5 more additions to the crew that I’ve been gettin hype-hype to announce. Heavy excitement to welcome @yoyosonly@fiendx99@tessapiccillo@ruiwen chin and @ruianchin, to #markmontrep. Daniel brings a modern and clean approach to his play that remixes heavy traces of 00 era classic 1A, while still getting appropriately technical all the while. Mikhail was one of the first to innovate ‘tech’ play and really drop a sizeable dent of influence in that lane early in the inception of tech 1A play back in the day. Tessa’s chops are ‘squeaky’ clean with complex flowing element line weaving that remains visually simple and rhythmic. Ruian and Ruiwen have seriously progressive trick structuring ability with top tier innovative slack control on top of high grade style execution.
@hjm_mur has a very high level of visible efficiency to his creation style. The choices he makes in how he handles his transitions from section to section always have a very clean and strategic look to them. I can see the thoughtfulness both in the creation and in the execution every time. Keep up the quality sir 🙌🏿
One thing I’ve been geeking out on as of late is the nuance of trying to replicate the energy of certain sounds within a track through your ‘hit’ play. There’s a ton of variation to be messed with in your speed of ease in and release of string hit. Melody typically illustrates well when expressed through flow variation and movement in general, where as snare and kicks illustrate well through hits and direction changes. Or in short, snares and kicks be hittin diff’rent 😂👌🏿
Man oh man...for those who didn’t see this yet...simply put, you ‘need’ to see this 😂👌🏿 This to me has been the hands down most original and most innovative laceration since the original creation of the trick laceration over a decade ago by @spencerberry I’m starting to question if @ppolor is even truly human - keep up the quality brain melting maneuvers good sir 😂✊🏿
This first playlist took me a ‘long’ time to decide on and will DEF be getting a part 2 in the future 😂 This is a compilation of some of my favorite dense and/or tech based tricks from my crate digging last year. Each trick bolsters a really high level of originality in elements, transitions, sequencing and trick narrative, while also displaying a high concentration of great technique (chops) and unique style; sprinkle in some quality timing and zoning and you’ve got classics.
I could talk for days about each of these tricks (and have and will some more in the days coming 😂) but for now simply enjoy. And to all the players featured, keep up the quality 🙌🏿
Happy New Years y’all 🙌🏿🙌🏿 Just wanted to first take a second to acknowledge...YALL 👀 I very vveerryy much appreciate all the engagement in the content I produce as well as a high key THANK YOU to all the customers and supporters of Markmont. Shop. The yoyoing, the remix videos, the shop; it’s def all together a ‘hefty’ meal to cook 😂 But with every like, comment, dm, share, react, reply, follow, purchase you make - the gumbo stays simmering 🙏🏿 About 2 months ago or so I took a plunge into the long string string lane. I was at around 53” for a good while - jumped to 58”. Mannnnn lemme tell you somethin.... it has been a delightful ‘treat-treat’ to say the least 😂 It took some getting use to at first, but after a while when you get a bit of control in your hands, your element and mount options just expand like crazy. Also let’s you illustrate your broader motions and visual lines wwaaayyyy motto. Definitely looking forward to dabbling in this length in the year to come.
Was digging around for some clips and stumbled on this batch of goods from @trevorvor These types of tricks/combos have a certain ‘fun’ nature to em - made making this remix fun as well. Many times when you track towards what feels good to execute, you generally end up with elements that are addictive to do and redo. Keep up the quality sir 🙌🏿
Real solid example of how to keep the throw moving by @tessapiccillo here. Tessa has serious chops evidenced by how squeaky clean her segments always look and flow together. Her style reminds me of cleanly executed drum rudiments or refined basketball dribbling practice drills. Some of the cleanest string tension in the game as well 😂👌🏿
This one by @jonathanstggg is straight up Holliday season pound cake 😂👌🏿 Jonathan does a great job of using density without loosing visual energy. When you pay attention he’s actually got a very pocketed style of timing, but he’s able to vary the elements so much that it’s easy to not even notice. Having a pocket always gives you an underlining bone structure of your trick play to fall back on to smoothly. Also makes your flow gel together more seamlessly in your transitions.
Watching @tag_yo gives my eyes that same feeling of gratification I get from squeegeeing a window 😂👌🏿 Really dig the technical sequences in this combined with the mix of original elements. Sometimes too much speed combined with squeaky clean execution can get a bit sterile looking. The timing used in this trick however is right on the money. Let’s you really discern what’s going on and get a full viewing appreciation for the elements and style. Real quality stuff here.
The focus on this run was the kick drum. On lofi and/or boombap style beats the kick drum generally lays a great pattern to just bounce to. The more you lock into specific consistent elements of tracks, the more you start to really see and feel unique ‘feel-good’ feels. Similar kinda feels you get when you hit a fun repeater smoothly. When jamming to music, try to experiment with what happens in your element selection from you honing in on diff parts of the track ie the melody, the bass line, the accent notes etc. Whole lot of uncharted territory of feely-feels 😂
@clyw_zach is the definition of ‘zero half measures’. Zach has always consistently been a master level chef when it comes to varied element use in his tricks and combos. He also continues to evolve his unique elements and transitions over time as he progresses. I mean...what more could you ask for in an active yo-yo legend? Add in a relaxed style of execution, varying levels of density and conscious zoning and you’ve got a full course meal 😂👌🏿
Ah man damn.... this one by Kento Muraoka @yo_poyyr is pure refreshment. He’s able to boast great control of long string length while still getting very nicely and appropriately dense. Straight ‘brimming’ with quality elements and slauce👌🏿
One thing I’ve really tried to lock into over time is the intention of keeping the throw moving. But also, adding detail and method to how you animate your timings range of slow to fast and everywhere in between that. As long as you have a pocket your comfy with to fall back on, punching in varying speeds as ‘accent notes’ isn’t as tricky as it would be otherwise.
Yyyeeeesshhhhh...this is straight up @innovation.movement level stuff right here 😂👌🏿 @lucasadverse is already a sick pro juggler so I’m not surprised by this saucy run of brutal ingenuity but STILL!!! 😂 Lemme calm down lol - long story short, this is flames and you should check out his page. It might make you mad doh - he’s nice like dat 😂
Aye props due to all the players really risking it all out here like @kimmy_yyf on these neck wraps 😂👌🏿 These types of tricks scare the CRAP out of me lol. I’m pretty sure I had a similar reaction the first time I saw @andrewmaider messing with this stuff a ways back. Kimmy been puttin in a lot of targeted practice lately so make sure to check his channel. I like seeing that youthful excitement when he nails his attempts 😂
Man...this one by @w.deleted is straight up canned juice 😂👌🏿 The element selection throughout remains unpredictable while the pocket of the flow stays energetic and secure. Throw in a steely fit and what more could you ask for 😂
Man this one by @lazar.yoyo for the @battle4fame contest series is straight fire-fire. Make sure you check out @battle4fame if you aren’t already - quite a few gems on there that you def ain’t gonna wanna miss.
The pacing of this trick is right on the money - functional speed. Lot of unique elements in here that visually just feel ggooooodddd and straight contort my face into full stank face 😂👌🏿 Shoutout @yoyoing.ru crew for staying consistent with the heat as usual ✊🏿
Quality of control is through the roof on this trick by @ilya.yoyo.art Throwing with control on long string is def no easy feat. Ilya makes the challenge look non-existent. Too much seamlessness to rationalize YEESH 😂🙌🏿 And someone tell this man to post more videos please 😂
