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Here's a bunch more that came out in March you might have missed!
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SWEETS MOB KEBAB (ft. Reed & Hobie)
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Most RARE Natty Kendamas
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NEW TEAM MEMBERS REVEALED
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LEARN COOP'S MAGIC TRICK
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EKC 2022 - The Sweets Life
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Game of M.I.N.I. - Coop VS. Sweets
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Did you know we're sponsored by Redbull?
Recently, we had a visit from Redbull at our shop. Yes, you read that correctly - REDBULL!
After seeing the operation, they decided to supply our office with an exclusive Fridge and have been keeping our team honed with plenty of Redbull to stock it with!
As a small business trying to grow a niche thing like kendama, it feels incredibly validating to us that a brand we've looked up to for years has decided to support us and digs what we do here at Sweets!
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Tune in to our Twitch Stream every Wednesday at 1 PM CST for Office Hours to see an early look at what we're dropping each week, hang out with Sweets himself, and a chance to win a free kendama during nearly every stream!
Last month, we streamed for more than 13 hours and the community supported us with over 250 subscriptions!
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Hey there! I'm Cody (AKA @magicdamadude). I take care of Customer Service, some editing, and a handful of other things here at Sweets HQ.
Every month, my goal is to bring you some interesting stuff going on in kendama that I think you should know about! This might be a trick you should learn, accounts you should follow, player announcements in the scene, and anything cool in-between.
If you know about something awesome that you think I should consider for next month's news, you can reply to this newsletter OR you can email cs@sweetskendamas.com - suggestions are always welcome!
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@newartlayer
New Art Layer is an Instagram account that I just recently came across, but I'm glad I did - they create some of the coolest AI-Generated Kendama artwork that I've seen so far!
The account has only been active for about a year, but it seems like they have been posting a lot more kendama-inspired art much more frequently in the past month.
They have a ton of cool work to go back through to look at, and sometimes they even take suggestions for new ideas in their Instagram Story. There's all types of different aesthetics - spaceship kendamas, ancient kendama-shaped buildings, and so so much more.
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Favorite Trick From March
You don't need to go any further than Kentaro Yoshizu, member of the Sweets Japan Team, to find some incredible new idea you've never even thought to try.
He tosses the ken into a flip and stops the rotation with the flat palm of his other hand. He then lightly pushes and guides the ken to fall back onto the tama back to the inward lunar position he started in.
This trick is extremely stylish, but it also brings an entirely new meaning to the idea of "handing a trick". In most cases, touching one of the pieces with your other hand is considered a no-no. Kentaro took the idea in the complete opposite direction and did something you can ONLY do by touching the kendama with your other hand. To me, this clip is a perfect example of kendama play that pushes the game further.
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If you want to try this for yourself, I'd recommend at least knowing how the mechanics of a Cushion Tap work. It looks like the same thing is happening, but instead of stopping the rotation by tapping with the tama, you're stopping the rotation with the flat of your hand on the side of the ken.
Additionally, make sure that the stalling hand is as flat as possible. The trick doesn't nearly look as cool if your fingers happen to curl around the ken when you stall it in the air. That's just my two cents, though!
Below, I included a few tutorials from our YouTube Channel that I thought might help you learn how to do this one. I hope you give it a try - I see so much potential and room for expanding this idea!
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Ontario Kendama Event
There's a kendama event in Canada happening soon! Crewdama is back for the second time with their annual event on April 22 in Brantford, Ontario. In addition, they have a Pre-jam scheduled for the Friday before the event, April 21.
They have tons of things slated - Speed ladders, Am open, Freestyle, mini games, giveaways, vendors, premiers - a slew of kendama action!
Registration is now open at www.Crewdama.ca and closes on April 16. If you have any additional questions about this event, shoot a DM to their Instagram Page!
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We would deeply appreciate it if you let us know what you think about the format of this email - what did you like, what did you dislike, is there anything we missed that you would have liked to have seen? Hit us up!
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