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A yo-yo team originally started in Hawaii by Alan Nagao at his store High Performance Kites. Many talented players like Alex Garcia, Sky Kiyabu, and Alan Batangan emerged, bringing a new wave of popularity and fast flashy tricks. Team members toured the world, promoting yo-yos in many areas, and it eventually picked up members not from Hawaii. Team members were known for their teal shirts, and were sometimes referred to as the "Teal Army" by others.
 
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'''Team High Performance''' ('''THP''' for short) was a group of yo-yo players originally founded in Honolulu, Hawaii by [[Alan Nagao]] at his store, High Performance Kites. It was originally a stunt kite team during the early 1990s, before moving to yo-yos sometime in 1996 for the yo-yo boom.
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THP eventually spawned an off-shoot in Japan called THP Japan, which would be a major part of Bandai's yo-yo promotions in that country.
  
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Many talented players like [[Alex Garcia]], [[Sky Kiyabu]] and [[Alan Batangan]] emerged, bringing a new wave of popularity and fast flashy yo-yo tricks. Its members toured the world, promoting yo-yos in many places (The United States of America, Great Britain, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Korea, and especially Japan), and even picking up new members not from Hawaii. Team High Performance's members were identified for their teal shirts, and were sometimes referred to as the "Teal Army" by others.
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They had also worked with [[Yomega]] and [[Bandai]] to promote the ''Hyper Yo-Yo'' line in several countries.
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THP eventually spawned an off-shoot called [[Team High Performance Japan|THP Japan]], which would play a major part in [[Bandai]]'s ''Hyper Yo-Yo'' promotions in Japan.
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In the Spring of 2010, a reunion was held for some of the former team's members, at the Ward Warehouse Amphitheater in Honolulu, Hawaii. Alan Nagao, the founder of Team High Performance, and his sons were among the attendees.
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==Team High Performance kite team (pre-yo-yo boom)==
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*Alan Nagao
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*Scott Aughenbaugh
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*Alan Guillen
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*Burt Sumida
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*Brian Hirose
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== Founding Members (surnames in alphabetical order) ==
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*[[Jennifer Baybrook]]
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*Paul Buethe
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*[[Scott Choy]]
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*[[Chris Ciosek]]
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*[[Alex Garcia]]
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*[[Paul Han]]
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*[[Nalukai Hookano]]
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*[[Ian Hoshino]]
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*[[Cody Kiyabu]]
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*[[Sky Kiabu]]
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*[[Ryan Kono]]
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*[[Ryan Lai]]
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*[[Richard Lee]]
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*[[Carol McBride]]
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*[[Dennis McBride]]
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*[[Evan Minnick]]
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*[[Ross Pascual]]
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*[[Noel Popham]]
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*[[Devin Yamada]]
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*[[MacKenzie Yoshida]]
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*[[Yves Young]]
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*[[Kenichi Nakamura]]
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== Later Members ==
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*[[Gavin Ako]]
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*[[Matt Ahlschlager]]
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*[[David Aquino]]
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*[[Gabriel Cabagbag]]
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*[[Pat Cuartero]]
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*[[Tory Hanashiro]]
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*[[Jonathan Kennebeck]]
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*[[Casey Kodama]]
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*[[Josh Kozuma]]
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*[[Eric Masumori]]
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*[[Takumi Sakamoto]]
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*Michael M. Panzo
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*[[Alfred Pacheco]]
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*[[Angelo Peeters]]
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*[[John Ando]]
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*[[Yuuki Spencer]]
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*[[Joseph Harris]]
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*[[Alan Batangan]]
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*[[Ryo Yokawa]]
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*[[Dan Mosumori]]
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*[[Kazuki Hayashi]]
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*[[Sang Woo Ki]]
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*[[Michael Hipolito]]
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*Joshua van Dalen
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*[[Jose Vargas]]
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*[[Alex Poole]]
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*[[Iakona Medeiros]]
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*[[Allen Leal]]
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*[[Ashley Pacheco]]
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*[[Mitsuro Sakamoto]]
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*[[Micheal Wong]]
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*[[Richard Wong]]
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*[[Marison Hoffman]]
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*[[Orlando Dalmacio]]
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*[[Casey Kadame]]
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*[[Kevin Kuoah]]
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*[[Nicholas Chang]]
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*[[Kelta Fukushima]]
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*[[Lee Green]]
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*[[Josh Kazuma]]
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*Jordan Sambueno
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*Hirosato Yoshida
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*[[Patrick Mitchell]]
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*Felix Avellana
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*Kento Nishikawa
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*Marlo Asis
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*Michael O'Connell
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== Adult Members ==
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*[[Dave Bazan]]
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*[[Cliff Coleman]]
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*[[Perry Prine]]
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*[[Jon Gates]]
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*[[Dave Schulte]]
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==Kansas Members ==
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*Andrew Conde
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*Craig Ross
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*[[Rick Wyatt]]
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''Listing not complete''
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==Los Angeles Members==
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''No information''
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==Gallery==
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===Promotional yo-yos===
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<gallery>
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Superyogadethp.jpg|[[SuperYo Renegade]] (Imperial shape)
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THPRaiders.jpg|[[Yomega Raider|Yomega Raiders]]
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Yomegahyperraiderbatangan2.jpg|Signature series Raider for Alan Batangan
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Yomegasaberwingthp.jpg|[[Yomega Saber Wing Fireball]]
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Yomegafirestormawardblue.jpg|[[Yomega Firestorm]], THP award yo-yo in One-Handed Advanced Play/Super Spinner Level. Blue
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Yomegafirestormawardgold.jpg|Gold
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Yomegafirestormawardgreen.jpg|Green
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Yomegafirestormawardred.jpg|Red
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</gallery>
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===Other===
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<gallery>
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THPWorldYo-YoTourPoster.jpg|THP World Yo-Yo Tour Poster
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</gallery>
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== External Links ==
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20021224124533/hpkmarketing.com/thp_frameset.html HPK Marketing: THP Bios]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/Team-High-Performance-Yo-Yo-Team-THP-143574629789/ Team High Performance Facebook page]
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*[http://www.yoyomuseum.com/museum_view.php?action=view&subaction=exhibit&exhibitid=2098 Yomega Firestorm (THP One Hand Advanced Player/Super Spinner award) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History]
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*[http://www.yoyomuseum.com/museum_view.php?action=view&subaction=exhibit&exhibitid=2121 Yomega Raider Glow (THP edition) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History]
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Revision as of 18:29, 26 November 2019

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"Yo For It!" - Slogan

Team High Performance (THP for short) was a group of yo-yo players originally founded in Honolulu, Hawaii by Alan Nagao at his store, High Performance Kites. It was originally a stunt kite team during the early 1990s, before moving to yo-yos sometime in 1996 for the yo-yo boom.

Many talented players like Alex Garcia, Sky Kiyabu and Alan Batangan emerged, bringing a new wave of popularity and fast flashy yo-yo tricks. Its members toured the world, promoting yo-yos in many places (The United States of America, Great Britain, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Korea, and especially Japan), and even picking up new members not from Hawaii. Team High Performance's members were identified for their teal shirts, and were sometimes referred to as the "Teal Army" by others.

They had also worked with Yomega and Bandai to promote the Hyper Yo-Yo line in several countries.

THP eventually spawned an off-shoot called THP Japan, which would play a major part in Bandai's Hyper Yo-Yo promotions in Japan.

In the Spring of 2010, a reunion was held for some of the former team's members, at the Ward Warehouse Amphitheater in Honolulu, Hawaii. Alan Nagao, the founder of Team High Performance, and his sons were among the attendees.

Team High Performance kite team (pre-yo-yo boom)

  • Alan Nagao
  • Scott Aughenbaugh
  • Alan Guillen
  • Burt Sumida
  • Brian Hirose

Founding Members (surnames in alphabetical order)

Later Members

  • Dan Mosumori
  • Kazuki Hayashi
  • Sang Woo Ki
  • Michael Hipolito
  • Joshua van Dalen
  • Jose Vargas
  • Alex Poole
  • Iakona Medeiros
  • Allen Leal
  • Ashley Pacheco
  • Mitsuro Sakamoto
  • Micheal Wong
  • Richard Wong
  • Marison Hoffman
  • Orlando Dalmacio
  • Casey Kadame
  • Kevin Kuoah
  • Nicholas Chang
  • Kelta Fukushima
  • Lee Green
  • Josh Kazuma
  • Jordan Sambueno
  • Hirosato Yoshida
  • Patrick Mitchell
  • Felix Avellana
  • Kento Nishikawa
  • Marlo Asis
  • Michael O'Connell

Adult Members


Kansas Members

Listing not complete

Los Angeles Members

No information

Gallery

Promotional yo-yos

Other

External Links

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