As a publicity stunt Martin busked in the City of Melbourne to raise sporting funds to represent Australia.
In 1987 he retired from competition and started working full-time in the contemporary comedy rooms of Melbourne and Sydney alongside his coaching role with the Victorian Institute of Sport.
During the 1990s and beyond, Martin spent years developing and building his own unique props including two of the largest spinning tops in the world.
A prolific inventor, Martin designed and built a gyroscope that self propels along a string set up to run safely through or over the audience.
Based in Riddells Creek, Martin has created a private museum featuring the greatest number of unique and collectable yoyos and spinning tops in Australia.