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Kendama

The kendama (けん玉, "sword ball") is a traditional Japanese skill toy; nowadays, it is considered a skill sport or competitive discipline. It consists of a handle (ken), a pair of cups (sarado), and a ball (tama) that are all connected together by a string. On one end of the ken is a cup, while the other end of ken is narrowed down, forming a spike…

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Kendama

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples99
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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Kendama

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related to Competitions · 15
Kendama → All Japan Kendama-Do Championships, British Juggling Convention, Competitions, Doncaster, EKC, European Kendama Championship, Japan, Japan Kendama Association, Kendama World Cup, KWC, North American Kendama Open, Popular, The British Kendama Association, These, Typically
related to Origins, Precursors, and Parallels · 14
Kendama → China, During, Edo, Europe, French, Hamagatsu Ekusa, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, It, Japan, Japanese Kendama, Kure, Silk Road, The
related to Terminology and structure · 12
Kendama → Back, Ball, Base, Big, Cup, Hole, Main, Slip-stop, Small, Spike, String, The
related to Grips · 10
Kendama → Candle, Choosing, Face, Hold, In, Ken, Place, Some, Tama, With
related to Contemporary culture · 8
Kendama → BMX, During, Japan, Kendama USA, North America, The, They, United States
related to Stringing a Kendama · 8
Kendama → For, Lead, Note, Put, Stringing, Take, The, Tie
related to Major Competitions · 6
Kendama → Asia, Currently, Europe, Pro, US, Winning
related to Gameplay · 5
Kendama → Endless, However, Some, The, There
related to Rules · 5
Kendama → However, It, Kendama World Cup, KWC, There
is a · 3
Kendama → action of connecting all three pieces of the kendama, Japanese version of the classic cup-and-ball game, method that experts use

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cup trick ball ken competition event first hole players string tama world big spike japan tricks kendamas held player catch

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Kendamais aJapanese version of the classic cup-and-ball game0.90text
Kendamais aaction of connecting all three pieces of the kendama0.90text
Kendamais amethod that experts use0.90text
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Twitter.RoboticsKendama play has also been used as a measure of accuracyinstance ofSponsored players range in age and location around the world.The kendama community connects through social media platforms0.80text
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Kendamarelated to CompetitionsAll Japan Kendama-Do Championships0.60section

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