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---------->European Kendama Open 2011<--------- .

WJF, Czech Open, EKO .

Sorry for the quiet couple of weeks - we've been taking things a little easy since the BKO. But we're back to bring you news of the Czech Kendama Open Trick Ladder. Also very interesting to note is that kendama is breaking into the hallowed halls of the World Juggling Federation! See the competition page or the WJF7 site for more details. Plus, of course, a reminder to keep practising, and spreading the word about the European Kendama Open!
16/05/11

BKO photos .

There are a couple of galleries of pictures up from the BKO. Check out Mr. Jumpshoe's and Mirek's. If anyone else has more photos, please let us know!
26/04/11

BKO video and review .

The full review of the 2011 BKO is now up, here. You can also watch the video here! Many thanks to all who came.
24/04/11

New Champion .

Congratulations to the new British Kendama Champion, Matt! Full review of the BKO 2011 to follow soon.
21/04/11

Knees released! .

Void and Donald have now released their new book. Details are here!
06/04/11

Jumpshoe pegs it .

Mr Jumpshoe has released his Yumu promo video. Jolly neat it is too!
03/04/11

Another new kendama book! .

Void and Donald have done it again. Coming very soon....

30/03/11

Crazy trick from Lupin .

I'm sure you've all been wondering if a Suicide Tap 2-Turn Aeroplane is possible. Wonder no more!
29/03/11

Sunrise in flatland .

Oh my word. Jeffrey on killer form as usual.
24/03/11

Japan quake fundraiser comp, GA, USA .

Danny Mason is running a fundraiser kendama tournament on Saturday April 16th in Canton Georgia. The event will run from 2-6pm at Moe's Southwest Grill, 135 Reinhardt College Parkway, Canton, Ga 30114. Email for further info.
22/03/11

Disaster area .

Terrible news and unbelievable pictures coming out of Japan. The BKA sends its best wishes to all the kendama players, and everyone in the home of kendama. Donate at Global Giving.
16/03/11

New Zealand crew .

Kendama spreads around the world. A crew of lads from NZ have formed themselves into a team. Check out Beau-James' beautifully shot video. Keep it up guys!
16/03/11

A bit more Donald .

Donald's got a new video out, featuring some of his signature moves. Check out the Scottish skies!
11/03/11

Extra Spikey! Better paint .

For those of you who don't feel that a standard kendama offers enough complexity, Yumu kendamas have added the option of putting extra spikes on their model. No doubt influenced by the PAW prototype, the Taiwanese Yumu comes with one extra spike that can be inserted into any of the 3 cups. There is also an option to buy extra spikes if you want only spikey cups. The Yumu kendama is sold and distributed in Europe by Kendama.cz. Also new out there is the new model of the Sunrise kendama. After initial problems with a chipping paint on the prototypes, we've been particularly impressed by the quality and durability of paint on the new European-made model. The new models carry an EKA approved seal, for use in the BKO and EKO, and are in stock at Oddballs.
09/03/11

Upchuck jams .

There was a nice jam session with the kendama crew at the Bath Upchuck juggling festival last weekend. Looby hit a neat Hydra trick and Dave had fun with balances. Meanwhile, the BKO is closing in fast - time to start practising those tricklists, folks!
05/03/11

Tickets for BJC/BKO .

There's only a week left to buy your BJC tickets at the cheaper pre-registration prices. Head over to the BJC site before 28th February.
22/02/11

Ballring .

It was a great clicking day on Saturday when a whole bunch of kendama players met up just to jam. Jeffrey and David showed up from the Netherlands, plus Thomas and Daniella from Switzerland, and Mirek & Lucia from Czech Republic. Add to this home-grown players Mr Jumpshoe, Void, Jon, Ian, Ian, Jamie and Dave. Many tricks were swapped, a few games of TeamKD Battle were played, Void performed his cabaret kendama act in the evening show but mainly there was just a lot of kendama JAMMING. Thanks to everyone who showed up, especially those from so far away! Mirek's photos are here (flickr) or here (facebook).
16/02/11

Bird of Birds .

Mirek sends us news of a custom kendama, "Bird". Translation: "We heard you like Birds so we made Bird Kendama. Bird Kendama is unique custom kendama painted by our contributing artist Kateřina Vojkůvkova. This kendama is made of natural Ozora kendama. Only one piece have been made and will never be repeated. So we are offering you choice to buy unique piece of Kendama. We have agreed with Kateřina that she will made for us one Kendama each month. Bird Kendama is the first one. Bird kendama will be available on our shop from Wednesday 16th February (23:00 Central European time/14:00 Pacific Standard Time/6:00 China Standard Time). You have to be quick if you want this pearl.
07/02/11

Art Results .

Head over to the art competition page to read the results. Conratulations to the winners!
07/02/11

Art comp closed! .

The deadline for entering the art competition has passed. You can view all the entrants in the gallery here. Results will be announced on Feb 7th.
01/02/11

The last of the Art .

Kubo has sent us his entry for the artwork competition, a shot of his custom paint job Shin-Fujis.
31/01/11

Waiting for the kendama .

Some people have to work hard for their kendama. SP racked up his chores to earn himself a KD, but got a special custom job to tide him over.
31/01/11

Brum meet .

It looks like there's going to be quite a kendama crowd meeting up at the Birmingham juggling convention on Feb 12th. Head along for a clicker clique!
25/01/11

Paper kendama .

Chris sends us his entry for the art competition, Origami Kendama. Still a couple of weeks for the rest of you to enter.
19/01/11

Double Guy .

A double dose of Guy in the BKA inbox today. Firstly, he offers his entry to the art competition, The Great Kendama Battle. Next he offers us all "a moderately challenging sequence - Orbit The World. The idea is to do a regular Around The World, but do an orbit at each station. So, that's small-cup - orbit to small cup - large cup - orbit to large cup - base cup - orbit to base cup - spike - orbit around Earth Turn. Yeah, it's the last one that's tricky, but so is keeping the string from getting wound up." Thanks Guy - that should keep us all busy for a while.
07/01/11

New JKA website .

The JKA have revamped their website for the new year. There is an English version as well as the Japanese version. There is also an RSS feed if you want to keep up to date with the latest kendama news from Japan. However, if you don't speak Japanese, you'll probably have to rely on Google Translate!
06/01/11

EKO rules confirmed .

The rules are now available for the EKO 2011. (They are the same rules as the BKO 2011)
02/01/11

Cuppa dama? .

Raul says his entry to the art comp was inspired by Void's quote "put your kendama next to your kettle". Comp details here. Meanwhile the BKA wishes everyone a Clicky New Year!
31/12/10

Dutch damage .

Jeff's back with his number 25. Stormingly insane tricks as ever.
28/12/10

More art .

Howie enters the artistic fray with his entry. Think you can do better?
23/12/10

Around the Lighthouse .

It seems like barely a month goes by without a new 'Around...' trick coming along. Matt finishes his latest video with Around The Lighthouse! Good luck emulating his feat.
21/12/10

First art comp entry .

Here's the first competition entry, by Mark. Think you can do better?
16/12/10

Is kendama juggling? .

There's a poll out there for the Top 40 Jugglers of 2010. If you think kendama is juggling, then vote before Xmas!
15/12/10

Moshimoshimoshi .

News reaches us that at the recent Moshikame championships in Japan, 5 competitors reached the maximum time of 8 hours. Yes, 8 HOURS of moshikame! They would have gone on longer, but there is a time limit imposed for medical and practical reasons.
15/12/10

Jump the Shoe! .

Mr Jumpshoe returns with his Edit #4. Too many highlights to name, but lots of great variations and individual style, with a cool variety of locations, plus a classic blooper. We salute you, sir!
12/12/10

KendamArt competition .

Here's your chance to win a free copy of kendama book "Spike! Mastering the Kendama", plus some of the original artwork. See the artwork competition page for more details and how to enter.
09/12/10

English kendama book available now! .

The Void & Donald Grant's kendama book "Spike! Mastering the Kendama" is now available. See the book page for more details and how to order.
30/11/10