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Kengarden Presents: Tuesday 62414

June 26, 2014 By Steve Brown

The Kengarden hosts a weekly meetup at their pop-up shop in San Franpsycho every Tuesday…and when you have a bunch of top level kendama and yoyo players hanging out, things are bound to get silly.

On a related note; I want a new Guy Wright video, dammit.

San Franpsycho
505 Divisadero
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 829-7874 f: 415-896-4979
Mon-Thur 11-8 Fri 11-9 Sat. 10-9 Sun 10-7

Filed Under: Kendama, Video Tagged With: ernest kahn, guy wright, jake wiens, kendama, kengarden, matthew rice, san franpsycho, video, yoyo

The Kengarden – Gon’ Fishin’

December 20, 2013 By Steve Brown

Best kendama video of the year, hands down.

Featuring Jake Wiens, Kristin Olinyk, Ky Zizan, Matt Rice, Alex Smith, and Brendan Craig.

Filed Under: Kendama, Video Tagged With: Alex Smith, Brendan Craig, jake wiens, kengarden, Kristin Olinyk, ky zizan, matt rice

Jake Wiens Turns Pro For Kendama USA

November 24, 2013 By Steve Brown

HUGE congratulations to our friend Jake Wiens on his new sponsorship by Kendama USA! Jake is one of the leading forces in the development and promotion of the modern kendama scene, and is a tremendous human being. It’s great to see someone get the recognition they deserve, and Jake deserves all the accolades he can possibly handle.

This video is a fantastic profile on Jake, with help from Jeremy Stephenson, Matt Rice, Harald Boyesen, Sourmash, Andy Olive, Guy Wright, and Tori Riley. Jake’s signature model kendama will be released in 2014.

Filed Under: Kendama Tagged With: jake wiens, kendama usa, kengarden, video

Jake Wiens Talks Kendama

November 5, 2013 By Steve Brown

Jake Wiens of The Kengarden ruminates on this toy he loves. Substitute the word “yoyo” for “kendama” and everything Jake is saying here still applies.

Filed Under: Kendama Tagged With: jake wiens, kendama, kengarden

Kengarden Kendama Display

October 13, 2013 By Steve Brown

Kengarden Kendama Display

The Kengarden has an amazing kendama display coming, available soon on their site and at Kendama USA. These North American Walnut displays are made in the US, and are absolutely beautiful! No word on price, but keep an eye out…I have a feeling these are going to disappear quickly.

Filed Under: Kendama, Manufacturer Tagged With: display, kendama, kengarden

Haley Bishoff – Kendama Edit 1

September 19, 2013 By Steve Brown

Jake Wiens from The Kengarden shared this great video with us of kendama player Haley Bishoff.

Haley has been shredding kendama behind the scenes for a while now. You might have seen her in the infamous Basement Sessions.  So stoked for her to have an edit out now!

Filed Under: Kendama, Video Tagged With: Haley Bishoff, kendama, kengarden, video

Kendama USA Presents: Zack & Colin

August 6, 2013 By Steve Brown

Kendama pros like Zack Yourd & Colin Sander can’t just cruise into a ten-day seven-city extravaganza like the Kengarden Roots Tour without a bit of practice. Here are a few days of getting the feel back, both in-front of, and behind the lens.

Vocal commentary left in to give some insight into the player-filmer relationship.

Kendama Play:
Evan Hatton
Zack Yourd
Colin Sander

www.KendamaUSA.com
www.TheKengarden.com

Filed Under: Kendama, Video Tagged With: colin sander, kendama, kendama usa, kengarden, roots tour, video, zack yourd

Kengarden Roots Tour 2013

July 6, 2013 By Steve Brown

The Kengarden has put together an incredible West Coast tour with some of the top talent in the modern kendama scene, running from July 19th – July 27th, and traveling from San Francisco to Seattle. More details online at TheKengarden.com.

7/19 – San Francisco, CA

Dolores Park // Noon – 4 PM

7/20 – Sacramento, CA

Shasta Community Park // Noon – 4 PM

7/22 – Tahoe, NV

Shoreline of Tahoe @ The Marriot // 11 AM – 4 PM

7/23 – Eugene, OR

BBQ – Alton Baker Park – (details soon) // 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

7/24 – Portland, OR

Ed Benedict Skate Park // 3 PM – 7 PM

7/26 – Wenahatchee, WA

Walla Walla Park // 11 AM – 4 PM (Ft. KendamaCo Pros Hunter Bailey, Gus Carstens, & Sam Merkel)

*AFTER PARTY at Hooked on Toys // 5 PM – 6 PM*

7/27 – Seattle, WA

Richmond Beach Park // 1 PM

Sponsored by:

Kendama USA

YoYoFactory

The Kengarden

Krom Kendama

Terra Kendama

Sourmash

Deal With It

Filed Under: Kendama Tagged With: eugene, featured, jake wiens, kendama, kengarden, portland, roots tour, sacramento, san francisco, seattle, tahoe, wenatchee

Graff & Dama

June 3, 2013 By Steve Brown

Xopo Vocaloid just dropped an epic video of some dama and painting in an epic location.
Love the vibe of this video. Everyone has gotten a clip in front of a rad graff mural but these guys throw up their own then jam in front of it. LEVEL UP!!!

(via Kengarden)

Filed Under: Kendama, Skill Toys Tagged With: kendama, kengarden, xopo vocaloaid

Kengarden Pop-Up Store & BAC Party

May 21, 2013 By Steve Brown

Kengarden Store

The Kengarden has teamed up with San Franpsycho to open a pop-up store and throw an unofficial pre-Bay Area Classic party!

Full details are on the flyer above, and you can RSVP on the Facebook event page…check it out!

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: bac, bay area classic, kendama, kengarden, party, san franpsycho

Kendama USA – 2013 NYC

April 26, 2013 By Steve Brown

It took a while for Kendama USA to release the full video of footage shot during the 2013 International Toy Fair in New York, but it was worth the wait! In their words:

Kendama USA is back in NYC for the 2013 Toy Fair. This full length edit shows the entire sleepless week of our experience at the show and roaming the streets of New York.

Special guests include Batman, Spiderman, Elmo, Power Ranger stunt doubles, and a giant purple crayon.

Huge thanks to Jake Wiens and the Kengarden for the video work.

Filed Under: Kendama, Video Tagged With: 2013, international toy fair, jake wiens, kendama, kendama usa, kengarden, new york

Kendama News – Kendaman, 300fps, & Bikes/Damas/Blades

April 3, 2013 By Steve Brown

We’ve got a burly trio of kendama videos for your enjoyment…plenty of impossible looking tricks to keep you busy this week. Thanks to The Kengarden for passing these along!

Kendaman #2

First up is a rare look at modern kendama play in Japan. Since most Japanese play is incredibly traditional, this is a really nice departure and a look at the possible future of Japanese kendama play and competition.

 

Boda x Sloooow

Next up with have a quick couple of bangers shot at 300fps in the “Boda x Sloooow” video. A lot of kendama tricks are so subtle and fast that slowing them down almost seems necessary…although I guess people say that about yoyos, too.

 

Bikes / Blades / Damas

And finally we have “Bikes Damas Blades”, a beautifully shot and edited video from Joker Productions. It’s interesting that the kendama contest scene is very underdeveloped compared to yoyos, but that their videos are regularly light-years ahead of ours. Priorities, man.

Filed Under: Kendama, Skill Toys Tagged With: kendama, kengarden, video

Ann Connolly Promo Video

March 30, 2013 By Steve Brown

Rewind put together a great promo video for current internet superstar, Ann Connolly. Great tricks from a great demonstrator, as always.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: Ann Connolly, kengarden, video, yoyo

Spotown Throwdown Kendama Contest (4.27)

March 26, 2013 By Steve Brown

Spotown Throwdown Kendama Contest

Spokane, Washington is going to be the site of the 2013 Spotown Throwdown kendama competition.

The event is 5 PM – 9 PM at Mead High School. Admission is $5 and that gets you a raffle ticket and a chance to enter the ladder competition.

Unlike yoyo contests, the ladders are not pre-defined by any governing body…with kendama competitions the ladders are created from scratch for each event by the organizers. So basically, show up ready to work hard for your win.

RSVP on the event page on Facebook, and good luck!

Filed Under: Contests, Kendama, Skill Toys Tagged With: competition, contest, kendama, kengarden, ladder, spokane, sweets kendamas, washington

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