Enjoy this conversation between Nick and Zack about the 2025 Kendama World Cup. With it shaping up to be the biggest / best Kendama World Cup ever, there's a lot to talk about.

They talk about

- The top competitors at KWC this year

- Day 1 Prelim Tips

- Day 2 Final Run Tips

- The importance of going for full marks

- What to bring to KWC

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Watch the Day 1 KWC Livestream (starts November 14, 7pm EST): https://www.youtube.com/live/vA8BZGt-9eY?si=a8by6xrHcbdj9PEN

Watch the Day 2 KWC Livestream (starts November 15, 7pm EST): https://www.youtube.com/live/R-5mFeaGQ94?si=y-gZNxH2-TkekOWk

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0:00 Intro

2:37 KWC 2025 is going to be the biggest ever

4:20 Nick got married

6:15 That first-time-in-Japan magic

9:50 Top competitors this year

28:08 Prelim Cutoff Prediction

29:30 How to prepare for KWC if you’ve never gone before

33:20 3 Tips to Prepare for Prelims

40:30 Drop your ego

41:45 Some players will bomb, it’s inevitable

45:40 No one has ever regretted full-marking

47:45 How to make your Final Run

56:15 What to bring to KWC Day 1 / Day-of KWC tips

59:40 Pace yourself, don’t exhaust yourself

1:03:14 Is Nick competing at KWC?

1:10:40 World Freestyle Kendama Championships

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The trio is back to recap the incredible weekend of Battle at the Border in Nashville.

- Favorite moments

- What makes Ryoga so good?

- Yasu

- KROM TOTY

- What's next for Lotus

+ more!

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Website: https://www.lotuskendamas.com/

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In this episode, Zack talks with the new owner of Kendama CO: Chad Covington. Someone you also probably know as the owner of Sol Kendamas.

On the last night of the Houston Kendama Intensive, the team got together to share their main takeaways and biggest level-ups from the weekend!

Isaac Turner is a 9 year kendama veteran, owner of Lotus Kendamas, and creator of the app Kendamanomics.

Johnny Kress is a professional kendama player, and currently one of the best kendama players in the United States.

Hyrum Thacker won 1st place the North American Kendama Open 2024's Advanced Division.NAKO is one of the two biggest kendama competitions in the United States.In this conversation, we dive into:- Hyrum's story as a kendama player so far- Pre-Competition Training- Day-Of Competition strategy- How Hyrum stays focused under pressure- Hyrum's top tips for progressionand much more.Enjoy the conversation!

A highly anticipated conversation with Sol Kendamas Pro Alex Mitchell.

Sophie recently won the Girls Beginner Division and placed 3rd in the Beginner Division at the North American Kendama Open, one of the top 2 biggest kendama competitions in the United States.

ET (Edwin Tickner) just got 2nd place in the Professional Division at one of the top 2 biggest kendama competitions in the United States: the North American Kendama Open 2024. He finished this competition as the highest-ranking American.