Off-axis

aka: horizontal, excalibur, vertax; not to be confused with sidestyle

You're too lazy to learn or create more tricks. You want to do something more difficult and maybe even more impressive with what you have. Where do you turn? Why, off-axis, of course.

The idea of it is pretty simple: 1. Throw the yoyo at an angle, preferably greater than 45 degrees 2. Do tricks 3. ??? 4. Profit!

It's generally not necessary to select overly complex tricks, as even basic tricks jump sharply in difficulty and impressiveness when turned on their sides, since one must actively maintain the angle of the yoyo in addition to performing the tricks.

It should also be noted that an insufficient angle will still increase difficulty but without actually making things look better. The closer to true horizontal play one approaches, the more effective it will be as far as showmanship.

Notable occurrences: the freestyles of Hiroyuki Suzuki, Shinya Kido, Jensen Kimmitt, Marcus Koh, Christopher Chia, among others.