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Since the World Yo-Yo Contest could not be held as a result of the pandemic and the various travel restrictions it caused, the Online World Yo-Yo Contest was created. As the name suggests, the contests were held online. The winners of the Online World Yo-Yo Contest do not gain the title of World Yo-Yo Champion, however.
Produced by Lucky Meisenheimer, M.D., the Guinness World Record holder for the largest Yo-yo collection, the book features the history of the yo-yo as well as a price guide. Over one thousand photographs of yo-yos and memorabilia are listed in the book. Collectors frequently use his numbering system to identify particular yo-yos.
The word yo-yo probably comes from the Ilocano term yóyo, or a cognate word from the Philippines. [1] [2]Boy playing with a terracotta yo-yo, Attic kylix, c. 440 BC, Antikensammlung Berlin (F 2549) A 1791 illustration of a woman playing with an early version of the yo-yo, which was then called a "bandalore" Lady with a yo-yo, Northern India (Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota), c. 1770 Opaque ...
An Eskimo yo-yo [a] or Alaska yo-yo [b] (Central Yupik: yuuyuuk; [19] Inupiaq: igruuraak) is a traditional two-balled skill toy played and performed by the Eskimo-speaking Alaska Natives, such as Inupiat, Siberian Yupik, and Yup'ik. It resembles fur-covered bolas and yo-yo. It is regarded as one of the most simple, yet most complex, cultural ...
Given annually from the US National Yo-Yo Museum during the US National Yo-Yo contest to an individual that has developed or created influential new Yo-Yo tricks over the year. Steve Brown has now retired from being a competitive yo-yo player, but has continued on to be a judge in numerous different competitions around the world.
The player uses two responsive yo-yos simultaneously to perform reciprocating or looping maneuvers. 3A Two Hands String Trick The player uses two long spinning yo-yos and performs tricks with both simultaneously. 4A Offstring The player uses an offstring yo-yo, often releasing the yo-yo into the air and attempting to catch it on the string. 5A
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Yo-yos" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The Diabolo is derived from the Chinese yo-yo encountered by Europeans during the colonial era. However, the origin of the Chinese yo-yo is unknown. The earliest mention of the Chinese yo-yo is in the late Ming dynasty Wanli period (1572–1620), with its details well recorded in the book Dijing Jingwulue by the Liu Tong.