A six-time world yo-yo champion, Shu Takada is spinning his dreams into reality. Watch how he turns a humble pastime into a mesmerizing art form, blending yo-yo wizardry with dance and acrobatics. (Recorded at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024)
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@mmjackk667
November 14, 2024 at 8:54 am
WTH
@Keprion
November 14, 2024 at 9:19 am
100% technique
@Sourabh.Pawar2012
November 14, 2024 at 9:26 am
So incredible 👍it’s just like show performing😊😊🎉
@Sourabh.Pawar2012
November 14, 2024 at 9:27 am
This person also a good dancer yeah! Bro😎😎😎
@Wesley-Insley-Comedy
November 14, 2024 at 10:12 am
John wick at the club when he isn’t working
@hikahika9343
November 14, 2024 at 10:35 am
He is a Killua
@deboraghio4966
November 14, 2024 at 11:02 am
Great, congrats!! 🎉🎉
@anthonyr1075
November 14, 2024 at 11:31 am
Bridget mains average Tuesday
@NawaalAhmed-do2rb
November 14, 2024 at 11:43 am
Am new ted ❤❤🎉🎉🎉
@Arahyped777
November 14, 2024 at 11:54 am
Ted’rs got talent
@dt3230
November 14, 2024 at 12:50 pm
when you think you saw it all….
@chippysteve4524
November 14, 2024 at 1:08 pm
“You can express yourself with such a small tool.” – err, guess which country that quote came from!
Seriously though,TED really are running out of topics.Stop diluting the brand with this bilge.
@gerdfreising1909
November 14, 2024 at 4:28 pm
Why isn’t he wearing rollerblades and setting his yoyos on fire? Lame.
@SHUTAKADA
November 14, 2024 at 5:16 pm
Enjoy the performance where your childhood pastime becomes art🪀
@Theleily
November 14, 2024 at 5:38 pm
What do you want to talk about?
Nothing, I want to dance .
@bareenali1350
November 14, 2024 at 6:57 pm
was not expecting that to be so COOL
@danersonmatos1754
November 14, 2024 at 7:03 pm
I loved it. ❤❤❤
@DuluthTW
November 14, 2024 at 8:21 pm
Incredible!
@bartlikes6689
November 14, 2024 at 8:27 pm
Does anyone know what brand yoyo he’s using. I can do some tricks nothing like this but would love to feel what the yoyo he uses feels like..found out Loop720 loop2020
@Bitbetbit
November 14, 2024 at 9:08 pm
Absolutely amazing to see this yoyo talent being recognized
@HazelJohnAgbay
November 14, 2024 at 10:37 pm
Train so hard that you do not need luck.
@a_stumbling_stoic
November 15, 2024 at 6:07 am
This is insane ❤
@sasabinz7331
November 15, 2024 at 1:40 pm
Amazing, I’m speechless! 🤩👏
@Anyone4bread
November 16, 2024 at 5:45 am
I love Shu’s performances. He came on France has got talent and didn’t make it to the end and i was so disappointed. He was one of my favourite performances of the season and I’m so glad to see more of him now. What he does is amazing and so fun!
@saiadarsh8205
November 16, 2024 at 10:14 am
What’s the song
@ParteraQuisqueyana
November 16, 2024 at 1:52 pm
Just now I was looking for some old-style yo-yo dancing to show my kids (who just found a yo-yo today and were trying to learn). After watching many videos but not what I was looking for, we found this one and his style is more of actual yo-yo dancing than the string tricks on the other videos. Can’t believe this was posted just two days ago so my kids and I could find it! 😆
@ranatheminichef
November 16, 2024 at 10:28 pm
Really really out standing ❤
@Chethakmp3
November 17, 2024 at 7:55 am
This was lot of fun to watch. I enjoyed. Thank you so much
@verycaring2387
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 pm
SHU YoYo MASTER !!!!🎉
His performance was AWESOOOOOME‼️‼️‼️😎✨🪐
OUT OF THIS WORLD!
@erickquintero7115
November 21, 2024 at 1:47 pm
He communicates really well.
@hcdx
November 21, 2024 at 6:15 pm
Thanks Ted, i can see subtitle in my nation language, fantastic!