Podcasts by Dama Nerds

Episode 62 - feat. Ole Böhl from 2023-12-08T16:06:06

Episode Notes: Nerd Ball. Biotechnology. Walking Dogs and Sleeping on Floors. Becoming Sponsored. Extravaganza. Teo's first sponsor. Dama Bingo. Holding an event. Everything about KenFest. Knowi...

Episode 61 - Browning Our Own Noses from 2023-10-28T12:08:03

Episode Notes: Browning our own noses. Two Nerds. Rod on Japanese TV. Turning in Vancouver. Comp Enhancer. Two Big Cups. Being ahead of the curve. Upcoming Events. Dama Girl Movie.

Outro:...

Episode 60 - feat. Katsuaki Shimadera from 2023-10-04T22:52:35

Episode Notes: Kendama beginnings. A skill toy is many things. Lifework. Uploading to YouTube. Leather pants parking lot dude. The Gloken JKA divide. Winning the Big Burger Dama.

Outro: T...

Episode 59 - feat. Christian Fraser from 2023-08-25T09:46:12

Episode Notes: Before Stringing Tools. KUSA Sponsorship. Painting damas. Collecting Mugens. Crashing a car with Willy P. The first KWC. The sacred stage. Max's dick. Hawaii madness. So many mods. T...

Episode 58 - C&F 2022 Recap feat. Sol Squad from 2023-06-20T22:03:25

Episode Notes: Su Lab closing. So is good. What judges look for. Fasthand talk. The Breather. Clocking in the hours. Online is different. Didn't sign an NDA. Stage problems. Being a video judge....

Episode 57 - feat. Thorkild May from 2023-05-17T23:49:39

Episode Notes: Meeting TK. It started with M-Pop. The meaning of Krom. Getting Mugens. Shits on Deluxe. Funky Wood. The Slaydog. Bosch grinds. Multiple Avenues. Catch & Flow. Meditation. The rip...

Episode 56 - feat. Colin Sander from 2023-02-13T00:22:10

Episode Notes: Godfather of the Godfather. Box of TKs. The early edits. Only pros play gold. Myugens. Edit 6. Frogs and lemons. Rare collection. Beauty of Japan. Dama filming. The retirement edi...

Special Episode - 4th Year Anniversary Live from 2023-01-06T12:23:59

Episode Notes: Whirlwind check. Go to EU. COVID babies. Coedo beer. Guinness World Records. Rod's dream. Okinawa. Dragon Blade. New Year New Edit Comp. Van Jam. Rod's first time to Japan. TOTY. ...

Episode 55 - feat. Chris June&Nic Stodd from 2022-11-05T00:31:36

Episode notes: June meets Wyatt. Bend OR. Shotgunning Mountain Dew. The best team in the world. Stodd wins. Four phases of COTK. Hard-ons for SIK. Caleb was the pledge. Getting sponsored. No swo...

Episode 54 - feat. Alex Ruisch from 2022-08-20T09:30:18

Episode Notes: The biggest kendama event in Europe. Started with Franky. Shout out Yoko. Started with Franky. A black TK16. Bilboquet in Japan. YouTube vids. Still good. Full aluminum. The Stove...

Episode 53 - feat. Dylan Westmoreland from 2022-07-12T11:17:46

Episode Notes: The nickname stuck. Pure Kendama. The birthday party. TJ's pick. The shift shape. 57. KUSA memories. Going Krom. kdama_dyl. Euro Tour. The Nugget. Finding romance. On the side of ...

Episode 52 - Where we are... from 2022-05-31T12:49:53

Episode Notes: A shit year. The kancho. Scheduling. Father juggler. Rurouni Rod. Updates. Trip J everyday. Golden year. What the Flox? Krom TOTY. Getting rid of the KWC box. Th...

Episode 51 - feat. Yumi Nakamura from 2022-05-13T22:22:15

Episode Notes: Spiking at 5. 5th Dan at 6. Playing Fujis. Sticky paint. Hiding kendama. Mugen Musou tour. The first KWC. Hanging in Middlefart. The Krom Girls Vid Comp. Not a Dama Girl. Housewiv...

Episode 50 - feat. Kristin Olinyk from 2022-02-11T11:41:47

Episode Notes: Oink. 2014 vids. Do you have any kendamas? Hardcore kid to hippy dude. Bret. No competition just collaboration. How can you not be friends with Rod. Haley at Warp Tour. Connecting...

Special Episode - Rodney Ansell ”This is your life” from 2021-11-12T23:52:32

Episode Notes: Classic nerd shit. Gotta fly a flag. The Equanimous. Bass players. The Elbow River. The camping trip from hell. Should've eaten the McDonalds. Brushing n Puking. Shitheads in Edmo...

Episode 49 - feat. Alissa DeCoteau from 2021-08-16T01:51:30

Episode Notes: Brother DeCoteau. True dama fam. Free upgrade. Accents are crazy. Facebook Kendama Community. Scroll pass. The death scroll. Wholesale account manager. Kendama USA. Scooters. Kota...

Episode 48 - feat. Lisa Komatsubara from 2021-07-05T21:46:54

Episode Notes: Juggling cheat. Double O nerd mission. Child prodigy of sorts. Winning the All Girls Kendama Comp. Outdated Japan. Lighting tamas on fire. Tomoya Mukai. Juggling knives. Q&A from ...

Episode 47 - feat. Rach Damas from 2021-05-15T01:04:09

Episode Notes: Dance to dama. A dama relationship. Girls Division in comps. MJ bombs. Do what you like to do. We're all human. High fives and downspikes. Everything is under the spotlight. Maybe...

Episode 46 - feat. GT Optics Co. from 2021-03-31T23:15:41

Episode Notes: A picture is worth a thousand words. Optics Co Tour Stop. Adrien the Professional. A good mail day. Japan loves stamps. Organized chaos. Sumimasen. Strong. Always be ready. Japan ...

Episode 45 - feat. Albert (Jokbert) Kirvesmäki from 2021-03-01T02:09:55

Episode Notes: Metal heads unite. Papa Tre. Outsiders. Object manipulation. Super Stoker. Making a kendama is hard. Transition to KROM. Limits. Evolution. Kendama performance. Online vs live. No...

Episode 44 - feat. The COVID Pros from 2021-02-06T16:31:15

Episode Notes: Three continents. Popping the question. Josh's mod leak. Adrien's mod not only for string tricks. Teo was the GTII tester. GT Bro Mods. 2020 shapes are super honed. Events and the...

Episode 43 - feat. Kenyatta Williams from 2021-01-01T11:42:41

Episode Notes: Mask up. Footballing. Skating curbs and jumping on rails. Meeting KUSA. Get Dave over here. Best picture. Getting on Tribe. Generations of Kendama. Twiztakat fashion. Taking sneak...

Episode 42 - feat. Max Norcross from 2020-12-12T02:55:22

Episode Notes: Early COVID. Pro mod edit changes. The full bat attack story. A product of your environment. Don't touch the turtles. The full taxi story. The kiss everyone wanted. The Chunnle. K...

Episode 41 - feat. Turner Thorne from 2020-11-22T00:10:19

Episode Notes: Avalanche safety. Bear attack. Playing for myself. Dream damas. Evolution. Good times in Japan. Small dudes. Army green. New shapes. Lightning round. Q&A. Outro: No One Stays At T...

Episode 40 - feat. Reed Stark from 2020-10-17T00:35:55

Episode Notes: Van life. Big names aren't the best. This community is a lot bigger now. Getting put through the ringer. Balance. Eggs in baskets. Marketing shit and double dipping. The passion e...

Episode 39 - feat. Kris Bosch from 2020-09-23T03:16:25

Episode Notes: In the yard. Finding the filler. Hoopfest. Just 10 points away. Free packs of cigarettes. Japanese hospital bill. Stankflip. PNW beginnings. Fake it till you make it. Two fingers....

Episode 38 - feat. Jake Fischer from 2020-09-02T23:28:47

Episode Notes: Straight from the fish's mouth. Kentucky represent. KUSA's premiere line. Real Gold. Fetus Fish. Back pain. Team KenCo. Beef with Zack B. The phone story. Comps bring out the best...

Episode 37 - feat. Wyatt Bray from 2020-08-09T00:14:44

Episode Notes: 15 year old dreads. Come say hi. Multiple Wyatts. Rod knows wrestling. Children of the Ken. The search for Bray mods. Smakers and Jamie. KWC Online. Bray rage. Hone the emotion. F...

Episode 36 - feat. Matt Rice from 2020-07-06T22:13:45

Episode Notes: Obsession with Japan. Tee shirts are weird. Two week dama search. Talking OG players. Rollerblading 4 life. Long shirts. On a lot of teams. Mugens. Blade homies. Going viral. It's...

Episode 35 - feat. Matthew Ballard from 2020-06-21T00:21:16

Episode Notes: WKT aka the Yo yo guys. September 2008. Godfather of American Kendama. The greatest edit of all time. The gift of landing it. Triple inward lunar flip. The first sesh. Blank Kenda...

Episode 34 - feat. Keith Matsumura from 2020-06-05T23:37:01

Episode Notes: The dessert flower. That's what it's all about. Mugens in Akimoto's house. Extreme Kendama. Comps then and now. Meeting everyone. Charisma Man. Young guns. WKT initiation trick. D...

Episode 33 - feat. Daniel Robinson from 2020-05-17T22:59:45

Episode Notes:Still slays the dama. Worst web site ever. String walks and string manipulation. Whirlwind was a banger. Induction to KenCo. The rowdy ones. KenCo was the best and worst thing to h...

Episode 32 - feat. Eric Martin from 2020-04-26T23:29:52

Episode Notes: Learning tricks the OG way. Board game night. Kendama Edmonton. First time meeting Zawa. The lost Ric and Rod edit. Rod hates McDonalds. Loosing to Handbag and Asshole. Eating hor...

Episode 31 - feat. Mr.Sourmash from 2020-04-08T23:35:13

Episode Notes: Jake and Mash go way back. Painting for KenCo. The love doctor. The space trucker. Layer layer layer. Painting with a turntable. The one and only Sourmash team member. Getting turned...

Episode 30 from 2020-03-17T00:24:54

Episode Notes: A new year. Rod is an actor. That's not strawberry. Sander New Year tradition. MJ's fever. Tech mishaps. Bonz circa 2014. There is no best trick. Tacoma. Q&A. Corona in Japan. Fil...

Episode 29 - feat. Bryan Scagline from 2020-02-27T00:32:48

Episode Notes: Know your skill set. Taking the back seat. Copy paste the homie vibe. The Yank book. Bryan plays bass. Society's window is open. Pittsburghese. Rod as a birthday present. Peaches ...

Episode 28 - feat. Haley Bishoff from 2020-02-10T00:18:34

Episode Notes: Team demographics. AGKO behind the scenes. Don't be shy to compete. US vs JP. Kendama should be fun. One day edits. Tricks don't have to be bangers. Shaved ice and Nic Stodd. Work...

Episode 27 - feat. Ben Herald from 2020-01-28T23:50:56

Episode Notes: Forget the basics. The OG dama life. Record your tricks. Find the right hole for your finger. Science in the backyard. Tricks without the scenery. Ben's KenCo story. Don't make fu...

Episode 26 - feat. NOB from 2020-01-11T00:53:46

Episode Notes: NOB aka KendaMan. Kendama, like a BMX. Sponsors are important. Respect the dama. Survive on stage. A new judge for C&F. Bandai makes plastic kendamas. Blue ozora squad. Know the b...

Episode 25 - feat. The Sol Squad from 2019-12-18T01:58:57

Episode Notes: C&F 2019. The end of a dynasty. Teo is a slick tech beast. Judging is still an issue. Albert popping caps. C&F cold, KWC hot. Olds are stubborn. Who would buy a non painted dama? ...

Episode 24 from 2019-11-29T01:11:57

Episode Notes: FIRST! Shankaprakshalana. Zawa surprise set up. Who's coming to C&F? Tokyo AGKO. More Roddama ken talks. The original twitcher. Respect the tools fools. The eye curse. Rick is sca...

Episode 23 - feat. Adrian Eslayban from 2019-11-09T00:40:27

Episode Notes: Mess Around Edit. Spinning riffles. Silk strings 2014. Multipurpose strings. Sweets tutorials 4 life. Duncan yoyo dama. Yugioh tokens. Yoyo classes. The tiny red bead. Q&A. Making...

Episode 22 - NAKO Recap feat. Matt Sweets&Cody Griz from 2019-11-04T01:24:34

Episode Notes: NAKO ain't just Minnesotans. Stream for the stream. The Varsity vs the Mall of America. Fringcase will go down in history. Freestyle rules. Dama convention. Camp anyone? Jan ken! ...

Episode 21 - feat. Teo Fiorina from 2019-10-12T02:05:34

Episode Notes: We at NAKO. GT bibs and GT bouncers. European dama events are so European. Frat Fish. Don't hate juggles. NAKO is a gauntlet of homies. GT pothole story.  Devote everything to ken...

Episode 20 from 2019-10-01T01:10:26

Episode Notes: Rod hangs out with his damas. What's in a name? Sweets history lesson. Be social at NAKO. Bobbing for Bonzs. Go vote. Q&A. -Outro: 26 is dancier than 4 by This Town Needs Guns

Episode 19 - feat. Alex Smith and Kristin Olinyk from 2019-09-14T01:29:59

Episode Notes: Alex plays metal. Kendama Edmonton mini edits. Default to cherry wood. Toast and "Van" Jam. Foot Curse. Mad Skillz. Bring heelys to the contest. Cucumber spike. YVR. Q&A. -Outro: ...

Episode 18 - feat. Austin Donovan from 2019-08-23T23:22:14

Episode Notes: Dendama Cup prelim bullshit. Nonoka is boss. Don't be a KEN game dick. Ballard and Sander fan boys. Kendama DVDs. Baseball stats to dama stats. What's your trick value? There's a ...

Episode 17 - feat. Josh Flowgrove from 2019-08-03T01:09:45

Episode Notes: Trip Nerds. KWC party crashers explained. Rod in jail. Miyajima bike gang. Our KWC runs. Kids and girls division? Kendama in the olympics. Choose you kendama path. Open your mind....

Episode 16 - The KWC 2019 Edition from 2019-07-26T23:03:52

Episode Notes: Kendama is a communication tool. Aliens are watching. Who is Alex Ruisch? Bonz is summoned. Don't wear a hoodie and dama to court. Get insurance in Canada. Kendama is a gang. -Out...

Episode 15 from 2019-07-19T10:31:44

Episode Notes: KWC final prep. Rod the bus guide. Japanese customer service is top notch. Gloken is ready as ever. No Miyajima this year. Break Shit Contest! -Outro: Break Shit by Limp Bizkit Listen

Episode 14 from 2019-07-06T00:55:45

Episode Notes: The freedom month. Outsiders. Gestures can only get you so far. Gloken is a small powerhouse. Get MJ to KWC. Event-mania. Rod hangs deep, so should you. Sid the chameleon. Bring t...

Episode 13 from 2019-06-21T22:58:01

Episode Notes: Pour one out for the fallen homies. Remember the roots. Don't lie, we see the thumb. Kendama Institute. Rod's fight story. The uneducated player. No room for hate. Training wheels...

Episode 12 - feat. Nick Gallagher from 2019-06-07T22:33:40

Episode Notes: Japan's kendama dedication. Nick in Japan. Twin life. Supporting the CKO. Video game epilepsy. Van Jam and Mad Skills. He's doing it! The onsen is no more. KWC strategy. Gallagher...

Episode 11 from 2019-05-24T18:07:27

Episode Notes: 100 years. Sun moon ball. 695 cups, who cares. Break Shit contest. Ellen thinks it's stupid. Yona Yona event. Wyatt's 3XL curse. Does NAKO have a fountain? Rod's tickle box. Tamot...

Episode 10 - feat. Kota Kagoshima from 2019-05-11T00:11:02

Episode Notes: Kota in Canada. Buying too many kendamas. Kota can take pictures. Rotating your damas. Magnet damas. Going deep on KWC trick vids. 650 to 120. Top 5 tricks. Famous Japanese people...

Episode 09 - feat. Jake The Kengarden Wiens from 2019-04-26T18:43:11

Episode Notes: Facial hair isn't cool in Japan. Power drills at the Sakura Classic. Shima is the man. Don't one up guys. Dama wars in Latvia. Kengarden blog. The GT outhouse. The originator of t...

Episode 08 from 2019-04-13T00:25:18

Episode Notes: Computer problems. Don't play next to fragile items, children or pets. Rod's Accident Contest; DM us. Devil Gallagher. Why Damapedia, why! Dama rage. Line finishers. Louis Vuitton...

Episode 07 from 2019-03-29T23:51:38

Episode Notes: Damapedia. RodDama vs The World. Emad and Bob. AK47. Next guest? Plastic tips. Cheese wood. Turning damas. Rod & Rick's lost edit. Dama evolution? Outro: Breaking the Law by Judas...

Episode 06 from 2019-03-15T23:07:51

Episode Notes: All Girls Vid Comp. Around the world dama revived. Zawamobile. How far is too far. Butt plug. KWC cool? Chocolate KROM coin. Dragons on cars. Dama forums. Less flame emoji. Extra ...

Episode 05 from 2019-03-11T02:05:18

Episode Notes: Happy New Years Sander. 28 Concepts Later. Kendama on Japanese TV. Toilet Jam. 70 year old dama cheats. JKA dick moves. First Q&A. Handed a trick? Get the hammer.

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Episode 04 from 2019-02-16T00:44:41

Episode Notes: Instagram us. Rod is huge in Japan. Guinness book. 4 means death in Japanese. Tamotsu spreads the love. Mustache manor.  Shrooms and dama. Play gauntlet.

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Episode 03 - feat. Matt Sweets from 2019-02-02T00:02:22

Episode Notes: White and gold flakes with big salty tears. Shredwards was king. Power Trip. The Gallager's class room grind. Judging C&F. Sakura is a hard wood. RIP Adam. Matt almost kills a man...

Episode 02 - The C&F Episode from 2019-01-15T22:57:43

Catch & Flow 2018. Judges couldn't see shit. Handing tricks mean no friends. All Girls Kendama Event 2018. Only one door.

Follow us on Instagram: Dama Nerds - @damanerds MJ - @mj_incro Ro...

Episode 01 - The Kendama Podcast from 2019-01-15T22:54:46

KWC is a circus. MKO will always have bulldogs. Catch & Blow featuring Santa. We want Zack. How real are the Krom boards? And much more.

Follow us on Instagram: Dama Nerds - @damanerds MJ...