# best begginer kendamas?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-begginer-kendamas/70777
**Category:** Kendama
**Created:** [November 16, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-begginer-kendamas/70777 "2014-11-16T15:57:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@JustYoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JustYoYo)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-begginer-kendamas/70777/1 "2014-11-16T15:57:21Z")
So i have became interested in kendama recently, with 2 contests that had Bahama kendama as a sponsor and learn kendama .com (to bad I missed the kickstarter). so I want to know what i might need to get started in kendama (keep in mind I dont have loads of cash to spend so a relatively cheap kendama plz). I think I would like the aTack so I can learn more advanced tricks but I also want something to help me learn the basics, any better kendamas that may be cheaper?
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### Author:  [@WaterFiredude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WaterFiredude)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-begginer-kendamas/70777/2 "2014-11-16T21:39:54Z")
Kendama USA Classic is a good starter. I just started yesterday, and it’s not too hard to get into the swing of things. As for benefits, I guess hand-eye coordination, which would also help your yo-yoing. Also, it helps my squats. Probably because I over exaggerate the “little knee bend when catching a kendama” part. lol. ;D
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### Author:  [@Zareli](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zareli)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-begginer-kendamas/70777/3 "2014-11-30T18:37:48Z")
I don’t play but the best buy seems to be the TK-16 or the Ozora. Both at ~$21 and JKA approved (they say it’s a no-brainer). I’ve seem some guys regretting buying another non JKA kendama before the TK-16 or Ozora to begin with.
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### Author:  [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-begginer-kendamas/70777/4 "2014-12-01T14:27:04Z")
The only Kendama I would start with is the Black Ozora
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### Author:  [@burdger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/burdger)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-begginer-kendamas/70777/5 "2014-12-03T03:15:09Z")
JKA certification just means you are allowed to use it in JKA events… in Japan…
There are plenty of great kendamas out there for beginners. I would look for something tacky. Check out Roots. They have great paint, and you can buy one of their oops for like $15. Amazing deal for a great kendama.
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### Author:  [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-begginer-kendamas/70777/6 "2014-12-03T15:57:28Z")
My go to kendama is an Ozora, but the Catchy Street Kendama has quickly become my new recommendation for beginners. It has a rubberized tama and larger cups that make learning almost any trick so much easier!
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### Author:  [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-begginer-kendamas/70777/7 "2014-12-03T16:48:07Z")
I got a Catchy Street and it’s really good and really fun. The string is centered on the crossed pieces like the KenUSA Tributes, which some people don’t like but which I have no problem with.
Very first time I picked one up, I landed a lighthouse. But it’s not SO easy that there’s no challenge-- took me another dozen tries to land another and it’s still not “every time I try” or anything like that.
Non-balance tricks still work fine. Unlike some cheap kendamas you can get, the fit between the spike and the hole is perfect… earth turns and jumping sticks are perfect.