# Afkor’s weekly 5a/1a trick log **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [June 4, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561 "2024-06-04T17:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/1 "2024-06-04T17:22:52Z")
Hello everyone. I’ve been consistently learning new 5a/1a tricks every day for the past week or so and I’d like to have a place to log all the tricks I’ve learned each day, I hope this is a good place to do it. (If this isn’t than someone pls lmk :+1::+1:) I also encourage anyone to use this thread to discuss tricks they’ve learned as well and maybe give me suggestions on what to learn next. RULES: I consider a trick “learned” when I’m able to do it 3 times in a row without failure. Each new Yoyo trick learned unlocks for me 5 dollars of spending money to buy new yoyos with (I currently own 4 yoyos and I want more) As I progress I doubt I will be able to learn more than 1 trick per day, if that. That’s okay! Today I learned: 5a pinwheels 1 new 5a bind 1 new breakaway bind 2 new laceration style binds Kamikaze whip (this took me a week to figure out, only got it down today) EDIT: I’m changing this post to weekly updates as I don’t want to spam the forums. I will be editing my posts according to the new format ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/2 "2024-06-06T04:16:21Z")
**WEEK ONE** 06-05-24- Late update, ended up having a late night throwing sesh with a buddy and learned some new tricks there. Today I learned: Drop trapeze (5a) Crazy 8 Stop n go (super fun trick, wish I learned it earlier) Skin the gerbil Buddha’s revenge Superflow 06-06-24- Learned one 5a trick and a couple of easy 1a tricks today: Bee sting (5a, need to get smoother at it tho) Boomerang Pops Zipper 06-07-24- Learned some new mounts and a couple GT tricks. Today was a busy day so I wasn’t able to learn any difficult tricks or 5a stuff: Sub mount Wrist mount Snap GT Chopstick/GT type move, here’s what it looks like: [https://streamable.com/ssqef7](https://streamable.com/ssqef7) 06-08-24- Busy day today again but I found some time to sneak in a couple new tricks: Wasabi GT(super fun, difficult trick. Surprised I was able to figure it out) Cross Capture Rewind 06-09-24- Super productive 5a day today. Took the yoyo outside in the grass and threw for about two hours. I also cut my string shorter which made it wayyy easier to do tricks lol. In doing so I learned: Pendulum wrap Reverse bee sting Bee sting aerial 06-10-24- Only had time to learn one trick today as I was busy moving into my new apartment! Today I learned: 5a butterfly! 06-11-24- Learned three new 1a tricks today: Breakaway laceration bind Figure 8 Letter A ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/3 "2024-06-07T03:47:12Z")
**WEEK 2** 06-13-24- Got a couple of tricks down today, nothing too crazy though. Today I learned: 1.5 hook Cheese whip Iron whip 06-14-24- Finally learned a couple tricks I was struggling with. Also working on a trick that will probably be a fun 5a element, maybe I’ll get it tomorrow. Today I learned: Whip to 1.5 TMNT cafe Hydrogen bomb 06-15-24- Learned some fun 5a tricks today: Switch hand bind(5a) Gravity whip(5a) Ninja vanish(I’d learned Brent stole ages ago but never this trick. Got it figured out today) Instant magic knot(super fun to play with for 5a) 06-16-24- Today I learned a bunch of mounts from Beverchaku’s 5a breakdowns series! Gonna try and learn some more tomorrow, but today I learned: Under mount/switch under mount Switch trapeze and his brother 5a Houdini mount 06-17-24- I learned three more mounts from beverchaku’s video today. The last one looks quite challenge but I’ll try and get it tomorrow. Unrolling double or nothing 5a wrist mount 5a bucket mount 06-18-24- Only able to learn one trick today as it was my first day at work so I didn’t have much time and it was quite a difficult trick to learn IMO. It was the final trick in beverchaku’s 5a breakdowns episode on mounts, I’m glad I was able to get all of them in 3 days. Today I learned: 1.5 into unrolling double or nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/4 "2024-06-08T01:36:32Z")
**Week 3** 06-19-24- So it turns out I skipped learning a ton of 5a fundamental tricks and just went straight into the hard stuff. I just found the playlist that Jake Elliot made and it’s got a bunch of beginner stuff that I just never bothered to learn. This might even fix my sloppy as heck bee sting. Today I learned: Double on trapeze release Triple on trapeze release Double or nothing release 06-20-24- Continuing to relearn the basics of 5a. I now realize that my bee sting and reverse bee sting are both garbage and I will need to relearn them. However today I learned: Basic stall Half bee sting Electric fan 06-21-24- Today I learned: 5a rebounds Swipe double GT Pop n fresh 06-22-24- Only had time for one trick today. Was busy getting the supplies to rebuild my string rig. I’m looking forward to spinning up some strings once more! Today I learned: Revolutions 06-23-24- I fear that I’m running out of easy tricks to learn. Only able to learn one trick today: Slack trapeze 06-24-24- Today I learned: Branding (this trick kicked my ■■■, super fun to learn and execute though. Makes me feel like I’m good at yo-yoing when I do it.) 06-25-24- Only had time to master one trick today, but I experimented with a couple other difficult 5a tricks that I can hopefully learn over the next few days Rolling inverted GT ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/9 "2024-06-13T02:52:18Z")
**Week 4** 06-26-24- Only had about an hour to throw today. I think I’m officially out of easy tricks to learn. It’s gonna have to be only one trick a day from here on out if I wanna keep the streak alive. Today I learned: Magic trick 06-27-24- Learned the basics of horizontal today. I kind of already knew this stuff but I never officially learned it until today, and now I can do it consistently and I know why and how it works. Today I learned: Horizontal throw Banana turnover Horizontal trapeze Horizontal Eli hops Horizontal undermount Horizontal bind 06-28-24- Tried learning a bunch of 5a moves today but I switched my pads out and now my Yoyo is too responsive, so I gotta break those in now. Anyways all I learned today was: Reverse hook 06-29-24- I know I popped off today. I didn’t have any other choice, I needed to learn as many tricks as possible: Vanish grind Jade whip Cross arm trapeze Brent Slackicide Gentrified Talon grind + bind 06-30-01- I’m actually so excited that I learned this trick, it feels so sick to do: Horizontal skin the gerbil! 07-01-24- Stakes are a lot higher now. I didn’t care too much about my streak before but now I’m motivated to keep learning a new trick every day for the next month at least since it is One July on the yoyoexpert forums. Today I learned: One handed grind bind 07-02-24- Came up with my own trick today where I catch the Yoyo as it’s coming up from a bind with my left hand and throw the counter weight around my left hand, then I karate chop the trick to send it back down and then bind it regularly. It’s a great trick to do after finishing a combo, and I’m calling it: Bind interception and toss over ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/10 "2024-06-14T02:02:48Z")
**Week 5** 07-03-24- Been trying to get this one for a bit, finally cracked it during my lunch break at work: Tower stall (5a) 07-04-24- Learned this trick last minute today, almost lost the steak. But I got it down. Today I learned: Dorito 07-05-24- Got two tricks down today. Both I’ve been trying to get for a while. Prayer catch (5a) Keymaker whip 07-06-24- I found and learned a trick from a video from a YouTuber called Throw. It was really easy to learn, the trick had no name but the name of the video was: Easy speed Yoyo trick for noobs 07-07-24- this is the easiest trick I’ve ever learned, I literally haven’t failed it a single time yet: Slingshot GT 07-08-24- Oops I learned too many tricks today: Chopsticks tower Chopsticks to double or nothing Jump rope type bind Kamikaze mount (me learning the kamikaze whip before the kamikaze mount) 5a pulldown bind The DNA Heart slack 07-09-24- Today I learned: Kamikaze (had fun learning but took me like an hour to get it three times in a row) ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/11 "2024-06-15T01:46:08Z")
**Week 6** 07-10-24-Just barely kept my streak today, tried to learn underwater basket weaving for the longest time but I couldn’t get the last branding configuration situated. Instead I learned: The slap bind (easily the coolest bind I know now) 07-11-24- Figured out the trick I was working on yesterday. Today I learned: Underwater basket weaving 07-12-24- Today I learned: Ghost bind 07-13-24- This one is sick: Green Revolution 07-14-24- Learned another combo that makes me think I’m really good at yo-yoing now: Chuck Norris’s Beard 07-15-24- Been trying to learn this trick over the past 3 days, only just got it today: Electric triangle(5a) 07-16-24- Tried for the entire day to learn seismic slam. Eventually I gave up after my throw hand finger started to bruise. Instead I leaned: Basic slack bind ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/12 "2024-06-16T03:10:11Z")
**Week 7** 07-17-24- I did not learn a trick today. The trick that did me in was seismic slam, I couldn’t get the last whip consistent enough. There goes my learning streak. Oh well. 07-18-24- got it: Seismic slam 07-19-24- Learned two tricks today in recompense of losing my streak: Grind through a triangle Reverse Brent stole 07-20-24- learned two tricks from a wired video called “26 levels of yo-yoing”, and worked on kamikaze 2 but I couldn’t get it today. Instead I learned: Leg wrap trap Zach Gormley neck trick 07-21-24 still working on kamikaze 2, but I didn’t have time to master it today since I had a 10 hour shift at work. Instead I learned: Star to tower picture trick 07-22-24- learned a couple tricks today: 3D gyro flop Vertical laceration bind Arm stall bind 07-23-24- today I came up with a really cool variation on a trick I learned a couple weeks ago: Under water basket weaving variation ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/13 "2024-06-17T02:26:25Z")
**Week 8** 07-24-24- Finally got a trick I’ve been working on for a while: Kamikaze 2 07-25-24- No trick today, I’ll probably begin tracking tricks by weekly increments rather than daily from here on out. Tricks are only getting harder to learn and I don’t have much time anymore for it. I’ll still aim for at least one new trick a week tho, dw. 07-26-24- Today I learned: Yuuki slack 07-27-24- No trick today 07-28-24- No trick today 07-29-24- today I learned: Slap whip Hook to plastic whip combo 07-30-24- Today I learned: String bounce whip ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/14 "2024-06-18T02:59:15Z")
**Week 9** I’m changing the format a little to simplify it. Each new paragraph is going to represent a single day of the week. This week I learned: Multifarious whip 1 handed string recatch laceration Triple magic Slack to wrist mount Wrist mount to magic knot Water drop Slap whip to hook Talon grind bind variation Claw machine bind (idk) Knee strike bind Front style slap bind Trapeze follow Black hops N/A Monkey madness Mic Drop (original trick) ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/15 "2024-06-19T02:40:16Z")
**Week 10** Tension Hook 1.5 Mount Quick Ripcord Metal Bind Hidemasa wrist mount entry ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/16 "2024-06-20T02:11:43Z")
**Week 11** Metal Bind Variation Pineapple Catch Small Magic Knot Repeat Houdini whip to wrist mount String rejection to double trapeze Beef Hook Loose Bind ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/17 "2024-08-28T14:19:57Z")
**Week 12** I didn’t get much time to practice this week but I did get a new counterweight. I haven’t used a counterweight in nearly 3 weeks now so it’s good to have it back, I’m going to have to start relearning some 5A tricks I was struggling with. Anyways this week I learned: Frontside wave Vertical Möbius Maneuver Jump rope GT Electric triangle(relearned) ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/18 "2024-09-04T02:33:37Z")
**Week 13** I wanted to learn more tricks this week but I ended up absolutely smashing my finger trying to learn a new 5a trick so I might be out of it for a day or two. This week I learned: White buddha Wrist mount entry variation Bermuda Triangle Fan stall (5a) (original trick) ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/19 "2024-09-11T00:58:49Z")
**Week 14** Serpentine Reverse mini ninja vanish Trapeze stall Chop Suey Evan’s Twisty bind Evan’s Snap bind ---
**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/20 "2024-09-11T01:48:45Z")
Awesome!! I just got Trapeze stall this very week myself. It gave me trouble for a long time then it just clicked. Next up… Kickflip. I landed 3 tonight though not in a row and one was caught on my middle finger. 🤣 Going to try to catch it on video tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/21 "2024-09-18T01:55:32Z")
**Week 15** And Whut Mirage tower GTDropKnot’s Bicep bind Doc pop’s Phantom Whip Spirit Bomb Rodeo Triangle ---
**Author:** ![YYdudeman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yydudeman/32/668180_2.png) [@YYdudeman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YYdudeman)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/22 "2024-09-18T06:16:00Z")
Dude. Youre learning more tricks per week than i have in the past 2 yrs. Truly impressive :clap: ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/23 "2024-09-25T06:58:20Z")
**Week 16** Had a buddy come visit my place and teach me some 2a tricks this week. Personally I’m not a fan of the style but it’s cool to experiment . Boo’s castle Outside loop Inside loop Maximum Overdrive Lord of the Flies ---
**Author:** ![Afkor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/afkor/32/608770_2.png) [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561/24 "2024-10-02T15:16:20Z")
**WEEK 17** Bouncy Castle Quantum slack Whip to wrist mount 1.5 Eli hop to GT Over the arm 1.5 Eli hop [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/afkor-s-weekly-5a-1a-trick-log/402561.md?page=2)