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Chris Do | Kendama Tutorial | Downspike Whirlwind

Alex Ramos | Folken Kendama | Pro Team Entry

Seriously one of the most underrated players in the 'dama world. If only you knew his history with 'dama as well as I do. After playing for 2 &1/2 years, he finally decides to enter for a sponsorship. It's about time him & I collaborated too. Been overdue for the longest time. Ahah, so check it. If you don't know Mr. Ramos, he's basically one of those super talented ones that become consistent at whatever they learn. He lost his first battle at The Mateo Challenge (here in Sacramento), and after that, he just never lost a battle (and that's in the Advanced ladder)! He went back to taking on school and dance choreography more seriously and so he's been missing out on the new tricks that the newcomers are quickly learning and mastering. However, despite his absence in playing as much as he used to, he still has wayy more consistency with the fundamental tricks, which are the ones that matter when you're trying to improve your skill or become Japanese-like. Creativity is what he aims for now as he's back in the game and getting active again. I didn't have to wait long while filming with this guy as he laced combos left and right in usually under half an hour. He's still got it. I really hope he goes pro because his potential is really one to look out for.

Oh, and he's genuinely a cool friend to kickit with, too. ^_^

SacKendama | 2 Year Anniversary | Coverage

Didn't make it to either one of SacKendama's 2 Year Anniversary events? Well, you didn't miss out on much.. just kidding. Both events made history.

Super special thanks goes out to The Kengarden & Global Kendamas Network (GLOKEN)! They truly make kendama players' dreams come true.

Chris Do | Kendama Edit 2 | justaldrinTV

The Editquette Project: A Kendama Documentary

Sean Saephanh. This guy had a vision and went for it. Sean is a local SacKendama player who has developed a strong sense of belonging to kendama. He's very caring for the local 'dama community and for his senior project in high school, he came up with this. Although it's not the most professional approach to a topic of high caliber, I guess it's the thought that counts. This was a well-documented film about the several local faces in scene and a brief introduction to kendama's efforts for people who just don't quite understand what it's about.

As someone who was planning on doing a film similar to this one, I'd have to say that despite not enough time being put into this project, it was well executed for the time available. I wish more thought would've gone into the project because when I spoke to Sean about it, it seemed like it was headed in a proper direction. Overall, more research into the community could've definitely benefited the project, but what he's presented is pretty "moving" enough. I enjoyed seeing this other side to the local 'dama community, which I'm not usually aware about. =]