The IJA Festival, hosted by the 75-year-old International Jugglers’ Association (IJA), is a grand 7-day juggling industry event. The Festival took place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in mid-July this year. There
Innojin, a eye-care startup in Japan, has teamed up with Sumitomo Corp, and VR developer ImaCreate Co. to create a VR kendama game app for clinical study to treat amblyopia
We are excited and honored to announce Kenyatta Williams as the newest 2022 Kendama USA Pro! Kenyatta’s passion and dedication to kendama, blading, and helping others progress has made him
The New York YoYo Club has been meeting every weekend year-round round for over a decade. With a core group of familiar faces, the club is always growing and provides
Meet May player of the month Kellie Kawahara-Niimi; @kelli.love.art Kellie’s partner has been playing for years and asked them to create a custom tama. Kellie decided they couldn’t paint one
Meet April Player of the Month Nick Dodenhoff, from Marietta, Georgia. Nick started playing Kendama in 2011, “kendama was especially popular the high school I was attending; Cherokee. Everyone was
Here are seven ways to keep active with Kendama this summer: 1. Learning New Kendama Tricks We’ve got over 75 Kendama trick tutorial videos that will teach you not only
The EKO has always been the place for all the OG Kendama players from Europe to come together. This year it was held at The European Juggling Convention, one of
Emily Evans, nearing 14 years old, has been playing for Kendama for just two years and is now finding herself on KendamaUSA’s Tribe Team. She spends most of her time
SpikeDama 9 / NKO was one of the most memorable. With players coming from all over Europe to celebrate, share & compete in this sport that we all love. It
We are honored and excited to announce Wyatt Bray as the newest member of the Kendama USA Pro Team. Wyatt’s contagious positivity, energy and love for the sport has made
We’ve teamed up with the inventors of Kururins ™ to help make them available for sale worldwide. Kendama USA is the exclusive supplier of Kururins ™ in North America and
DamaTalk is back?! The first episode was made a little over three years ago by Kendama USA Pro Alex Smith and featured Keith Matsumura and covered a plethora of topics.
Haley Bishoff and Molly Harney have teamed up to create the first ever co-created Kendama podcast series; Click Clack Radio. Click Clack began early February 2017 and features players within
Let’s face it, people love “power kendama moves” or flashy techniques and often will skip the basics and jump right into trying to land the more difficult ones like taps
The Sakura Classic is a Kendama event that focuses on the original reason why we play Kendama. FUN! No fees, no pressure, all vibes. This year, the sun was shining
Wake up & base cup people! Don’t neglect the cup that makes your Kendama stand tall. Yea it’s a little harder to land tricks and variations may not be as
Ben Herald is one of the newest Grain Theory pro kendama players and the pro division champion of the Sakura Classic Championships this year. In this interview we learn about
MKGA is a Kendama club in Maitland, Florida which is part of the greater Orlando area. MKGA has over 30 members and was started by Andrew Kokol. We caught up
Weekend In the Woods was a huge success. The three days were filled with filming, competition and most of all FUN. This year’s winners were: Henry Roe – Beginner Champion
Miya Song is a Kendama USA Tribe member, living in Oahu, Hawaii. Not only is she one of best female players in the game, she’s also an artist and is
The 4th Annual Kendama World Cup took place in none other than Hatsukaichi; the birthplace of Kendama. This year was even greater than the last and seeing more and more
The All Girls Kendama Event 2017 was the first of its kind. A series of contests for women, all hosted by female players in the scene, in three different countries.
Clan Kendama is one of the newest clubs in the southeast and has been making a splash in the community with their edits and Instagram posts. In the short time they
Our 1st Player Spotlight of 2018 is on Caleb Rush (slayleb_) in Greenville SC. “I’m 13 years old, I live in Greenville SC, and I’ve been playing Kendama for about
BuzzYank! is a JP Kendama player summit that went down on February 11th in Osaka and the turn out was fantastic! There were competitions held for beginner, intermediate, and advanced
Dama Dice gives slayers a new way to enjoy games of KEN. The Dama Dice app, available on iOS, gives you a random Kendama trick in Easy, Medium, and Hard
Joris Schweppe, Kendama USA Tribe Member, wins the seeded spot for KWC 2018 by taking home the EKO Prelim Win. Check out what Joris had to say about the experience: “The EKO
So unless you’re WiFi is out, you had to have heard about the legendary Kendama USA pro Zack Yourd releasing his NEWEST and arguably most creative video yet – Kendama
Ozora Kendama of Japan has developed a new shape that features larger cups and a semi 70/30 fade for easy hole tracking. Formally named “Odori REshape” this is the newest
Zach Magnuson, a 19-year-old Kendama phenom from Motor City; Detroit, MI, has been playing Kendama for four and a half years and is now on Kendama USA’s Tribe Team! When
“Go to the Valley of Fire they said, the dessert is epic they said.. (plot twist) IT WAS!” The Craft Sandstorm and Graphite Kendamas were inspired by a trip to
Kendama USA is proud to release its newest addition to the Craft Colors line; The Black Belt, available now. The black belt encapsulates the best quality and playability perfected for
Kendama USA is proud to launch the first series of Kaizen Shifts and Kaizen Slims. The Shift and Slim shape have been extremely popular on our Craft Kendamas, and the
Twelve-year-old Phoenix Valero has always wanted to organize a Kendama jam in his hometown to bring dama players together. He’d been wanting to start one for a while but didn’t
Was there an earthquake in Tennessee this weekend? No. That was 150 + Kendama players popping off in Nashville for the 7th annual 2019 Battle at the Border! #BATB went
This month’s player is Lisa K all the way from New Zealand! We took some time to catch up with her and this is what she had to say: My
Here are 10 comments pulled from the Kendama edit as to why you should watch this edit right now! “Amazing honestly this inspires me to go outside and just jam”
Daunye Synigal, a 21-year-old Kendama whiz from Modesto, CA, has been playing Kendama for seven years and is now on Kendama USA’s Tribe Team! Daunye was introduced to Kendama in Vacaville by
We’re excited to announce the release of the new TJ Kolesnik pro model Kendama; Deep Sea! The inspiration for the pro model comes from the different shades of our blue
This month’s player is Danny R in Florida! We took a minute to chop it up with the @kendamagoat and this is what he had to say: Waddup it’s Danny
It’s been almost 3 years since Josh Kim picked up his first Kendama. Since then, Josh’s passion & determination to lace Kendama tricks has fast-tracked his skill progression and he
We had a blast hanging with the Kendama community at this year’s NAKO event; renamed from Minnesota Kendama Open (MKO). Repping KUSA were Bryan Scagline, Zach Magnuson, Nobu Nori, Rui
I’m in a van full of Kendama players blasting early 2000′s Emo Punk music as we all take turns to yank spike a mini Kendama on our road trip from
Battle at the Border 2020 was the best yet. The turnout, venue, and obviously Kendama made this weekend an absolute dream. My BATB weekend started off with a rainy car
On the last day of February 2020, Dama to the Death 3 went down in Orlando, Florida at Dead Lizard Brewing Company. Pros as well as many local Kendama players
Just looking at this kendama will get you excited to play it. The “just-right” bright yellow against those soft and bubbly blue waves will make this the only Kendama you’ll
Meet the racehorse named Kendama; a beautiful, three-year-old Colt from the prestigious Audley Farm. General Manager Turner Kobayashi, a Japanese-American, who’s been part of Audley Farm for over 20 years
Meet July Player of the Month Colin Hislop, from Sandpoint, Idaho. Slaying since the 8th grade, the first kendama he put his hands on was a friend’s. “I was instantly
Jay Lawrence is TRIBE Meet Jarvis a.k.a Jay, the newest member of the Tribe team! His quick wits and even faster hands will have yous guys blinking in disbelief. The ‘Scansin
Join us in celebrating the newest Kendama USA Pro; Zachary Magnuson! Zach’s dedication to the sport and community can be seen in his progression as both a player, a member
What’s good everyone! Jon here from Honed Media bringing you another kendama review. This time I want to especially thank Sharif from Kendama USA for allowing me to guest write for
We’ve teamed up with our friends in the Georgia Kendama Community (@gakendamaplayers) to bring you this special Peach-themed Kendama. The GA Kendama Club has been actively growing and supporting the Kendama
Logan Tosta is a Kendama USA Pro! Logan has been an inspiration since we met him back in 2013 during the KG Roots Tour in SF. It’s hard to believe
Take 20% OFF your order & also win the chance to win some freebies! Hurry limited stock & the sale ends this weekend! The discount applies sitewide, save on your
Take 25% OFF your order & pick a free gift! Hurry limited stock & the sale ends Wednesday! The discount works sitewide, excludes apparel & spectra crafts. Save on your
The Haley Bishoff Pro Model Kendama now features the Nova shape and is available in both silk or super stick paint options. The colorway and packaging around Haley’s new pro model mirrors
This year’s Catch & Flow Kendama Tournament was amazing, there were 58 players competing in 6 different groups battling it out for a 100,000 Yen grand prize, trophies, & more.
Tama only kendama options are back and better than ever! Now, every kaizen kendama style can be found as a tama only option. Starting at just $9.99 there is a
The 2022 Parks and Rec Tour is a collaboration tour between Kendama USA and Sol Kendamas. We’ll be visiting 5 National Parks together over the course of 2 weeks with a
