The Horizon Fade is part of the Sweets Kendamas “Classics”, a line that revives classic tama designs and puts them on current shapes. This version combines black and red in a fade.

• BrandSweets Kendamas
• ShapeBroken Shape
• WoodBeech (ken and tama)
• DesignBlack and red fade with white stripe
• IncludesStickers and spare string

Design

The tama, the kendama’s ball, combines a two-colour fade with a white stripe around the middle and a contrasting dot on top. The stripe helps you follow the ball’s spin and the dot shows its orientation in the air. Among players this style is known as “Willy P”, because it first appeared in 2012 on William Penniman’s Pro Model. The ken is simple and uses the Broken Shape, designed in 2025 by Sweets pro Josh Kim by combining ideas from earlier shapes, with slightly larger cups, base and tama.

Materials and finish

Both ken and tama are beech. Sweets has released this design with two lacquers: Sticky Clear, which is clear, glossy and slightly tacky, and Anti-Skid 2.0, a matte lacquer with a softer grip that leaves more room to correct the ball. Both work for balance tricks; the difference lies in the feel each player prefers.