Kendamas!!

Hey guys---Mark and Dhaydren here to talk to you about a popular toy called a Kendama. 

Although it is a popular toy, please make sure YOU DO NOT BRING THEM TO SCHOOL! It could accidently hurt kids around you and you will definitely get it taken away! Again, I REPEAT! DO NOT BRING KENDAMA'S OR ANY TOY TO SCHOOL! This blog is to explain its popularity and tricks.

For those of you who don't know what a Kendama is, it is a traditional Japanese toy. It require hand to eye coordination, balance, focus, patience, & dexterity. There is a ball called a tama and there's three wooden cups and one spike that is called the ken. The cups have different names the biggest one is the big cup & the 2nd biggest cup is the small cup and the smallest cup is the base cup.

Basic tricks you can do on a Kendama are
-Spike 
-Bird (balance ball between big cup and spike)
-Airplane (swing ken to land in the hole in the tama)
-Lighthouse (balance base cup on ball) 
-All around the world (big cup-small cup-base cup-spike)

So the reason why they were banned in ALL HAWAII SCHOOLS was because first of all,  the Kendama is a toy and toys are never supposed to be brought on campus. It's just one of those things where you should enjoy playing with your toys at home.

The IB Learner Profile that you are showing if your play Kendama is risk taker because you have to take the risk to try a new toy from a different culture. Also because you need to try new tricks. Another IB Learner Profile you should have is principled because you have to do the right thing and don't bring your Kendama on campus.

So if you haven't yet, go grab yourself a Kendama and start mastering some of the tricks. We live to play Kendama; it's what we love to do. Also, we recommend going to Razors in Pearlridge if you want a good Kendama--they have pretty sick Kendamas. Also if you are good at Kendamas you should try a pill, those things are awesome too!

Written by Mark & Dhaydren

Posted by Mrs. Aimee Matsuura H102