We visited the new Design 39 Campus in San Diego and we had a blast! TJ inspired the intense crowd and awed the teachers and parents. We had a great response from the school and we hope to be invited to work with the school again in the future. The folks behind Design 39 much […]
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We’ve got three new Pill Kendamas available from Terra in bamboo, padauk, and wenge. These new additions to their “exotic” line of pills is not only beautiful but was hand selected for their playability and durability. Pick yours up at Kendama USA! The Pill Kendama is a skill toy and the brainchild of former Kendama
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Kendama was featured today on CBS News 8; “Kendama Craze Sweeping the Country”. Thanks to CBS & Jeff Zevely for the story. You can check out the full story here or watch the video below.
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This great tutorial will teach you and your friends how to string a Tribute Kendama. Unlike older traditional style Kendamas, this contemporary style simplifies the re-stringing process. The Tribute can be re-strung between right and left handed play simply and easily without taking the handle apart. The cup piece will never fall off like other
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These fun and in depth tutorials will teach you and your friends how to string and re-string any Kendama. Being able to string and re-string a Kendama is an essential skill to have as a Kendama player. So be sure and check out the videos below and you too can be a pro at stringing
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Thank you all for participating in our Stack2Win Contest! We truly had some really creative submissions and we hope to see more when we do this again! Here are your winners! 1st Place: Ryan Plourd 2nd Place: Dwight Daly Jr. 3rd Place: Raven Thomas Honorable Mention: Camille Cruz Be sure to check out all the
STACK 2 WIN Contest Recap Read this post
The first ever Sakura Classic was a blast! We had a great turnout and it was a great seeing so many people enjoying and supporting what we love so much; Kendama. Our booth was full each day of the NCCBF and we couldn’t have asked for a better turn out. Thanks to the Consulate General
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We’ve partnered with the Consulate General of Japan to present the first ever Kendama Championship – dubbed the “Sakura Classic” at this years Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival! Taking place April 11th & 12th, we’ve got lots of activities like workshops, minigames, autograph signings & more b/w 11AM & 6PM. If you are interested in
Kendama USA Presents the 2015 Sakura Classic Read this post
Thank you to all who participated in the video contest. You can check out the entry videos as well as the winning video below. Congratulations to Frankie D. Silva on winning the Kendama USA sponsored ticket to NKR 2015.
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Tj Kolesnik traveled to Japan for the Tokyo Gift show with KIT Corporation in February. Flying solo this time, he had the opportunity of meeting up with Thorkild May for the entire week. They spent 3 days at the Tokyo Gift show playing and demonstrating Kendama, and a day appearance at Sports Authority to demonstrate
Tokyo Gift Show – Tj Kolesnik – Japan 2015 Read this post
Jake WIens, TJ Kolesnik, and Kenyatta WIlliams take a trip to Las Vegas and have a sunset session with Dave Mateo. Kenyatta Williams Tj Kolesnik Dave Mateo Jake Wiens
Las Vegas Desert Kendama Sessions Read this post
Kendama USA was featured today on an ABC segment highlighting this year’s must-haves for Spring Break. Check out Angelo Villegas killing it on set with the ABC crew!
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Dave Mateo is hosting a series of competitions allowing the winner of each city to get a full ride the the National Kendama Retreat this upcoming april! Here is the group photo of the San Diego competition! Congratulations to Matthew Rigato for taking home the win! Make sure you dont miss out on the next
Road to NKR San Diego. Read this post
After a canceled flight that left me stranded for 14 hours at NYC LaGuardia airport I decided to make the best of my situation and landed 1 trick every hour until the next morning. I have been long overdue for an edit and I am happy to be getting this one out. I had a
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