Minneapolis, MNĀ
viaĀ Portland, OR
2012 DCI Open Class World Champions
(Snare drum section leader)
- Dan 3 Certified Examiner ( Present)
-Top 16 Catch n Flow freestyle championships (Tokyo 2015 )
1st place Open division Rogue valley kendama regional 2017
-3rd place speed ladder ( Sakura 2017)
-2nd place Open division ( Sakura 2017)
-3rd place speed ladder ( Sakura 2019)
- Top 10 Freestyle ( Sakura 2019 )
- Final 6 ( open division Sakura classic 2019)
- invented hippie flip
- nbd-Ā
wing eclipse
Ring eclipse
Moshi Kame across 150ft high line
Hippie flips galore
Stilt twang bird
Inward lunar insta Paw
The bird house @pkrippermachine
Underbird rover pressure fast hands stilt
Forward half goon circle, string grab in
Age, what year were you born?
27, 1991
Where are you from and describe where you grew up
Iām from a super small town in the beautiful rogue valley in southern Oregon. I never truly recognized the pure beauty of the valley until I left for a few years then came back. Surrounded by mountains, steeped in rivers and lakes. Itās one of my favorite places in the world.
Where are you currently living? Ā
Where are you currently living? Ā
When were you first introduced to kendama?
I was first introduced to kendama from my best friend in winter of 2012.
How were you introduced to Sweets? Ā Ā
After owning my first dama a green tk16 and shredding it to bits I was itching to get a dama with sticky paint to learn lunar flips on and discovered sweets simply by researching available damas at the timeĀ
What players did you look up to / inspired you at the beginning and now?
Two bears was one of the first players I connected with through the Portland Facebook community and always got inspired by watching his cup flow, In the beginning a lot of my inspiration for learning new tricks and what I could work on next came from that Portland kendama group page. All of the COTK guys and back in the day Tana Hack was the dude that pushed me to try and master perch/stall game. Dave Mateo was the first pro I ever met in person at my first event in San Diego 2013. I always was inspired by is dance influence in his kendama flow. In that moment I new that the profound love and passion someone can have with kendama could truly take them places in life. Now a days lots of players constantly inspire me both in my play and my mindset. Iām constantly inspired by Ben Herald for both of those reasons. His deep understanding with tricking and how he needs to move his body in Tricking, directly correlates to how he plays kendama. His creativity and technicality are in my opinion one of the best in the world.
Who are currently your favorite players?
Ben herald, Nick and Zack Gallagher, Cooper Eddy, Kevin Desoto, Bonz as always, lyndon Whalen, Adrian Esteban
Favorite competition?
Consistently MKO, & Catch n Flow.
Whats your favorite style of play? Casual, the grind for a banger, freestyle, competition?
I honestly love them all. Causal and freestyle play/ practice is one of my favorite movement meditation to do. I love Just throwing some headphones on and jamming, plus in those moments at times I get inspired on a crazy trick idea that leads me into just strait grinding hard for a banger. I always love competition and continue to strive for that top at spot each event.
What trick was the most satisfying grind? / took the longest to lace and film
There are a couple. Wing eclipse wing. Triple BB flip. Or hippie flip to border. Literal days full of multiple hour sessions leading to not lacing the trick. The moment those tricks slapped and were pinned, have been some of the biggest satisfactory moments in grinding a trick.
Favorite edits?
Collin edit 7
Christian Fraser is a Legend
Ben herald summer research portfolio 2017
Nick stodd pro mod 2k19
Missuās all girls 2019 edit
Bonz pov 1
Nick and Zack documentary
Favorite wood type?
Bamboo ( grass technically) maple, Purple Heart.
How many kendamas do you own?
Personally only about 15-20, I wish I had my collection but Iāve just always given away my kendamas over the years
What has been your favorite kendama trip?
Probably catch n flow 2015, it was was the first time I had gone to Japan, first time I was being professionally introduced to a lot of the big pros and legends. I was 4 to perform and qualified for top, 16 finals, got my butt whooped by Rod Dama, then proceeded to stay in Japan for 2 more weeks traveling with Rod and Tomatsu teaching with Gloken.
Bad habits?
Not doing yoga consistently, eating out, and sometimes to much FortniteĀ
Where do you want to go with kendama? Like places
Europe, Africa, More Japan, South America, Australia.
What are some of your other passions besides kendama?
Music, specifically percussion and melodic percussion. Disc golf, slacklining, spikeball skate and snowboarding, camping, rock climbing and just over all adventuring.Ā