Zach Yourd Edit 6
Stoked to see Yourd put out a new edit. Loving that double tap stuff and that weird double tre flip weirdness. Also stoked to see an edit that isn’t just all dama. Didn’t know Yourd could shred that hard on a snowboard did ya?
A Message from Kazuma Iwata
There’s something I would like to tell you.
I, Kazuma Iwata, had once manufactured Mugen kendamas.
I started producing them when I was 19, a university student. Having improved and developed the products for all of the Japanese kendama players, and their smiles and praise were my pride and joy.
But suddenly I stopped kendama making about five years ago, and closed my mind to them.
After that, those kendamas, I had produced, crossed the sea and got an excellent reputation.
Mugens became premier products among kendama players at abroad, once it was sold at auction for $600, though the original price was 1,680JPY (approx $20.00USD).
Now, I have announced my return!!
I hadn’t been able to bring myself to make kendamas again before, but thanks to Tamotsu Kubota, chairperson of GLOKEN, and a lot of warm and kind messages from all over the world cheered me up, finally I was able to make up my mind.
I would like to thank you all most sincerely.
This time it is my turn to exceed your expectations.
I’m trying to create the world’s finest kendamas so that they will bring great joy to you.
Thank you for your support!!
I found this on his fb page. Can you say AMAZING!!! Trying to exceed his expectations. Are you kidding me? Stoke levels are insane right now.
Cal States Yo Yo Competition
So Jake, Mash, Swiss Chocolate and I went out to the Cal State Yo Yo competition this weekend in Sac. I’d never been to one before so it was a new thing for me. It was awesome to meet all these amazing players and get a glimpse into a world very similar to kendama. Stoked to have these two scenes finally meeting up. Thanks for masterminding this thing Thatchmaster! and getting damas into the hands of some very influential yo yo players. I now have another thing to obsess over, like I don’t have enough already! Check out a few players from a really awesome company Caribou Lodge.
Kendama Candy Dispensers
These things are awesome, they are almost like kendama pez dispensers. I wish they sold these at my local corner store.
Daniela von Rohr - Edit 5
Women and kendama, sounds like a good combo to me. Check out Daniela’s edit number 5. She is clearly one of the best females out there. Both of us just won mugens in the Gloken contest as well! So congrats again Daniela and thanks again for doing the trade!
Kendama Plushy
Found this sweet kendama pillow in the depths of the interweb. Wouldn’t mind have a few of these on my bed.
Crazy Spinning Kendama
Definitily the first dude I’ve ever seen doing this. Looks pretty insane, I wonder if you could do a lighthouse flip like that.
Kendama Comic
I found this awesome kendama comic strip online. I put together 4 different ones on this one page. I wish I knew what it was saying but you can pretty much get the gist of it. I love all the crazy expressions that all the pieces are making.
Kendama Production
Ever wonder how a kendama is actually made? I found all these pics online and made them into one big photo to make it easier to understand. Pretty cool to see it layed out like this.
Ken Tsuna Update
We have been working hard to get more Ken Tsunas out to you. Before we did everything by hand and then had the logos lasered on. The place where we did the lasering is no longer available. So we ordered a custom stamp so we can apply the logos by hand. Now the ken tsunas will be 100% made by hand even down to the logo! We have about 50 made right now and are just waiting on the stamp. We should be getting that in 1-2 weeks, then we will stamp them and put them online. So be patient they are coming!!! Also we are working on getting a patent so that is also very exciting.
