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Red and White Kendama performance

Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by penguinyaro, Dec 30, 2016.

  1. penguinyaro

    penguinyaro Member

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    Anyone know if there's a way to watch the red & white Japanese new year special so we can watch the Kendama heros?
     
    Dec 30, 2016
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  3. Stuart Barron

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    It quite often gets put up on YouTube as my wife likes to watch it and secretly I do too:rolleyes:
     
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  4. Thomas Ishikawa

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    Here's a pic of the group

    https://instagram.com/p/BOhCHPEgrQ7/

    I was able to read in one of their posts:
    Zoomadanke
    Tamotsu Kubota (Gloken Representative)
    Matsuzawa Tomoyuki (Gloken/Zawa Shop Owner)
    Iwata Kazuma (Mugen Musou)
    Shimadera Katsuaki (JKA 7 Dan)
    Akimoto Satoru (Kendama Plaza Spike Manager)
    Taku Hatanaka (Sweets Pro)
    Rinda? Linda? (Burnside Owner)
    Suu (Su Lab owner)
    Morimako (kendama rock cafe)
    Yoshi (Tsurugi Representative)
    Also pictured is Hayashida Daisuke


    Edit: Also, I grew up watching this and it's been pretty hard to watch this unless you have subscription to the Japanese Cable Service. It'll definitively be online "somewhere" so I'll definitely post it once it's up.
     
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  5. penguinyaro

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  7. penguinyaro

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    you beat me!
     
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  8. Thomas Ishikawa

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    It's the name of a Japanese Kendama team (剣Tsurugi) Ken Tsurugi.

    I've been trying to google where or what the team is about but no luck :(

    Edit: okay I'm going to need confirmation on this one but I think the team is from the Saga Prefecture in Kyushu
     
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  9. Stuart Barron

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    @penguinyaro

    This should be the link to the red & white kendama performance. Enjoy!
     
    Jan 1, 2017
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  11. penguinyaro

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    you the real mvp
     
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  12. maxdesu

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    Just a little about the Red and White show..
    The Red and White show is pretty much the biggest show in Japan. It takes place every year on December 31st, and families gather around the TV to watch this show to finish off their year.

    I'd say a good comparison would be the Superbowl in America.

    It was an AMAZING advertisement for kendama in Japan. Since the show aired, I've had people tell me everyday that they were expecting to see me in the background playing kendama with everyone! I hope someone out there takes interest in the dam through the show and picks one up. Definitely a victory for kendama.

    I only wish it were.. like a hip hop performance or something. A little more 'street as heck' would have been cool.
     
    Jan 3, 2017
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