Presque Vu 08/21/2010
 
Tricks referenced in this tutorial
Breakaway          Ninja Vanish          Eiffel Tower          Trapeze
About this trick
It may take a few tries to be able to form the tower correctly and consistently.  It's all a matter of time and practice.  Make sure also to keep the pinch with your freehand middle and index fingers as you swing into the tower; it's pretty much crucial to make the tower look as recognizable as possible.

Presque vu is a French term meaning "almost seen."  It's the phenomenon you have when you feel like something is on the "tip of your tongue" but you can't quite think of it.  It's also closely related to deja vu ("already seen"), which probably more people have heard of.  Interesting stuff.
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New Homepage 08/18/2010
 
So, as you see, the homepage of Rethinkyoyo has been revamped!  This new blog format will help you stay up-to-date on the new tutorials that come out and any other newsworthy happenings.  Not only that, but you can also now ask questions or even just comment on any of the tutorials by visiting their individual posts.

Let me know what you think of the changes.
Kyle
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Ninja Vanish 08/14/2010
 
Tricks referenced in this tutorial
Breakaway          Green Triangle
About this trick
Ninja Vanish is pretty cool.  When you get it down, there are so many variations!  Depending on where you land the yoyo in the loop created, you can make small Green Triangles (GT's), large GT's, tall GT's, or long GT's.  You can do slow, smooth, and flowing Ninja Vanishes, or you can do quick and slick Ninja Vanishes.  And, when you get really comfortable with Ninja Vanish, you can experiment with landing the yoyo on different strings, not only the loop you swing around.  This way, you can land reverse GT's and who knows what else.  Go for it.
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Punchliner 08/07/2010
 
Tricks referenced in this tutorial
Upside-down Trapeze          Lindy-Loop
About this trick
Alright, so... a couple of things.
1.  I don't know the actual name for this trick.  I saw it on Guy Wright's video "Punch Line," so I figured it would probably do Guy and the trick enough justice to simply call the trick "Punchliner."
2.  Technically, I'm not doing the trick exactly like it's done in Guy's video.   At the point of the trick where you swing over your thumb, Guy actually swings the yoyo over his thumb and lets it bounces off of the double strings, instead of just sort of letting the yoyo hang and then swinging it the other way.  Not only that, but as he swings the yoyo around, he kind of pinches his thumb and middle finger together and then separates them right as he swings around his thumb either direction.  You can watch his video >here< to see what I mean (the trick is at 0:52 in the video, but watch the whole video, it's great).

The way the trick is taught in the video still, in my opinion, holds true to the effect Guy Wright was going for with the trick.  The differences are only minor details.
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