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Kendama Sport

Kendama sport is competitive play with the Japanese skill toy kendama. Players select and perform tricks that are scored by difficulty, success and format, such as KWC, speed-ladder or freestyle formats.

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Classification

Category Skill sport

Family Skill Sport

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Kendama sport turns cup, spike and balance tricks into measurable skill and competition formats.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like short practice sessions, fine coordination and visible trick progression.

Cost Low: one solid beginner kendama is enough for the first months. Low to medium through replacement strings, better kendamas, events or travel. Community jam, shop session, youth centre, skill-toy group or online event. One kendama is enough; technique feedback and repeatable trick lists matter more.

First progress First cups can happen on day one; stable trick chains take weeks.

Fitness level easy

Was du brauchst

kendama
free arm height
non-slip floor
trick list or tutorial
patience for repetition

First steps

learn big cup
practise small/base cup
control spike
use knee rhythm
document a short trick list

Kendama jam, skill-toy community, youth centre, shop event, online trick list or KWC-adjacent community.

Keep distance from people and fragile objects; check string and ball condition.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Kendama, competitive kendama, Kendama-Wettkampf

Tags Kendama, skill toy, KWC, tricks, Skill Toy, Tricks, kendama, skill-toy

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Perform required or self-selected kendama tricks rule-compliantly and as successfully as possible.

Teilnehmer

Individual players; groups often serve qualification or judging.

Teamgröße

Usually individual.

Spielfeld

Stage, jam floor or marked trick area.

Dauer

Time limit by format, e.g. short rounds or several minutes.

Wertung

Points for successful tricks by difficulty or format logic.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest score, fastest ladder, battle win or best freestyle score depending on format.

Ausrüstung

kendama
timer/score sheet by format
open area

Wichtige Regelpunkte

wrong trick
time overrun
execution not visible
kendama change against format rule

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Global Kendamas Network (GLOKEN)

KWC2023 Competition Rules GLOKEN · rulebook · high
Kendama World Cup GLOKEN · event-guide · medium
Kendama Trick Tutorials Kendama USA · tutorial-library · medium
Kendama Competition Formats Explained Sol Kendamas · community-blog · medium