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Anyone from places without a dama scene?

Discussion in 'Sessions' started by caraway chiba, Jan 15, 2017.

  1. Dillonjohns79

    Dillonjohns79 Member

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2016
    Location:
    Missoula, MT
    Missoula MT. I know a couple slayers but not many.
     
    Jan 16, 2017
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  2. Teej4130

    Teej4130 n00b

    Joined:
    Dec 31, 2016
    Location:
    Montreal
    Montreal, Quebec seems to have some players but no scene that I've seen, I reached out to people the most I could and had little response, just a link to a yoyo page. So I also play solo
     
    Jan 16, 2017
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  3. Philip Sandgren

    Philip Sandgren n00b

    Joined:
    Dec 22, 2016
    Location:
    Örebro, Sweden
    In Sweden, there are actually many dama players, but everyone lives in Gävle, wich is 3 hours away from Örebro where I live
     
    Jan 16, 2017
  4. Congarranza

    Congarranza DS Legend

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2017
    Location:
    Camarillo, CA
    I'm from Camarillo, California. I'm just outside of LA. Jams are probably an hour away because of TRAFFIC :/
     
    Jan 16, 2017
  5. Heero

    Heero n00b

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2016
    Closest for me is a 2.5 hour drive to NYC. Otherwise I have to take a ferry to ct and then another hour drive to jame with my homie. So no scene here
     
    Jan 16, 2017
  6. Jack

    Jack n00b

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2016
    Dead as a door knob in NH, USA. Ive got one friend into kendama whos pretty in to it, and he got one friend. That's all I know of here
     
    Jan 16, 2017
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  7. DaKaiz3nWizard

    DaKaiz3nWizard Member

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2017
    Location:
    Mapleton UT
    I live in mapleton UT everyone at my school did them last year but now there is only a handful that I know of
     
    Jan 16, 2017
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  8. Steezdiaz

    Steezdiaz Slayer

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    Nov 1, 2016
    Yeah in Chico where I'm from we have me and about 2-3 others...but we're slowly recruiting more :) There's a decent yo yo scene so we're trying to slowly infect them haha
     
    Jan 16, 2017
  9. caraway chiba

    caraway chiba Member

    Joined:
    Jan 12, 2017
    Location:
    Auckland, NZ
    release the virus haha good on you
     
    Jan 16, 2017
  10. Matthew Dam

    Matthew Dam Member

    Joined:
    Dec 26, 2016
    Location:
    Orange County, CA
    But when you have to
    -convince your parents to driving you [i dont have licence]
    -go on weekends or days off that donr have school
     
    Jan 16, 2017
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  11. JoJo_hudson1253

    JoJo_hudson1253 Honed Member

    Joined:
    Nov 22, 2016
    Location:
    Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
    Yeah a bunch of kids play here... on MY damas... so then if they like it i say why dont you get one? and they say oh nooo im broke... so yeh im the only one it feels like in my area... i go to a camp where dama is rampant but its a 30 minute drive... plus in the winter/fall/spring there are no pple to jam with there so im STUUUCK!
     
    Jan 17, 2017
  12. 7Cabbages

    7Cabbages Slayer

    Joined:
    Nov 21, 2016
    Location:
    California City
    Oh bro, I know the hassle. It sucks:mad:
     
    Jan 17, 2017
  13. nikki_deo

    nikki_deo Slayer

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2016
    Location:
    ATX
    Houston, TX - We got a nice small community going on (about 7 of us) that meet up about every other week or so. Houston is so big though, some of us have to drive about 45min-1hour to jam.
     
    Jan 17, 2017
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  14. sorrywongnumber

    sorrywongnumber Honed Member

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    Nov 5, 2016
    superior, wisconsin only avid dama player here :(
     
    Jan 17, 2017
  15. Austin Donovan

    Austin Donovan Member

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2016
    Location:
    Long Island, NY
    If you don't have a scene by you, don't give up. Think outside the box and get creative to keep yourself entertained! I played for 7 years conpletely alone until I met a handful of other people that played. Now I'm traveling all over the country competing in events and making friends with countless people from all over the world!
     
    Jan 25, 2017
  16. Scott Sheridan

    Scott Sheridan n00b

    Joined:
    Jan 23, 2017
    Location:
    Wisconsin
    As far as I know, my girlfriend and I are the only people in Janesville Wisconsin that kendama. I've been trying for so long to get others into it, but it's been hard.
     
    Jan 25, 2017
  17. noah

    noah Member

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    Jan 21, 2017
    Are there any kendama stores in quebec? I go there twice a year but never seem to find a kendama store??
     
    Jan 25, 2017
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  18. Kucdama

    Kucdama Member

    Joined:
    Oct 14, 2016
    Location:
    Jackson Hole, WY
    Jackson Hole, Wyoming has a very little one!
     
    Jan 26, 2017
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  19. Michael Joseph Reeves

    Michael Joseph Reeves Honed Member

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2016
    Location:
    Salem, CT
    Agreed!

    Also guys there are ways to get a scene going in your area. It may not be immediate or easy but it is doable and you dont necessarily have to go out of your way too much to introduce people to kendama.
     
    Jan 27, 2017
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  20. Jonas

    Jonas n00b

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2017
    Location:
    Oregon
    Southern Oregon, have only met one other person who knows what they are
     
    Jan 27, 2017