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2016 Kendama World Cup Champion | Bryson Lee
Sweets Kendamas would like to send a massive CONGRATULATIONS to our very own 2016 Kendama World Cup Champion - Bryson Lee ! A photo posted by Rintaro Kanemoto (@rintarokanemoto) on Jul 24, 2016 at 4:20pm PDT Bryson hails from Hawaii,...
Chelsea May Perez | Birds & Underbirds | Seabird F3 Splatter Split
New edit from Homegrown Team member Chelsea May Perez featuring the "Seabird" F3 Splatter Split. Filmed and Edited by Karen Du Shop now - http://bit.ly/Shop_TheSeabird
Christian Fraser // Sesh with a Fresh // "Summer Special" Low Fade aTack
Sweets Kendamas Pro Christian Fraser took to the streets of Boston strapped with fresh Summer Special Low Fade aTack combo Kendama. Through a full day of filming the Kendama went from Fresh to Seshed in no time. Check out that...
Why do Kendama Weights Matter?
Kendama has come a long way in recent years. What was once a "simple toy" is now a high-end piece of craftsmanship, designed to look sexy and engineered to take your play to the next level. Players care more and more about...
Sweets' TBT | Rod Dama | Sweets Oversized Kendama Comp
I'm going to start doing #TBT blogs that center around a person, place, or edit that has helped me grow as a kendama player over the years. This week I am choosing Rodney Ansel a.k.a. Roddama. I'm really stoked to...
X Pogo hits Minneapolis
It was so crazy having the XPOGO guys stop by our shop. They were all pretty good at Kendama. We are stoked to be featured in Episode 5 of Pogo Adventure. They picked up some new Sweets Gear while they...
Kendama Meets Streetwear : SWEETS X PIFF MPLS
  A couple months ago, Sweets Kendamas Pro Cooper Eddy was shopping around his neighborhood in Minneapolis when he came across the local streetwear boutique, Piff MPLS. The store took immediate interest in kendama, and Cooper took the opportunity to...
Tyler Dela Cruz // Pro Clear vs. Cushion Clear
Tyler Delacruz is always grabbing the best Dama of the Days from our online store. He was able to snag the cush and pro clear version of both the Gold Hunter and the Freeza. They play different but look almost...
Sunday Stroll with Cooper Eddy + Max Norcross
Sweets Kendamas pros Cooper Eddy and Max Norcross decided to bust the camera out and go on a little walk. They were only out for a couple hours but snagged some really nice footage and got to introduce kendama to...
Recent Release Review | Alex Hirota
Focus Team member Alex Hirota reviews his three favorite products of our new 2016 line. #1: Blue Kiwi The Blue Kiwi. This color is one of my all-time favorite colors, not to mention it is topped off with the incredible...
Best Celebrity Kendama Moments Part 2
  1.) Tyler The Creator of Odd Future - Pop Up Pop Out The homie Kristian Aynedter caught Tyler at an Odd Future Pop up shop in California a few years ago. I think the best part about this photo is Tyler’s...
Coop's Picks: Cinematic Kendama Videos
As the videographer and editor for Sweets Kendamas, I really appreciate style and cinematography in kendama videos. I strive to make my videos unique, entertaining, and high quality. A lot of the time that means pre-planning my shots and putting...
Cushion Cleared F3 Single Stripes
Haven’t you always wanted a kendama that is grippy for those difficult balance tricks and designed well for tracking the hole on those satisfying ender spikes? The new F3 single stripe is the kendama for you. Painted in the Sweets shop,...
Kendama Trailblazers : Moncton, Canada
Moncton Canada is the biggest kendama hotspot you've never heard of. In April Max, Cooper, and myself headed up north to jam with the kendama shredders in Moncton. The owner of Scooter Alley Gary Devarennes had us come down to...
Sesh With a Fresh // Thibaut Arcos X Krom Viking
Newest edition to our Sesh With a Fresh series.. Homegrown Team member Thibaut Arcos busts out a few tricks on a fresh aTack Fade Krom Viking. Krom Kendama designed the Viking for players with bigger hands. The extra size also...
"The Coop Troop" NKR 2016 Video Edit Contest Winner
This weekend the Sweets family and I ventured up into the hills of San Bernardino county for the 2016 National Kendama Retreat. The weather was perfect, the nature was breathtaking and memories were made. Just like last year, there was...
Sweets Picks Volume 1
This post is a handful of recent kendama videos (in no particular order) that I've been watching and wanted to share with you guys! 1.) Kendama TPC - Conventional Ken   Kendama TPC is a group of Kendama players from Taiwan,...
Sweets Kendamas x Tamahawk Holster
The Tamahawk Holster gives you a simple yet stylish way to carry your Kendama. The velcro closure keeps your Kendama secure and the carabiner lets you clip the holster onto just about anything. The original "Tamahawk" was sewn together on...
Le Bilboquet : by Noel Tortajada
"...I maintain that the only moral to the scope of this century is the moral of the cup and ball. " - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, "Confessions" (1770) Le Bilboquet from Lone Coin on Vimeo. The other day I stumbled across an article...
Best Celebrity Kendama Moments Part 1
1.) Wiz Khalifa - Studio sesh + spike Even Wiz Khalifa, a world touring rap superstar hailing from Pittsburgh, couldn't escape the kendama craze. In the original clip posted years ago you can see Wiz getting super stoked about getting...
#HGARBORDAY2016 Photo Contest Results
The results are in! We had so many entries submitted for our Homegrown x Arbor Day Foundation Photo Contest! Kendama players really do love trees. Some great photos and even more fascinating stories were shared. It took some effort to...