Diabolos & Yoyos

Diabolo is a ‘game’ which is over 3000 years old! They evolved from the Chinese yoyo in the 12th century and are often commonly misspelled ‘diablo’ (meaning devil) when in fact diabolo derives from the Greek words ‘dia’ and ‘ballo’ meaning ‘across’ and ‘throw’.

DID YOU KNOW?
In France, Diabolo was once so popular as a pastime that many played it as an alternative to tennis.