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Some spinning videos of kendamas handpainted by Larry Chen (illusion kendama). Each piece is inspired by glass art and one-of-a-kind. Through kendama art I hope to achieve more awareness for kendama and glass art Illusion Kendama is doing it's first drop tomorrow, Jan 29 at 4PM PST. Music by Dillan Johnson ww.instagram.com/illusion.kendama www.illusionkendama.bigcartel.com

Prelims Start 7/21 around 8:00 PM Pacific Standard TIme (11:00 PM EST) Check your timing at this awesome website! (or just let us notify you) Gloken presents - KWC Livestream on Downspike! Follow the prelims beginning Friday evening in America, and then the finals on Saturday evening. Pop it on your laptop or chromecast or even your phone, and try to jam along! Feel free to discuss in the comments below :) Pay attention to the prelims finalist board, at the end of Day 1. It will play in reverse order (last to first), so if your player is in the top three, we're looking at Round 4, for instance, and vice versa. But, if you know kendama well, then you know that anything can happen, and that any player in the finals can make a surprise run, so just watch it all. Read more at https://www.downspike.com/threads/kwc-livestream-tutorial.2482/#J2vGDFqwtlzLXhOu.99 Who are you rooting for? Let us know in the comments!

Pretty sure this is the most I've crammed into one video! If you want all the links and stuff go over to the video on YouTube and check the description. I apologize if I missed anything (like Analog :()

Months in the making. Kenyatta Williams and Dave Mateo take you on another journey. With style and originality for miles enjoy the creative process that Dave and Kenyatta share. From the mountain to the streets you can play Kendama anywhere. Its up to you on how you portray it. Big ups to these two for innovation.

Looking for new Kendama tricks? Look no further, NGK has been cooking up this batch of new/modded Kendama tricks for several months now, and are extremely stoked to release them to you. Tell us below what your fave tricks were, thx for watching, peace.

After 10 years of Kendama, our very own pro Christian Fraser is now a legend! To celebrate we've created an entirely new kendama! - The shape is slightly lar...

This is a bit of a joke if you couldn't tell. Follow me on IG @cutthenoise if you aren't already. Thinking about doing more random stuff like this over there.

RESIDENT ADVISOR was Colin Sander's comedy directorial debut back in 2013. After their overenthusiastic RA is imprisoned in Mexico, a group of college freshmen are plunged into their first semester under a renegade Resident Advisor, Dean "The Dean" Slater. The boys battle viral video stigma, psychotic girlfriends, and hangovers on their way to creating a more analogue college experience. If you haven't seen it, please check it out! (and don't pirate! this is our job!) Watch on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/dean-slater-resident-advisor/id667994394 Watch on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dean-Slater-Resident-Mitchell-Jarvis/dp/B00E716PBQ Watch on Vudu: http://www.vudu.com/movies/#!content/460593/Dean-Slater-R Watch on XBOX: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Movie/Dean-Slater-Resident-Advisor/89e43d51-56f1-412c-940f-9935ec00ab56 Watch on Playstation: https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/cid=UV0054-NPVA75642_CN-0000000000195133 Trailer: [MEDIA] "Fun, bold... revels in its absurdity from start to finish" -Jared Mobarak, The Film Stage "Colin Sander has produced a film that points out just how much we "all" rely on the internet and our many app-run devices. Laden with sexy girls and an amusing story, this film had me enjoying it from start to finish" -Nav Qateel, INFLUX magazine

Cooper Eddy has been a pro for SWEETS kendamas since 2015. Known for creative tricks and signature style, he also has a knack for edits. In honor of his 2017 pro video, DS sat down with Cooper to pick his brain. DS I want to skip all the basic questions, and just get right into talking about filmmaking. But first, how did you link up with Sweets? Cooper Eddy I linked up with Sweets Kendamas back in 2013 when I entered their first video sponsorship contest. Norx won the contest, but I was put onto the CKG (cross kens gang) which later turned into the homegrown team once the Homegrown was created. I grinded on the team for two years making videos, throwing events and being proactive in the community and eventually was promoted to the Pro Team! DS And that ultimately led to you Producing "The Sweets Life" and most of what you see from Sweets since then...Right? Cooper Eddy Yeah i have been making a majority of Sweets content since ive been pro but we have so many different people on the team that produce their own videos and keep our youtube up to date! DS So I want to talk about the 2017 pro edits. They are so well done, and each one so far has had its own unique feel. What do you look for to make an edit "personal"? Cooper Eddy In order to make an edit "personal" you can do so many things. The reason why the 2017 Pro vids are so personal and informative is because i interviewed each pro and used their quotes over the footage. This is super common in the film industry but storytelling like this is rarely used in kendama videos. I knew that the community would appreciate an in-depth documentary style series of videos. Visiting each pro where theyre from really helped me catch their vibe and translate that somehow into video. Their quotes together formed a story, which is really pleasing for the audience. Also, the music is a major major factor which i can go into foreverrrrr, but then just add some nasty bangers, b-role, and close-ups and your'e good! DS Storytelling is something that is so often overlooked. I think you have a knack for it. [Specifically I thought it was great allegory to show the fountain "pissing" after Norx talking about how much red bull he drank] Do you have any formal training in filmmaking? Cooper Eddy Yeah bro drinks way too much redbull! Im glad you picked that up But I don't have any sort training in filmmaking at all. I started making videos before i started playing kendama. I would just make dumb little videos with my friends and play around with special effects and stuff, but kendama is really what sparked my interest. The whole time I was getting good at filmmaking i was editing only kendama edits, I didnt make a different type of video till the past couple years or so. I would just go on youtube and look up tutorials for anything I wanted to pull off in videos. I started with Windows Movie Maker which is what i used for most of my early edits, then moved onto Sony Vegas which is a slight upgrade. Then I got into Final Cut pro, exhausted that software for eveything i could, and now i use Adobe Premiere Pro which does almost everything i need. So i really worked with what i had! I started with kendama edits using a digital camera and movie maker, and now I make videos for my job! DS Anyone who wants to tell a story can do so now. There's really no excuse when you have an amazing camera in your pocket (in the form of a cell phone. What do you think kendama needs right now? Cooper Eddy Exactly. Its less about the camera and more about what the camera is filming. Content is key. I have so many videos with barely any views and thats because there's no point to them, the content is meaningless. I think kendama needs more viral videos. The most nasty banger ever could go viral to an extent, reaching people in the kendama world and maybe a little outside of that, but there needs to be more videos that show kendama in a light that the majority of the world will enjoy. Thats the only way I think kendama will go to the next level of popularity. Thats another reason why I made the pro videos the way i did. I wanted people to enjoy it who normally wouldn't, and show kendama in a different/more inspirational light. DS agreed. Downspike is trying to foster that. Cooper Eddy Yeah DS is definitely moving kendama in that that direction! DS Ok lastly, Sweets hooked us up with your pro mod, and We want to open it up to anyone who read this and watched your edit. So, take it away... Cooper Eddy Thanks for having me! Shoutout to everyone who has copped a Coop Mod. You are directly supporting me when you do that and I appreciate it so much. And shoutout Youtube for teaching me everything I know. I want to give away this Coop Mod to the person who can think of the coolest video concept, and posts it in the comments (for example: a black/white theme or a hanging upside-down Prime unboxing or something crazy like that). Im going to pick my favorite who will win the Coop Mod, and us at Sweets might make your video concept a reality!

From @Jake Wiens: "Grain Theory is very proud to present 2 new shapes and 2 new pros. Ben Herald and Kristian Aynedter are professional kendama players. In April 2017 the GT crew took a trip to Chattanooga Tennessee to begin the creation of 2 new shapes born from the brains of Ben and Kristian. Enjoy the process."

I decided to put together another edit. This marks my 1 year of Kendama :) Slap that Like and Follow button for more content in the future. Enjoy these clips and tricks /// Instagram: Sigvard_Slayer

Threw this one together really quick today. Obnoxious, I know. :) Hope you enjoyed it anyway. What better way to get honed that do a little practice on the JKA kendamas? Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, etc.

A classic video of some OG kendama play. Theese guys were so far ahead back then.

Max and Cooper join up with Matt Sweets, Alex (Sweets' wife), Uptown Joe, and Parker Johnson for an 888 mile road trip from Minneapolis to Nashville! Were headed to the Battle at the Border 2017, a kendama competition put on by Sol Kendamas. Nonsense ensues.... Enjoy. Music HERE! https://soundcloud.com/cooper-eddy/sets/episode follow Cooper Eddy https://www.instagram.com/cooper_eddy/ follow Max Norcross https://www.instagram.com/mvx_norcross/ follow Sweets Kendamas https://www.instagram.com/sweetskendamas/ Buy the kendamas you see in the video here! http://sweetskendamas.com/

This one came out super late, sorry folks! Hope you enjoy this episode! Major thanks to: The kind folks at Cereal Kendama @Max "Norx" Norcross for the sweet NorxMod Krom Kendama for the SKAA and ProDawg @Cheech_Sander for the amazing care package @Chad Covington and Sol Kendamas for the Bastille