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Doc Popinski – Rafael Matsunaga
10/21/13
“This is just a variation of an old Doc Pop trick. Back in the day I thought his was one of the greatest 5A tricks ever, simple, small, and elegant. I can’t do it quite as elegantly as Doc, but I still love the trick.” – Rafael
Song is “I’m Blue” by The 5, 6, 7, 8’s.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
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Aerial Propeller – Rafael Matsunaga
10/14/13
“An iconic counterweight yoyo trick from Rafael Matsunaga….one of the benchmarks of his World Championship routine!” – Steve
Song is “Wooden Legs” by Rockoutfit.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
Foot Bounce – Rafael Matsunaga
10/07/2013
“I don’t quite remember how the idea of stepping on the string came up, but this was the second trick involving that particular element.” – Rafael
Song is “Fight Till You Die” by Pennywise.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
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Triangle Rolls – Rafael Matsunaga
09/30/2013
“I’m pretty sure other people have done the same trick at some point. But there’s a lack of 3A tricks around here. :)” – Rafael
Song is “Automatic Man” by Bad Religion.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
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Steel Butterfly – Rafael Matsunaga
09/23/2013
“This is Steel Butterfly, a.k.a. the 5A/13A Iron Butterfly. Based of course on the legendary 3A Iron Butterfly, originally by Ryan Lai, Paul Yath, and Sky Kiyabu.
In Ryan’s words: ‘Pure accident with me and Paul Yath. We were messing around with random formations til Paul saw potential for buckets. I move my hand around and the string slips getting into butterfly. We couldn’t figure out how to recreate it so Sky took a look and figured the whole thing out again.’
Here’s Ryan performing it: youtube.com/watch?v=hk59bU_c3EI ” – Rafael
Song is “Run With the Wolves” by The Prodigy.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
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Suicide By Slap – Rafael Matsunaga
09/16/2013
“You can see this trick in the 2003 Brazil Pre-Worlds clip. Yes, I keep dumping old tricks on you. :)” – Rafael
Song is “Panda Eyes” by Sing-Sing.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
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180 Helicopter – Rafael Matsunaga
09/09/2013
“People were still asking me about this trick at Worlds this year. Full 10 years after I came up with it. I’m baffled!” – Rafael
Song is “Police Truck” by Dead Kennedys.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
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Whip, Whip, & Whip – Rafael Matsunaga
09/02/2013
“Just a laid-back whip combo.” – Rafael
Song is “Divine Hammer” by The Breeders.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
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Crackpots – Rafael Matsunaga
08/26/2013
“Crackpots is the name of an Atari 2600 game, you silly!” – Rafael
Song is “Animal Boy” by Ramones.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
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Time Twist & Shout – Rafael Matsunaga
8/19/2013
“This is inspired by Gabe Lozano’s Time Twister series of tricks. I never actually learned any of them. :)” – Rafael
Song is “Progress” by Bad Religion.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
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