The North American Kendama Open, the United States' largest annual kendama event, is coming up soon (September 9-11). After the past few years of hosting the event exclusively online, we can’t wait to see everyone in person again this year! All of the trick lists for this year's competition can be found here.
Registration
Attendees planning on competing need to purchase a REGISTRATION for the division they plan to enter. Registration grants entry to the 3 day event and includes a custom event kendama, raffle ticket, and other NAKO items.
Click HEREto compete in an Open Format Division only.
Make sure to watch the video below on how "Open Style Competition" works and how your matches will be formatted!
Freestyle Add-On
Registration for the Freestyle Division is an additional $25 add-on option and can only be coupled with Registration for another Division and cannot be entered individually.
Click HEREto compete in an Open Format Division AND Freestyle.
*Deadline for Competitor Registration is September 1st*
KEN FLIP LATE INWARD KEN FLIP SPIKE - INWARD KEN FLIP LATE KEN FLIP SPIKE
TWO TAP - GHOST TO LIGHT HOUSE - INSTA TRADE DOWN SPIKE
ONE TURN CUSH SLOW DOWN LIGHTHOUSE - LIGHTHOUSE FLIP CUSH SLOW DOWN TO LIGHTHOUSE - 0.5 FLIP CUSH AIRPLANE
BIRD - JUGGLE OVER VALLEY - IN
LIGHTNING DROP - TWO TURN TRADE DOWN SPIKE
AIRPLANE - TRIPLE JUMPING STICK (EITHER WAY)
LIGHTHOUSE - PRESSURE TO CANDLE PALM BALANCE - HALF FLIP TO LIGHTHOUSE - TRADE SPIKE
BIG CUP - HALF TURNTABLE - FLIP TO AIRPLANE
CANDLESTICK UNDERBIRD - OVER THE VALLEY - TRADE SPIKE
More Questions?
Josh Grove answers questions about rules and some of the tricks this year in the video below. Make sure to watch the full video and pay close attention to see if we answered all of your questions. Good luck, and we'll see you in Minnesota!