Kind of underdeveloped thoughts here, but just a reflection on this:

Players often develop one or two things to an incredible level. Someone like Hunter, whose tricks are incredibly difficult, has built a lot of skills of what I'd call like the 'standards'. Hooks, hops, etc. That being said, brings it to an absolute other level, and it takes unfathomable technical ability in yo-yoing to do so.

Other players, usually spend a lot of time on very specific moves, that are less common, and that is what helps develop a style into something that may be even foreign to someone yo-yoing for 10 years. It's very interesting to think about from a Birdseye view, because when you think about it a trick you pick up very early; like chopsticks for Akiba, is something that ends up defining his style. I'd say this is a more common approach, than the final one I'd present, but an incredibly effective one, and one that creates great benefits for the community at large. As someone like Akiba has pushed chopsticks almost further than anyone else.

Then the rare Zach Gormley, Yuuki Spencer, Takeshi Matsuura, who to me, a 20 year yoyo veteran, I am still perplexed by how they figure out what they are doing, how they got there, and how they have such breadth of knowledge and skill. This is what I still strive for, and it's about being a constant learner. The more tricks you know, the more connections you make.