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Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by Emil Apostol, Nov 2, 2017.

  1. Emil Apostol

    Emil Apostol DS Legend

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    Jan 4, 2017
    Location:
    Philippines
    Play damas with a bead and the string twists and tangles everytime. The costs are expensive if you have to buy bearings everyday.

    Would you rather:
    -Learn to play stringless, or
    -Learn to play left handed?
     
    Jan 17, 2018
  2. KeeganS

    KeeganS DS Legend

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    Dec 6, 2016
    Location:
    Boise, Idaho
    Stringless.

    Would you rather:
    Hand every lunar
    Hand every lighthouse
     
    Jan 18, 2018
  3. Aaron Gallegos

    Aaron Gallegos Slayer

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    Aug 8, 2017
    Location:
    California
    Hand every lunar because that's more discrete and I do them less often than lighthouse.

    Would you rather play with 0 finger string length or 15 finger string length?
     
    Jan 18, 2018
  4. James Hoang

    James Hoang Slayer

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    Nov 8, 2016
    Location:
    San Jose, CA and Milpitas, CA
    0 finger could be good for yanks, but 15 fingers are good for juggles, so 15 finger string length.

    WYR play kendama w/o the sarado or play kendama w/o the sword?
     
    Jan 18, 2018
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  5. ttocsic

    ttocsic Slayer

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    Location:
    Atlanta, GA
    Lol, I've acually thought about this, and I'm going with w/o a sarado. Love my lighthouses and spoik tricks.

    WYR: go against bonz in open or fish in freestyle?
     
    Jan 19, 2018
  6. Emil Apostol

    Emil Apostol DS Legend

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    Philippines
    Bonz! It would be an honor to get royally wrecked by the best kendama player in the world.

    Would you rather:
    -See Keith Matsumura back in the game, or
    -Wake up to find that GTs are now priced at $50 and don't sell out 2 minutes after they drop?
     
    Feb 15, 2018
  7. azleonhart

    azleonhart Moderator Staff Member

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    Oct 12, 2016
    Location:
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Matsumura > GT eaaaaasy

    WYR :
    - Go stringless for two months?
    - or go two finger length string for two months?
     
    Feb 15, 2018
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  8. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    Oct 14, 2016
    Location:
    Metro Manila, Philippines
    Two finger string FTW. I can't juggle to save my life and I hate crawling under the couch to get my tama all the time.

    Would you rather:
    - Be known as The Machine because though you don't do the absolute craziest tricks you're consistency is nearly 100% on any of the ones you do.
    - Be known as The Wizard because you come up with off the wall tricks and can hit the most difficult but only after a bunch of tries; seldom consistent.
     
    Feb 15, 2018
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  9. Andy Dama

    Andy Dama Honed Member

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    May 24, 2017
    Location:
    Milwaukee WI
    Machine, even though I'm not creative, you can still be inspired!

    Only play Krom XXXL or a Mini (not a nano, slightly bigger
     
    Feb 15, 2018
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  10. Morgan Boucher

    Morgan Boucher Honed Member

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    Jul 29, 2017
    Location:
    Nipawin Saskatchewan

    A mini because they don't screw up as much as a xxxxl would.


    Would you rather never play kendama

    Or play kendama knowing that one day you have to land a spike to save your grandmas life, and you got one chance
     
    Feb 25, 2018
  11. Emil Apostol

    Emil Apostol DS Legend

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    Philippines
    Play kendama knowing that one day you have to land a spike to save your grandmas life, and you got one chance. I like my chances.

    Would you rather:
    -be tasked with the job of making Kaleb Kendama a legit company, or
    -Go to Japan for KWC only to arrive a few days late?
     
    Feb 25, 2018
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  12. jekdama_slayer

    jekdama_slayer n00b

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    Hand make them. I’ve always wanted to turn a dama on a lathe so yea.

    Would you rather use only a rolling pin for the rest of your life or only a pill
     
    Feb 25, 2018
  13. ttocsic

    ttocsic Slayer

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    Location:
    Atlanta, GA
    probably pill because of the string flow.

    WYR "BL customs" (like beams, kamo, and noia), or prime customs?
     
    Feb 25, 2018
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  14. Andy Dama

    Andy Dama Honed Member

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    May 24, 2017
    Location:
    Milwaukee WI
    Prime Customs because it's he only way you can get new in house paints from sweets

    WYR: Host a jam session with Norx or Coop?
     
    Feb 25, 2018
  15. ttocsic

    ttocsic Slayer

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    Location:
    Atlanta, GA
    gotta be Coop. He'd probably create some crazy new trick concept during the sesh.

    WYR: kusa silk or krom rubber
     
    Feb 25, 2018
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  16. Andy Dama

    Andy Dama Honed Member

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    May 24, 2017
    Location:
    Milwaukee WI
    Krom but they are very similar

    WYR: jam in California or Minnesota
     
    Feb 26, 2018
  17. Jasper B.

    Jasper B. Slayer

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    Dec 5, 2016
    Location:
    San Diego
    I live in Cali, and its super dope, but Minnesota is also chill. I always wanted to go to MKO.
    (I know this is already answered, but more California players should come out to these jams!)

    WYR
    Be a Grain Theory pro (Design ken shape, basic burns, woods to use) <non painted>
    OR
    Be KendamaUSA pro (Design tama design, woods, engravings) <painted>
     
    Feb 26, 2018
  18. Emil Apostol

    Emil Apostol DS Legend

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    Philippines
    GT Pro for sure. They get to design their shapes from the ground up. Also, losing paint isn't that bad, given that GT pros get Raw Ash on their pro mods (which is just as tacky as any silk paint, but has a superior feel).

    Bringing back the question I asked above, would you rather:
    -be tasked with the job of making Kaleb Kendama a legit company, or
    -travel to Japan for KWC only to arrive a few days late?
     
    Feb 26, 2018
  19. Jasper B.

    Jasper B. Slayer

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    Dec 5, 2016
    Location:
    San Diego
    I would honestly be fine with either. Making kaleb a legit company would be easy once I find a manufacturer, the make some original ken shapes. Going to KWC late would be a bummer, but the crowds there are amazing, and there is always next year. I really wouldn't want either to be my task, but if I was forced for this to happen, I would not care about either one, because I know I can adapt to any condition.

    WYR:
    Never travel for kendama because the scene near you is amazing
    or
    Travel to every big event, but you are the only ken player in the region.
     
    Feb 27, 2018
  20. Aaron Gallegos

    Aaron Gallegos Slayer

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    Aug 8, 2017
    Location:
    California
    I'd rather never travel because the scene near me is amazing. We would be able to jam every day, progress together, and host our own events. Traveling to every big event, although a great experience, would be expensive and I would only see everyone 3 to 5 times a year.

    Would you rather lace the banger of the year or invent the new trendy trick (like gypsy flip)?
     
    Feb 28, 2018