Johnnie DelValle 2003 Worlds 1A Freestyle (1st Place)

[@cedr7c]

15 years later, this is still a classic!

[@RedSilencer]

20... agreed

[@YoDeNN]

The whole pause in between trick sets and throwing hands up encouraging applause has been around for a long time. A solidified yo-yo competition mannerism.

[@thebrandonvu]

OMG his hitman spins for ages freakin hell those massive arms do somthing lol

[@jonathanfun5120]

The Brandon Vu :)

[@superawesomeandfun]

It's so cool that a lot of these concept and elements are relevant today

[@TheDemonsunleashed]

2015 and still epic!

[@PyroChiliarch]

+Mendez 2016 and still epic!

[@ConnorSeals]

+Pyro Chiliarch 2017 and still epic!

[@TheDemonsunleashed]

600 B.C.E still epic before it was even conceived!

[@Yoyonewsofficial]

I still love the way he pulls his trapeze.

[@mattfuller2864]

I love you

[@cizrek]

JD is a freaking God at yoyoing. All of his tricks back then still to this day are incredible...

[@skipjyc7164]

THIS IS STILL GOOD! ITS 2023!!!! The first few seconds were enough to let me know. Hot damn~!

[@alexk8792]

The freestyle that brought the original YoYoJam Hitman to popularity, as well as introducing a number of innovative tricks!

[@kuyaChrischan]

I remember when I first started modern yoyoing 15 months ago, I thought this freestyle was extremely boring because it didn't have the flashy tricks and JD was just standing in one place. But now that I've learned the history and a lot of tirkcs since and this has become one of my favorite freestyles due to its complexity and tech. Awesomeness.

[@alexh4976]

JD in 2003 had moves that could KILL on stage today... and today, he makes his 2003 words days look like childs play!

[@shaunlee88]

i miss all his grinds!! no one really does them these days for worlds routines...

[@BattleToads]

Over 7 years and he's still a legend... Thumbs up if you are excited for the Hitman Pro!

[@percentdaily]

i can' believe how often i watch this video

[@trivet111]

beutiful slacks, beautiful grinds, he is one of my fav player JD!!!

[@alexh4976]

The first 30seconds of this of this video was JD telling the crowed and the judges... "I tell the yoyo what to do, and Im leading it, so prepare to see what the pack leader does when directing his dogs" :)

[@minesisbigger]

Thanks for the upload, its good to have this on youtube. one of my favorite players... probly the most influencial on my play style along with Andre Boulay... the two of them prove that it doesnt take lightning speed to yoyo. Knot Tricks live on!

[@frankcoguidaben7554]

2019?

[@jeanvargas5289]

yes kkkkk

[@Igknighton]

No this was from 2003

[@LorenzYoCubing]

I go to his house and buy yoyos from his website straight from him

[@alonzoolivarez1971]

LorenzYo Cubing that's freaking neat!!!!

[@Germkiller42]

I don't know why but I love JD's style

[@minesisbigger]

Great upload! one of my favorite players, and one of the most influential on my play style along with Andre Boulay. They prove it's not all about speed.

[@DjSMiLY1991]

legendary

[@davidiv123]

ok i have something to say that might upset a lot of his fans ''MAN THIS GUY IS THE KING OF SLACK''!!!

[@Butterscent]

the song is till i colapse by eminime

[@Chippachino]

him and Andre Boulay Are AWESOME.

[@ButterscotchGenius]

And the X-Con came out at Nationals in 2004. (October) =o)

[@justinj4183]

I am still pretty amazed by his slack

[@E_M_T_A_I]

Ok i just rewatch this vid and realized you are a master of slacks thats insane

[@shaunlee88]

yeah yeah... how i wish everyone at worlds would just slow down and let us admire the beauty and complexity of the tricks...

[@rtron55]

the day grinds were invented..... beast

[@LLCoolZack]

his style is way more creative than the yoers at his generation way to go JD

[@yoyojonathan4]

this guy is a legend!!!!!

[@preciadobernardo]

smoke 770077 JD is still a beast.

[@VC_333]

YESSSSSSSSSS CAN’T BELIEVE I FOUND THIS

[@sourrpatchh]

Yep. He's retired from competition, but he's still part of the team. He designs the webpage and whatnot, and he also judges.

[@drewrushlow1820]

Unlike all these cloned Asian kids nowadays JD has style

[@sacredsinn]

hes so amazing

[@LLCoolZack]

Hipster JD, rocking slack tricks before it was cool

[@percentdaily]

my all time favorite yo-yo video. wooo!!!

[@Germkiller42]

@ishida2312 oh I don't know about that. JD has some sick grinds under his belt.

[@noparkingtuesday4283]

Back when freestyles were stacked as fuck.

[@Jordan4139]

this guy is a beast

[@whitecrowproductions3763]

lol when he takes the shirt off its like hes throwing out more of a sarcastic "stfu" than anything lol xD thats great

[@CHABIEPORTNOY]

Everyone’s gangsta until johnny takes off his shirt

[@cookster69]

When the unresponsive yoyo was first to win worlds... Everyone goes batshit crazy..

[@TheHitmanpro]

after that he became judge...won 1 year only can become judge....wow

[@ButterscotchGenius]

Yes, they did have Koncaves in 2003. He used one in his Worlds winning yoyo and his Nationals winning yoyo. Augie

[@Yoyoprojon]

well that trick should get scored way higher than a regular arm grind people usually do in contests. I remember talking to Johnnie at Worlds and I asked him how long it took him to get that trick down and he told me around 3 months. So yeah that's a trick that was worked on pretty hard and should get alot of points :)plus its just pretty darn awesome

[@abchineze]

Yup I found out on YoYoWiki.He used a Hitman

[@BattleToads]

Intelligence. It's in my blood... Heavy flow...

[@thebrandonvu]

@IsThisSumBattleToads id liek to see him do it in a duncan imperial

[@Independentgo]

its till i collapse

[@ButterscotchGenius]

It's a standard Hitman... hybrid hitman didn't come out till 5 or 6 months after this freestyle. =o)

[@ic33x2x]

@TheBlindskater456 i would recommend it or a dark magic

[@yoyofreak01]

when did the xcon release?

[@tayweiloon]

this were 2003 x -con/convict is 2004 then release =)

[@heightssurfer]

does anyone know the spin time a knokave increses

[@Alishahensley84]

it's that guy who sung love the way ya lie

[@LLCoolZack]

@person210668 he tool slack tricks to another level at that time.

[@CrowNest]

Its a hitman, the x-convict was years away from release at the time of worlds 2003.

[@MrSunnyng2000]

he get special style like andre boulay

[@shaunlee88]

haha yep indeed he is... i think i'll scan youtube for decent vids of my fav freestyles... if there arent, i'll upload all my favourite ones! =D i'll start right away

[@chippymc12]

awesome tricks he just went slow not like any1 else in the entire league of yo-yoers. I too migh get the hitman soon so i will enjoy it also this guy had great slacks and grinds. he deserved 1st 100%

[@yoyomaster39]

wtf 2:56 freakin awsome

[@EvanAirBourneToFly]

what yoyo is he using? :P

[@diezel157]

yh but its a all metal one i think ones on sale on ebay right now

[@LLCoolZack]

once again, YYJ takes over

[@CHABIEPORTNOY]

when did he quit, after that year?

[@peterson.p]

Is it have two song in here

[@CHABIEPORTNOY]

hes like the father of all yoyoers

[@davidiv123]

oh ok hanks for the info :)

[@kenthenoob]

HELD THE AUDIENCE AT GUN POINT.

[@inhyeokchoi7835]

Classic

[@davidiv123]

hybrid hitman i think. (or is that his later edition of the hitman?) cause on my on it says ''yoyojam hybrid hitman JD//approved 03' regional national world champion'' just sugesting

[@Ubbbbberfish]

I need another X-Con..

[@Ubbbbberfish]

I think he used silicone. But I could be wrong. It doesnt matter what yoyo he uses he just beasts.

[@DvNZBRCL]

19 years later and still very solid

[@thugnasty1021]

You are tripping. Compared to today this freestyle is incredibly terrible.

[@DvNZBRCL]

​​@@thugnasty1021Are you complaining about the roots of the current yoyoing? What a big L dude there's no point of comparison, It's like you were comparing a car from 60 years ago with a current car c'mon touch some grass, put more respect to the guys who formed Evan, Brandon or any other mainstream yoyoer out there.

[@DvNZBRCL]

Btw I've never said "still very solid to today standards", If you want to keep making that unnecessary comparison, that's your problem pal.

[@bassman3212]

@@DvNZBRCLI agree this is very solid. And it was very smooth. I like his timing and style. This is actually one of my favorite clips to watch. He had a unique style for that time

[@abchineze]

Maybe He designed the X-convict and used it himself for a while to make sure its good before yoyojam put in sale

[@krafteass]

yoyo = hitman hybrid

[@person210668]

Are slack tricks always that common, or did he just like them alot?

[@tayweiloon]

i hope i can do those kind of slack.......

[@CHABIEPORTNOY]

till i collapse by m&n JOKE by eminem

[@prasojodarmawanto3785]

Countries?

[@BattleToads]

@nyjaj23 Legacy is great too, these days. I have both the Hitman and Legacy and highly recommend them both. Legacy is about half the price though, for what it's worth...

[@E_M_T_A_I]

yeah thats a x convict i want one O-o

[@Brandoide1]

@Yugiohmaster255 He used a YYJ Hitman

[@abchineze]

Whats the song?

[@kacheron]

but its not any hitman, its a custom hitman, with yoyojam spacers and a inox kk ball bearing, and I think that his response sistem are double flush o`rings

[@Yoyoprojon]

good for you:) I'm just saying they don't score as high as they used to XD I'd personally like to see more people integrate grinds into their tricks

[@HyzerFlip]

YOU CALM DOWN! WE SHOULD ALLLLLLLLLL CALMMMMMMMM DOWNNNNNNNN! Sorry bout that.

[@KingWigga21]

if i would had that age(years) in 2003 i would won 2nd place,8 years ago it was crappy compering to 2011 but i had 9 years in 2003 and i started yoying 1 and 1/2 years playing yoyo

[@kevobuddy10]

i thought this was a yoyo competition not a gun show!

[@david1yoyo]

he used a yyj hitman with a ceremic kk shims and it was siliconed

[@ic33x2x]

@ddazza7447 no it was hitman trust me the x-con wasnt created till way after this even the proto's

[@diezel157]

whats the trick at 1:36 ?

[@bimomuzakki9379]

The first unresponsive world yoyo champion

[@LazyGuy56]

Till I collapse by Eminem.

[@kenthenoob]

since when did they allow guns at yoyo competitions?

[@ratbyn]

I still like DM better though, I think the X-convict is a bit too wide for me, and I like the flat rims. BTW, Someone practiced a lot.

[@rccrazer]

D--> STRONG yoyo