# Old school yo-yo-ing **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 25, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570 "2019-12-25T16:22:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ince](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ince/32/72583_2.png) [@Ince](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ince)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/1 "2019-12-25T16:22:49Z")
Hey. Just got gifted a yo-yo and haven’t been on one for years, used to regularly enter competitions and head the local league in route one. I just ordered myself a sabre wing brain, and I’m looking for this trick book I used to have, it was blue and the character in the front had dreadlocks. Anyone know the one?? ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/2 "2019-12-25T17:06:00Z")
Welcome to the forums! I’m sorry I can’t help you, but, there are a lot of tutorial videos here on YoYoExpert: > **[YoYoExpert](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/)** > > Watch free yo-yo trick videos, learn from professional yo-yo players, and buy yo-yos from the YoYo Expert! This is a helpful group, I’m sure someone will know exactly the book you are talking about. Enjoy your new yoyo, don’t be shy about asking questions. ---
**Author:** ![Ince](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ince/32/72583_2.png) [@Ince](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ince)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/3 "2019-12-25T17:23:45Z")
Thanks for the reply it’s cool I found it now it’s the “split the atom” book by Richie ---
**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 25, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/4 "2019-12-25T23:36:06Z")
Hehe i had that book way back like 25 years ago. I think they had a red one too, book 2, Hydrogen bomb by Richie ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/c/6/4c631c26cc20b7d1086f535f60231eb85e5a6deb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![beeebon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beeebon/32/30672_2.png) [@beeebon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beeebon)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/5 "2019-12-26T05:38:40Z")
😃 THat’s how I learnt to yoyo back in 1998 ---
**Author:** ![Targatheory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Targatheory](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Targatheory)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/6 "2020-01-12T20:12:56Z")
Oh dang that’s bringing me back, I always wanted a book that reminds me of, it had that “Splitting the Atom” picture on it. But I learned everything I know using instruction manuals that came with my yoyos ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/7 "2020-01-12T20:23:18Z")
here’s something you could put into a vcr way back when ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/7/4/5748d447874afeaf364ee0c7bd59d40fae2a1a3a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/8 "2020-01-12T20:38:37Z")
But if ya wanted to get REALLY good… (Which didn’t work in my case lol) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/0/6/706a423ce9d218b0d0f7104e7dbe79708adf4612.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Apple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Apple](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apple)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/10 "2020-01-12T21:42:19Z")
this is really cool and sad. it would be so cool to read a trick theory book or something of that nature ---
**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:** [January 12, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/11 "2020-01-12T21:54:12Z")
Some people here probably looking at those thinking what’s a vcr lol 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Apple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Apple](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apple)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/12 "2020-01-13T11:56:30Z")
yup we’re old 😕 ---
**Author:** ![kevinm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kevinm/32/697_2.png) [@kevinm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinm)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/13 "2020-01-13T13:26:49Z")
Last time I checked you could get a lot of this on DVD from Dennis. This was _probably_ a couple years ago, but I do have issues with time and space. Really great look into old school style. ---
**Author:** ![pmdon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pmdon/32/62892_2.png) [@pmdon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pmdon)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/14 "2020-01-13T13:48:34Z")
There was one trick theory book, “The Yonomicon” by Mark McBride, from back in the '90s. It might be possible to find a used copy around. There was also some talk about a re-issue: > [@Yonomicon Reissue](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yonomicon-reissue/299175): > > @unklesteve I see that Yonomicon reissue is releasing later this year in September and you are doing the forward. Can you give us any teasers? [20190221\_121117] ---
**Author:** ![T4t3z0r88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/t4t3z0r88/32/66430_2.png) [@T4t3z0r88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/T4t3z0r88)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/15 "2020-01-14T01:48:57Z")
I own the yonomicon. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Throwto100](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwto100/32/87184_2.png) [@Throwto100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwto100)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/16 "2020-01-14T05:47:15Z")
Back when I was just getting started,(this was the second yoyo I bought I think) I got a reproduction 1955 Duncan tournament, which came with a old style pocket sized trick book. I actually learned from it. ![2020-01-13 23.46.03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/f/9/df9a6cc108b09500dba0a5b5e9c5be8d77ad9f72.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Apple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Apple](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apple)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/17 "2020-01-14T12:34:01Z")
> [@Throwto100](#): > > Back when I was just getting started,(this was the second yoyo I bought I think) I got a reproduction 1955 Duncan tournament, which came with a old style pocket sized trick book. I actually learned from it. so cool! ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-school-yo-yo-ing/312570/18 "2020-01-25T07:14:11Z")
Stumbled up on this and brought me back to 1997…I learned off of Arne Dixon’s How to Yoyo video by Duncan. One day my 6th grade teacher brought the video into class along with purchasing the class Duncan Imperials/Butterflies. After class that day, I asked the teacher if I could borrow the tape…I took it home and had a dub made of it…I still have that dub today. Not too long ago when I found the tape (this was back when YYE had a “Why do I yoyo” video contest) I took it into my old job and digitized it, complete with the bad tracking…the nostalgia of old VHS tapes. ![Duncan Yoyo Tape](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/9/e/d9e5e1f2ec8d51cf72f4d1ba2aaeb16139a13e45.jpeg)