# Balisong

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/balisong/81282>\
**Category:** Skill Toys\
**Created:** [July 20, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/balisong/81282 "2016-07-20T16:35:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Zexish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zexish](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zexish)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/balisong/81282/1 "2016-07-20T16:35:04Z")

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Is this even considered a skill toy, and anyone do it here?

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**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/balisong/81282/2 "2016-07-20T17:04:50Z")

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One of my friends does with a practice one (not a sharpened blade). Personally I would consider it a skilled hobby (maybe not toy). I enjoy messing with the practice one when I’m at his house 🙂

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**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/balisong/81282/3 "2016-07-20T17:07:15Z")

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id consider it Object Manipulation. So in a way, yeah. I love those things and Balisongs are simply the best!

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**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/balisong/81282/4 "2016-07-20T17:11:18Z")

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> [@Dust](#):
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> Object Manipulation

There we go! That’s what you call it 🙂

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**Author:** ![yoyobro1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e0b2c6/32.png) [@yoyobro1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyobro1)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/balisong/81282/5 "2016-07-20T20:08:48Z")

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> [@Dust](#):
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> Object Manipulation.

Isn’t that yoyos too? I like this term better than “skill toy” so I can tell people about it w/o the muggles looking at you like you are an immature person! Lol

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**Author:** ![Zexish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zexish](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zexish)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/balisong/81282/6 "2016-07-21T21:01:54Z")

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Yeah, admitting you play with skill toys and then having to explain to the person that they aren’t really toys but they are – let’s just go with Object Manipulation.  
But it is a much broader category than just skill toys