Introduction: Ed's A-Y Entry 2 - Koan
koan is a trick that i have worked on for a while. i guess most would call it a combo, which is fine with me too. parts of it are kinda cool. heres how to do it. youll need to be familliar with a basic yo-yo vernacular to get the description. if you dont, this is not a good trick for you to be learning anyway. if youre just starting out, check out my other entry, Picture Tricks.
1. throw a wrist mount akin to spirit bomb.
2. do the standard spirit bomb dismount.
3. swing the yo-yo around toward your freehand and over your throwhand.
4. mount the yo-yo on the quasi-bucket that the spirit bomb dismount yields.
5. undercut the yo-yo with your freehand. this will result in a green triangle.
6. roll your throwhand as if you want to do a magic drop, but pinching between your index and middle fingers.
7. pop out of the gt, immediately catching the yo-yo with a left to right motion of your throwhand. as you catch it, youll have to create slack in what you pinched. it will resolve to a one-handed trapeze.
8. stick your freehand index back in, and roll the yo-yo to a 1.5, then immediately pop to a 2.0 (like kwyjibo).
9. let the yo-yo rotate back around your freehand into a 2.0 chopsticks undermount.
10. in a manner similar to branding, let go of the string on your throwhand index, swinging the slack around your freehand.
11. catch the loop back on your throwhand index (resulting in a modified man-bro mount).
12. pinch the upper segment with your throwhand thumb and index. flip the slack over the yo-yo to your freehand index.
13. roll the yo-yo back onto the string segment over your right hand, which should result in a bind. catch it.
this isnt an incredible trick, but i had an incredible time putting it together. really, if one person takes one element they like from it, ill have exceeded my expectations. i used a prototype throw down shuriken micro.
4 Discussions
12 years ago on Introduction
That's awesome!
I like how you put the camera in the freezer (or refrigerator), it looks cool! =)
Nice job.
12 years ago on Introduction
whoops... video not available. reply when it's working and i'll publish it
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
hallo! it's working. just hit play.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
OK, it's up!