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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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 Parker Giovannetti – Intermediate Points Ladder Champion Hartej Singh – Pro Open Division Champion Logan Tosta – 7 to Spike Freestyle Champion
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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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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 straight forward but, if you practice landing in base cup, you’ll find cupping, in general, to be a lot easier. In Vol. 2 of Back
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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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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 or juggles. While there may be no right or wrong way to learn Kendama, you may progress a lot faster if you don\’t rush things
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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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The Sakura Classic is going down during the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco on April 8th & 9th from 11AM – 7PM. Its Totally FREE including Pro Workshops, mini-games, prizes, and more! The Sakura Classic is made possible by the Consulate General of Japan San Francisco, Kendama USA, The Kengarden, the KG
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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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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 was one of the biggest & most international turnouts of SpikeDama so far. Check out this new edit from Joris’ point of view on how it
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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 a significant impact across the Kendama community. His disruptive style and mind-blowing trick combinations have influenced freestyle play by not only raising the bar but
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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 practicing Kendama, reading and playing Ice Hockey for the Anaheim Lady Ducks 14AAA team as the goalie. Emily was asked to be on Tribe after
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Battle at the Border 2017 was an awesome event hosted by Chad Covington of Sol Kendamas. This year\’s turnout exceeded expectations, with almost 100 Kendama players in attendance. BATB17 was held in the historic Foundry building near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The weather was pretty crazy in the southeastern U.S with snow and freezing rain but
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Theres this guy named Bryan Scagline who plays this toy called Kendama…And you should watch it
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