GPOD

Kendama World Cup 2025: Top Competitors, Prelim & Final Run Tips, Full-Marking

Enjoy this conversation between Nick and Zack about the 2025 Kendama World Cup. With it shaping up to be the biggest / best Kendama World Cup ever, there's a lot to talk about. They talk about - The top competitors at KWC this year - Day 1 Prelim Tips - Day 2 Final Run Tips - The importance of going for full marks - What to bring to KWC ------------------- Watch the Day 1 KWC Livestream (starts November 14, 7pm EST): https://www.youtube.com/live/vA8BZGt-9eY?si=a8by6xrHcbdj9PEN Watch the Day 2 KWC Livestream (starts November 15, 7pm EST): https://www.youtube.com/live/R-5mFeaGQ94?si=y-gZNxH2-TkekOWk ------------------- 0:00 Intro 2:37 KWC 2025 is going to be the biggest ever 4:20 Nick got married 6:15 That first-time-in-Japan magic 9:50 Top competitors this year 28:08 Prelim Cutoff Prediction 29:30 How to prepare for KWC if you’ve never gone before 33:20 3 Tips to Prepare for Prelims 40:30 Drop your ego 41:45 Some players will bomb, it’s inevitable 45:40 No one has ever regretted full-marking 47:45 How to make your Final Run 56:15 What to bring to KWC Day 1 / Day-of KWC tips 59:40 Pace yourself, don’t exhaust yourself 1:03:14 Is Nick competing at KWC? 1:10:40 World Freestyle Kendama Championships ------------------- Follow Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nickgallagher42/ Follow Zack: https://www.instagram.com/zack_gallagher/

BATB 2025 Recap || GPOD #53

The trio is back to recap the incredible weekend of Battle at the Border in Nashville. - Favorite moments - What makes Ryoga so good? - Yasu - KROM TOTY - What's next for Lotus + more! -------------------------------- Find Isaac here: https://www.instagram.com/isaac_kendama/ Find Kendama Co here: https://www.instagram.com/lotuskendamas/ Website: https://www.lotuskendamas.com/ -------------------------------- Join the free community: https://www.skool.com/gallagherkendama/about Follow Nick & Zack Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nickgallagher42/ Zack: https://www.instagram.com/zack_gallagher/ How To Kendama: https://www.instagram.com/howtokendama_/

Chad Covington || GPOD #52

In this episode, Zack talks with the new owner of Kendama CO: Chad Covington. Someone you also probably know as the owner of Sol Kendamas. Kendama CO started to become slightly active again in October 2024 through interacting on social media with players in the scene, and Chad officially announcing himself on January 1st of this year was a big surprise for the entire community. In this conversation, we talk about it all: - Why KenCo was such a big brand back in the day - Chad's journey with KenCo as a sponsored player from 2013-2016 - The end of KenCo in 2016 - Why Chad revived KenCo and how long of a process that has been - Chad's future plans of KenCo: kendama designs, sponsoring players, brand building - KenCo's new ken shape and much more. Enjoy the conversation! -------------------------------- Find Chad here: https://www.instagram.com/chadcovington/ Find Kendama Co here: https://www.instagram.com/kendamaco/ Website: https://www.kendamaco.com/ -------------------------------- Join the free community: https://www.skool.com/gallagherkendama/about Follow Nick & Zack Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nickgallagher42/ Zack: https://www.instagram.com/zack_gallagher/ Gallagher Kendama: https://www.instagram.com/gallagherkendama/ Learn more: https://gallagherkendama.com/

HOUSTON KENDAMA INTENSIVE ROUND TABLE || GPOD #51

On the last night of the Houston Kendama Intensive, the team got together to share their main takeaways and biggest level-ups from the weekend! -------------------- 00:00 INTRO 01:21 Isaac 03:50 Xavi 05:35 Baxter 07:01 Griffen 09:55 Mark 14:10 Daniel 16:00 Josh (JF) 18:00 Christian 21:00 Matthew 23:45 Drew 26:50 Shane 30:44 Victoria 32:40 Zack 36:44 Nick -------------------- Join our Free Online Kendama Community: https://www.skool.com/gallagherkendama Website: https://www.gallagherkendama.com Find us on Instagram: Gallagher Kendama: https://www.instagram.com/gallagherkendama/ Nick Gallagher: https://www.instagram.com/nickgallagher42/ Zack Gallagher: https://www.instagram.com/zack_gallagher/

Isaac Turner || GPOD #50

Isaac Turner is a 9 year kendama veteran, owner of Lotus Kendamas, and creator of the app Kendamanomics. In this conversation, we dive into: - Isaac's beginnings as a kendama player - The key mindset that Isaac has carried through his kendama progression - Breaking down limiting beliefs - Transitioning into being a father - How Lotus Kendamas has developed from the beginning until now - The Value of Competing in Kendama and much more. Enjoy the conversation! -------------------------------- Find Isaac here: https://www.instagram.com/isaac_kendama/ Lotus Kendamas: https://lotuskendamas.com/Isaac's favorite Steve Jobs video: https://youtu.be/kYfNvmF0Bqw?si=TLtqLQvDYnZ5L9zC -------------------------------- Join the free community: https://www.skool.com/gallagherkendama/about Follow Nick & Zack Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nickgallagher42/ Zack: https://www.instagram.com/zack_gallagher/ Gallagher Kendama: https://www.instagram.com/gallagherkendama/ Learn more: https://gallagherkendama.com/