FULL NAME: GRANT JOHNSON
PLAYING SINCE: DEC. 2004
FAVORITE YO: SPEEDER, NIGHT MOVES SERIES
AQUARIUS, PATRIOT, DARK MAGIC
STYLE OF PLAY: 1A, 2A, 3A, & 4A
ABOUT ME:

Birthdate: May 7th, 1995
Hometown: Manhattan Beach , California
Age: 11 years old
Who First Taught Me to Yo-yo: Yoshi!
Favorite Yo-yo Players : Mickey, Yoshi, Andre Boulay, Takayasu Tanaka, Eiji Okuyama, Koji Yokoyama, and Shinji Satio
Favorite Tricks: Gyro flops, Grinds, and Lacerations
Other Interests: Hanging out at the beach, using the computer, piano, taekwondo, skateboarding, learning new magic tricks and hanging out with friends
Other Stuff About Me:
I assist Yoshi at Sunshine Kite Shop with yo-yo classes
I have a Black Belt in TaeKwonDo
This will be my 3rd year competing at Legoland with my Lego Team
I yo-yoed on the beach for ABC television pilot
Good Advice: “Do or do not….there is no try” - Yoda
Achievements:
Oct 06 National Yo-Yo Contest
Holiday Inn Best Junior Player (12 and under) Award
3rd Place – 3A Finals
4th Place – 4A Finals
6th Place – 2A Prelims
14th Place – 1A Prelims
July 06 Southwest Regionals (BLC)
2nd Place – 1A Division
4th Place - X Division (Offstring)
3rd Place – Stunt Division
June 06 North East Regionals (Z Games)
3rd Place - X Division (Offstring)
Mar 06 Sunshine Kite Spring Kite and Yo-Yo Contest
2nd Place – 1A Division
4th Place - X Division (Offstring)
1st Place – Diabolo (All Ages)
Feb 06 Pacific Northwest Contest
4th Place - 1A Division
2nd Place - X Division (Offstring)
1st Place - Sports Ladder (10-14 years old)
2nd Place – Diabolo (16 and under)
Jan 06 Yo-Yo Championships of Southern California
2nd Place - Single-Handed Division
1st Place – Sports Ladder (Novice Junior Sport)
2nd Place - Diabolo (16 and under)
Oct 05 Sunshine Kite Yo-Yo and Kite Festival
1st Place – 1A Division
2nd Place - X Division (Offstring)
1st Place – AP Division
Oct 05 National Yo-Yo Contest
2nd Place - Diabolo (16 and under)
10 th Place - 4A Prelims