About a year ago, I started to really find a passion for climbing; rocks or mountains, climbing has become a huge priority in my life for many reasons. Six months ago, I decided how badly I wanted to climb a peak in Japan. Considering how much we, as kendama players, get the wonderful opportunity to travel […]
Haley Bishoff & Keith Matsumura Summit Mt. Fuji Read this post
\”This year’s trip to Japan was one for the books. Every time we trek on a new adventure, more and more memories are made. We made our way abroad with two new additions, Tribe Team members Wyatt Bray and Bryan Scagline. It was both their first time out of the country and a great time
Kendama World Cup 2015 – Mini Recap Read this post
Logan Tosta showed amazing potential to Dave Mateo when they had first met during the KG Roots tour of 2013. During the Tahoe stop, little Logan gave Dave and Tj a run for their skill during a few games of KEN. Logan, along with his family, has always been a supporter of Kendama USA and
Logan Tosta Joins Kendama USA's Tribe Team Read this post
Huge congratulations and respect go out to Wyatt Bray for winning the 2015 Kendama World Cup championship! Props to Keith Matsumura as well who also made it into the finals and finished in 22nd place. Big thanks to the entire Kendama USA crew and to GLOKEN for making this event possible. The turnout this year
2015 Kendama World Champion – Wyatt Bray Read this post
Enjoy an inside-look at the National Kendama Retreat weekend, held at camp Wasewagan in Angelus Oaks, CA. During the fun-filled weekend of contests, video-shoots, instruction, exploration, and team bonding… there was still time to get some extra trick footage with the Kendama USA crew as well as plenty of friends. See you all next year!
Behind the Scenes @ NKR 2015 Read this post
Salt Lake Sessions will be a monthly video showcasing how I incorporate Kendama into my everyday life. No matter where I go or what I do, I always have a kendama with me. This Month follow me as I do my morning routine of biking, climbing, and kendama at the park for our Tuesday meet
Salt Lake Sessions With Turner Thorne & Friends Read this post
No matter what language you speak we all say KENDAMA. Kendama has the power to bring people together from around the world. In September of 2014 Kendama players from around the world traveled to Tokyo for the Catch & Flow freestyle tournament. We shared tricks, stories, and words. Each time we go to Japan we
WORDS – a short film by Jake Wiens Read this post
The Kendama community is still strong and growing in the Sacramento area, Kids Ken did an amazing job putting together this event. We love to see the support of kendama events in every region, and sacramento has been one of the longest running kendama scenes. Dama on Sacramento! Keep up with the sac kendama scene
Kids Ken presents Spikeramento Read this post
Oh the feel good vibes of playing Kendama, listening to good tunes, and enjoying life. It feels great to release some new footage after months of running multiple events, traveling around the entire world and promoting/pushing Kendama to the limits. \’Tj Kolesnik Kendama Adventures\’ takes you inside a fun filled, uplifting ride through the eyes
Tj Kolesnik – Kendama Adventures Read this post
This past week TJ Kolesnik and Turner Thorne went on a 5 day Kendama tour all around North Carolina with Kitty Hawk Kites to teach and spread Kendama in a whole new area. The tour Kicked off in Corolla with a quick in shop demo, from there we moved on to Nags Head for Kids
East Coast – Beach Kendama Tour ft. Turner Thorne & TJ Kolesnik Recap Read this post
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Freestyle 15 Video Contest! We had a lot of submissions and it took the judges quite a while to go through them all and pick winners. Be sure to check out the winning submissions as well as honorable mentions below. Alex Smith Winner: Walter Cummings Got this
Freestyle 15 Winners Announced! Read this post
The first ever all girls kendama contest was held in Osaka city, Japan this past May. Over 30 female contestants came out to compete at Club Juice for the All Girls Dama Jam Festa. Having an event run by all girls was very moving for the female Kendama scene. Girls of all ages traveled out
All Girls Dama Jam Festa. Read this post
So you want to learn how to string or restring a Kendama huh? Well you\’ve come to the right place! We\’ve put together a step by step guide that will teach you how to do it properly as well as a few tips. Got a Classic, Kaizen or Traditional Kendama? This video is for you.
Learn How To String Any Kendama Read this post
\\ We\’ve touched down and are going to be visiting a few Kitty Hawk stores in the North Carolina area! We\’re going to be here all week and here are the dates and locations of where we are going to be. Tuesday 6/23: Corolla – Kitty Hawk – Monterey Plaza – 819 Ocean Trail, Corolla,
East Coast – Beach Kendama Tour ft. Turner Thorne & TJ Kolesnik Read this post
