# MoonageMin & Twitch's Trick-a-Week Challenge! (2020) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [November 29, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398 "2019-11-29T11:58:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/41 "2019-11-30T09:14:11Z")
Awesome, awesome! The more the merrier~ welcome aboard guys. I have to warn you they will be easy tricks to start 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Z\_Car](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/z_car/32/72879_2.png) [@Z\_Car](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Z_Car)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/42 "2019-11-30T14:07:14Z")
I’m game, sounds like fun. I have been into the hobby for a couple years but I havnt made much progress for quite some time. Sounds like the inspiration I need. ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/43 "2019-12-01T02:40:08Z")
Awesome, great to see so many people interested in joining @twitch77 and I on our 52 week, get better plan. I’ll think of a trick I want to learn for us tomorrow morning and post it here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/44 "2019-12-01T16:18:53Z")
**Trick-a-week #1 will be Kamikaze** Does everyone know how to do the Kamikaze? It would have been my next trick to learn in the trick ladder progression. @twitch77 and I both can’t do Kamikaze yet so this will be our first trick 🙂 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/3/5/7354cc233fc83af5595b18a49334ac02cad81306.jpeg "How To Do Expert Yo-Yo Tricks: Part 2 : More Variations of the Kamikaze Yo-Yo Trick") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM_QXPh9uLQ) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uNP8Gx38jQ) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ9a51scxfE) ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/45 "2019-12-01T16:37:01Z")
This is perfect for me! I’ve been wanting to tackle this trick for SO long! I’ve gotten close. Like I’ve said earlier, I don’t push myself very hard. This is one of those tricks I’ve only worked a little on here and there. I’m so looking forward to putting in some real time and effort on this trick this week! Having this Trick-A-Week challenge with you guys I think will really help to push me harder than when I’m going it alone…and that’s something I’m quite excited about! ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/46 "2019-12-01T19:27:04Z")
Guys, revising the rule slightly. Given tricks from now on are only going to get longer and longer. Let’s make it 1 clean execution. Two consecutive clean execution on camera might have been a little too ambitious 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryanmcg/32/72186_2.png) [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/47 "2019-12-01T19:42:40Z")
Are they all going to be longer? Isn’t Hidemasa hook a trick @twitch77 would probably like to do? Also, since this isn’t super formal and all, does the bind have to be successful? I’d love to post a video I just took where I finally land Kamikaze, after screwing up over and over, and then blow the bind. Even my wife laughed. ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/48 "2019-12-01T21:26:20Z")
> [@ryanmcg](#): > > Are they all going to be longer? Ah, this was a generalisation. Length of trick isn’t a criteria, the only prerequisite is that both Twitch and I can’t do that particular trick yet 🙂 Took the kids ice skating today and haven’t watched the Kamikaze tutorial yet. 🙂 But I did get a yoyo picture at the ice rink. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/e/1/ee1a57ca0f7b57c113c917da968e03da1986ad50.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/49 "2019-12-01T21:28:01Z")
i’ve always wanted to go ice skating i’m rather decent at rollerblading though 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/50 "2019-12-01T21:35:21Z")
It was a Christmas themed pop up Ice Rink at the local Hampton Court Palace. This was also the same palace that my wife and I got married and had our wedding at 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/51 "2019-12-01T22:04:20Z")
that’s awesome! ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/52 "2019-12-01T22:24:40Z")
> [@MoonageMin](#): > > the only prerequisite is that both Twitch and I can’t do that particular trick yet DANG IT! ☹ So much for me trying to get away with choosing Walk The Dog for our next trick! ---
**Author:** ![Damb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/damb/32/44045_2.png) [@Damb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Damb)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/53 "2019-12-02T02:13:14Z")
i love this thread and youse guise ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/54 "2019-12-02T08:45:42Z")
Sorry guys, I sent out a private message to people who signed up for the challenge so that they are aware the first trick is live, and I inadvertently ended up migrating this thread on to the private messages. Copying all the discussions on there to here for other peoples benefit, and also so that we can start using here again instead of private messages to continue the discussion! Let’s all get better together!!! 👊 > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/1): > > First trick for week #1 is up! > Now go practice 🙂 > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/2): > > Really pumped to give this thing a serious go. > > This trick has been something I’ve struggled a lot with. It’s the magic drop…I have a real hard time getting it consistent. > > Do any of you already have this trick down? > > I’m really looking forward to giving this trick some real time and effort this week! > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/3): > > I actually don’t even know what the trick looks like yet 🙂 > I hope I haven’t picked something impossible for me to learn in one week > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/4): > > Magic drop is one of those things it seems that people either get…or they don’t! > > lol I love this video so much… > [https://youtu.be/sBHjMLNt-e4](https://youtu.be/sBHjMLNt-e4) > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/5): > > Oh, and here’s the video to the right… > I still don’t get it! \>.\<’ _/sigh_ > [https://youtu.be/BWac7daYCE4](https://youtu.be/BWac7daYCE4) > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/6): > > Wait are we doing kamikaze or magic drop? > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/7): > > Guys let’s keep the discussion on the thread > So any other beginners can also benefit. This PM was just meant as a notification so everyone knows the trick is now live > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/8): > > Magic drop is easy once you practice it enough. Some of the recommendations I saw the other day were good. > > Make sure you keep your TH thumb pointed straight up or even slightly turned out(to the right), and also if you angle your TH index finger slightly out too that seems to help. > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/9): > > > Wait are we doing kamikaze or magic drop? > > Kamikaze 🙂 > > It’s just that Magic Drop is part of the Kamikaze trick, so that’s why I’m bringing it up here. > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/10): > > Yo twitch if you haven’t tried this already try spreading the string on your non throwhand with your pointer finger and thumb to help with magic drop. > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/11): > > Ugh. Problem one I cant make popping into kamikaze mount look smooth. May just whip into it since I can do that solid #sorrynotsorry lol. Other than that the magic drop is killing me. I can get it to reject fine, but without using my thumb and pointer to spread I land on both strings and with the spread I land on the front string. That will be the real killer for me > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/12): > > Holy crap I have it!! For back string have you th thumb slightly closer to you. Spread slightly with nth ring finger. I can land it every time now > [@On another topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/311474/14): > > > Guys let’s keep the discussion on the thread > > So any other beginners can also benefit. This PM was just meant as a notification so everyone knows the trick is now live > > Guys, I know I already mentioned this, and it is super awesome that we are having an active discussion around Kamikaze… man I am going to check out what it looks like at lunch break. 🙂 > > Let’s keep all the discussions on the actual thread and not on here in the private messages. > > I sent out a message just to alert everyone that the first trick is now live, but I’m sure there are others who wants to get involved in quite lurking on the forums so for everyone’s benefit let’s keep the replies on the public thread. 🙂 > > ☮ ---
**Author:** ![Oroboryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oroboryo/32/232243_2.png) [@Oroboryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oroboryo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/55 "2019-12-02T10:20:18Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/a/f/cafad55e40e53dc3cb6a2b1bd9b0aa5360fbbffa.jpeg "Kamikaze") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKjM6xh4cwA) Done ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/56 "2019-12-02T10:26:22Z")
Ha! Making it look easy!! Nice job Oros!! ---
**Author:** ![Oroboryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oroboryo/32/232243_2.png) [@Oroboryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oroboryo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/57 "2019-12-02T10:46:27Z")
Thanks I wanted to get mine out first so I could be sloppy lol. Did you start workin on it yet? ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/58 "2019-12-02T10:55:16Z")
> [@Oroboryo](#): > > Did you start workin on it yet? Just a little bit. Plan on hitting it pretty hard over the next few days though! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/59 "2019-12-02T11:04:40Z")
Well done Sean!! I haven’t even watched the tutorials yet and you are already banging them out! Congrats on being the first to complete the very first weekly challenge. Here is your medal hehe 🥇 ---
**Author:** ![Oroboryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oroboryo/32/232243_2.png) [@Oroboryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oroboryo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/60 "2019-12-02T11:07:43Z")
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