Where did yo-yo come from?

Yo-yo originally came from Tagalog in the Philippines, meaning "come back" or "go back".

In A.D. 1500, the hunting people in the Philippines hung heavy objects such as dried fish shells at the front end of a 20-foot (about 6-meter) long rope as tools for hunting animals and fighting.

It is said that the children of hunting nations have made this tool into smaller models and have begun to use it for fun.

This is the origin of leisure.

In A.D. 1700, Youyou spread eastward from China to Nagasaki, westward to India, and then from India to Europe. In Japan, Youyou is vividly called "unicycle" or "money wheel", which is deeply loved by young people.

/kloc-At the beginning of the 8th century, Youyou was widely popular in Britain under the name of "the treasure of the prince" and in France under the name of "Norman Youyou", especially in the upper class of France and Britain. The Prince of Wales introduced to England was regarded as a fashionable and noble toy by the nobles, which could dispel the fatigue of meditation and relieve the inner tension and anxiety of those who were about to be guillotined.

In the International Art Museum, you can also see an oil painting called "King George IV is Playing Yo-Yo", which shows the popularity of yo-yo in Europe at that time.

1815 June18 In the famous Battle of Waterloo, in Napoleon's French army, the soldiers relaxed before the war.

The name yo-yo first appeared in 1920. A Filipino named Pedro Flores introduced the yo-yo to America. At that time, he worked in a hotel and picked up yo-yos in his spare time. Later, he set up his own toy company, Flores YoYo Company. 1929 Duncan, Tang Nuo, saw the potential of yo-yo and set up a company of the same name, and began to train demonstrators, guide and perform yo-yo everywhere and hold competitions.

Duncan made the first plastic yo-yo and butterfly yo-yo in 1950, and the yo-yo craze appeared in 1962. Duncan extended the yo-yo performance to TV. Sadly, Duncan Company can no longer declare bankruptcy at 1965+0 1. Flambeau took over and made the 1 1 Duncan yo-yo which is still popular today.

Yo-yo is not a strange word. The earliest historical records appeared in Greece 500 years ago. According to legend, in the16th century, the hunting people in the Philippines used heavy weapons in hunting and fighting. It is reported that this is the origin of youyou.

About 300 years ago, yo-yo spread to Japan, and it was vividly called "unicycle" or "money wheel", which was deeply loved by young people. /kloc-At the beginning of the 0/8th century, yo-yo became popular in Britain under the name of "the treasure of the prince" and in France under the name of "Norman yo-yo", especially in the upper classes of France and Britain. Since then, this toy and the name Youyou have spread all over the world from France.

After various historical stages of evolution and development, Youyou became popular in Europe, America, Japan, the Philippines and other places in the 1980s and 1990s. Men, women and children can play some amazing moves. In the United States and Japan, leisure associations have been established one after another: AYYA (American Leisure Association) and JYYA (Japan Leisure Association), with clubs all over the country. Leisure lovers can practice skills or exchange experiences in the club, so as to reach the realm of art and competition; Yo-yo competitions at all levels are even more exciting, and yo-yo will undoubtedly become a fashionable and popular sport.

According to its different structure, yo-yo can be divided into three types, namely integral type, bearing type and clutch type. Different types of yo-yos have different properties and are suitable for different ways of playing.

1A: one-handed rope fancy group, 2A: two-handed rotating fancy group, 3A: two-handed rope fancy group, 4A: off-rope fancy group, 5A: off-hand fancy group.