# Why do you yo-yo?

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**Created:** [July 1, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-yo-yo/404452 "2024-07-01T16:13:34Z")
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#### Post date: [July 1, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-yo-yo/404452/8 "2024-07-01T17:13:43Z")

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> [@rorschah](#):
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> 1. Why did you start playing yo-yo? What did you get out of it at first?

Pure Curiousity. I had a Duncan Butterfly as a kid and played till that string broke. About 18 years later at a Mall (2008) I saw a gentleman playing with a Yoyo like I had never seen done before. Of course I bought one and that started my first 3ish year journey into Yo. Initially it was the challenge of a “New Skill” that brought me in.

Life happened; Got Married, Wife, Kids… Fast forward to fall 2022 - the story continues here [Beginners Journey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beginners-journey/367145)

> [@rorschah](#):
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> 1. What kept you playing yo-yo? What do you get out of it now?

There are so many things that keep me playing yoyo;

1. My kids
2. The Community - Here on YYE I helped to found a Online Yoyo Club. The people here and in the club keep me coming back. Supporting Community Events (Just this past year alone.).
3. Simplicity - In a time where technology is paramount, everything needs a charging cord or internet access. It is humbling to be able to pull a round spinning object from my pocket and check out for a minute. It is something that is easily with me at all times. A fidget toy if you will. I find myself talking on the phone with customers and casually throwing.

I get so much out of it now. There is peace and surrender of the mind. It is a system that can never be mastered, only played. Journey not Destination if you will.

Learning, not just a particular trick or element, but different styles and ways to play. Right now I am on a 0A journey. Again, being apart of a Active Club and Community is rewarding in and of itself. Completing the facilitation of a event with a team of like minded individuals is a example.  
Landing that element after what seems like months of work. Some form of a sense of accomplishment in the moment. But this then leads to the next “Thing”.

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