The ever popular "Today I..." thread

[Salvator-vals]

Today I twice landed double-UFO . Surprisingly each attempt takes less than 10 min. Hard but doable.

[The Void]

Nice. I might try one of those today...

[the milky oolong]

Today I landed some nice stuff, but was especially happy to beat Peter Wimmers in a race to land Candle Grip Swing (1.5 Inward Whirlwind) In, as demonstrated by [user]Kendalex[/user]

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A gruelling but satisfying day's 'dama

[The Void]

Tonight I got a trick I was requested/suggested on film. Not sure how it'll look on a big screen... We'll see.

[the milky oolong]

Today I...

...doesn't matter.

[BKA]

Oof. (cues trumpet solo)
<sing>Dedication's what you nee-eed!</sing>

[the milky oolong]

On a plus note I managed to download some codecs (whatever the hell those are) and managed to render (whatever that means) my videos at a higher quality. Is the difference noticeable or am I imagining it?

[BKA]

Definitely, and you've lost the letterboxing too. Double plus good.

[the milky oolong]

Alright, then I'll give another dose; was trying to come up with a line that involves the same trick but different grips that wasn't all just Stab numbers:

[shalafi]

Today I finally self certified myself for 2nd Dan. I've been failing this level a lot. Need to get more consistent to pass it at IKO...

[Paul_S]

around the downspike happened a few time yesterday feeling that consistency

[The Void]

TMO: Fast and nice looking!
Shalafi: Neat-oh, keep it up!
Paul: = "Stab The World", well done.

[the milky oolong]

Today I test-shot a few tricks for the new 2015 Forum Collaboration Video. Ideally I want to have a few tricks on there, each building on the trick I submitted last year (Stopover > Fast Hand Scoop Spike). Here's a work-in-progress snippet:

[Kev]

Today I 'Mastered the Kendama'[1]...

I landed every trick listed on the title page of the excellent Spike! book[2]

So I'm pretty pleased with that - especially as it means I got my first ever proper:

- Stilt
- Clifftop
- Wingwalker
- Everest

Also while attempting Everest I twice landed and balanced the tama on the rim of the small cup without it touching the ken, kind of like a Candle Grip Wingwalker / or a 'chairless' Monkey's Chair on Small Cup (Could we call that a Small Chairless Monkey perhaps [user]BKA[/user]?  )

Anyway, today was a good day.

1.	Ahem, well, according to the subtitle of Void and Donald's book anyway
2.	(Of course there are lots of additional ideas for variations listed within the book too, but I got all the big one's ticked off the list!) Get it here if you haven't already - http://www.kendama.co.uk/books.html

[The Void]

Wow, Kev, excellent work! Of course, you've made a rod for your own back now, what with there being 2 more books... No, seriously, that's great.

Today I did my first 6th Dan practice for a month. That's a long time, but the lack of daylight was p***ing me off, so I took a break. Anyway, I had a bad Bird day (5), but passed everything else. So, not bad. Spring is slowly springing, with more daylight on the way, so I intend to get back on the grading grind!

Now for a bit of IKO practice....