E.K.O. 2015 + Kendama Camp - Leeds, UK

[BKA]

Yep, going to the camp on the 11th. No, it hasn't changed.
See you on the 10th evening or 11th morning!

[cello_91]

sweet! 

[cello_91]

the flight is booked - i'll arrive at 21:30 

[shalafi]

I know the tricks are recorded and under selection... when are we going to know the list? Quite curious about the tricks actually.

[shalafi]

Just saying...

Is there a recommended place to sleep where more people will stay / jam?

[The Void]

Actually, I haven't booked anywhere for myself yet! Been too busy...

[shalafi]

Actually, I haven't booked anywhere for myself yet! Been too busy...

I went through booking.com and found it hard to get anything under 50 EUR / night and that was 3Km away from the train station.
Anyway, it is a free to cancel booking, in case it is too far away or something.

We don't have a map with the location of the venue, do we?

[BKA]

Competition day is at LS29 6AE. (Short train ride out of Leeds).

[BKA]

I know the tricks are recorded and under selection... when are we going to know the list? Quite curious about the tricks actually.

Next week.

[BKA]

I know the tricks are recorded and under selection... when are we going to know the list? Quite curious about the tricks actually.

Now. (Mostly.)

We don't have a map with the location of the venue, do we?

Yes. http://www.kendama.co.uk/EKO2015-travel.html

[shalafi]

As it happens, it is quite close to the airport and I rather go straight there than to Leeds first ;-)

Maybe other players are in the same situation.

[shalafi]

Nice tricks, good to see some IKO Tricks in there.

I can do many of the QF tricks quite consistently, but still I may step down to advanced and let the real pros play the pro division. In fact the advisory level guide for Advanced fits exactly where I'm now.

[BKA]

All tricklists are out.
http://kendama.co.uk/EKO2015-eko.html

[shalafi]

I was expecting something in the lines of the Speed Trick B, given that it is for up to Dan 2 players.

While I can do all the tricks, I don't think I can do them in less than 5 minutes. Specially the first one, you could not have split it into 2 tricks, you had to put them together :-P

Time to practice the spacewalk, BFOtV and tap-in, all the others I have them more consistent.

[Dimensions]

First off, I would like to say that I love the diversity and creativity of these tricks, but I have a few questions

Loaded Kickup: Does the ken have to rise a certain height? Because I tend to catch the ken really low down (sometimes below knee level) and it just seems like cheating.

Index Balance > Regrip: I'm assuming that the Regrip is back to base grip and you can't throw and catch in to ken

Rotary swing: does it have to rotate 720°? or is that a minimum, I'm asking because I prefer  to do three rotations instead

Candle String Pull The world: does each pull back have a limit on how far the string has to be pulled back, before it is caught on a cup again?

Moshikame > pirouette: Will we have to use our own stringless kendama or will we be given one during the competition? If we have to use our own, does it have to be BKA approved?

Backhand earth turn: Does the tama have to be stabbed? Or can it just be backhand?

Lifted lunar: when I do this trick the ken sometimes rotates  in to an opposite lunar wp during the transition, is this OK? Or does the lunar have to be facing forward?

Thanks
-Rob