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 three years. The main reason that I love playing Kendama is mainly all of the amazing people I get to meet and talk to. There’s […]
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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 have been a Kendama USA Club, Clan Kendamas has made 16 Youtube videos including five full-length Kendama edits, and have become very active on Instagram.
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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 known for her Strawberry mark when signing damas! Listen & enjoy this mellow & humorous interview with the one and only, Miya Song. Special thanks: Molly
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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 with Andrew and had interviewed him during an event we held in their area; check out what he had to say! Q: When did you
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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 the annual Sakura Classic contest held in Japantown, SF, his pro model design and more! Head to shop.kendamausa.com/ and use the code: CLICKCLACK to get
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San Francisco’s Chronicle covered the Cherry Blossom Festival and although it rained it didn’t deter anyone from enjoying the festival. Tony Bravo, SFGate & Chronicle contributor, ran into Jake during the festival and had this to say… Away from the food bazaar, the Japanese skill game Kendama, in which a player juggles a ball on
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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 the Kendama community on their show as well as frequent giveaways. In season 1, you’ll hear from Joshua Flow Grove, Matt Rice, and Jake Wiens.
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Jake Wiens was recently featured on NBC’s Asian Pacific America w/ Robert Handa. Jake talks about the art of Kendama & the upcoming Sakura Classic competition.
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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.In vol. 2 Alex interviews Philip Eldridge, Rodney Ansell, and Craig Langkass. The conversation ranges from life in Denmark to Terra\’s new retail shop in Vancouver.
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DamaVibes 2.0 Warshaw In mid October I went to the event hosted by Kuba Mikolay Frydrychewicz In Warshaw, Poland. I was amazed at the way he hosted the event and his overall perception on life as well as Kendama. I was very inspired to have a sit down interview to understand him and get to
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Tribe member Derek Astin recently had a column written about him and his Kendama skills in a local Utah magazine called “Draper Lifestyle.” Kendama used: Wyatt Bray Champ Mod Link to Dereks Article (Page 12) Special thanks to Draper Lifestyle and columnist Kelly Erickson for writing such an amazing article about Derek.
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With the launch of Crafts we wanted to shine some light on some really crafty like hobbies like our favorite toy.
Community Spotlight – Kim Sturdavant Social Kitchen and Brewery Read this post
