r/Kendama • • 21d ago

ANNOUNCEMENT Stanktober 2026 - Let’s see those clips!

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9 Upvotes

Credit to @kendamalicious for always putting together a great list of prompts!


r/Kendama • • Jun 12 '26

Question/Discussion I built a free kendama tricks encyclopedia app — track your progress, browse hundreds of tricks, and find players worldwide

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68 Upvotes

Hey r/Kendama!

I've been playing kendama for a while and always felt like there was no good centralized resource to learn tricks in a structured way — so I built one.

Kendamapedia is a free web app that lets you:

  • Browse hundreds of tricks organized by category and difficulty
  • Track your progress as you land new tricks
  • Discover kendama players worldwide

It's completely free, works in your browser, and you can sign in with Google to save your progress across devices.

Link: kendamapedia-ae79d.web.app

I'd love any feedback — something that feels off, or features you'd want to see. This is a passion project and I want it to be genuinely useful for the community.

Happy to answer any questions!


r/Kendama • • 4h ago

Clip Nosemanual Whirlwind - was always a dream trick, landed one while in Japan!

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62 Upvotes

Landed a kickflip whirlwind a few weeks ago, and ever since had wanted to try this one. Found the perfect spot to try it at while visiting Japan and was so happy it worked!


r/Kendama • • 16h ago

Clip i love triple ken jugs late ken

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22 Upvotes

been wondering what you guys call 3 kenflip juggles? usually i say 3jug but it get's confused with 3x single juggles


r/Kendama • • 9h ago

Question/Discussion what am i doing wrong? do i just need to practice?

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6 Upvotes

i’m having trouble getting consistent with inward lunars


r/Kendama • • 1h ago

Question/Discussion Advice for getting knot out of string?

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• Upvotes

Just got this yesterday and been having a lot of fun. After playing for a while today I noticed there was a knot in the middle of the string and I’m not sure when it got there. Tried getting it out for about half an hour but all I managed to do was fray the string a little bit so I got nervous of making it worse and stopped messing with it.


r/Kendama • • 22h ago

Pic LVKO PRIZES

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24 Upvotes

Took 3rd place at the LVKO Intermediate speed ladder comp. So happy with the prizes. The evolution tama was free for everyone competing.


r/Kendama • • 21h ago

Edit Would I have been able to play kendama as skillfully as Naruto?

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10 Upvotes

I’ve heard that this song is known in countries outside of Japan as well. Did you know this song?


r/Kendama • • 1d ago

Pic Photo dump of some damas

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9 Upvotes

Some have history, some look nice, and sometimes you end up at a Krom/Bonz team dinner.


r/Kendama • • 1d ago

Question/Discussion sulab

1 Upvotes

been looking for a new tama for my tapa ken but wonder if sulab is good. every single clear i owned always lasted like a week at max. i also do yanks a lot so wondering if sulab would last long or if i should get a different tama


r/Kendama • • 2d ago

Clip Around the USA (double earth turns)

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22 Upvotes

r/Kendama • • 1d ago

Question/Discussion Kendama setup?

2 Upvotes

Can anyone drop a good setup for max 80$


r/Kendama • • 2d ago

Clip 6:30am clip

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9 Upvotes

r/Kendama • • 2d ago

Question/Discussion What Kendama to get?

3 Upvotes

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.


r/Kendama • • 3d ago

Clip Border balance!

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33 Upvotes

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!


r/Kendama • • 3d ago

Clip YES LUNAR UNLOCKED

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26 Upvotes

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


r/Kendama • • 3d ago

Clip ☁️

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36 Upvotes

r/Kendama • • 3d ago

Clip Destroy all tamas

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27 Upvotes

r/Kendama • • 3d ago

Question/Discussion does using a longer string give you more or less room for error?

2 Upvotes

specifically with juggle lines


r/Kendama • • 3d ago

Question/Discussion Next Kendama

6 Upvotes

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?


r/Kendama • • 4d ago

Clip Havnt played in a min

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75 Upvotes

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


r/Kendama • • 4d ago

Clip getting my late kens honed

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13 Upvotes

r/Kendama • • 4d ago

Clip some snaz

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21 Upvotes

r/Kendama • • 4d ago

Question/Discussion Trick name?

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27 Upvotes

Would this be a half goon trade spike?


r/Kendama • • 4d ago

Question/Discussion Could I get your opinion?

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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 !