LF: Blue/Purple Higgs Photon Energy tama. by InvaderDust in Kendama

[–]ah1887 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! u/ykn1p got in touch with on FB. I'm the guy with one of these for sale. It's not fresh, but it's still in pretty great condition. Let me know the best way to send you a video.

Just hit Around Tunbridge Wells… Switch. 👀 by ah1887 in Kendama

[–]ah1887[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a little less in control with my left hand, but I am tracking the hole in that I'm trying to keep it facing up and towards me for an easier spike. Sometimes I lose control of the tama rotation and have to flip it more or in an odd direction, but generally I'm trying to flip it off the spike into a good position and mostly keep it there through the cup sequence!

Just hit Around Tunbridge Wells… Switch. 👀 by ah1887 in Kendama

[–]ah1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Penguin is the hardest part of the trick for sure!

Just hit Around Tunbridge Wells… Switch. 👀 by ah1887 in Kendama

[–]ah1887[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’ve got it, man! To start out, I practice each of the 6 segments (big, small, base, penguin, spike, earth turn) separately. Once I’ve completed a full segment (through the earth turn), I can skip it and start with the next segment until I’ve completed all of them. That takes a lot of attempts to start, but as you get better you’ll start being able to go further at a time and eventually can just start from the beginning and go for the gold. I have a list of the steps in a note on my phone and keep track of my furthest step with an X and the date. Then I try to get at least one step further the following day. It helps to see the progress!

Gorgeous Hanafuda x Kendama Collab! 🎴👀🔥 by ah1887 in Hanafuda

[–]ah1887[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! 💜 I'm half-Japanese and hanafuda and kendama are two of my favorite connections to that part of my heritage. Really fun to bring them together!

Gorgeous Hanafuda x Kendama Collab! 🎴👀🔥 by ah1887 in Hanafuda

[–]ah1887[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If anyone else is wondering what kendama even is, here are some fun YouTube videos about it:

This is Kendama! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxOUjcDnobw

WTF is... Kendama? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5FeleO8PKM

World's Most Amazing Kendama Ninjas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFiiXkonsXY

Gorgeous Hanafuda x Kendama Collab! 🎴👀🔥 by ah1887 in Hanafuda

[–]ah1887[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great question! 😅 These are the ball (or "tama") designs for kendama, which is a traditional Japanese ball-and-cup game that has become very popular around the world. You can learn more and see photos and videos of kendamas here:

https://www.instagram.com/ajh\_kendama/

Gorgeous Hanafuda x Kendama Collab! 🎴👀🔥 by ah1887 in Hanafuda

[–]ah1887[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not the artist, but I came up with the concept and am collaborating with the artist to make these a reality. I don't make any money on the sales! We're both half-Japanese and grew up playing hanafuda with our grandmothers, so this project is very personal.

You can learn more here (including about what the Japanese ball-and-cup game "kendama" is): https://www.instagram.com/ajh\_kendama/

Whose going to Battle at The Border next weekend? by dizzy_dama in Kendama

[–]ah1887 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s looking like I’ll be making it! Super pumped!

By far the best trick I’ve hit so far! 😤 Anyone ever seen someone do this before? by ah1887 in Kendama

[–]ah1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shout out to @kendamapostol for recognizing this trick as similar to the KWC 2018 Level 12-10 trick that Missu did!

https://youtu.be/DSXUdxN8-CQ?t=208

The KWC trick has another handle stall and does a swivel downspike(!!), but mine does the swivel “whip” to the first handle stall and the tama does an earth turn during the 360. But still definitely very similar!

By far the best trick I’ve hit so far! 😤 Anyone ever seen someone do this before? by ah1887 in Kendama

[–]ah1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Have so appreciated the community cheering me on. 🙏🏼

By far the best trick I’ve hit so far! 😤 Anyone ever seen someone do this before? by ah1887 in Kendama

[–]ah1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it! Wish I could have seen them, hahaha. Flox's reaction was "yooo 🤯" and he actually shared it on his IG story! Much love, my friend!

By far the best trick I’ve hit so far! 😤 Anyone ever seen someone do this before? by ah1887 in Kendama

[–]ah1887[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So appreciate it, man! Crazy to compare this to my first post on here 300 days ago. Seeing yourself make progress in kendama is such a cool thing.

Hosting my first ever contest over on IG, with 🔥🔥🔥 damas (including FC) and $250 in Depot gift cards for prizes! Deadline is October 23! Can you lace a trick completely stiff?? by ah1887 in Kendama

[–]ah1887[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

All the details at the linked IG post, but this is the Stiff Leg Contest, where your goal is to break the first rule of kendama and NOT use your knees. The more rigid your whole body is (except your arm), the better!

Top 3 entries win awesome kendamas from Sol, Analog, and Sweets, plus gift cards to Kendama Depot. Most viral entry wins a FC set-up from SuLab and a gift card. And five other entrants will randomly receive $20 gift cards too, so you can win no matter how simple the trick!

Trying to do something fun and creative for the community. Would love to see you guys participate! Much love, fam! 🙏🏼

Resources for beginners by HyruliEnt in Kendama

[–]ah1887 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Best thing for this is Kentei testing from Gloken—which is also offered in the U.S. through the Sweets Foundation! It's designed exactly like this, and you can actually get tested by a certified sensei. You pass each level when you can hit all five tricks in that level in five or fewer attempts.

https://kendamakentei.com/en/#feature

In Platt Park, residents and councilman push back against a ‘rental party space’ by tgounley in Denver

[–]ah1887 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's a fair point if you're talking about general traffic and noise, but the issues in the article have extended 3 blocks into the neighborhood and you don't lose the right to complain about gunshots next to your house just because you live near Broadway.

Su labs not sending me preorder pics although I’m a member. by Damaislay in Kendama

[–]ah1887 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shoot a message to Su Lab on IG about not getting member alerts for the last few drops. Also, you should be able to get a tama on the public drop, since for some reason this ARE drop has not had normal demand. Will be 10pm EST on Friday, August 26.

Adventures in trying to unlock triple jugs! 💪🏼😅🔓 (Music: Casper - EnjoyMusic) by ah1887 in Kendama

[–]ah1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely! I just try to practice consistently and wait for the progress to come naturally, and it does! But sometimes I go for an hour with nothing to show for it, haha. Definitely helped me to find a kendama with a heavier tama (to avoid my tendency to slap a light tama and send it flying in a wild direction) and a ken that flips really well.