How the Godspeed Yoyo Trick Became A Viral TikTok Trend

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[SyenPie]

I didnt expect myself to be this engrossed in a yoyo video, you are a master of storytelling and presentation! 💯

[JustAnotherYoYoEr]

This feels like a full circle moment. I started watching you pretty much 10 years ago for your tutorials, you made some Mickey tutorials and back then you seemed like a massive fan of his. I find this video very well explained, I love how you keep getting better and better at YouTube! You put a recent yoyo history topic and made it likeable for non-yoyoers and yoyoers alike.

I must add as well that a lot of people seem to think Angelo became "good" at speed combos in 2020, but what they are missing here is that he has been this fast since at least 2015. I remember a story from Gentry back from when Angelo was in the "Shutter Crew" (2016?2017?) where he did a very similar fast combo at an already insane speed. He has worked his ass off since before 2012 (when he was awarded best US junior player) and people still seem to believe Angelo "got lucky". He might have been a bit lucky that tiktok algorithm picked up his content back in 2020 (when, by the way, he was doing content non-stop), but he has played his cards right and marketed everything in a way that is now recognizable from afar. Yes, godspeed isn't really a thing in yoyoing, but in this day and age when I think of speed combo Angelo pops up in my mind -even if he isn't the creator of this type of tricks, just an insanely fast player. Props to him for his hard work.

[themooseyoyos]

This video has shown me we need more yoyo history vids!

[reso]

What a blast fron the past. I can remember watching Hiroyuki Suzuki videos maybe early to mid 2000s when I was in elementary school and interested in yoyos and diablos. Didn't know the routine was called Godspeed, but when that opening clip started, I knew I've seen that movement somewhere.

Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

[nizzyoyo]

Hiroyuki Suzuki is living legend, so many yoyo player inspired from him 🔥🔥🔥

[sterbn]

This is probably one of my most favorite videos you've ever made the amount of History in it is crazy.

[eliasoreinic]

That "we're actually not" and "senpai notice me" had me dead 💀😂

[kielmun]

I don't even play yoyo, and I'm here watching the whole video about something that I will never do. Kudos to you. This is very interesting.

[AidanandAssociates]

Mans a vlogger, tik toker, yo-yo designer, business owner, legend and now a historian 😂😂 great vid dude

[macdonaldchaboka]

I know nothing about yoyos, except that godspeed is killua's electric ability

[TheCarnivalArtist]

Brandon: Each string hit counted as a point.
Me: Eli Hops.

[DocPop]

Great video. I had no idea about the significance that the mach 5 mount had on contests and speed combo. Thanks for sharing this!

[jiggyman]

Someone already said it but man I really never thought a yoyo video could firmly hold my attention for more than 60 seconds let alone a couple of minutes. Well executed video.

[cannibal]

Great vid Brandon, very informative. Also one thing I noticed which may or may not be true but Angelo's rail combo uses relatively simpler rail elements as compared to people like Jason Liu or Shion, which helps him go faster. Also his combo incorporates a lot of hits which make the combo look faster than it is.

[Quickstart_yoyo]

Just finished watching and I really never thought about how fast he went and why, insightful to say the least

[agholstrom]

This is definitely in the top 5 of your body of work, one of the most interesting pieces of yoyo content I've ever seen. Incredible video, great job

[Oridemos]

I loved growing up and watching micky. His style was so crazy back then. shout out the PHENOM!!!

[Grvee]

Brandon was like our school teacher at this point😂

[jeffreypang]

This is 100% accurate lol. like to the bone

[tonysteeleebw]

Didn't know people still played with yo-yos. this was a thing back in the 70's.