Well, this has been a fun year!
So let's vote for our top Kendama players yet again.
Please vote for people who have contributed to 2015, please make it your focus of voting.
Voting rules:
Please vote for up to 10 people (any more will not be counted)
Please do not vote for yourself
Don't vote for teams
Your vote may be for people who have helped out at events, not just to those who have posted loads of videos.
Voting closes on Janurary the 5th. (16:00 GMT)
I will then compile a list of the top 20
I will post my list on the last day of voting
Have fun, and for another year of pure Kendama!
-Rob
1: Nic Stodd
2: Bonz Atron
3: Wyatt Bray
4: Jake Fischer
5: Mikey Schelling
6: Rolf S. Ganer
7: Iroki Ijima
8: Lukas Funk
9: Kris Bosch
10: Keith Matsumura
And we're off!
Thanks David!
1. Nic Stodd
2. Wyatt Bray
3. Jake Fischer
4. Lukas Funk
5. George Marshall
6. Bonz Atron
7. Mikey Schelling
8. Rolf S. Ganer
9. Jake Wiens
10. Kris Bosch
A year seems such a long time when you click back through all the postings on the videos group. Going for ten (in no particular order) who, off the top of my head have done something which made me smile, say what? or simply go back for another look...
Iroki Ijima, Takeshi Komoda, Jake Wiens, Void, Bonz Atron, Talin Crow, Milky Oolong, Rob Henman, Nic Stodd, Joris Schweppe.
And everyone else, of course! Cheers!
1. Jake fisher 2. mikey shelling 3. bonz 4. ben herald 5. daniel robinson 6.stodd 7. brian hansen 8. joris schweppe. 9. Kamil Paneek!... some are on the list for having non-human skils, some for being non-humanly creative :) not in order exept jake fisha
Bump, more needed!
1. Nic Stod
2. Bonz Atron
3. Wyatt Bray
4. Jake Fischer
5. Lukas Funk
6. Rob Henman
7. Akimoto Satoru
8. Rolf S Ganer
9. Hiroki Iijima
10. Takeshi Kodama
No especial order, and limited to people I've seen playing in person this year:
@donald grant - Never fails to disappoint with new ideas
@Dimensions - Never fails
Hiroki Imada - I felt like I was absorbing kendama knowledge just being near him.
Su - Great guy doing great things for kendama, and a damn fine player too. So glad to see Su-Lab has opened up again.
@cello_91 - Lots of fun to hang out with in Leeds and Tokyo, plus, a string freak!
@Oase - Smart, funny, and (jointly) made the EKO final a killer.
Taku Hatanaka - Just nutso skill level.
@akira tajima - Has so much fun playing, it's infectious. Great tricks too.
Sakura Ono - 2-time world champion. Sooooooo solid, and when it really counts too.
Nic Stodd - This summer was my first time seeing a lot of the "new" American players in person. Tough to only include one of them, and tough to pick, but Nic takes it for me.
Honorable mentions to
@bonzatron ,
@Jak (Handcuffs!) and Ben Herald (to break my rule, but I love his 'grams.)
And if I didn't mention you.... well, heck, you're great too! :)
9 more days,
only got a top 10 so far, a top 20 is wanted!
I haven't watched enough videos or go to enough comps this year to have a solid opinion.
I'll drop some names I also put past year.
Void, Rob, Donald, Jake Wiens for the same reasons.
Ok, lets add Dave Matteo for the insane numbers and (Edit: Cooper Eddy) the guy that did the slack balance ? I'll check the name later, but him also.
Hiroki Imada too.
Edit: Haley Bishoff (that makes 8)
Extremely partial, but that's my list so far. I may update it later.
Quote from: donald grant on 14 December, 2015, 14:14:17
A year seems such a long time when you click back through all the postings on the videos group. Going for ten (in no particular order) who, off the top of my head have done something which made me smile, say what? or simply go back for another look...
Iroki Ijima, Takeshi Komoda, Jake Wiens, Void, Bonz Atron, Talin Crow, Milky Oolong, Rob Henman, Nic Stodd, Joris Schweppe.
And everyone else, of course! Cheers!
Well, my year is sorted, I"ll take that vote as the trophy itself, thanks!
My vote in no particular order:
Cooper Eddy
Kentaro Arai
Marcel
Void for still seeking
Rolf S Ganer
That's all, folks, unless you play kendama, in which case, you too!
My top 10, with reasoning:
Void for everything he does for kendama in general
Rob Henman for his mad skills up close at the BKO and for taking BKO and EKO champ
Alex Ruisch for his wing/penguin/stall madness in the last year
Nic Stodd for pushing the tap game further
Bonzatron for his amazing stuff at Catch & Flow
Jake Wiens for his flowy style and staying rooted in the original kendama culture
Donald Grant for his challenging and quirky contributions to kendama trick lore
Sweets for constantly expanding his kendama catalogue and doing a lot of work for the community.
Satoru Akimoto for his 10 kendama spike and for continuing to keep up with every trick the community comes up with.
Derek Astin for the sheer volume of practice he seems to put in, and his therefore rapidly rising level of play.
I find it particulary hard to name just 10 people from all the amazing guys i met and played
with last year or know from the internet, so it took me some time...
only 7, as i really could decide with whom to fill the last 3 spots :o here they are in no order!
the Void (
@The Void)
Spend two amazing journeys with this freaky guy and really enjoyed it to the max and he does so much for the community!
Eelco (
@s070s)
Got to hang out with this legend in Leeds! So full of creativity that i can't handle it! Know what he wants, and keeps going for it!
Learned some bilboquet style from him!!
Su (from SuLab - is he here on the forum?)
Such a humble, kind and welcoming person! Makes some great damas, is a slayer for sure and pushea a lot of people to
keep progression in Kendama!
Rob (@dimenstions)
Joy, skill and determination can be feeled when beeing next to you! You also taught me some neat tricks, so thank you! :)
Bryan Hansen (is he here?)
You can always find inspiration from this guy and he always pushes his game!
BJ (
@BubenikJan)
Met him twice (EKO and DKM) and really enjoyed both times! Such a slayer and great preson.
Mirek (kendama.cz; don't know his tag..)
Also met him twice like BJ. Makes a huge impact on the european kendama scene as you can buy so much international
stuff from him! And on top he does some pretty F***ING amazing handturned kendamas!
Cooper Eddy
Jake Fischer
Jake Wiens
Kenyatta Williams
Ocean Mamalias
Cazz Lorde
Damon Kirchmeier
Louke Hernandez
Justin Clement
Rudy Simpliciano
Matt Ballard
Benjamin Mastek
Kristian Aynedter
Joshua Groove
I know there is more than 10 but I had to, sorry !
Most of those guys are pushing flow and creativity so far and I definitely enjoy more watching those guy playing than all those insta/tap/juggle type of player (no offense)
Much Love <3
Quote from: Elmoney on 02 January, 2016, 17:19:54
I know there is more than 10 but I had to, sorry !
Most of those guys are pushing flow and creativity so far and I definitely enjoy more watching those guy playing than all those insta/tap/juggle type of player (no offense)
Much Love <3
I'm not sure how the rules apply, but either the first 10 will be counted, or 10 at random or none at all.
Niggety Nixaan (Arthur)
for making the JKA trophy and displaying some in the 'kendama museum' @ JKA headquarters
Kendalex Alex Ruisch
his instagram and FB clips still get allot of attention and are so awesome
Eddy Cooper
becomming pro this year and dropping edits with fresh new tricks in them.
Matt Jorgenson
for making a team that stick together and show us the funand comradeship of kendama (and ofcouse high skilled)
Milky Oolong Jonathan
putting so much efford in local cummunity (kendama berlin) and info drops on this forum
Shalafi Raol
putting so much efford in Kendama Ireland
Bonz
for beginning a kendama company THAT DOENS"T suck
Having a own line (not the standard stuff), a creating corporate identity and original package.
Hans nickmans
making Belgium a more kendama frendly environment
The Void
This guy did so much for kendama (how many years now???) and even his own countymen don't support him
Dimensions Rob
For winning so many competitions this year.
24 Hours!
nic stodd
haley bishoff
tamotsu kubota
bonz
jake fischer
daniel robinson
cam herrero
mike schelling
colin fraser
nick two bears
Thanks to all who voted!
Voting is now closed!
My list:
@The Void@donald grant Eelco Soesman (
@s070s)
Matt Nix (@kenamatty)
Marcel (
@cello_91)
Lukas Funk
Matt Sweets (
@SweetsKendamas)
@bonzatron@Oase@joris.schweppe Thibaut, thanks for you votes, but I could only accept 10 of them so I picked the top numbers.
Thanks all for voting, the results will be out shortly!
-Rob
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