Actually you left out our first head to head at RI states when I beat you in my first freestyle competition.
Iām down by the way.
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Whooops I forgot about that 
Looking forward to this!
Having recently relocated to a new city, Iām struggling with time and Internet accessā¦
If I can get my stuff in order, Iād be down for a āmore experiencedā battle. Got to catch me on the right day though, some days I feel 15, some days 50ā¦
Updated original post to reflect TWO categories! Anybody who simply wants to share a video can still send me their video with a note āfor showcase onlyā.
As usual, any questions can go here or by PM.
I will be 33 on Monday, have some shoulder issues, a food baby, a severe addiction to caffeine , and canāt even do spirit bombā¦
Youāre IN!
(sips coffee)
I happen to be able to do Spirit Bomb, but I donāt think that means much. Any of your other tricks, well-executed, could just as easily be as impressive or more impressive.
While Iāve been into yoyos for much longer than a year, I only get about 3 hours a week (if that) to practice. So in the last 2+ years, Iāve probably gotten less than a yearās worth of throwing time. Iāll send you a video, Greg, to put in the ājust for showcaseā category. My skills are still intermediate level.
Do whatever you need to do, MikeEff. All I heard from you was āmumble mumble, less than a yearās worth, mumble mumbleā¦ā
New prizes to be announced for both categories as soon as the details get worked out!
Iāll throw in 10 JAMS YoYo Strings and a counterweight to the winner 
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Since the original format was for the 1-year people, I will allocate andyās donation to that pool.
A question: I was offering to collect and post the videos because Iām not the kind of guy to give work to other people. But it occurs to me that I get to āseeā the videos in advance this way. If anybody feels this will give me an unfair advantage (MUHAHAHAH!) we can try to make alternate arrangements.
Even so, you can only do so well
What we could do is send you the links in advance but leave the videos on private. Then when everybody is good to go and the post has been made with video links, we all switch it over to public.
Or we just trust you because youāre awesome.
Yuki
Haha! Either way works for me. Certainly thereās this: I have pretty much decided on my combo(s), and any improvements I do will be in getting them smooth. And Iād be working tooth and nail to get them smooth before the due date regardless. I canāt see putting any āmoreā into it beyond what Iām already doing.
But I wouldnāt want anyone to feel soured, so if anybody needs alternatative arrangements, let me know!
Also, if anybody submits a video early, and then decides before the due date they can record a ābetterā one, youāre free to send a replacement video up until the closing date!
YoyoExpertās AndrĆ© Boulay has generously offered a $50 gift certificate to the winner of each division. If youāve been on the fence about submitting, youāve got all the more reason to get a video in!
Thanks, AndrƩ!
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That guy is a class act.
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I think i know a total of 5 basic tricks.
Iām pretty sure at 45 i meet the requirements but how could i stretch out my 5 tricks to a minuteā¦
sell i am pretty slow. and iād miss alot.
But if you submitā¦ you get to share your burgeoning skills with us! And you get a pack of strings; that aināt bad!
That is so cool to hear about Andre`!!! What a class act!!!