Yoyo tricks

There are many different ways to accelerate the yo-yo. The simplest way to accelerate your yo-yo is to move both sticks up and down; this is known as open string drive . To speed the yo-yo up faster you will go into what is called closed string drive; in order to do this, you need to wrap the string around the yo-yo once. For beginners, to get into closed string drive put the yo-yo on the floor and have the string spread out under it. Now take the right stick and move it counter clockwise, lift up the yo-yo and move the string under it. Also note that when the yo-yo is running in the middle of the string, it will be called standard position.
Different tricks require the performer to be in different modes, closed string drive or open string drive. There are only two tricks in the closed string drive, one of which is accelerating. An (O) will represent open string drive to do the trick and a (C) will represent that you will need to be in closed string drive, while (X) will require crossed strings. Some basics include:

Tricks

Name	Start up	Instructions
Accelerate	O/C	the first thing you need to learn to accelerate.
Lift Up	O	lift the yo-yo up while the yo-yo is running on the string.
Swing	O	swing the yo-yo from the sticks clockwise and then counter clockwise (like a swing that goes over the top)
Elevator	C	have one stick at the top and one at the bottom and pull the sticks apart, the yo-yo will ascend[also called ant climbing the tree]
Toss and Catch	O	launch the yo-yo into the air by separating the sticks rapidly. Catch on taut strings.
Stick Grind	O	get the yo-yo to run on the yo-yo stick
Jumping	O	have the yo-yo running on one of the sticks and then throw it into the air and catch it with the other stick
Waterfall	O	from standard position, take one stick and wrap it over the other stick and then under the yo-yo; from here take the second stick and flip in the opposite direction
Wrap and Escape	O	from standard position, take one stick and wrap it over the other stick and then under the yo-yo; from here move the first stick all the way over so that it crosses over the Chinese yo-yo.

More advanced tricks include:

Advanced tricks

Name	Start up	Instructions
Cicada/Fake Throw	O/C	move to side of yo-yo, then take one stick and quickly wrap it over the other stick, then under the yo-yo. go behind the first stick, and cross over the top. from this position, slide the stick under the yo-yo one last time and fling the yo-yo over. the yo-yo should swing back to you.
Around the World	O	push yo-yo up with one stick, then force the yo-yo down with enough momentum to circle around the other.
Suicide/Propeller	X	push one stick up into the air, allowing the yo-yo to fly into the air, and twirl the released stick around, catching it as it completes a revolution.