Did Filipinos invent the yo-yo as a weapon? | The Chika Chat @onedownmedia
Did Filipinos invent the yo-yo as a weapon? | The Chika Chat  @onedownmedia
Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Did you know that the yo-yo is a Filipino invention? Watch this episode of Chika Chat to hear more on the mysterious origins of this famous toy. Have you ever played with a yo-yo? Let us know in the comments, and join us next time on The Chika Chat!

0:00 - The Filipinos used the yo-yo as a weapon?
0:12 - Yo-yo used in the Philippines
0:32 - Yo-yo commercialized by Americans
0:46 - The inventor of the Yo-Yo
1:05 - The Yo-Yo goes American!
1:26 - Yo-yo in media and education
1:55 - Filipino Yo Yo Masters and Yo Yo competitions
2:14 - Filipino Yoyo Masters on America’s Got Talent

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