I mean there’s this list by yoyorewind
https://yoyorewind.com/en/video/trick/1a/
That being said unfortunately a lot of yoyoing doesn’t have names for a lot of elements. And as for making new tricks and such, I just recommend learning a bunch of tutorials (shameless plug https://youtube.com/@sleeperyoyo?si=oONAqzyw1ao0pfpj) and mix things together. Like my not Knots trick is just me doing the start of Kieran coopers decay trick, and then playing around with some other goofy stuff I’ve seen before to make something original
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analysis paralysis is real. there will always be a distinct line between ppl who think like jumping in with both feet and those that look for a magic bullet or that exact right time when everything clicks and is just easy. I’ve been on both sides of that fence. i started on the theory crafting side but yoyo is one of the things that got me to stop analyzing and start doing and the results are stark. especially for something like yoyo that relies so heavily on muscle memory, there is no substitute for just doing it
no one was trying to dissuade you. they were trying to encourage you to pick up your yoyo and play with it. you will never hit a point when all of a sudden you look around and see the matrix code and can stop bullets and fly. you will eventually figure that out and start playing or you’ll spend all your time in a book. either way, it’s your hobby to enjoy how you want, but popping off at ppl that are genuinely trying to steer you to success isnt cool
also just to end by pointing out the obvious… no matter what you read in a book, you still have to pick up a yoyo and learn to do it yourself, which took you on a long winding road to bring you right back to the idea Henry and Mable made that there is no substitute for picking up the yoyo and playing 
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Ya’ll act like I don’t play with my yoyos or watch videos and learn tricks. How insulting. Just because someone wants to do one thing(like read a book) doesn’t mean they’re not doing the other thing(playing with the yoyo). People were definitely dissuading me from my thoughts on theory, as if others haven’t had good conversations or written helpful books about theory before. You guys are talking like I think I’m going to read a book and not have to practice, which is really weird.
I can’t throw for 5 hours straight, so maybe I’d like to use my mind to supplement my play when I’m taking a break because my arm is sore. Or listen to Mark Montgomery talk about yoyo and flow theory for two hours while I’m driving at work and can’t throw.
The pushback lets me know I’m on the right track, so I do appreciate it. I just don’t get why anyone would want to ignore an entire part of the thing that you do and almost act like it doesn’t exist or isn’t helpful.
because it isn’t objectively helpful. if you find it helpful, that’s great. the more common way ppl learn is to, as Henry said, learn tricks and combos and note the common themes and elements along the way. there’s more than one way to approach learning yoyo tricks
in your opening post you said a bunch of things and ended it by asking “Thoughts?”. you got thoughts from ppl, but didn’t like all the thoughts you got
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I’d say having a foundational understanding of something is pretty darn helpful for everyone. But as you said, there’s more than one way to skin a cat…or a gerbil.
These tutorials attempted to isolate elements for fodder for your own ideas.
You can put them together in your own way.