Kendama USA

KendamaUSA

Kendama USA is a U.S.-based kendama online shop established by photographer Jeremy Stephenson. Stephenson put the site online in January 2008. Stephenson is a photographer who travels much of the time on photo shoots, and during a trip to photograph rollerbladers in Japan he was introduced to the kendama. Upon returning he ordered a quantity of Mugen kendamas and set up a website and an online store.

Kendama Videos

Jeremy also set up a kendama video channel on YouTube to host a handful of kendama videos. Among the videos is a so-called Kendama USA Team Edit 1. Members of the “Kendama USA Pro Team,” apparently friends and acquaintances of Stephenson, are shown demonstrating their kendama prowess. Among the team members is pro skateboarder Franky Morales, along with Chiaki Ito, Alex Broskow, Jeremy Morris, Colin Sander, Don Bambrick and Jeff Stockwell.

Currrent Status

The Kendama USA store now sells all four colors of the TK16 Master kendamas, plus the green Oozora kendama, and appears to be functional. The YouTube channel and the website have not been updated since summer 2008, and comments on the website don’t seem to be responded to.