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Any1 Kendama??

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TehPhizZz
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Does anyone here Kendama? or even know what it is? lol
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Oct 27 2010 2:16AM
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J.M
Posts: 2854 - Karma: 254
finally got my kendama bump!
Oct 11 2011 5:51PM
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MothaHucker
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anyone else dama'ing without a string right now cuz it broke?
Oct 11 2011 10:09PM
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vordulmega
Posts: 513 - Karma: 47
I just got mine, man it is fucking hard. I have no idea where to start with it
Oct 11 2011 10:10PM
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jfxphoto
Posts: 2038 - Karma: 2,346
I play without a string every once in awhile. Doing huge jumping sticks are sooo fun!
Oct 11 2011 10:10PM
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jfxphoto
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I play without a string every once in awhile. Doing huge jumping sticks are sooo fun!
Oct 11 2011 10:10PM
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[creative]
Posts: 539 - Karma: 128
got one about a week ago and have been going hard ever sence!! i cant put it down!!
Oct 11 2011 10:13PM
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jfxphoto
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Remember to use your knees! This can sound weird at first but it keeps the ball from moving around making it easier to spike/catch. There are a lot of beginner tutorials to check out!



Also check out http://kendama.tlmb.net/tricks.html

^ a list of tricks and rankings
Oct 11 2011 10:17PM
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kstanz
Posts: 3058 - Karma: 477
have $1.73 left in my paypal, any chance i can get one? (i know long shot haha)
Oct 11 2011 10:17PM
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rareison
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Nope haha, need at least $25.
Oct 11 2011 10:22PM
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J.M
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for an official one. you could get a knockoff for cheaper, but i wouldnt recommend it.  Just save up a wee bit haha. the official ones will have the seal/sticker on the bottom of the handle.
Oct 11 2011 10:28PM
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B-runge
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what a ridiculous fucking question to ask on newschoolers
Oct 11 2011 10:29PM
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mBall
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Yo man! Glad you hopped on the dama train! Just try going from cup to cup. Then try spiking (bring the ball straight up and let it fall onto the spike of the handle aka the ken)
Then you can try holding onto the ball and getting the ken into the whole, that is called an airplane!
Oct 11 2011 10:47PM
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vordulmega
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Alright man I will try, and yeah im glad too. I thought it was just a fad and maybe it is but i personally think there sick
Oct 11 2011 11:08PM
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MothaHucker
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try some jibs and 3's and 5's and stuff. skiing and dama aren't too far apart...
Oct 11 2011 11:35PM
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J.M
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Nice man! how long did it take you? ive had mine so far for one night and feel comfortable with cup transfers. only spiked twice though...
Oct 11 2011 11:55PM
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mBall
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Nice Dude! That's good! The 360 ball flip is called an "earth turn" The next thing to do is start working on some balancing tricks! Try a lighthouse: bring the ken straight up and balance it on top of the ball! Yeah it will seem hard, but make it land as smoothly as possible and continually follow it until it stops moving!

You can also try a "bird": bring the ball up to the ken (like you would a spike) but rest it on the top of the big cup while resting up against the side of the spike!
Oct 12 2011 12:00AM
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MOGULS...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvLaFu2nM6c

not sure if that's gonna work, but yeah... ma boy Zack still droppin bangers
Oct 12 2011 12:04AM
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mBall
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Hah, were you the one a year or two ago who leaked that KendamaUSA was making promodels?
Oct 12 2011 12:06AM
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B.Fantana
Posts: 487 - Karma: 86
just bought one because of this thread. cant wait.
Oct 12 2011 12:36AM
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rareison
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Fuck. I've had mine for over week and all I can do is cup transfers.
Oct 12 2011 12:49AM
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Janky
Posts: 1323 - Karma: -100
yo this is a fun bored/college dorm thing go have,
can someone point me where to get a quality kendama? maybe the official one?
Oct 12 2011 12:54AM
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mBall
Posts: 1690 - Karma: 2,827
Any kind of oozora man! There are a few other colors too!


Oct 12 2011 12:58AM
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Janky
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thanks man.

Oct 12 2011 1:00AM
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MOGULS...
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... possibly
Oct 12 2011 1:06AM
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KendamaCo
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Wenatchee kendama team is dope man!!! Love what you guys are doing for the sport. Also to all the previous posts about people learning tricks and progressing, the key is just to be patient. Many people get too frustrated with it and just quit, you gotta just think of it as a fun game and you'll have a blast progressing and getting better
Oct 12 2011 2:53AM
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J.M
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lol, so its now been two days, and i got down all around the world and can spike no problem. i have done about 5 airplanes :D

Oct 13 2011 6:21PM
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rareison
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Whats an airplane?
Oct 15 2011 12:38PM
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J.M
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you gotta hold the ball and swing the ken up and spike it.  I also have done 8 or so earth spins. those are my favorite so far.
Oct 15 2011 12:41PM
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KendamaCo
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There are not any websites just with all of the tricks to my knowledge, but my best advice would be to watch Kendama Joe's trick tips on youtube and also just start watching kids "Edit 1" and see what tricks they do and try learning from there!
Oct 16 2011 4:31AM
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jfxphoto
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http://kendama.tlmb.net/tricks.html I think I posted this earlier but it has gif's for all the tricks. Also check out the iKendama app for your iPhone or iPod touch.
Oct 16 2011 1:04PM
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J.M
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very helpful thanks a lot!
Oct 16 2011 1:09PM
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Alex.B
Posts: 302 - Karma: 337
i bring mine to school most days and kids are always like "pshh that's easy" then they proceed not be able to catch it at all.
Oct 16 2011 3:24PM
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J.M
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this but they dont say its easy. they say its hard and then try it and cant do it.
Oct 16 2011 3:30PM
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KendamaCo
Posts: 125 - Karma: 16
....and then become addicted.
Oct 17 2011 4:11AM
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mBall
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Exactly, most of the time you just have to let the kendama do the speaking for itself.
Oct 17 2011 5:14PM
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mBall
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Yo guys! Thought I would let you know that WKT's movie finally came out! If you have a bit of time, check it out!


Oct 23 2011 11:06PM
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J.M
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^quality bump
Oct 23 2011 11:25PM
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