Sector Y v2.0

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This was a combination of the Nationals 2001 contest video as well as the second PSY trailer. It featured not only footage from the 2001 National Yo-Yo Contest, but also various clips sent in from around the world. I believe this video was the internet-debut of Arthur Staykov, one of the B3 members from Poland.

Looking back at the video, we start to see the emergent trend of faster tricks as well as more complex string tricks. By 2003, these trends eventually led to a new renaissance in 1A where more emphasis was placed on getting as many string-hits into a single combo as possible. This is one of the last glimpses of the 1A of yesteryear. Aside from the PSY/String Theory DVD, this was one of the last videos I released publicly on the old Sector Y.

Title: National Breakthrough [ Stream | Download ]
Creator: Gabriel Lozano
Date: October 21, 2001
Music: In the End by Linkin Park, One Million Miles Away by J Ralph
Time: 3:53
Resolution: 640×480 (SD)
File Type: Quicktime H.264

A fun video featuring the Drew Tetz and Hank Freeman.

MayheM from Takeshi Kamisato on Vimeo.

This was an incredibly fun video to shoot and edit. I only had a rough idea of what I wanted, so all of the shots and transitions were talked about once we got to each location. It was a very linear run-and-gun way of shooting and it really took me back to the way I used to shoot my videos. I forgot how much fun that was and I loved it :)

Title: MayheM
Creator: Takeshi
Date: February 14, 2010
Music: Fu Zhuang Bu He Ke from the Goong soundtrack and Lost in the Post by The Wombats
Time: 3:36

Drew here. I went and hung out with Takeshi, Hank and a bunch of other rad people in Indianapolis this weekend. We came up with a pretty good amount of silly tricks. You want silly tricks shot sloppily in a kitchen? You can’t handle silly tricks shot sloppily in a kitchen! Alright, here’s some silly tricks shot in a kitchen.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IChLh3DvJok[/youtube]

Download it here, if you so desire.

more stuff coming soon!

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Filmed by Fred Rowland and Joe Wilson in Northern Virginia. 2010.

Title: AnnConnollyIsAlmost18
Filmed: February 13, 2010
Yo-Yos Used: John Ando Superstar, Genesis
Music: RIP SLYME – Super Shooter
Length: 1:32
Download: Almost18
Stream: Vimeo

Back when I first started playing yo-yo, there was no YoYoExpert. There was no Mastermagic. There were no youtube tutorials. Hell, youtube had yet to even take off at this point. The only way to learn tricks was from privately hosted videos, text descriptions, or a few websites.

Sector Y was my website of choice.

Compared to now, there were only a few tricks to learn, but I was eager to advance my knowledge, so I tried learning everything I could. I never learned some of these old Sector Y tricks, Superman still eludes me. However, I came to learn a trick that I immediately loved, so much so that to this very day, it remains my favorite trick.

Kwijibo.

Here’s the old Sector Y illustrations of how to do it:

http://sector_y.yoyoing.com/tricks/string_tricks/kwijibo/

I can remember back in highschool, sitting in my room, the yoyo in my lap, trying to adjust the strings just right so I could figure out what was going on. I finally figured it out, then went to actually do it. It must have taken me at least an hour to figure out how, but right when I did, it was one of the best feelings in the world. The trick has such a natural flow that it’s genuinely fun to do. It’s simple, but in my opinion, defines everything that a yoyo trick should be: a series of distinct, complimentary elements that all stand alone, but together, form something wonderful.

Fast forward to today, 5 years from when I first learned the trick. Kwijibo still stands out in my mind as everything yoyoing should be, and the tools that helped me learn it, as well as the people who collaborated to put everything together, are still in my heart, and helped define my yoyo play today.

This is for them.

You guys are the best,

Box.

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Presented by SY Blog, Jayson Lim gives you a video of Sean Hung, the 2009 Singapore Yo-Yo 4A Champion.

Here are some of the top freestyles from the EYYC 2010. Congratulations to all winners! These freestyles have been aggregated from two sources: Hellsing135‘s Youtube Channel, as well as CzechYoyo‘s Vimeo account. (more…)

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Featuring Guy Wright’s new signature yoyo, the Punchline, SPYY x Guy Wright x Sector Y presents a brand new motion comic.

Title: Punchline! [Stream : YouTube : Vimeo | Download : 720p : 405p : iPod ]
Creator: SpyyGuy Comics
Issue: #0
Date: February 3rd, 2010
Music: Promised Land by Edan
Time: 1:56
File Type: Quicktime H.264

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Back in the day of no money and no job, getting to Worlds on a yearly basis was an impossible feat for many of the Spin Doctors. This video was created/released the same week that Worlds 2001 was planned. Even though we couldn’t get to Worlds, we still wanted to show off some of our latest tricks and combos.

This is probably one of my favorite videos made, mainly because of how groundbreaking some of the tricks were at the time. This video featured a few sequels such as Orange Tulips (Red Clover II) and TimeTwister 2, which took the original tricks and expanded on their concepts. But the real showcase of the video were the phenominal Yellow Airplanes (Kamikaze II), White Buddha 2nd Generation, and Breath. These tricks almost single-handedly pushed yoyoing into an era of more complex slack and plane-breaking. Unfortunately, plane-breaking was difficult to film due to angles and never really caught on until much later in decade.

Title: Wish We Were At Worlds [ Stream | Download ]
Creator: Gabriel Lozano
Date: August 12, 2001
Music: Rachel In Trance by Zymotx, Orinoco Flow by Enya, The Fields of Love (Instrumental Mix) by ATB
Time: 3:17
Resolution: 640×480 (SD)
File Type: Quicktime H.264

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Skank is a stop-motion video made by Spencer Berry in 2003. It was shown behind closed doors, and hasn’t really seen the light of day until now. Many thanks to Spencer for making this video public.