National yoyo contest 2013: 1a 5th

Nationals 2015- 1a 4th

Nationals 2016- 1a 5th

PNWR 2015- 1a 1st

PNWR 2016- 1a 2nd

California States 2015- 1a 3rd

Triple Crown 2014- 1a 1st

Mar 2014- 1a 1st

Mar 2015- 1a 2nd

MAR 2016- 1a 2nd

VA states 2019 1a 1st

Nationals 2019 1a 9th

It all started in a sixth grade classroom for me. Yoyos were the toy to have, walk the dog, around the world, and brain twister being the pinnacle of success. I worked hard and soon enough I was the best yoyo player in my class... Then one day I realized I was the only yoyo player left in class. LOL.

This is when yoyo started taking a new direction in my life; The yoyo was giving me a sense of identity. I was now the yoyo kid because I took it farther than my classmates did. I was completely okay with it and continued to yoyo whenever I could find time. Fast forward through years of countless alone hours practicing, I Had landed myself a great sponsor and was competing nationally doing what I love.

I have always had a dream and felt a responsibility to portray yoyos in a different way, highlighting the awesome community that brings us back time and time again. I want outsiders to get a taste of the magic that happens when we slay the strings. There is so much more that we feel as yoyo players than what meets the eye watching on a screen. A feeling of love surrounds every yoyo event because we all know that our lame toy is bringing us more smiles than anything else in the world ever has. The culture and lifestyle surrounding the scene has evolved into something truly unique, yet we feel like it may be a hidden gem. Our community is filled with adventurous people who don't take themselves too seriously, yet are some of the most diversely talented and heart driven people in the world. I've always been passionate about spreading this feeling of happiness through the toy and the culture around it knowing I may be giving back to what has given so much to me.

-Michael