# Kendama **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/kendama/21.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Thinking of Buying a Kendama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thinking-of-buying-a-kendama/81174)
**Author:** [@JDSuperhero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JDSuperhero)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thinking-of-buying-a-kendama/81174 "2016-08-09T03:36:01Z")
About three months ago I got into the yoyo scene and I’ve really been loving it. It got me thinking about what other skill toys I’ve been missing out on. The kendama seems like a cool and different toy to work into my ro… --- ## [Is it just me](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-just-me/81384)
**Author:** [@Yshu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yshu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-just-me/81384 "2016-07-31T21:22:10Z")
Is it just me,or…kendama limits imagination? --- ## [Dragon Shin Fuji](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dragon-shin-fuji/80974)
**Author:** [@beherenow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beherenow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dragon-shin-fuji/80974 "2016-07-10T23:57:20Z")
Got a black Shin Fuji. Didn’t like the paint job not to mention it was super slick. So I figured I would try to paint my own tama. Sanded it down to mostly bare wood and almost left it that way as it looked weathered … --- ## [Are Mugen Musou still handmade by one person?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-mugen-musou-still-handmade-by-one-person/80617)
**Author:** [@beherenow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beherenow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-mugen-musou-still-handmade-by-one-person/80617 "2016-07-01T19:17:35Z")
Just wondering if anyone here knew? Asked directly but no reply. --- ## [Paracord Kendama Holster](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paracord-kendama-holster/80676)
**Author:** [@thedash](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thedash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paracord-kendama-holster/80676 "2016-06-04T22:22:27Z")
Hello all, Just the other day, I was at Walmart and thought to myself, “You know, I could really use a good yoyo holster.” So, knowing that one could be made of paracord, I decided to pick some up thinking “How hard cou… --- ## [My Homegrown Doesn't Want to be Taken Apart . . .](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-homegrown-doesnt-want-to-be-taken-apart/80437)
**Author:** [@thedash](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thedash)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-homegrown-doesnt-want-to-be-taken-apart/80437 "2016-05-20T02:09:58Z")
I recently purchased a Purple Heart Cushion Homegrown Kendama from Sweets and I just can’t put it down! It is so balanced, durable, and consistent it boggles my mind. The only thing lacking is the string. I have a pack o… --- ## [Some custom Capsule/Pill type Kendama's.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some-custom-capsule-pill-type-kendamas/61934)
**Author:** [@beherenow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beherenow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some-custom-capsule-pill-type-kendamas/61934 "2016-04-21T01:56:30Z")
Here’s some Capsule/Pill type Kendama’s I made on the lathe. Spectra Ply wood in different colors with acrylic spikes in glitter swirls and ‘illusion’ sealed with Armor Seal. The darker one has a real buffalo horn stri… --- ## [What jammer did you get in the mail today?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-jammer-did-you-get-in-the-mail-today/79268)
**Author:** [@Heero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Heero)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-jammer-did-you-get-in-the-mail-today/79268 "2016-04-09T14:34:04Z")
Haven’t seen this anywhere and I never know where to share when I get a new jammer in the mail(even though I only have 3), so here’s the official jammers mail day thread! Share what you’re waiting for or what has stumble… --- ## [Brand new to kendama!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-to-kendama/79637)
**Author:** [@Mofoya](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mofoya)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-to-kendama/79637 "2016-03-15T07:18:33Z")
I’ve been obsessed with throwing yoyos and cube solving for a long time and I’ve only briefly thought about kendamas. I noticed that a local store started selling the Duncan komodo, so… On a whim I picked one up! It’s f… --- ## [Kendama vocabulary](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kendama-vocabulary/63793)
**Author:** [@AGyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AGyoyo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kendama-vocabulary/63793 "2016-03-15T01:37:01Z")
HI, I wanted to give some kendama vocabulary so… Section 1(intro) To play with a kendama, one holds the toy, and pulls the ball upward so that it may either be caught in one of the cups or land with the hole on the sp… --- ## [Kendama Sighting!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kendama-sighting/79158)
**Author:** [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kendama-sighting/79158 "2016-02-09T20:40:45Z")
My favorite guys outside of yoyoing, Dude Perfect, made this video. At 5:14, KENDAMA SIGHTING! --- ## [Mugen x Grip x Ozora](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mugen-x-grip-x-ozora/79099)
**Author:** [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mugen-x-grip-x-ozora/79099 "2016-02-01T19:35:09Z")
--- ## [RWB x Sweets Purple Dino Egg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rwb-x-sweets-purple-dino-egg/78967)
**Author:** [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rwb-x-sweets-purple-dino-egg/78967 "2016-01-31T00:47:06Z")
--- ## [Usually yoyo but injury has forced Kendama Time!!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/usually-yoyo-but-injury-has-forced-kendama-time/79046)
**Author:** [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/usually-yoyo-but-injury-has-forced-kendama-time/79046 "2016-01-30T18:00:49Z")
It seems that yoyo is my main squeeze but last week when weather went nuts here in the midwest, i slipped and fell on the ice. I thought it was just wet and was in for a rude awakening on my way down. I only hurt one sin… --- ## [Mugen Monday.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mugen-monday/79001)
**Author:** [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mugen-monday/79001 "2016-01-25T21:38:27Z")
--- ## [My new journey into the world of kendama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-new-journey-into-the-world-of-kendama/78018)
**Author:** [@Heero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Heero)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-new-journey-into-the-world-of-kendama/78018 "2016-01-14T18:57:52Z")
So I’ve decided to get into kendama. I have tried a friends dama a few times for a minute here or there but basically was just big cup little cup. Ocasionally is land something he showed me out of pure luck. After watchi… --- ## [Kaizen for a beginner?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kaizen-for-a-beginner/78764)
**Author:** [@Nightmare](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nightmare)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kaizen-for-a-beginner/78764 "2016-01-12T20:23:10Z")
Getting a bunch of yoyos and I’m thinking about picking up a kendama to mess with. By the looks of it, the Kaizen seems pretty nice. Anyone here have experience using one? --- ## [DFW OPEN~ JAN 23RD 2016 KENDAMA COMP!!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dfw-open-jan-23rd-2016-kendama-comp/78344)
**Author:** [@triggerscold](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/triggerscold)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dfw-open-jan-23rd-2016-kendama-comp/78344 "2015-12-11T16:30:17Z")
Lone Star Spinners presents: The DFW Open Yo-Yo Contest! Date: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Location: Calvary Academy Cafetorium 1401 Oakhurst Scenic Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76111 North Texas’ premiere… --- ## [best kendama for begginers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-kendama-for-begginers/77901)
**Author:** [@dartfr09](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dartfr09)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-kendama-for-begginers/77901 "2015-11-28T02:06:17Z")
im thinking about getting into kendamas and was wondering what would be the best one :slight\_smile: --- ## [my first edit :D](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-edit-d/77913)
**Author:** [@Remo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Remo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-edit-d/77913 "2015-11-14T17:10:38Z")
hope you guys like it ! --- ## [New to kendama ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-kendama/77632)
**Author:** [@Boosh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Boosh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-kendama/77632 "2015-10-29T15:39:42Z")
I got a kendama USA tribute 2 Christmases ago and finally decided to pick it up and learn some stuff. Is the tribute good? Do you need to buy replacement strings like yoyos? I’m considering the catchy air, unless the tr… --- ## [Kendama brands](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kendama-brands/77402)
**Author:** [@Username11](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Username11)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kendama-brands/77402 "2015-10-19T22:38:09Z")
I have been looking to get some more kendamas lately. I know all the big brands but are there any smaller brands that make some good ones that you guys would recommend? If there are any please let me know --- ## [Spike tips? ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spike-tips/77121)
**Author:** [@JustYoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JustYoYo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spike-tips/77121 "2015-09-28T15:40:37Z")
So I am kind of new to the kendama world as I have tried to get into kendama before and I just have been able to do it. So I am looking for tips on getting the basic spike down. Thanks! --- ## [44rpm Flat Pack Kendama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/44rpm-flat-pack-kendama/76955)
**Author:** [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/44rpm-flat-pack-kendama/76955 "2015-09-16T21:50:42Z")
My 11 year old son got me a 44rpm Flat Pack kendama for my birthday last week. Neither of us were expecting much, but, after he finished his homework today, we put it together and played it. The assembly was a nice pro… --- ## [Groove Kendama?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/groove-kendama/76757)
**Author:** [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/groove-kendama/76757 "2015-09-10T19:08:44Z")
Has anyone heard of, played with, or own a Duncan Groove Kendama? I know they’re still pretty new, not many stores (if any) actually have it in stock yet. I recently purchased one but feel like an “early pioneer” to it a… --- ## [How Long Does it Take to get Good at Kendama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-good-at-kendama/75992)
**Author:** [@sslive2play](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sslive2play)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-good-at-kendama/75992 "2015-09-07T22:33:53Z")
Hey all, just wondering. How long did it take you guys to get consistent with airplanes and lighthouses and really be able to jam. Dont worry I wont get discouraged and stop practicing. Just seeing if anybody could provi… --- ## [Is there a BST for kendamas?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-bst-for-kendamas/76572)
**Author:** [@cbc8vb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cbc8vb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-bst-for-kendamas/76572 "2015-08-26T14:34:30Z")
Title --- ## [Should i Kendama AND yoyo ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-kendama-and-yoyo/73281)
**Author:** [@Zman5000](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zman5000)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-kendama-and-yoyo/73281 "2015-08-25T12:59:11Z")
I have been yoyoing for about seven months and im learning some more advanced tricks. But kendama is getting really popular and a lot of other kids are doing.And it looks really fun.Should i try and do both or just focus… --- ## [Krom or Ozora?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/krom-or-ozora/76172)
**Author:** [@Stefjin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Stefjin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/krom-or-ozora/76172 "2015-08-25T08:36:53Z")
Hi! I want to buy a new kendama , and in my country i can ONLY buy Krom or Ozora. I was wondering which one is better or what are the pros and cons of both. Thanks , and don’t forget that i can only buy those, don’t come… --- ## [Should i try Kendama?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-try-kendama/72584)
**Author:** [@Emoky](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Emoky)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-try-kendama/72584 "2015-07-11T09:20:15Z")
So even though I haven’t been in the yo-yo scene that much (1 week and already 70$ to nothing) and also kind of “losing” some interest in yo-yo especially after i realized that yo-yo is more recognized as 1A rather than … [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/kendama/21.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/kendama/21.md?page=3)