# I think every yoyo player can be inspired by this.

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Videos\
**Created:** [December 7, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-think-every-yoyo-player-can-be-inspired-by-this/8973 "2009-12-07T04:58:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![JeiCheetah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jeicheetah/32/612192_2.png) [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-think-every-yoyo-player-can-be-inspired-by-this/8973/1 "2009-12-07T04:58:13Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/7/d/07db8886281ef3fe778f9e7b4b35162b3a4b0f95.jpeg "Yu Kawada worlds 2001 1A") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b-wfauwANk)

This is Yu Kawada’s 1A freestyle from Worlds 2001.  
You might think, isnt this AP?  
Well its not.  
AP was first introduced at the world yoyo contest in 2002, and guess who inspired its creation.  
Yep.  
Yu.  
I got chills the first time I saw this freestyle just cause of how epic it seemed with its flow and music sync.

Whenever you guys see a great AP performance, you mine as well thank Yu cause he really is the reason that they started it.

Yu actually won AP at worlds 2006 with this also very cool and inspirational freestyle.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fLjgs1SEUQ)

And for those wondering if he still yoyos.  
I am sure he does when he is free.  
He is now a famous actor on the TV show Tomica Fire Rescue!

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4ZbpJTxGC8)

(The one in white)

Pretty cool.

But yeah, just wanted to share that freestyle with you all.

J.  
🙂

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**Author:** ![JUMP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jump/32/274_2.png) [@JUMP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JUMP)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-think-every-yoyo-player-can-be-inspired-by-this/8973/2 "2009-12-07T05:26:56Z")

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Very awesome!

I really liked the 2nd video. I feel like it really, in a way, explains what yoyoing really is.

Thanks for posting them! ;D

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**Author:** ![Sir\_Yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sir_yoyo/32/280_2.png) [@Sir\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sir_Yoyo)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-think-every-yoyo-player-can-be-inspired-by-this/8973/3 "2009-12-12T14:53:06Z")

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When you said the first one I kinda though, “Yikes, I wonder what place he go…” But they were all pretty cool.

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**Author:** ![JeiCheetah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jeicheetah/32/612192_2.png) [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-think-every-yoyo-player-can-be-inspired-by-this/8973/4 "2009-12-12T18:46:48Z")

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7th in 1A 2001.  
🙂