EVERYTHING A New Kendama Player Should Know

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[EzaVinylAddict]

Great vid. I'm 15 days in learning kendama and I'm an old fucker at 46 and loving it!! I sesh each day as much as I can and I'm glad I found your channel I've subbed

[gwynkoski]

Awesome vid! Im really glad you mentioned the sale kendama thing, that's a tip I have not seen anyone else bring up. I definitely bought my fair share of OG tributes and slick tamas!
Glad to see you posting again, here's to 2020 being a year of growth for the channel

[starheartjoy]

hell yeah. i love this. this video paid off for being the most scripted video of yours. i believe a lot of people will benefit from this, myself included. thanks!

[gellotion]

Beech is a hardwood.
It's a softer hardwood than maple, but it's still a hardwood.

Pine is an example of a softwood. You can press a dent into it with your fingernail.

In general, if the tree loses it's leaves in winter it's a hardwood. If it's evergreen and has needles instead of leaves it's a softwood. *In general*

[lexieve]

So I'm super new to Kendama. I literally just heard of it a few hours ago and bought one online cheap about an hour ago. I did a tiny bit of research on Google and YouTube and found your channel. I am very interested in this. Needless to say I dig your video. Right from the start I began learning with the pro-tip you gave first about putting glue to save the point. That is very helpful information I wouldn't have known otherwise. So thanks a bunch! I'm now very curious to check out other videos on your channel and hope to learn thing or two that might really be useful!

Thanks again for this video!

[peacy]

Tip: if you've got a super rough/snaggy part of your kendama that the string always catches, sand it down first with rougher sandpaper, and then finer sandpaper to smoothen it out.

I've done with with chipped cups as well, so it's super smooth where it's chipped, just a little flatter.

[mexxxyboy]

Tipp: When you try out new tricks such as juggling (or when you let go of ken and dama at the same time).
do not practice the tricks over asphalt or stone, if it falls it can damage the wood (cup and spike of your kendama).

better practice this trick over grass or indoors over a carpet.

[jaret]

Great video man ! Nailed a ton of key points for sure. I do have one other tip that was a huge factor in my overall progression etc. And that would be to film yourself ! Of course it doesn't have to be all the time, you don't even have to post your clips if you don't want.. I didn't for a long time. Anywho I feel like filming allows you to really push yourself to get better. You can track your overall progression and you have something that motivates you to really grind for that certain trick.. Keep the content coming man love your stuff ! 8)

[MMDAMV]

I keep coming back to this video! Extremely useful in my first week of play!

[lelasekk]

the guy who bended his knees while drinking water maked me laught so hard

[chaseday]

My homeboy got me into kendama here in Omaha, Nebraska. I’m pumped to get more involved into this community

[sinisr]

thankful for this vid dog, just got back into ken from 5 years ago lol, crazy how a 20 dollar kendama now is way better then any ken i had 5 yrs ago lol.

[dariusxxo]

haha i’m watching in july, kendama used to be popular where i’m at in 6th and 7th grade and now i’m a junior picking it back up again

[TimTimmeeeeeeeh]

Thanks for the video mate! Yesterday I got my first Kendama (you were right about juli!), a Krom Pop (luckily one with rubber paint and bigger cups). Now im gonna glue my spike! (No pun intended)
Also thank you for mentioning that sticking the tama on the spike is difficult at first - gave me confidence that I am able to master it one day!

[ironkrios]

These tips were great! I'm just getting into kendama so I appreciate this video!

[kusari]

thanks for the vid! stopped playing around 5 years ago but getting back into it now and my life has been so much happier :)

[codyfunk]

Fire, glad to see you back making videos

[lilgunson]

Awesome video! Really helped out with the info. I just got my kendama in the mail yesterday from Kendama USA, it's an Ozora kendama with a red ball and I believe it's made with beech wood. The website never specified about what type of wood it was made from

[TheChadCovington]

Love this so much! The tip on using maple is so true, and I especially loved the clip of Ben when expressing the importance of bending your knees :'D

[Enn-]

Something that's done in woodworking and pottery to smooth and harden a surface is called burnishing. If you want to harden the tip of your spike, rub it on a smooth, hard surface, like metal. Press it into the back of your combination lock, and rub it around. You'll find that burnishing compresses the wood, smoothing the surface, and making it more resistant to damage.