Ive been a sweets player my whole kendama career and ive never looked back, but now that ive bought a “Blackjack” Retro Anti skid 2.0 i feel a but ripped off. It cost 70$ and the anti skid was good for a day. Obviously it dropped a couple of times and the grip is awaful, the “Broken shape” doesent even let the tama fit fully on the spike.
Any reccomendations on what to build? ive looked at Okendama Revo clear tamas but idk what Ken to get. im very used to sweets big cups and the ken build.
Thanks in advance.

This is a trick that felt impossible to me 13 years ago, and when I returned to playing kendama 2 months ago, it still felt that way. 3 days ago I looked at my Kusa Jet shape and thought “that tip is definitely squashed enough to try.” Now I have a new favorite trick!

i’m so hyped literally first and last sesh of the day before bed and this happens lol

specifically with juggle lines

Hey guys, I’m really interested in getting a higgs Charon Ken, but don’t know if I should get a fermion ash tama, fermion beech tama, or an OKendama glaze ash Tama.
What do you guys think?

Hi , @soshinkendama here again with another post. Made some revisions to the cross body bag idea and this is where I’m landing. Could I get the communities opinion on design?

The scale of the bag is modeled after a “5 foot 8in male 180lbs”

Thanks in advance everyone !

Just messing around. It’s been a hot minute since I picked up my kendama it felt good tho.

An exclusive tama for Igor Loshkaroff by MFP x Rhino's Kendama

Hand-painted tama with new coating #mfp_cccp gen.2

Spent 3 hours last night trying to border balance-jug spike and last clip is my closest attempt😂

Would this be a half goon trade spike?

This Slaydawg 4 shape feels so good and I got perfect ball-ken weight ratio. So hyped to play it

I got into Kendama about 6 years ago whist living in the Netherlands after seeing some people playing all together, seemed like a cool and easy going community. I bought a sweets Kendama but can’t remember the model name, it’s been collecting dust and hasn’t aged well. I cleaned the outer glue layer off which took a while but it’s cleaned up to use, although the bearing is pretty much finished.

I’ve had to relearn tricks but muscle memory has helped. I could never land the bird so here’s a video of me landing it for the first time the other night.

I’ve got a second hand Krom on the way which should help freshen some things up.

I’ve looked everywhere for one and am hoping to find someone on here that has one they’d be willing to sell. It’s my favorite tama I’ve seen so far. If you have one I can buy, please let me know!

All prices shipped
$130
DAO Rin burn art x OG seiba
78T/83K
Tama: Fresh
Ken: 9/10

$35
Maple depot Ken shape A
80g
9/10

Im new to the city and heard there are meet ups tuesday night @7pm. Showed up and no one was there!

Anyone know if they changed location or time? Thanks so much!!

This is how I approach cleaning and restoring my kendamas. With the new wave of players, I'm sure someone will need this. Please share your methods if they differ from mine; I'm sure there are many approaches to this!

Cleaning:

Materials:

• Bowl of water with a drop of dishwashing soap
• Clean Rag / Hand Towel (preferably microfiber, but any cotton rag works fine)
• Bowl of clean water

1. Wet a corner of the rag with the soapy bowl, then wring out until DAMP 
2. Rub the soapy, damp corner on the dirty areas until grime has transferred
   • TAMAS:
     • Rub a straight line from the string hole to the spike hole, then rotate the tama and repeat
     • Do not rub too much with chipped paint, as it can chip off further
   • KENS:
     • Separate the sarado from the ken while cleaning; start with the stall points, then the rest of the body as needed
     • Ken restoration can also be done at this point
3. Wet another corner of the rag with clean water and wring out until DAMP
4. Rinse off the residual soap on the tama and the ken using the new damp corner
5. Dry everything off with a dry corner or allow to air dry

Restoration:

Materials:

• Bowl of water
• Paper Towels

Small dents and nicks:

1. Fully wet a paper towel in the bowl of water
2. Rip off small pieces and stick them on the problem areas
   1. The goal is to feed the wood some water to make it expand
      1. AKA: controlled waterlogging
3. Let the wet paper towel sit on the dent for at least 10-15 minutes before checking on it
   1. It will not be 100% perfect, but it will restore it a good amount

Loose Sarado:

1. Separate the sarado from the ken
2. Wet a paper towel in the bowl of water
3. Rip off a strip from the wet paper towel
4. Wrap the wet strip around the indented area of the ken
   • Usually around the string hole
5. Wring out the rest of the paper towel and shape it to fit the sarado hole
6. Stuff the inside of the sarado with the damp paper towel
7. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes before checking how it fits
   • Repeat steps 2-6 as necessary
   • Allowing it to sit for too long will cause the cups to sit higher or not fit at all

Side note: I only tried fixing a loose sarado after I missed a yank spike; the ken shot out and hit my knee at a funny angle. Don't wait till this happens to you lol

Index finger in small cup, dont freaking care. Ugh.

Analog X SOL 78g / Locked Studious MK 85g
<Aftermath after first sesh below ⬇️>

Just arrived in the mail. Super excited to start playing with it!!

Ken - SMBL from Sol Kendama

Tama - natty ash from Sun Fune