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[USA] Kendama @ MONDO fest 17-19th Feb 2012

Started by BKA, 02 February, 2012, 13:20:23

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BKA

http://www.mondofest.org/node/51
Kendama workshops will be held at MONDO on both Friday, February 17th and Saturday, February 18th.  A kendama competition will be held on Sunday, February 19th beginning at 1pm at the Gangleohoff Center of Concordia University in St. Paul.

The competition will include:

Timed Trials - Beginners
Timed Trials - Intermediate
Best Kendama Trick (as determined by audience applause)
The Minnesota 2012 Kendama Championships are co-sponsored by Sweets Kendamas, the first American manufacturer of this Japanese toy.  Sweets Kendamas is based in Bloomington, MN.

A list of the required tricks for both the beginner and intermediate timed trials will soon be posted to http://www.mondofest.org .

Videos of some beginner kendama tricks are posted on the Sweets Kendamas website.

Benjugglin

I'm going to be there. I'm sure it's going to be awesome. The ladders for the competition are as follows:

Beginner ladder

    Big cup
    Little cup
    Candlestick
    Big cup orbit
    Big cup clack big cup
    Spike

Intermediate ladder

    Swing spike earth
    Little bird in
    Big cup kenflip big cup spike
    Airplane jumping stick
    Around the universe
    Gunslinger spike

Advanced ladder

    Jumping stick orbit
    Around the USA
    Lighthouse flip Kenspike
    Lunar in
    UFO
    Spacewalk fullflip in

Benjugglin

Days one and two of kendama at Mondo were pretty fun. Some pretty intense beginner and intermediate battles went down today. I'm excited to run the advanced ladder tomorrow.

Benjugglin

I won the advanced kendama battle today. Sweets really pushed me at the end, but I managed the last trick first.
Fun stuff, but man...kendama is hard when you're shaking.

BKA

Way to go Ben!
Yep, "live" is extra tough.  ;D