The ever popular "Today I..." thread

[LarsVegas]

... qualified for the BKO 2012 ladder for the first time. With a total of 17 tries (3 for spike and stopover, 2 for flying top) I'm totally happy.

Remains only the question of how long you're entitled to enter the beginners' competition? When do I have to decide? Or who does?

[Adam K]

2 Turn gunslinger pull-up in..

Ken turns twice or tama turns twice? I feel like it should be ken given the "pull-up in", but how would you go about doing more than one gunslinger without stopping in the middle?

[BKA]

Remains only the question of how long you're entitled to enter the beginners' competition? When do I have to decide? Or who does?

If you win the Beginners, you automatically graduate to Advanced. Apart from that, as Sonny Boy Williamson said, let your conscience be your guide.

[BKA]

2 Turn gunslinger pull-up in..

Ken turns twice or tama turns twice? I feel like it should be ken given the "pull-up in", but how would you go about doing more than one gunslinger without stopping in the middle?

Yes, the ken. Ever seen someone twirl a toothbrush on their finger? The finger gives a little circular driving motion to keep the spin going. Same thing with the gunslinger.

[The Void]

Today, inspired by Li Ho Cheung, I managed a 2-turn gunslinger pull-up-in.

[Mark]

Yesterday i managed to do a dead hang moonlanding, no looping on big cup.
Have also come really close to getting 2 spin gunslinger spike!

[Thorny]

Yesterday I set myself a new personal best of 20 consecutive Earth Turns and today I managed:

Pull up Bird - Bird Slinger (back to Bird) - Bird Slinger to Spike!

(Bird Slinger = Earth/Bird Turn and Gunslinger)

[Mark]

Yesterday I set myself a new personal best of 20 consecutive Earth Turns and today I managed:

Pull up Bird - Bird Slinger (back to Bird) - Bird Slinger to Spike!

(Bird Slinger = Earth/Bird Turn and Gunslinger)

That sounds epic!

[grotesquecub]

That sounds epic!

I concur! Sounds awesome.

Today I managed:
triple>double>single (jumping stick)
and...
single>double (jumping stick)>double ufo 

jumping sticks in prep for 'consist. comp. 4.5'

[AlexSmith]

Today I took a little break from studying and working to hang out and play a little dama with my buddy Ben. It was fun, it's been too long since him and I have had a decent sesh. Cannot wait for winter break!

[The Void]

Yesterday I re-self-certified myself as 4th Dan.

Today I had a go at KCC6, got the first Bird then OWWWW!
My back tweaked out. No more kd for me for a couple of days at least.

[AlexSmith]

Not long ago I could have said "Today I ordered a gold dragon kendama, and a copy of knees", excited to get both. It'll be nice to have a kendama book with some more advanced tricks that I can actually read haha (the one i have now is all in Japanese)

[hater]

Today I landed a combo, but I'm not sure of the name of the last move. Aeroplane to lighthouse to ¿throw the tama upwards, grab the ken and spike? I was really amazed!!

[AlexSmith]

Today I landed a combo, but I'm not sure of the name of the last move. Aeroplane to lighthouse to ¿throw the tama upwards, grab the ken and spike? I was really amazed!!
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lighthouse to spike, if you just keep holding the tama and spike it then it would be called lighthouse in or falling down

[hater]

Thx Alex, I was not sure about the name. I haven't learned all the tricks names and sometimes I don't know what tricks are people talking about -.-U