I've been really loving my Kenco lately and I was wondering if any one knew of any damas like the Kenco raw stripe shape wise.
I can't confirm it, but I'm pretty sure those Yumu racing kendamas had the same paint formula as the new KenCo stripe formula. It felt really similar when I did lunars on one. As for the raw stripes, I can't think of any company that had painted stripes on beech tamas. You can always make one yourself with colored pencils or sharpies though!
Atlantic is really nice but they aren't like kenco, they are better for lunars but a little bit worse for slingers. I would recommend KUSA original shape kaizens or Yumu's if you want something like the co
kendamalife.com has their whole selection, that ships from Taiwan for reasonable rates, but I actually am a sales rep for them and have some product that I could give you a deal on and ship fast from the US, but I only have a limited selction at the moment. Message me if you are interested or at least check out kendamalife.
They are B grades, so slight defects are in them that make them not worth selling for normal prices. They are the "Pro Racing" models, just b grade, so that people who blow through damas quickly or new players can cop for the low. here is a synopsis from the site "This is a cheap kendama as the name implies, suitable for people usually practice a lot and consumed in large quantities of kendamas. Or people who play kendama for the first time and try to save some money. This kendama is a standard pro racing kendama which is "so cheap" even a children who study in elementary or secondary school can afford to buy. This product is strict quality control after production process, after inspection we classify the product to be grade B. By purchase our product, you agree to accept the "defects" of the product. Please "do not purchase" B grade kendama if you're a perfectionist."
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