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Duncan Toys Presents: Javier August x Sebastian Lavin

by | Thursday, January 2, 2020 |

New Year. New Video. A cinematic approach with a trick focused video. We present to you, Javier Augusto x Sebastian Lavin! These two are a great tandem. Javier is a Team Duncan veteran with a National Champion title under his belt, and Sebastian, who just started playing yo-yo three years ago and a rising Mexican star with a very competitive mindset. What else can we ask for? In a serious note, Javier is working hard to train Sebastian as he sees a bright future ahead of him. He's been coaching...

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What are we doing in the last six years?

by | Monday, December 30, 2019 |

Six years ago, I was hired by Duncan to relocate to the USA to be a professional yo-yo demonstrator at Disney Springs, Orlando, with the purpose of spreading the love of yo-yoing to millions of families across the world. Reflecting on it, I think teaching kids and telling the rich history of yo-yo are the reasons why I chose to come here. Besides, as the old saying goes, “do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” As the years go by, I’ve become more involved in long-term...

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Las Vegas Yo-Yo Open 2019

by | Wednesday, December 4, 2019 |

Two weekends ago, Team Duncan traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Las Vegas Open Yoyo Contest, and great times we had all around! Leading up to our team freestyle, we announced two of our players with the third being a mystery, the day of the contest during that very team freestyle we introduced our newest team member, the one and only “Mr. Clean, Kris Toledo.” Kris has been climbing the ranks very quickly in the 1A competitive scene, and we are thrilled to have him on the team. Side note:...

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New Barracuda X Colors!

by | Monday, October 21, 2019 |

New Barracuda X this month! First one - Javier Augusto Special Edition. Look at that engraving! It's so good that we have to keep two versions of his proposed artwork on each side. Javier's favorite yo-yo was the Original Barracuda and the 2016 Barracuda. So when we created the bimetal Barracuda (X), Javier is the first person that we thought!Another Special Edition, Rodrigo "Whip" Yakota! Whip is one of the Duncan Legend and created a ton of 1A tricks (If you don't know any of his tricks, you...

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