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 Sora, Josh Kim, Daunyé Synigal, Dylan Westmoreland, Oliver Malby, Haley Bishoff, Wyatt Bray, Logan Tosta and Alex Smith. Great job to all those that competed, […]
[2019] North American Kendama Open (NAKO) Recap! Read this post
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 he isn’t playing Kendama he’s either out shooting pics or making videos about Kendama! In his 2nd year of college at MCC, Zach claims to love
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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 and the players were out in full force. This Sakura Classic had the most pros yet, 28 Sponsored players came out to join the 100+
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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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This year’s COTK Halloween Battle; Stumptown 4, showed that the Pacific Northwest Kendama scene is alive and well. The hype factor of the legend himself, Tamotsu Kubota brought even more people to this year\’s’ event, making it COTK’s biggest yet! Sol Kendamas Pro Kevin Desoto also made his way up to Portland to compete and
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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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Van Jam 3 has come and gone. For the 3rd year in a row, the lovely folks at Terra Kendama put on an amazing event with some amazing players that came in from all around the world. This year, I had the opportunity to fly out to visit the Terra Kendama shop and meet the
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Bookmark this page! This will be your one stop shop for all of this year’s tricks for the upcoming Kendama World Cup in July. We’ve got the entire trick list in one easy to use playlist as well as a link to the entry form and rules. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6K_qxv1NMKJxk-XCsALDVjHMtOdiqdLx How to Enter the KWC2016: It’s easy,
Kendama World Cup 2016 – Official Trick List Read this post
World Champion, Wyatt Bray had a chance to film with Jake Wiens in Oakland CA for his new video part with Kendama USA. “Over 3 Days we explored Oakland and laid down some of the crazies tricks for the camera. It was amazing to have the time to properly document Wyatt. He has such crazy
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Come Jam with us at this year’s Play Fair in New York City! The event is being held at the Javitz Center on February 13th & 14th. Most of the Kendama USA crew will be there so come out, hang, and meet your favorite Pro! Here is the schedule and who will be at our
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dave-kwc Over the past two weeks we’ve shared what each Kendama USA team member used in the KWC qualifiers and finals. We wanted to recap it all into one area and offer a limited 15% discount on these items with code: KUSAWorldCup15 1. Zack Yourd – Zebrano Ken x Tribute Half Split Red/White Tama Recipe:
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Kendama World Champion Wyatt Bray describes what Kendama means to him and moments leading up to the announcement crowning him as Champion.
Interview with the Kendama World Champion – Wyatt Bray Read this post
KendamaUSA, Grain Theory, and Children of the Ken combined forces to drop in for a trick stomping session in Portland Oregon with Nic Stodd, Wyatt Bray, Haley Bishoff, and Keith Matsumura. Enjoy! C
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“This project highlights each of Kendama USA\’s players and the specific kendama set ups they chose to use for the KWC while also adding my own style into the mix. Every photo was taken with instant-print cameras (Polaroid OneStep SX-70 and Fujifilm Instax 210) and every word written by hand. I like taking the foreign route in todays technology era
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