In this episode, I’m joined by Josh Yee and Connor Scholten to discuss the history of yo-yo binds. Our goal is to reveal the first time a yo-yo bind was documented, who was the first player to use one in a contest, and what was the first “bind return only” yo-yo.
This episode was a ton of fun to research, and I learned a lot. If you enjoyed it, be sure to watch our other video; The History of Slack Tricks.Links mentioned in this episode:
- Yotricks.com’s “Bind Theory” video
- Yuuki Spencer 2001 NYYC
- Yuuki Spencer 2002 WYYC
- Yuuki Spencer 2003 WYYC
- Yuuki Spencer 2004 WYYC
- Hironori Mii 1999 WYYC
- Sky Kiyabu 1998 NYYC
- Kota Watanabe UTYJ (March, 25th 2001)
- Black UTYJ
- 2002 World Yo-Yo Contest “no binds” rule
- Clay Murray on “How to Be a Player Vol 1”
- Sean Curran on “Kickin’ Tricks”
- Buzz-On Bushido listing on ExtremeSpin.com
- Kill Your Yo-Yo podcast with Gavin Hubner
Music at the end of this video performed by Emily Hopkins