It's no mistake that the title of this post is so sensational, but I'll spare you the suspense and let you know right away that we're not talking skills here. Bones is one of the most promising young freestylers in the world right now and there is a chance that he will someday overtake Maverick in overall Myachi skills, but Maverick is still raising the bar and there's a lot of catch-up to do.
But Bones has overtaken Mav in a different and very important metric. He's jumped ahead of him on You-Tube.
If you search Myachi on YouTube and sort by relevance (the default setting), the top rated video is the Myachi commercial. But right below that, you'll see the video below... a video that Bones shot with Bamboo in Monk's room and posted back in February of 2010.
For years we've watched this video creep up the ranks and while the skills he and Bamboo exhibit here are utterly dwarfed by what they can do now, the video has remained popular and has actually gained momentum over the last year. A few months ago, it overtook one of the most popular Myachi shred videos ever recorded, a classic jam from Maverick in Washington Square:
This video had enjoyed top YouTube billing for quite a while and still ranks at #3, right below Bones and Bamboo. It's an epic shred to be sure, but is equally eclipsed by Mav's current level of skill. I have a feeling that in both cases, the stars of the videos find the tricks that seemed hard back then quaint in comparison to what they can do now.
I should note that Bones' video hasn't actually overtaken Mav's in total view count. Mav still has an advantage of some 8000 views as of this writing. But that's increasingly irrelevant. If you search Myachi videos by view count, the top 9 videos have nothing to do with Myachi. Three of them are highlights of Japanese football phenom Ryo Miyaichi and the others are all but inexplicable. In fact, the only actual Myachi video that cracks the top 10 in view count is a 4 year old video of Caffeine demonstrating a 360, a 720 and some very questionable attempts at higher rotations.
I'm not sure what factors are figured in to You-Tube's calculation of the most "relevant" video, but i can tell you that this top honor is a source of pride within the House of Skills. We all ceck in from time to time to see where we're ranking. As of this moment, the top 10 breaks down as follows:
- The Official Myachi Commercial
- Bones' Tough Myachi Tricks (Bones, Bamboo)
- Mav's Washington Square Shred (Mav)
- Myachi in NYC (Myachi Man, Kid, Big Dog)
- Myachi Sales 101 (Kid)
- Meeting Night (Everybody)
- Old Myachi Video (Myachi Man and Big Dog)
- Monk and I in tandem (Monk and I)
- Battle Paddle Promo video
- My 1st Collection Video
There are always a few shuffles and changes here and there, but we're all always looking to crack that top 3. Which leads me to the call to action. Do you have a favorite Myachi Master? Do you think Mav's video should be above Bones? Do you think Bones and Bamboo have earned the top spot? Do you think Monk's Myachi and Cup shred should make the top 10? How about Sack Center?
You can, of course, help to decide. I'm not sure all the metrics that enter in to it, but I'm willing to bet that you can influence the top 10 just by watching, liking and sharing the video that you think most deserves the top honor. If you have a blog, you can embed it. If you have a Facebook page or a Twitter account, you can share it. If you have a Google Plus account... let me know how that's working out for you.
Anyway, I'll be updating this top 10 standing from time to time and hopefully some new entries will find their way into the honored spots. If nothing else, I'd love to see both Bones and Mav make follow up videos to these classics.
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