Karl Hendricks Trio.
Cross’t – Steve Brown
3/7/13
“Some tricks come through experimentation. Others come when you just don’t finish something else.” – Steve
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Song is “Teenage Freakout” by Mules.
Indecisive – Jake Bullock
3/5/13
“An old 5A trick/combo I have since modified with some inspiration from Drew Tetz and Jonrob: The ending bind is something I remember Jonrob messing around with a few years ago, I think my version is different because I catch with my left (non throw) hand. It looks like I can’t decide what I want to do, so I named the combo “Indecisive”, but I really totally know exactly what I’m doing.” – Jake
Song is “Know Her Name” by the Pow Wows.
Yoyo used is the Kuntosh by Anti-Yo
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Steve Brown Hates Tech 5A – Jake Bullock
2/26/13
“Steve Brown used to hate on “technical 5A” because he is a cranky curmudgeon and thinks 5A should be more like juggling 😉 I’m not that into juggling. But I really don’t blame him because that “style” of technical 5A got out of hand for awhile there (see my video “Tosscore”, a tech 5A classic, but a little over the top).
Tech 5A to me basically means the focus of the trick is more on counterweight movement than yo-yo movement. This can be good or bad. Traditionally, an ideal 5A trick or combo should have both the yo-yo and counterweight moving at the same time as much as possible. In this trick there is a lot of complex dice movement, but the yo-yo is mostly sitting there. In comparison to tricks of legends such as Rafael Matsunaga, Miguel Correa, and of course Steve, this is probably quite boring and not very visually entertaining; but it hadn’t been done, and someone had to do it so I did. I am proud of it and consider it worth learning, if only for the dice stalls, which I am quite proud of and know have more possibilities to explore. The ending “dismount” where the counterweight pulls the slack into the yo-yo is now a fairly classic 5A move that I have seen several variations of, I am not sure if it’s entirely original.” – Jake
Song is “Friday Night” by Spider Bags.
Yoyo used is the Kuntosh by Anti-Yo
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360 Plus – Steve Brown
2/24/13
“A very simple 360 variation that’s been giving me a lot of enjoyment lately. Feels nice.” – Steve
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Song is “Look At That Old Grizzly Bear” by Mark Mothersbaugh.
Handcuffs – Jake Bullock
2/19/13
“First did a variation of this trick in a 5A video battle against Drew Tetz entitled Drake Bulletz. Drew won the battle, but that’s because his 5A is on another level. Just double wrist wraps with the counterweight and yo-yo. Very difficult to hit clean and uncomfortable to perform. Handcuffs are also uncomfortable to wear, thus the name.” – Jake
Song is “Tachi Agare” by Nomad.
Yoyo used is the Kuntosh by Anti-Yo
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Penguino – Steve Brown
“And lo, did Darnell not turn in a trick today and thusly did Steve reach deeply into his own arse and pluck out this trick for your enjoyment.” – Steve
Song is “Diamond Ring” by Warm Soda.
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Hellavators – Jake Bullock
2/12/13
“Invented in 2007 when all the yo-yo kids were obsessed with BAPE and hyphy music. Everyone was dressed like a goon in pastel camo and saying “hella” in every sentence. Anyways, it looks like the counterweight is an elevator, thus “hellavators”. Also a play off one of my favorite songs, “Televators” by The Mars Volta.” – Jake
Song is “Drunken Words” by The Mess Around.
Yo-Yo used is the Bapezilla by AntiYo.
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