Our lovely BKA member tee is back! Also available as a hoodie/zipper. Click here to grab one, with customisable size/colour/position/print type, etc. Other kendama designs too! (Customiser tool instructions are here, if you need them.)
This blog is now federated. If you search for @thebka@kendama.co.uk in the fediverse (Mastodon, Friendica, pixelfed, etc), you should find us, and be able to follow!
It’s a #ThrowbackThursday, so here’s a pic from the first Scottish Kendama Open in 2013. We’re hearing rumours that the 2024 edition will be in Glasgow on November 16th. More info when we get it. Ah, whatever happened to all these young fresh faces? 🙂
Had to leave a bit early, but here are some phone cam pics from competition day. Thanks to all the organisers, and also all competitors and sponsors.
Sorry for the lack of updates recently – illness, life, etc got in the way. Meanwhile BKO 2024 is being held in Bristol, and here is a gallery of pictures from today’s social day in Castle Park. Competition Day is tomorrow, in The People’s Republic Of Stokes Croft.
The next South West Jam is in Exeter, on March 9th. More info on the forum.
Also in Exeter, is this year’s BKO, on May 12th. More info on the forum.
Some summer events from Royal Kendama.
Royal Parking kendama events 2018
16th June Newport, Gwent, Belle Vue Park.
8th July, Brighton, (location TBC)
12th August, Bristol, (location TBC)For each event:
Entry £5, or £3 if you use your own Royal kendama
12;00-14:00 – Meet up, jam, register to enter
14:00-16:-00 – Competition
16:00+ – Grading exams for anyone who wants one. (Free Kyu grading included with entry fee.)All entrants will enter all 5 divisions: SOLID STATES, SPEED SEEDS, ROUNDABOUT, PROUDFOOT, TURNIP STEW
Overall winner will win a jumbo kendama. A different player who has won at least one of the 5 divisions will win a Royal Plush kendama. Possible extra spot prizes.
We’re doing another forum video this year. The submission deadline has been extended to June 11th, due to some forum downtime. (Sorry about that.)
– Film a clip in *landscape* (as high-res as possible, please). Preferably sub-30 seconds. Emphasis on fun, locations, and personality.
– Upload it somewhere non-public. (e.g. WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, juggling.tv)
– Email the link to the-bka@tlmb.net
You’ll be in the video, and you might win a prize!
BKA forum collab 2018. Join in to win!
A spate of events upcoming or newly-announced: Bude ‘Tude, Bristol Jam, Kent Clicks, BKO, EKO.
New 2018 kendama events
It’s less than a month to BKO! Hope you’re all practising hard. Also, there’s the Prague Spring Battle on May 27th, and news just out of this year’s EKO, in Poland.
