Team SPYY
Author: SCUBA Steve
Supersonic Ed Haponik
Some call him a Renaissance Man, others call him ground breaking, but most call him a friend. Ed takes a holistic approach to everything in his life, including his sport. His tricks are overflowing with organic elements that reveal themselves with a refreshing honesty. Whether he’s ripping 1A fixed axle tricks or shredding his Flying V with his cool blend of old skool meets the new, Ed stands out in a crowd… with an aura emanating from him that’s so bright you can’t help but feel inspired.
Read all about Ed’s adventures in life here: Ed’s Blog
nickname: ’supersonic’
style(s): mainly ‘retro’ 1a… also 2-handed and slippery eel.
hometown: North Carolina (all of it).
playing since: ‘97 for serious
what got you started: i was a camp counselor during the boom. if you
couldn’t hit trapeze you were NOBODY!
favorite SPYY: Flying V!!!
favorite other throw: No Jive 3-in-1
favorite trick: ‘Lunar Landing’ or ‘Pure 143′
favorite musicians: Charlie Parker, Faith No More, Béla Fleck,
Operation Ivy, John Cage
other favorite activities: aikido, skateboarding, surfing, playing
bass, disney world.
favorite quote: “When you do something, you should burn yourself up
completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.”
-Shunryu Suzuki
day job: stay-at-home dad, yo-yo player
achievements your proud of: teaching kids to throw. 09 NC state champ.
favorite video: “Glass Lab Experiment #4″, John Bot’s “Happy
Friend Time”, Save Deth V2
favorite website: couldn’t tell you. 
favorite movie: Empire Strikes Back or Samurai II
favorite shoes: shredded Chucks
boxers, briefs (or commando!): “Let off some steam, Bennett!”
random thought: “So many dynamos!” is the coolest palindrome ever.
contests where people can meet you: NC States, VA States, TN States,
Indy, Worlds & more…
Guy Wright… Just Guy
Hilarious, unassuming, and brilliant, Guy Wright has quickly become a fixture on “favorite player” lists everywhere. Bringing a technical brilliance and casual control to Team SPYY, Guy’s videos like “The Letter Blue” and “I Punched Boxthor in the Catch 22″, have solidified him as one of the pre-eminent creative and innovative forces in our sport today. His signature series, the Punchline, adds a full-sized, but floaty feel to the SPYY line, and is as smooth as Guy, himself… if that’s even possible.
nickname: Guy
style(s): 1a
hometown: San Rafael, CA.
playing since: Aug. 2005
what got you started: Viking tour promo DVD
favorite SPYY: The new Punchline (my signature series yoyo)
favorite other throw: clyw:peak yyf:dna
favorite trick: slack…anything
favorite musicians: Ratatat, Andrew bird. The Beatles
other favorite activities: talking
favorite quote: I told myself a joke and didn’t remember the punchline
(the tattoo on my arm).
day job: toy store clerk.
achievements your proud of: all of them.
favorite yo-yo video: ?
favorite website: lolcats.
favorite movie: pulp fiction
favorite shoes: old school red vans
boxers, briefs (or commando!): boxers
random thought: I like sweeping because its like painting with the
color “clean”…that’s a good color.
contests where people can meet you: any I can afford to go to.
“Zannix” aka Kin Kwan Wong
Above photo by Clement Zhang
Nickname: Zannix
Style(s): 1A
Hometown: Hong Kong
Playing since: Nov. 2004
What got you started: Glasslab 8
Favorite SPYY: Punchline
Favorite other throw: Leviathan
Favorite trick: Ponyo, CMF!
Favorite musicians:
Other favorite activities: Drama, Swimming, Wakeboard
Favorite quote: “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” -Albert Einstein
Day job: Swimming Coach
Achievements your proud of: Almost everything so far
Favorite video: Glasslab Experiment 8
Favorite website: Facebook and any fashion sites
Favorite movie: Home Alone series
Favorite shoes: Definitely Birkenstocks and Clarks
Other random thought: Why did the chicken cross the road? Don’t ask me, ask the chicken!
Contests where people can meet you: Local contests, Most China Contest, AP
Joey Fleshman
nickname: just call me Joey
style(s): 1A and freehand
hometown: Virginia Beach
playing since: 2002
what got you started: The Klutz How to Yo-Yo book, then the ‘How to Be a Player’ tape from Duncan kept me interested
favorite SPYY: Trainwreck 2.0 or the Flying V
favorite other throw: Freehand or Severe
favorite trick: a couple old ones: Rancid Milk, and Kamikaze
favorite musicians: Hot Water Music, Envy Corps, Fanfarlo, and Aqueducts
other favorite activities: Spin tops, diabolos, exercising, and seeing old friends
favorite quote: “You may be whatever you resolve to be”
day job: Student at the Virginia Military Institute
achievements your proud of: going to VMI and still being an oddball, becoming an officer, and my integrity
favorite video: “Glass Lab Experiment #6″, Ramen Tour, Save Deth Spring Break, John Bot’s “Happy Friend Time”, Save Deth 1& 2
favorite website: Save Deth Blog
favorite movie: The Royal Tenenbaums, Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, pretty much all Wes Anderson films
favorite shoes: Vans in general-Halfcabs, AV3s, slip-ons, Authentics, etc
boxers, briefs (or commando!): Boxer briefs sir
random thought: Fried Snickers are a onetime thing
contests where people can meet you: VA States, Mid Atlantic Regionals, Worlds, and whatever else I can squeeze in
Jungyo Choi
Nickname: just call me Jungyo
Style : 1A
Hometown : currently living in Calgary, AB, and I’m from Korea
Playing since : april 2007
What got you started : Actaully i’d played for few months when i was grade 6 and used a renegade by Superyo. In that time, I might get interested by a korean yoyoer’s video, and probably that’s why i bought a renegade which was used by the player. Unfortunately, i broke the renegade in few months, and had stopped yoyoing until end of my junior high school. Someday on april 2007 when i was grade 10 in Korea, I decided to seriously start yoyoing again.
Favorite SPYY : Pro, Punchline and Pistolero
Favorite other throw : Superstar, Genesis, Speeder, and Dreadnought
Favorite trick : 2.0 hook
Favorite musicians : some Korean musicians and ellegarden
Other favorite activities : taking pictures for hobby
Favorite qoute : no pain no gain
Day job : tacotime -.-
Achievements you’re proud of : nothing’s certain achivements that i can proudly mention here, but i’ll make it soon.
Favorite video : eXponent
Favorite website : Google
Favorite movie : District 9
Random thought : Can anyone be a champion? i wouldn’t say ‘no’.
Contests where people can meet you : Canadian nats, probably some contests in us in 2011.
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