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Portrait of a Kendama Sensei

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mBall
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Hey guys,

I had the opportunity to travel to Japan this summer and I met this man and decided that I would like to make a mini doc on him. I know many of you are not into or familiar with kendama, but my hope is that this video is also enjoyable for non-kendama players.

Please let me know what you guys think.

Thanks guys!

Matt
Sep 1 2013 2:44AM
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jfxphoto
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That was beautifully done Matt. It's a bummer NS wont recognize this much.

Haha I was waiting for him to bust out some mad stilt flips at the end.
Sep 2 2013 5:35PM
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JibbaTheHutt
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that was amazing, strong emotive piece of work! seems like really interesting subject and i think you captured that really well.

i am now following you on vimeo!
Sep 2 2013 5:43PM
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gravel
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Incredible work as always, Matt. Love the tone/atmosphere of the film.
Sep 2 2013 6:34PM
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special-J
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awesome! although I wish we got to see him play a little
Sep 2 2013 6:59PM
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juicedrummer11
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wow that was pretty inspiring. looks great!
Sep 2 2013 7:56PM
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mBall
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I did get some footage of him playing, but it was with different lighting and at a different location. I wanted to keep it all in one location with the same sort of light/feel.

He's pretty good though. Amazingly clean. Great form.
Sep 2 2013 10:11PM
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bo0b
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So sick man, held my interest throughout the entire thing and looked great.
Sep 2 2013 11:44PM
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mBall
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Thanks man! Appreciate it.
Sep 3 2013 1:14AM
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gravel
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ALSO, do you have plans for another short kendama film this year? Where We Are was incredible.
Sep 4 2013 8:31PM
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mBall
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Thanks Gavin! No, not for WKT this fall. I am working on a bit shorter non WKT kendama film that will be out later around November. Most of the WKT guys were very busy last summer and now we are away at college.

There are plans, however, for a higher production WKT movie in the extended future! (:
Sep 4 2013 8:51PM
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gravel
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At first I was like... damn... then I was like, mhhhmmmmmm yeah.
Sep 4 2013 9:24PM
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Iraq_Lobster
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where can I find this man
Sep 4 2013 10:51PM
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mBall
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If you ever go to Japan, you can arrange a kendama lesson with him (:
Sep 5 2013 1:55AM
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Stose
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Can you really? That would be so epic
Sep 8 2013 10:32PM
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foodisfun
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certainly enjoyable to watch even as a non-kendama player. nice work
Sep 9 2013 12:26AM
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