How the Godspeed Yoyo Trick Became A Viral TikTok Trend

[@thebrandonvu]

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[@ma.sheremlumeran1320]

If I buy it will it be responsive or unresponsive cus the yo-yos I buy on the internet are responsive I really need a unresponsive one to do advanced tricks

[@rupalitrips]

Nice bro

[@SyenPie]

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

[@thebrandonvu]

Thank you so much for the kind words.

[@AndresAndr95]

Fr lol

[@TheBibleGuy1991]

Bro fr I just clicked on something because I was KZbin drunk and damn I am amazed at how well you made yo yo sound makes me want to buy a yo-yo what’s the variant like

[@thebrandonvu]

@@TheBibleGuy1991 That's sick bro! lmk if you have any questions.

[@rapinncapin123]

🤣

[@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 KZbin! 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!

[@thebrandonvu]

Haha cheers bro!!

[@causeimbored6130]

@@thebrandonvu Hey Brandon, when are you going to announce the winner of the dinged yoyo contest?

[@Shoelaces77]

This is a great idea. Brandon the Yoyo historian? BIG

[@benjaminmccrink6415]

yes yes more history so cool!!

[@reso7675]

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.

[@sterbn7627]

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

[@eliasoreinic5003]

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

[@thebrandonvu]

Lmfao

[@alisonarnold4688]

Same

[@nizzyoyo]

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

[@AidanandAssociates]

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

[@kielmun566]

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.

[@macdonaldchaboka6117]

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

[@thebrandonvu]

Well if you watched this video, you now know more than 99% of the population.

[@saintofthechurchofautism8433]

Isn't Killua's brother gift him a yoyo?

[@MarkelScott100]

@@saintofthechurchofautism8433 yup with metal weights inside the yoyos

[@jiggyman14]

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.

[@TheCarnivalArtist]

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

[@Gr4vee]

Brandon was like our school teacher at this point😂

[@thebrandonvu]

Weird title, but ok.

[@agholstrom5845]

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

[@thebrandonvu]

Thanks bro! Worked really hard on this glad you enjoyed it.

[@Oridemos]

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

[@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!

[@Quickstart_yoyo44]

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

[@cannibal7961]

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.

[@thebrandonvu]

That’s another good point! Great insight.

[@tonysteeleebw01]

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

[@cannotdecideusername]

We need new Yoyo anime to entice the young generation into the hype again.

[@thebrandonvu]

Yes we do!

[@sh_claire9284]

Mickey is the most revolutionary yoyo competitor of the past two decades and I’ll die on that hill.

[@jeffreypang911]

This is 100% accurate lol. like to the bone

[@blazedenenra]

Rail combos are lit. Love y'all 💓

[@StwongDave]

I used to compete back in 1999 with some miscellaneous titles and sponsors (Yomega, Team Losi, 11th 1A Nationals, unofficial "Fastest 2H Looper" at Golden Apple), and also actually taught Jason Lee at my local shop, and this stuff would have looked like witchcraft to us back then. It's wild how far yoyoing has come.

[@thebrandonvu]

Jesus Christ, you taught Jason Lee tricks? He’s a legend.

[@StwongDave]

@@thebrandonvu yup, we were both literally kids back then (I was 13, he was a year or two younger), and part of my sponsorship was instructing. I had no idea I was teaching one of the GOATs at the time. Sadly the shop went out of business and I gradually stopped yoyoing in highschool, but he kept at it apparently 😂

[@bunnyman6442]

Japs breaking the boundary for the next gen

[@KKPanda]

This was super cool! Learning a bit of the history of yo-yo competitions is super cool!

[@VidiverseExplorer]

Hiruki is absolute legend.

[@madfish369]

The sheer dedication these guys have is amazing

[@benjamincorrington8768]

Love the video essay format, great vid!

[@thebrandonvu]

Glad you liked it!

[@fnanmohammed4933]

Bro that history content is vintage !!

[@envyyFN]

Even though he has 371k subs, hes still so underrated.

[@thebrandonvu]

Appreciate you bro!

[@blurryface5744]

I've never tried yoyo before I thought to myself "I'll watch the intro for a bit" and the next thing I knew the vid was over! I was so into it. That was so entertaining you're a great storyteller and editor

[@Silverjax77]

This was so interesting to watch! I love yo-yo even though I don’t possess any talent for it….. Also I heard Godspeed and yo-yo and all I could think of was Killua Zoldyck XD

[@aspect467]

Micky is the og of the godspeed, there's even a video of him doing his signsture double or nothing speed combo to advertise the yoyo called "speeder" at the time he was trying to profit out of it.

[@EricKoloski]

great video Brandon! Well explained!

[@bevinpereira4169]

Very well explained. For a person who has a very low attention span, I'd forgotten I was watching this video until it got over . Keep it up.

[@thebrandonvu]

Thanks so much ❤️❤️

[@arturribeiro1526]

Esse esporte tem muito a crescer e realmente evoluiu muito

[@newr3m]

This video is like an article! Awesome video, man!

[@ryanhawthorne7979]

I subscribed just because of the way you told that story. I'm a 43 year old Former Marine from Cent Fl that doesn't even know why this popped up on his feed, but is damn glad it did. Great vid.

[@thebrandonvu]

Thank you very much Ryan! Really appreciate the kind words.

[@RufusTheRed]

great video , accurate af , thanks for explaining our world to the masses.

[@thebrandonvu]

Thanks bro!!

[@RufusTheRed]

@@thebrandonvu thank you brandon , our culture needs to be shared , damn shame it isnt recognized in north America

[@frankmart3339]

@@RufusTheRed 🤣 why? Lots of "cultures" arent.

[@sussyeel]

loving the daily uploads

[@nickbalog9811]

angle 2 up is the best yoyoer in the world

[@phassakorn9136]

and kid's that's the history of Godspeed combo! awesome!!! and cute!

[@ihorlevenets]

Great yoyo history vid! Diversifies your content a lot, lit!

[@thebrandonvu]

Cheers bro wanted to try something a little new

[@nikurasu3953]

I don't play yoyo but god, that speed amaze me!

[@thebrandonvu]

Fair enough!

[@sigma-i6i4d]

How is this man so good at yo-yoing

[@maakudesuyo]

Really really excellent video editing! Makes me want to get back into competitive yoyoing! Thanks Brandon!

[@michelledorissoutter4528]

you said 2014 that is when i was born .Gentry started avyoyo contest when i was born 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤ that heart is for you brandon 😊

[@AlmightStick]

I dont know how I got here, but frankly I dont care. This was a neat little video to end the year on. Thanks!

[@EGE4owo]

I truly need more yoyo "documentals"

[@James_1014W]

great content bro!

[@Adavisrn]

dude your vids are so cool

[@thebrandonvu]

Thank you so much!

[@gilgamesh7540]

It's far more better than those clown who dances, fake react and fake everything content

[@walroz87]

Been looking for this explanation since I was 12 - thank you !

[@tianxiu]

Thank you for the yoyo history lesson!

[@julsky14]

This is far more exciting than Lato-Lato lol

[@CM-vy2ce]

I'm lit AF and this is cool AF, didn't even know it got this serious. Some cool moves from those guys.

[@Dragon-xd9em]

Because of you, i might start my journey in yoyoing, looks fun

[@thebrandonvu]

Sounds good man! You can checkout www.offsetyoyo.com for some sick yoyos. Let me know if you have any questions.

[@Dragon-xd9em]

@@thebrandonvu thanks for reply, i have one question do they ship to india?

[@DDBEIndia]

I can't yo yo more than 10 times and m still watching this video 😅

[@kuro4493]

I never really cared about yo-yo but the way you tell this story is super engaging ! Thanks for the great video ! 🔥🔥

[@thebrandonvu]

Thanks very much bro!!

[@vickiechiang6445]

This is now a history channel

[@ananmayathecuber]

Brandon to his kids when angelo visited him:

[@c.j.wilkerson9112]

In case I missed he mentioned it, the dude he showed in the beginning around 1:09 is Johnnie DelVallie.

[@quillfy_evans]

Really good work Brandon 🎉

[@coro_ctrl]

GREAT VIDEO. little sidenote though, please make the background music a bit quieter it makes it harder to focus on your voice. Other than that thank you for the documentary!

[@astanix]

This was a great video! Thank you!!

[@cy4n_knight_q8]

This video hits like early 2000s nostalgia

[@CobiNation]

Great video sat there and watched all

[@thebrandonvu]

Thanks so much!

[@LongX49]

amazing that you do the explanation while playing

[@kingsolomon_fitness]

I don't even like yoyos and I am not interested in them but somehow this gentleman got me to watch the entire video without losing interest and leaving for something else.

[@thebrandonvu]

Thank you ❤️

[@Quickstart_yoyo44]

This looks like it’s going to be a great video

[@angelofdarkness1435]

ngl you indeed have the skills fam talking to us while doing some tricks with the yoyo without even looking like damn...

[@thebrandonvu]

Thanks so much bro!

[@BenFilley]

I haven’t touched a yo-yo in 25 years. This stuff didn’t exist back then. Hell the internet barely existed back then lol. Impressive.

[@Nate_the_Nobody]

6:27 So He's like A yoyo speed runner

[@Zephle]

cool video but it's kinda hard to hear you w/ the echo and the loud music

[@wiredguy23]

I worked with and am still friends with Noel Kunz. Seeing him do these things in person are mesmerizing.

[@ASHEN_ONE_GAMES]

What an awesome video you are a master of your craft 💯👊🏻

[@randomviewer8857]

Niceee watched after 12 minutes of upload. But thanks for posting every day, Brandon! keep it up! :)

[@thebrandonvu]

Thanks for watching!

[@FORRESTtheunoriginal]

Oh that was a real neat vidya getting recommended outta thin air.

[@thebrandonvu]

Hahaha cheers

[@NickGunzburg]

Really great background on this style.

[@thebrandonvu]

❤️❤️

[@bhumibolrushing7830]

Never expected to be watching a cool yo-yo video lol

[@Mahidog3000]

Bro you just made my week 😅

[@thebrandonvu]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

[@lolM88]

Algorithm: You like yo-yo's now. Me: Fascinating...

[@paulspadoni9140]

YOU DID IT ONE MILLION

[@ghost_yt4430]

Hey brandon quick vid suggestion maybe bring back the learn tricks like a pro series back!iam 4 months into yoyoing and got i lil speed combo but its a very short one ahhahahaah anyways nice content!very story like love it brandon thank you for vlogging for us!!!!(please do more story vids hahahaha i really liked the vids that you tell us on how you won anyc or how you got dq'ed from a yoyo contest but even if u don't do more of those i'll still love your content!)

[@Princeton_Spl]

Go godspeed wait.. God history?

[@thebrandonvu]

HAHAHA

[@Princeton_Spl]

@@thebrandonvu come angel2up would say the same thing

[@KPpivot]

Good stuff not really all that interested in yo-yo myself but this was an amazing video, earned the like.

[@thebrandonvu]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Rugby496]

Your videos are the best

[@thebrandonvu]

Thanks bro!!!

[@ГеоргийОлейник-ы3ь]

Yo-yo was popular in Russia more than 10 years ago, somewhere in 2013 the popularity ended. I decided to remember my childhood and bought myself a yo-yo and now the trends show it

[@izzuddinmnasir4884]

Ive once playing yoyo since Super Yoyo anime introduced. I got banged at my head many times

[@fajarsiddiq]

I love this content! 🔥 Nice one Brandon! Is like i'm in a yo-yo class

[@CarMen-dd1tc]

Great explanation

[@lwsmrtn]

Such a cool video!!

[@causeimbored6130]

Hey Brandon, when are you going to announce the winner of the dinged yoyo contest?

[@avoidant560]

Take a shot every time you hear "yo"

[@AzoXDesignTV]

Funny enough, ive never seen this man in my entire life

[@tastybroccoli671]

The source of every craziness in this world is always japan. Japanese just built different. They are true gods.

[@technicallybrian3676]

I can't be the only one that's scrolling the comment's section checking if senpai noticed you. Good stuff! Maybe do a history lesson on the DNA. Can't remember how it goes but it probably has bits of Pali, Kohta, Ethan wong and Han sanpraset in it. :D

[@raytufirdausmarpaung1075]

"This kid" Lol