I’ve been developing a style of yo-yoing that blends counterweight style (or “5A”) with modern responsive (or “0A”) play. I’m really happy with the style and the unique way it feels, so I’ve been publishing a series of tutorials on Youtube that help teach the basics. I’ve published full playlist of those tutorials here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g-GXFBtDQdtP-p0w4UYpfEiPLt-n42B My filming and editing style has changed over the 4 years I’ve been making these videos, so I thought it would be fun to hire my old friend Mike Hales to update the video thumbnails to have a more consist ..read more

Bench Warmers was a documentary-style series of DVDs about freight train graffiti culture in the 2000s. These “Magazine DVDs” primarily focused on the art of writing on trains, but the series also featured interviews, stop motion animation, underground hip hop, and musical performances. In “Bench Warmers Volume 3”, they even featured a few minutes of tricks by a couple of young yo-yo players. Imagine my surprise when I heard my name mentioned 13 minutes into a graffiti documentary from 2005. Shout out to Brian Lee and Dweeb for sharing their yo-yo skills in 2005’s Bench Warmers #3 DVD. Y’all ..read more

I recently went to KitTea Cafe in San Francisco and tried my best to entertain the cats with my yo-yo skills. Here’s what happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbryOUI8Qv4 The post <span >Yo-Yoing For Cats</span> appeared first on Doc Pop's Blog ..read more

I’m hosting another yo-yo meetup in San Francisco on New Year’s Eve. We’ll be outdoors at Yerba Buena Gardens from 2-4pm on December 31st, 2023, would love for you to join us. If there is some rain, we’ll probably move to the nearby Metreon. I hope to see you there! The post <span >San Francisco Yo-Yo Meetup on New Years Eve</span> appeared first on Doc Pop's Blog ..read more

I’ve recently released a new yo-yo called the Populist, which meant it was time to make another yo-yo video. This one was shot around the Mission District in San Francisco. It’s been really windy here lately, so I shot most of these clips in the early morning, which gives the video a really moody/foggy feel. I thought that paired nicely with the song by Benjamin Mørk. Enjoy! I also shot some behind the scenes footage with more details about the yo-yo. The post <span >Another Yo-Yo Video from San Francisco</span> appeared first on Doc Pop's Blog ..read more

I’m proud to say my newest yo-yo video is out now. You can watch it here: The video features an original soundtrack and tricks performed on a modern responsive yo-yo with a counterweight. I’m using a Doc Pop edition The Thing yo-yo for the entire video. This video was shot entirely on Sanchez Street, one of my favorite spaces in San Francisco. It was edited by Edition Yo-Yos. Watch our behind the scenes video about Slow Streets here: The post <span >Slow Streets, Responsive Yo-Yos</span> appeared first on Doc Pop's Blog ..read more

The Mini-Panzer is the smallest unresponsive yo-yo in history. It’s machined in brass, but available with gold or silver plating. It is .7″ tall, weighs 21.5 grams, and has the smallest bearing you’ve ever seen. This video isn’t sponsored content, I just thought it was a cool yo-yo. I bought mine from YoYoExpert, but I think Yo-Yo Store Rewind has some too. Available on some sites here: Spingear YoYoStore Rewind YoYoExpert It’s worth noting that B!ST made an EVEN SMALLER yo-yo back in 2012, but his appears to be responsive. I don’t think it ever made it to the market either, but it looks a ..read more

When I used to work at a yo-yo kiosk, I used to prank my co-workers with these yo-yo magic tricks. I had been meaning to film them for years, but it wasn’t until I heard this funny episode of the 2.0 podcast that I finally got around to filming it. I used a short audio clip from that podcast in part one of my yo-yo magic trick videos. See if you can figure out how I did them: “Although magic and yo-yos are impressive on their own, they could benefit from combining…” Here’s a magic trick that will only impress other yo-yoers. Hints: There is no editing or post production used in these trick ..read more

Emoji are not displaying correctly in this post. For a better experience, read this article on https://doctorpopular.com/why-does-midjourney-create-beautiful-art-when-i-use-the-yo-yo-emoji/ Y’all know me, right? So you know, when I got access to generative art tools like Dalle 2 and Midjourney, the first thing I tried using as a prompt was the word “yo-yo”. That’s a no-brainer, and you may have already seen my video about it. Using AI to reimagine yo-yo tricks While making that video, I had a strange realization that anytime I used the ? (yo-yo emoji), I’d get a beautiful fantasy landscape t ..read more

Happy #NationalDonutDay! These donut shaped yo-yos were given away at a Dunkin’ Donuts grand opening back in 1948. They are fixed axle with large holes that run through the middle. I asked my friend John Higby to paint on the sprinkles and cream. To be honest, they used to look more like bagels than donuts. Brought out some special yo-yos for this hole-y day. #NationalDonutDay pic.twitter.com/iTmnMGYdNB — DoctorPopular.RSS (@DocPop) June 3, 2022 The post <span >Hand-painted wooden yo-yos that look like donuts</span> appeared first on Doc Pop's Blog ..read more