The yo-yo was used as a weapon in the Philippines around 1500?

It then was made of a four pound stone, which was attached to a 20 feet long rope. There were two ways the yo-yo would be used. When hunting, the rock would be thrown at the animal's legs causing the legs to tangle into the rope, and with a tug, the hunter would bring the animal down. When fighting enemies, the stones would be dropped on their heads; the stones were quickly recovered in case a second drop was needed.

The modern story of the yo-yo as we know it began in the 1920's with a man from the Philippines who moved to the USA. In the Philippines, carving and playing with wooden yo-yo's was a traditional pastime. The young man, who worked at a hotel, found that playing with his yo-yo during his lunch break drew quite a crowd and he decided to start a company to manufacture the toys, calling it Flores Yo-Yo Company. This was when the word yo-yo first came into use, yo-yo meaning come-come in the Filipino language of Tagalog.

The biggest yo-yo boom in history hit in 1962 and has been a best seller ever since. It has also been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

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