The Dark Gem is a great choice for beginners.

Designed by Active People this yo-yo has a classic or imperial profile, which fits nicely in your hand.

Made of a sleek black plastic body, with a fixed axle and the yo-yo can be unscrewed for easy maintenance.

The Dark Gem is definitely a good option to start learning the basic tricks, as it has a fixed axle which provides enough sleep time to do basic tricks and can also be used for looping action.

Comes complete with a CD containing video clips of how to do basic tricks.