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'''Alex Garcia''' A.K.A. "'''Warp Speed'''" is a Hawaiian yo-yo player who was legendary for his 2A yo-yo freestyles and using short string for his high-speed loops. He was also a founding member of [[Team High Performance]] during the late 1990s, and was also very famous in Japan, to the point of even having his own theme song "''Warp Speed''", which produced as a Mini CD single recorded by Forty Four Hyper that had hit the charts in Japan.
  
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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]].
   
 
==Signature Yo-yo==
  
==Signature Yo-yo==
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==Achievements==
  
==Achievements==
 
''This list is not complete''
  
''This list is not complete''
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===1995===
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*1995 Hawaii State Yo-Yo Contest - 1st Place
 
===1996===
  
===1996===
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*[[US Nationals|1996 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest]] - 1A - 1st Place
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*[[US Nationals|1996 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest]] - Freestyle Division - 1st Place
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===1997===
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*1997 Hawaii State Yo-Yo Contest - Pro-Am Division - 1st Place
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*1997 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest - 2A Division - 3rd Place
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*1997 World Yo-Yo Contest - 2A Division - 2nd Place
 
===1998===
  
===1998===
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*1998 Hawaii State Yo-Yo Contest - 2A - ''No information yet''
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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 - 4th 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 - 1st Place
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*[[US Nationals|1998 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest]] - 2A Division - 1st Place
 
*1998 Hyper Yo-Yo Japan Championship - ''No information yet''
  
*1998 Hyper Yo-Yo Japan Championship - ''No information yet''
 
===1999===
  
===1999===
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*1999 Hyper Yo-Yo Japan Championship - 2A - ''No information yet''
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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 - ''No information yet''
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*[[World Yo-Yo Contest|1999 World Yo-Yo Competition]] - 2A Division - ''No information yet''
 
''Listing not complete''
  
''Listing not complete''
 
===2012===
  
===2012===
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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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[[File:【yoyo TV】200511 Hyper yoyo PV|thumb|left|330 px|Hyper Yo-Yo promotional music video feat. Alex Garcia. Video by hyperraider0]]
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Super Yoyo Episode 8|left|330x330px|Super Yo-Yo Episode 8 feat. Alex Garcia
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[[File:懐かしいCM バンダイ ハイパーヨーヨー 「ダンカン」|thumb|left|330 px|1997 Duncan Hyper Yo-Yo commercial feat. Alex Garcia. Video by レトロチャンネル]]
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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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[[File:懐かしいCM バンダイ ハイパーヨーヨー 「YOMEGA」|thumb|left|330 px|1997 Yomega 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 「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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[[File:YoYoFactory Presents Alex WARP SPEED Garcia|thumb|left|330 px|Video of Alex Garcia made by the official YoYoFactory Youtube channel]]
  
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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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[[File:YoYoFactory Presents Alex Garcia, Special Guest Japan National YoYo Contest 2012|thumb|left|330 px|Alex Garcia performing as a special guest at the 2012 Japan National Yo-Yo Contest. Video by the official YoYoFactory YouTube channel.]]
  
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[[File:YoYoFactory Presents Alex Garcia National Champion, 1998|thumb|left|330 px|Alex Garcia performing at the 1998 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest. Video by the official YoYoFactory YouTube channel.]]
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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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YoYoFactory Presents Alex Garcia, Special Guest Japan National YoYo Contest 2012|Alex Garcia performing as a special guest at the 2012 Japan National Yo-Yo Contest. Video by the official YoYoFactory YouTube channel.
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[[File:Doop - DoDo|thumb|left|335 px|DoDo - Doop. Video by inge5555. This is the song used by Alex Garcia at his performances at the 1998 U.S. Nationals and his special guest appearance at the 2012 Japan Nationals]]
  
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YoYoFactory Presents Alex Garcia National Champion, 1998|Alex Garcia performing at the 1998 U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest. Video 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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Latest revision as of 07:32, 25 November 2021


Alex Garcia
[[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[]

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[]

1999[]

Listing not complete

2012[]

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

External Links[]

Gallery[]

Videos[]

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