Kendama Tricks
This is a list of the 100 Hyakusen Kendama tricks. Whether you are a newbie to Kendama or have no problem pulling off a double lighthouse, there’s something here for you. The original source for this list is at the Kendama page on Japanese Wikipedia. We used this Romaji Translator to convert the Japanese script to Roman characters. We have given the tricks the English names we thought sounded best. Good luck working your way through this lot!
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Little Cup (3)
小皿 – “Ko-zara”. The logical progression once you have mastered the art of the big cup.
Base Cup (4)
中皿 – “Chuu-zara”. Nail this one and you will have completed the holy trinity of Kendama Cups.
Candle (6)
ろうそく – “Rousoku”. This trick is very similar to the base cup only you hold the Ken slightly differently.
Reverse Spike to Base Cup (9)
はやて中皿 – “Hayate Naka-zara”. This is where things start to get a bit more tricky.
