# AAA Throwdown Nats 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 1, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455 "2025-07-01T11:22:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/1 "2025-07-01T11:22:06Z")
Yooo!! I couldn’t make nats this year and friend made this for me. Super cool for me to see so many people playing 3a and shoutout to all the people that hopped in the circle! I really enjoyed seeing all the newer players giving the style a go and I will have to think of a few bangers for next year! [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/9/9/9991713209d9922b8e63d9c26ca4ca05839fd01c.jpeg "AAA Showdown (3A yo-yo) @ 2025 US National Yo-yo Contest") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgB8dXCj2ps) Here is also a vid from the first AAA throwdown if anyone In interested in the history of the event! [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/6/e/d6e7c399707a7680274388b07dad971dc1e4098d.jpeg "Yo-Yo Contest: AAA Throwdown 2001 (3A at Nationals)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcZFB2eQWuQ) I love this style! ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/2 "2025-07-01T17:37:08Z")
Was that a Steve brown appearance at 2:50 in the old school vid?? Wild what these guys were doing on these archaic early “performance” yoyos Also, each and every one of those fits go HARD, but man I need that yellow Charlie Brown Freehand shirt lmao ![IMG_5955](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/8/5/58506b460db8c513a0a2f47cca7ff3267552181c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/3 "2025-07-01T18:13:29Z")
Hah yeah I think so but Ill ping @unklesteve and they can let you know for sure if they’re not super busy prepping for worlds. I know @Nathan was in the 2001 one and also the 2025 one. Shoutout to the OGs 🫡 Lol yerp shirt is amazing hah I want one also! Yeah it is crazy responsive 3a is tough and one of the OGs can correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure everyone was using FH1s which is still a dope yoyo. Fun fact but 3a also had a funky intermediate period where people were using one responsive yoyo and one unresponsive before transitioning to two unresponsives. I like to use my pair fh1s sometimes to clean things up and just make sure I’m doing my elements clean. Amazing yoyo hah just good and fun! Heres one of my favorite 3a tricks w my fh1s ---
**Author:** ![bigstupidbees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigstupidbees/32/210638_2.png) [@bigstupidbees](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigstupidbees)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/4 "2025-07-01T20:31:52Z")
This was so fun! I gotta have more than 2 3A tricks for next one lol! I feel like I learned a lot and I landed my first 3A trapeze that day! ---
**Author:** ![unklesteve](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/unklesteve/32/106934_2.png) [@unklesteve](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/unklesteve)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/5 "2025-07-01T21:50:35Z")
I’m all over that video, ha ha. 1:43, 2:50, 4:45, and 5:55. Tons of AAA foundation in there. And yeah, we did all of that on responsive yoyos. Wild. ---
**Author:** ![ice1000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ice1000/32/250979_2.png) [@ice1000](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ice1000)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/6 "2025-07-01T21:58:08Z")
Huge congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![bigstupidbees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigstupidbees/32/210638_2.png) [@bigstupidbees](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigstupidbees)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/7 "2025-07-01T21:59:51Z")
Thanks for the tips! ---
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/8 "2025-07-01T22:24:15Z")
Let’s gooo! Big accomplishment yo congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/9 "2025-07-02T15:54:45Z")
I like Tesla going “is that responsive?” when I throw this year. ---
**Author:** ![ice1000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ice1000/32/250979_2.png) [@ice1000](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ice1000)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/10 "2025-07-02T22:13:14Z")
is that responsive ---
**Author:** ![cjnxn\_yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cjnxn_yoyo/32/265169_2.png) [@cjnxn\_yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cjnxn_yoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/11 "2025-07-02T22:23:11Z")
What strings do you use for them not to snag on you? I feel like if i tried this i would get concussed😂 ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/12 "2025-07-03T00:12:21Z")
Oh man @Sergio made an appearance too? This vid has everything! ---
**Author:** ![Yooo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooo/32/196320_2.png) [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/13 "2025-07-03T02:17:39Z")
Tesla was killing it! Thanks for sharing, that was fun to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/aaa-throwdown-nats-2025/428455/14 "2025-07-03T09:17:32Z")
Was pretty sauced up with the OE