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+ | |name = Alex Garcia |
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+ | |Alias = Warp Speed |
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+ | |Resides = Honolulu, Hawaii |
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+ | |Affiliation = [[Team High Performance]] (Team Captain, former) <br> [[YoYoFactory]] (current) <br> [[Fist Salud]] |
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+ | |YoYoStyle = 2A |
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+ | |Playing Since = 1995 |
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+ | |Known for = High-speed looping <br> Famous in Japan during the 1990s yo-yo boom <br> Fictional persona in ''Supersonic Spinners''/''Super Yo-Yo''}}'''Alex Garcia''', A.K.A. "'''Warp Speed'''", is a Hawaiian yo-yo player who was legendary for his two-handed freestyles and using short string for his high-speed looping techniques, from which he gets his nickname from. His signature yo-yo trick was the Criss-Cross Around the World. He was a three-time Hawaii State Yo-Yo Champion, as well as a two-time U.S. National Champion in the 1990s. |
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+ | He was the Team Captain of [[Team High Performance]] during the yo-yo boom of the 1990s. |
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− | As of current, he is affiliated with [[YoYoFactory]] and runs a yo-yo club based in Hawaii called YoYoFactory 808. |
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⚫ | In 1996, Garcia, along with other talented players such as [[Dale Myrberg]] (who would become the World Yo-Yo Champion that year), traveled to Japan to hold yo-yo demonstrations and promotions there, those which helped bring about the Japanese ''Hyper Yo-Yo'' boom. Garcia had also become very famous in Japan, to the point of even having his own theme song "''Warp Speed''", which was produced as a Mini CD single recorded by Forty Four Hyper that had hit the charts in Japan. |
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+ | He also had the honor of having a quarter flicked off of his ear by Dale Myrberg at one of THP's meetings in 1997. |
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+ | Garcia was also a major figure in the promotion of the ''Hyper Yo-Yo'' line in Japan, having appeared in some of the TV commercials, as well as performing at the Hyper Yo-Yo Japan Championship in 1998 and 1999. He also had a fictionalized persona in the anime and manga series ''Supersonic Spinners''/''Super Yo-Yo''. |
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+ | As of current, he is affiliated with [[YoYoFactory]], and runs a yo-yo club based in Hawaii called YoYoFactory 808. In 2012, he had also performed as part of a special guest appearance (alongside [[Kenichi Nakamura|Nakamura-Meijin]], another former member of THP) at the Japan National Yo-Yo Contest. He is also a member of the yo-yo team [[Fist Salud]]. |
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==Signature Yo-yo== |
==Signature Yo-yo== |
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==Achievements== |
==Achievements== |
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''This list is not complete'' |
''This list is not complete'' |
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+ | ===1997=== |
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+ | *1997 Hawaii State Yo-Yo Contest - Pro-Am Division - 1st Place |
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+ | ===1998=== |
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+ | *1998 Hawaii State Yo-Yo Contest - 2A Division - 1st Place |
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+ | *[[World Yo-Yo Contest|1998 World Yo-Yo Championships]] - 2A Division - 4th Place |
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+ | *[[US Nationals|1998 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest]] - 2A Division - 1st Place |
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+ | *1998 Hyper Yo-Yo Japan Championship - ''No information yet'' |
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+ | ===1999=== |
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+ | *1999 Hyper Yo-Yo Japan Championship - 2A Division - ''No information yet'' |
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+ | *[[World Yo-Yo Contest|1999 World Yo-Yo Competition]] - 2A Division - ''No information yet'' |
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+ | ''Listing not complete'' |
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===2012=== |
===2012=== |
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*[[Japan National Yo-Yo Contest|2012 Japan Nationals]] - Special Guest Appearance |
*[[Japan National Yo-Yo Contest|2012 Japan Nationals]] - Special Guest Appearance |
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+ | ==Media== |
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− | ''No information yet'' |
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+ | ===Discography=== |
+ | *"Warp Speed" - Forty Four Hyper - July 21st 1997 |
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+ | ===Filmography=== |
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+ | *Hyper Yo-Yo Official Video: Freestyle 1A Master - June 21st 1998 |
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+ | *Hyper Yo-Yo Official Video: Freestyle 2A Master - August 5th 1998 |
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+ | *Konsetsu Polite! Hyper Yo-Yo Technique Video |
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+ | *Hyper Yo-Yo Pro Spinners Program |
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+ | ==External Links== |
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+ | *[http://yoyonews.com/2012/12/13/throwback-thursday-alex-garcia-warp-speed-mini-cd-2/ Yoyonews.com article of Alex Garcia] |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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==Videos== |
==Videos== |
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− | [[File:Super Yoyo Episode 8|left|330x330px|Super Yo-Yo Episode 8 feat. Alex Garcia]] |
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− | + | Super Yoyo Episode 8|left|330x330px|Super Yo-Yo Episode 8 feat. Alex Garcia |
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− | + | 【yoyo TV】200511 Hyper yoyo PV|Hyper Yo-Yo promotional music video feat. Alex Garcia. Video by hyperraider0 |
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− | + | 懐かしいCM バンダイ ハイパーヨーヨー 「ダンカン」|1997 Duncan Hyper Yo-Yo commercial feat. Alex Garcia. Video by レトロチャンネル |
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+ | 懐かしいCM バンダイ ハイパーヨーヨー 「YOMEGA」|1997 Yomega Hyper Yo-Yo commercial feat. Alex Garcia. Video by レトロチャンネル |
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+ | 【CM】バンダイ ハイパーヨーヨー ハイパーループ&ステルスレイダー(1997年)|1997 ProYo Hyper Loop and Yomega Stealth Raider commercial feat. Alex Garcia. Video by KingorouCM |
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− | + | YoYoFactory Presents Alex WARP SPEED Garcia|Video of Alex Garcia made by the official YoYoFactory Youtube channel |
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+ | Doop - DoDo|DoDo - Doop. Video by inge5555. This is the song used by Alex Garcia for his performance at the 1998 U.S. Nationals and his special guest appearance at the 2012 Japan Nationals |
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+ | </gallery> |
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[[Category:People]] |
[[Category:People]] |
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Alex Garcia | |
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[[Image:{{{Image}}}|180px]] | |
Alias | Warp Speed |
Resides | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Affiliation | Team High Performance (Team Captain, former) YoYoFactory (current) Fist Salud |
YoYoStyle | 2A |
Playing Since | 1995 |
Known for | High-speed looping Famous in Japan during the 1990s yo-yo boom Fictional persona in Supersonic Spinners/Super Yo-Yo |
Alex Garcia, A.K.A. "Warp Speed", is a Hawaiian yo-yo player who was legendary for his two-handed freestyles and using short string for his high-speed looping techniques, from which he gets his nickname from. His signature yo-yo trick was the Criss-Cross Around the World. He was a three-time Hawaii State Yo-Yo Champion, as well as a two-time U.S. National Champion in the 1990s.
He was the Team Captain of Team High Performance during the yo-yo boom of the 1990s.
In 1996, Garcia, along with other talented players such as Dale Myrberg (who would become the World Yo-Yo Champion that year), traveled to Japan to hold yo-yo demonstrations and promotions there, those which helped bring about the Japanese Hyper Yo-Yo boom. Garcia had also become very famous in Japan, to the point of even having his own theme song "Warp Speed", which was produced as a Mini CD single recorded by Forty Four Hyper that had hit the charts in Japan.
He also had the honor of having a quarter flicked off of his ear by Dale Myrberg at one of THP's meetings in 1997.
Garcia was also a major figure in the promotion of the Hyper Yo-Yo line in Japan, having appeared in some of the TV commercials, as well as performing at the Hyper Yo-Yo Japan Championship in 1998 and 1999. He also had a fictionalized persona in the anime and manga series Supersonic Spinners/Super Yo-Yo.
As of current, he is affiliated with YoYoFactory, and runs a yo-yo club based in Hawaii called YoYoFactory 808. In 2012, he had also performed as part of a special guest appearance (alongside Nakamura-Meijin, another former member of THP) at the Japan National Yo-Yo Contest. He is also a member of the yo-yo team Fist Salud.
Signature Yo-yo[]
Supersonic Spinners/Super Yo-Yo[]
No information yet
Achievements[]
This list is not complete
1995[]
- 1995 Hawaii State Yo-Yo Contest - 1st Place
1996[]
- 1996 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest - Freestyle Division - 1st Place
1997[]
- 1997 Hawaii State Yo-Yo Contest - Pro-Am Division - 1st Place
- 1997 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest - 2A Division - 3rd Place
- 1997 World Yo-Yo Contest - 2A Division - 2nd Place
1998[]
- 1998 Hawaii State Yo-Yo Contest - 2A Division - 1st Place
- 1998 World Yo-Yo Championships - 2A Division - 4th Place
- 1998 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest - 2A Division - 1st Place
- 1998 Hyper Yo-Yo Japan Championship - No information yet
1999[]
- 1999 Hyper Yo-Yo Japan Championship - 2A Division - No information yet
- 1999 World Yo-Yo Competition - 2A Division - No information yet
Listing not complete
2012[]
- 2012 Japan Nationals - Special Guest Appearance
Media[]
Discography[]
- "Warp Speed" - Forty Four Hyper - July 21st 1997
Filmography[]
- Hyper Yo-Yo Official Video: Freestyle 1A Master - June 21st 1998
- Hyper Yo-Yo Official Video: Freestyle 2A Master - August 5th 1998
- Konsetsu Polite! Hyper Yo-Yo Technique Video
- Hyper Yo-Yo Pro Spinners Program