Register for NAKO 2023 HERE! The North American Kendama Open is happening once again, broadcasting live on Twitch! You might have a lot of questions: When is it? How do I participate/compete? How can I watch the event? What are the tricks/divisions? We’ve posted this article to help you find out all you need to know about the biggest Kendama competition in the United States and how to get involved! How Can I Watch? NAKO 2023 is going down on October 20, 21, & 22nd, streaming live on Twitch and FREE TO WATCH! You don't even need a Twitch account to stream the competition, but you w ..read more

If you're like us at Sweets HQ you've been a big fan of Mike Boyd's videos for years! He is the king of learning new skills and tracking his progress while making awesomely entertaining videos. If you ever want to see how long it takes to learn a kickflip or throw a card through an apple, check out youtube.com/@MikeBoyd asap. A few years ago we found Mike's address and sent a package out. We noticed the kendamas pop up in the background of some other videos, but kept waiting to watch him show off some dama skills.  That wait ended today!! The newest video is here and fea ..read more

MARCH 2023 AT SWEETS We've been dropping new kendamas, announcing contests, and releasing fresh content non-stop! With everything happening in kendama, we know it's almost impossible to see it all, so we're bringing you a recap to give you some highlights from the past month! This is our first try at this new monthly update, so if we missed anything major, be sure to let us know so we can do better! CURRENT EVENTS New Sweets Team Members The "Sponsor Me, Sweets" c ..read more

We're kicking off Women's History Month this year by highlighting some of the incredible women in the kendama community. All of these women push kendama forward in their own unique ways and are inspiring the next generation of girls in kendama. Sweets Team Emily Caprio Emily is from central Pennsylvania and was introduced to kendama by her Sweets teammate, Loren Marasco. Emily has wonderful energy and a vibrant personality - she is known to boast about her knowledge of song lyrics and has some very impressive burps. Watching Emily get stoked after landing a trick on Instagram will always ..read more

NEED A FRESH KEN? WE GOT YOU! All you really need to play kendama is to have one, but there’s a bunch of items out there that you can also have to make things easier on yourself. Today, we’ve got a list of items to make living your best kendama life even more possible: the most essential kendama accessories that every player needs! Extra String Packs “Oh no - my string broke and I left my spares at home!” Strings never break when you expect them to, so you can avoid this terrible scenario by throwing an extra string pack in a pocket for safekeeping. Our SixFinger String Packs come a little lo ..read more

THE VERY BEST KENDAMAS FOR NEW PLAYERS! Quality can make an incredible difference in how much fun you can have with kendama. If you don’t like your first one, or worse - it’s second-rate quality; there’s an even higher chance that you don’t play as much as you expected, if ever at all. One of our highest priorities at Sweets is making sure that beginners have the best first impression possible and love their first kendama. In order to do that, we do our best to offer a wide variety of options that play JUST as well as our Premium Models without breaking the bank. Starter Series     ..read more

NEED A KENDAMA? CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR DESIGNS! We're always looking for new, creative ways to enjoy kendama and to share it with everyone. When Cody Griz (Sweets Kendamas Producer & Event Coordinator) came up with this new game, we knew we had to try it. "Guess That Trick" is a game combining listening, landing tricks, and fooling your opponents. Check out the video below to see Matt Sweets, Cooper Eddy, and Joshua Grove play a round against one another and keep reading to get all the info you need to play Guess That Trick at home with your friends!   Object of the Game Earn points by ..read more

February is just around the corner, but for Kendama players, it's much more than just another month; it's a time when players from around the globe spend 28 days honing new tricks and pushing their skills to new heights! 28 Tricks Later has become something we look forward to all year, it always excites us to see what everyone brings to the table. We've seen countless Never-Been-Done tricks in years past, but we also love to see players that progress from just learning cups on day 1, to surpassing all of their personal goals by Day 28. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nick Galla ..read more

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