How to Use ROREL

A practice tool for finding what to practice next in 2A

ROREL is a practice tool for finding 2A yo-yo tricks, understanding how they connect, and keeping track of your progress.

2A includes a large number of tricks, and even one trick may involve several skills: one hand or two hands, simultaneous or alternating movements, and different levels of consistency. Watching videos alone does not always make it clear what to practice now or where to go next.

ROREL organizes tricks by difficulty, category, prerequisites, and progressions. Recommended Tricks and the Skill Tree are not meant to prescribe one correct route. They are guides that help you explore possible next steps. You can follow a progression or choose a trick simply because it interests you.

Completion and Mastery Levels are not scores for comparing yourself with other players. Use them to understand where you are, recognize what has become more consistent, and decide what you would like to practice next.

When you are new to 2A, it is usually more useful to develop a stable throw, return, and looping path with each hand than to rush into adding difficult tricks.

Start with one hand at a time. Practice basic forward passes and looping movements with both your dominant and non-dominant hand. If the yo-yo tilts heavily, returns to a different position each time, or requires too much force, slow down and review one repetition before increasing the count.

Once each hand feels more consistent, begin practicing simultaneous two-handed movements and then alternating movements. You do not need to keep both yo-yos going for a long time right away. Break the goal into smaller steps, such as landing the motion with each hand separately and then completing a few controlled repetitions with both hands.

ROREL lets you check beginner tricks, demonstration videos, prerequisites, and the Skill Tree. When a trick is not working, moving back to a prerequisite or a one-handed movement can be more useful than simply repeating the harder trick. Short, focused practice with breaks is often better than continuing after your form begins to fall apart.

ROREL’s Mastery Level is a guideline for recording not only whether you have landed a trick, but how consistently you can land it in your regular practice.

Lv.1

You have landed it at least once

Lv.2

You can land it about 3 out of 10 times

Lv.3

You can land it about 5 out of 10 times

Lv.4

You can land it about 7 out of 10 times

Lv.5

You can land it 9 or more times out of 10

Lv.1 means that you have successfully completed the movement at least once. As your success rate improves and you can reproduce the movement more reliably, you can move through Lv.2 to Lv.5.

These numbers are only guidelines. You do not need to perform a formal ten-attempt test every time. Think about your usual success rate, whether you can recover after a miss, and whether you can reproduce the movement without excessive force. Choose the level that best reflects your current practice.

You can change your Mastery Level later. It does not need to move in only one direction. If you return after a break or decide to rebuild your technique, adjust the level to match how the trick currently feels.

The Skill Tree organizes 2A tricks by their prerequisite movements and possible progressions rather than placing everything in a single difficulty order.

Select a node to see the skills that lead into the trick and the tricks that may be easier to approach after learning it. If a new trick is not working, instead of repeating only that trick, move back to an earlier node and review the movement it shares with the target trick.

The lines in the Skill Tree are not restrictions. They do not mean that every player must learn the tricks in exactly that order. A trick may have more than one useful entry point, and the most comfortable route can depend on the movements you already perform well.

A good way to begin is to select a trick you have already learned and look at the nearby unlearned tricks. When one catches your attention, open its trick page and review its video, difficulty, and prerequisites before deciding whether to add it to your practice.

ROREL is operated by Yuki Takami, a 2A instructor and competitive player. The service draws on his experience in competition, instruction, and product development to help 2A players make informed choices about what to practice next.