Jojo tricks

On this page you will find instruction videos of yo-yo tricks. We start with the first beginner tricks. The tricks increase in difficulty. When you know these tricks you can move on to the more advanced tricks.

Beginner yo-yo tricks (1A)

The first tricks to learn within yo-yoing. These tricks require a responsive yo-yo . After you have mastered these tricks you are ready to impress your surroundings!

Also check out this article (including video) on yo-yoing for beginners . After this manual you can do the first 4 tricks below and you can continue with number 5.

1. Getting the yo-yo ready to go

2. The 'Sleeper' yo-yo trick

3. Walking the dog aka 'Walk the Dog' yo-yo trick

4. The 'Rock the baby' yo-yo trick

5. The 'Bikini' yo-yo trick

6. The 'Elevator' yo-yo trick

7. The 'Around the Corner' yo-yo trick

8. The 'UFO' yo-yo trick

9. The 'Sky Rocket' yo-yo trick

Advanced yo-yo tricks (1A)

These tricks are already a lot more difficult. These yo-yo tricks require an unresponsive yo-yo . To be able to use this type of yo-yo properly, it is important that you have mastered the first trick, the bind.

1. The binding trick for unresponsive yo-yos

2. The 'Brain Twister' trick

3. The 'Trapeze' trick

4. The 'Double or Nothing' trick

5. The 'Atomic Bomb' yo-yo trick

6. The 'Finger Grind' yo-yo trick

7. The 'Plastic Whip' yo-yo trick

8. The 'Gyro Flop' yo-yo trick

9. The 'Eli Hops' yo-yo trick

10. The 'Slack Trapeze' yo-yo trick

11. The 'Cold Fusion' yo-yo trick

Loop tricks (2A)

Looping is a special yo-yo style of play. Where the other playing styles the yo-yo comes back to the hand, with the looping playing style the intention is that the yo-yo always keeps moving. When the yo-yo goes towards the hand, it is sent away again, so that there are continuous loops. A looping yo-yo is required for these yo-yo tricks.