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Enjoy this conversation between Nick and Zack about the 2025 Kendama World Cup. With it shaping up to be the biggest / best Kendama World Cup ever, there's a lot to talk about. They talk about - The top competitors at KWC this year - Day 1 Prelim Tips - Day 2 Final Run Tips - The importance of going for full marks - What to bring to KWC ------------------- Watch the Day 1 KWC Livestream (starts No...

The trio is back to recap the incredible weekend of Battle at the Border in Nashville. - Favorite moments - What makes Ryoga so good? - Yasu - KROM TOTY - What's next for Lotus + more! -------------------------------- Find Isaac here: https://www.instagram.com/isaac_kendama/ Find Kendama Co here: https://www.instagram.com/lotuskendamas/ Website: https://www.lotuskendamas.com/ -----------------...

In this episode, Zack talks with the new owner of Kendama CO: Chad Covington. Someone you also probably know as the owner of Sol Kendamas. Kendama CO started to become slightly active again in October 2024 through interacting on social media with players in the scene, and Chad officially announcing himself on January 1st of this year was a big surprise for the entire community. In this conversatio...

On the last night of the Houston Kendama Intensive, the team got together to share their main takeaways and biggest level-ups from the weekend! -------------------- 00:00 INTRO 01:21 Isaac 03:50 Xavi 05:35 Baxter 07:01 Griffen 09:55 Mark 14:10 Daniel 16:00 Josh (JF) 18:00 Christian 21:00 Matthew 23:45 Drew 26:50 Shane 30:44 Victoria 32:40 Zack 36:44 Nick -------------------- Join our Free Online K...

Isaac Turner is a 9 year kendama veteran, owner of Lotus Kendamas, and creator of the app Kendamanomics. In this conversation, we dive into: - Isaac's beginnings as a kendama player - The key mindset that Isaac has carried through his kendama progression - Breaking down limiting beliefs - Transitioning into being a father - How Lotus Kendamas has developed from the beginning until now - The Value...

Johnny Kress is a professional kendama player, and currently one of the best kendama players in the United States. In this conversation, we dive into: - Johnny's 2025 Competition Results - Getting 4th place at NAKO 2024 - The evolution of Johnny's competition mindset - Top 10 Kendama Players of 2024 - The importance of competition - PRE-BATB and much more. Enjoy the conversation! -----------------...

Hyrum Thacker won 1st place the North American Kendama Open 2024's Advanced Division. NAKO is one of the two biggest kendama competitions in the United States. In this conversation, we dive into:- Hyrum's story as a kendama player so far- Pre-Competition Training- Day-Of Competition strategy- How Hyrum stays focused under pressure- Hyrum's top tips for progressionand much more. Enjoy the conversat...

A highly anticipated conversation with Sol Kendamas Pro Alex Mitchell. Alex Just got 2nd place in the Freestyle Division AND 3rd place in the Professional Division at the North American Kendama Open. NAKO is one of the top 2 biggest kendama competitions in the United States. Enjoy the conversation!!! -------------------------------- Alex vs. Johnny 3rd Place pro match: https://youtu.be/obPOuasMuvc...

Sophie recently won the Girls Beginner Division and placed 3rd in the Beginner Division at the North American Kendama Open, one of the top 2 biggest kendama competitions in the United States. Had a lot of fun talking to Sophie today. In this conversation, we covered: - Sophie's story as a player so far - What made her take kendama more seriously as a beginner - Her top tips for fellow beginner pla...

ET (Edwin Tickner) just got 2nd place in the Professional Division at one of the top 2 biggest kendama competitions in the United States: the North American Kendama Open 2024. He finished this competition as the highest-ranking American. We dove deep during this conversation. - Mentality coming back as the reigning NAKO champion - The importance of stretching and breathing - Pre-Competition practi...

Kohl Stark just won the Intermediate Division at the North American Kendama Open 2024. This was an epic conversation, I truly believe any player of any skill level can take away something helpful from it. So many gems were touched on as we discussed - Kohl's competition preparation & his BIGGEST tip that contributed to his win the most - Kohl's mindset before and during the competition - What...

The Lotus x Gallagher trio is back and today we're talking about NAKO 2024. - Our highlights of the weekend - The huge level of competition - Freestyle Competition surprises & upsets - Isaac's comp results - Nick & Zack's event experience not competing - How Nick and Zack would do if they competed +more Plus, Lizzy makes a surprise appearance at the end as well. Enjoy the conversation!! Fi...

Jake YJ just won the Amateur Open Division at the North American Kendama Open 2024. In this episode, we talk about - Jake's 5 year journey with kendama so far - Competition Prep - Mindfulness and how it applies to his competition mindset - Jake's day-of competition tactics - Jake's future goals as a player + so much more. Enjoy the episode!!! Jake used a Lotus Kendamas's element ken x sacred tama...

Mindfulness Through Play is an educational non-profit established in Minneapolis MN. Since 2018, they have helped 20,000 students learn how to transform anger and adversity into self -compassion and opportunities to learn and grow through kendama. They teach emotional regulation and growth mindset skills to promote students mental health and well-being in a fun and active way! Josh Grove, the crea...

NOUNS & NAKO Questions 0:00 Intro 1:35 What is NOUNS and what does “open sourced brand” mean? 4:30 What does NOUNS hope to gain from their involvement in the kendama community in this way? 6:50 What do you have to say to players who have had bad experiences with crypto & NFTs / heard negative stories about them in the past, and are skeptical about NOUNS because of this? 9:45 How does NOUNS...

The trio is at it again with their monthly discussion of all things current kendama. Isaac, Nick, and Zack discuss their picks for the 2024 Birlies, NAKO 2024, play trivia with those who tuned in LIVE (yes we did this live on zoom), the future of kendamanomics, and much more. Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nickgallagher42/ Zack: https://www.instagram.com/zack_gallagher/ Isaac: https://www.instagr...

Today we talked with Zach Magnuson about his past, present, and future. Zach has not only been in the game for over a decade, but has done SO much front and center as a player AND behind the scenes as one of the main guys at Kendama USA as well. Everyone knows Zach is insane behind the lens and his involvement with KUSA, but there is a lot more to him that most players of today's era don't know ab...

We talk with longtime friend and fellow Washingtonian Jacob Schultz about his PRE-NAKO win from over the past weekend, which boasted a 30 person bracket that included some of the best pro kendama players in the world. We had an epic conversation that started out with Jacob taking us through his matches up until the W, but quickly went deep into all things of how Jacob's mentality has progressed, t...

Had a ton of fun talking with Spencer today. His perspectives that he's gained on skill progression, motivation, consistency, and competing over the past 15 years transcend the sport of juggling and can be applicable to any person pursuing any skill in life - ESPECIALLY kendama players. Enjoy the pod!------------------------------- Spencer Androli is a professional juggler and has been juggling fo...

Benjamin Brian is a professional kendama player sponsored by KendamaUSA. Join the SKOOL: https://www.skool.com/kendama-4355/about Follow Ben: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminb_kendama/ Ben's Pro Edit: https://youtu.be/b_dItcKFWuk?si=8p8ThX2DlKX03ALt Ben's Pro Model Kendama: https://shop.kendamausa.com/products/... Follow Nick & Zack ⁠https://www.instagram.com/zack_gallagher/ ⁠https://www.ins...

Nick talks about his week long trip in China for the CKO. Main takeaways Competition Results The China kendama scene +more Join the SKOOL: https://www.skool.com/kendama-4355/about Nick & Tomonari's Freestyle Finals match: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAZ7vC7pnJS/ Tomonari: https://www.instagram.com/919.tomoken/ Ching Yan: https://www.instagram.com/04ching_yan/ CKO: https://www.instagram.com/chi...

Chad Covington is the owner of Sol Kendamas and the host of the largest kendama event in the United States: Battle at the Border. Chad has also been playing kendama for 14 years. Follow Chad here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chadcovington/ Sol Kendamas https://www.solkendamas.com https://www.instagram.com/solkendamas/ https://www.youtube.com/@SolKendamas Follow Nick & Zack https://www...

Kelvin is a professional kendama player for Sol Kendamas, and has been playing kendama for nearly 10 years. In this conversation, we go deep on Kelvin's competition methods, mindset, practice, his development as a player over the years, and much more. Follow Kelvin here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_sorrywongnumber/ Sol Kendamas https://www.solkendamas.com https://www.instagram.com/so...

Danny is the owner of Locked Studios and an 11 year veteran kendama player. Follow Danny here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dama_danny/ Locked Studios https://lockedstudios.com https://www.instagram.com/lockedstudios_/ https://www.instagram.com/vaultbylockedstudios/ Follow Nick & Zack https://www.instagram.com/nickgallagher42/ https://www.instagram.com/zack_gallagher/ https://www.insta...