Introduction to the Art of Koma-spinning with supporting pictures and videos
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Koma-spinning Art resources
| Name of the trick | Notes | Video | Details | Difficulty | |
| Koma spinning on the floor | The most basic koma-spinning trick |  | Details | 1 | |
| Dojou-sukui{ (scoop up from the mud) | Take koma from the floor onto your handDojou-sukui is a Japanese dance (different name: Sukui-tori) | |  | 1 | |
| Chiri-tori{ (dustpan) | Use a thin, stiff board to scoop up the koma. Even a beginner can do this handy trick. | | | | 1 |
| Himokake-tenose{ (take on hand with string) | Take up the koma from the floor with the string(Different name: Himokake-tori) | | Details | 1 | |
| Katsuo-no-ippontori{ (pole and line fishing) | Like himokake-tenose, but pulling only one end of the string After the koma falls on the floor due to a mistake use to pick it up. | | | 1 | |
| Senko-hanabi{ (fireworks) | Slow version of Katsuo-no-ippontori (pole and line fishing) | | | 1 | |
| Can-nose{ (spin on can) | Put koma onto juice or coffe can. | | | 2 | |
| Ohkan nose{ (spin in beer-bottle-cap) | Let koma spin in ohkan (beer-bottle-cap) or pet bottle cap. | | | 2 | |
| Ote-dama{ (bean bag juggling) | Let koma jump from right to left to right hand and so on. | | | 2 | |
| Ura-te-nose{ (take onto the back of the hand) | Catch the koma with the back of your hand. | | | 2 | |
| Chu-sha (injection) | Catch koma on your arm, which hurts a bit and feels like getting an injection. | | | 2 | |
| Ura-chu-sha (back injection) | The back side version of Chu-sha (injection)Quite difficult! | | | 5 | |
| Ude-tokei{ (Wrist watch) | Spin the koma at the position where one ususally wears a wrist watch. | | | 2 | |
| Ura-ude-tokei{ (reverse wrist watch) | Spin the koma at the other side of the wrist watch position. In summer this trick causes some itchiness. | | | 2 | |
| Senaka-nose{ (spin koma on back) | Spin the koma on your back. | | | 5 | |
| Hara-nose{ (spin koma on stomach). | Spin the koma on your stomach | | | 2 | |
| Atama-nose{ (spin koma on head) | Spin the koma on your head | | | 2 | |
| Ude-trampolin{ (arm trampolin) | Use your shirt to bounce the koma | | | 2 | |
| Lifting (soccer ball juggling) | Juggling with koma similar to soccer ball. | | | 2 | |
| Ashi-nose{ (spin on foot) | It is important to use suitable shoes to spin the koma on the foot. | | | 2 | |
| Iai-tori (sword drawing) | With a sword drawing movement throw the koma and finish by catching it. | | | 2 | |
| Tsuri-bashi (suspension bridge) | Let koma with horizontal spin ride on the slack string. Looks like a swaying suspension bridge. | | | 2 | |
| Nawa-tobi (skipping rope) | Starting from Tsuri-bashi (suspension bridge) jump over the string. | | | 3 | |
| Ude-nawa-tobi (arm skipping rope) | Nawa-tobi (skipping rope) by using arm. The koma passes under the arm. | | | 3 | |
| Nihon - isshu{ (once around the world) | Turn around with koma on the string. Can also be done with giant swing. | | | 2 | |
| Kubi-kake nihon-isshu (once around from the neck) | Turn around once like Nihon-isshu but using your neck. Good for following up with Daisha-rin (giant swing). | | | 5 | |
| Daisha-rin (giant swing) | Swing the koma over your head around with the string. A basic horizontal rotation technique。(Different name: Dzujou-kaiten) | | Details | 5 | |
| Koshi-mawashi daisha-rin (giant swing round the waist) | Daisha-rin around the waist | | | 5 | |
| Hidari-ashi daisha-rin (giant swing around left foot) | Daisha-rin (giant swing) around left foot | | | 5 | |
| Migi-ashi daisha-rin (giant swing around right foot) | Daisha-rin (giant swing) around right foot | | | 5 | |
| Ryo-ashi daisha-rin (giant swing around both feet) | Daisha-rin (giant swing) around both feet | | | 5 | |
| Kubi-mawashi daisha-rin (giant swing around neck) | Daisha-rin (giant swing) around neck | | | 5 | |
| Sen-kai (revolution) | Daisha-rin, instead of above the head, in front of the body | | | 5 | |
| Utchu-yuei (space walk) | From daisha-rin move as radar once around your body. | | | 5 | |
| Kubi-kake daisha-rin (Giant swing from neck) | Use the neck to do a giant swing. | | | 5 | |
| Kuchu-daisharin (giant swing in space) | Return from tsubame (swallow) onto the straight string for a giant swing. devil's wheel ???? | | | 7 | |
| Daisha-rin (giant swing) from your mouth | Do a daisha-rin (giant swing) by holding the string in your mouth. | | | 5 | |
| Tatsu-maki (tornado) | Giant swing plus continuing tricks. In the movie there are two tricks following each other. | | | 6 | |
| Kamaitachi (whirlwind monster) | Swinging the koma around the left and right hand and up and down - looks interesting, but is a bit difficult to do. | | Details | 6 | |
| Kosa-kamaitachi (crossing whirlwind monster) | Whirlwind whilst crossing the arms a bit. | | | 6 | |
| Kata-te radar (one-handed radar) | From Usu-shio (whirling waves) do a radar with one hand. | | | 6 | |
| Orochi (serpent) | The inspiration for this trick came from the spin top. The number of turns can be increased to 4 or 5. (Different names: Hebi (snake), Rasen-kaidan (spiral stairs) etc. ) | | Details | 8 | |
| Futa-mata-orochi (double serpent) | As spin top trick it is called "one touch" | | | 8 | |
| Kubi-orochi (neck serpent) | From ude-orochi (arm serpent) one time round the neck. There is a similar trick for spin top as well. | | | 8 | |
| kamaitachi no orichi (whirlwind serpent) | This trick combines kamaitachi (whirlwind monster) and orochi (serpent) | | | 8 | |
| Hidari-ude-age-daisha-rin (giant swing & left arm lift up) | Lift koma up from giant swing with left arm | | | 7 | |
| Hidari-ude-age-daisha-rin (giant swing & right arm lift up) | Lift koma up from giant swing with right arm | | | 7 | |
| Sye (che) | Lift koma up from giant swing with left arm a after swinging under both legs. End with "sye" pose. | | | 8 | |
| Saru-mawashi (monkey swing) | Lift koma up from giant swing with right arm a after swinging under both legs. | | Details | 7 | |
| Ura-hidari-ude-age-daisha-rin (giant swing around back & left arm lift up) | Back version of Hidari-ude-age-daisha-rin (giant swing & left arm lift up) | | | 8 | |
| Ude-age-daisha-rin no rensoku (giant swing & arm lift up in succession) | Succession of the above giant swing trick, further variations possible. | | | 8 | |
| Kata-ude himo karami (one arm string twisting) | During daisha-rin (giant swing) you can twist the string around one arm. | | | 6 | |
| Ryo-ude himo karami (both arms string twisting) | During daisha-rin (giant swing) you can twist the string around both arms. | | | 7 | |
| Himo-karami-kamaitachi (twisted whirlwind monster) | Combined trick of whirlwind moster and twisting string on both arms. | | | 7 | |
| Kumo-no-su-mawashi (Spiderweb spinning) | By holding one end of the string in your mouth, a whirlwind unfolds into a complex movement. | | | 8 | |
| Kuchu-te-nose (jumping onto the hand) | A very famous koma skill is to make it jump directly into your hand. （Different name: tsubame-kaeshi (returning swallow), te-nose (spinning on the hand) etc. | | Details | 2 | |
| Ura-kuchu-te-nose (reverse jumping onto the hand) | Upside down version of Kuchu-te-nose (jumping onto the hand) | | | 2 | |
| Tsuna-watari (tightrope walking) | An important main representative of koma tricks. | | Details | 4 | |
| Kuchu-mawashi (space walk) | In the middle of a rope walk, stretch the string and hold it at an angle, so that the koma stays at the same point. | | | 4 | |
| Nen-riki-tsuna-watari (willpower tightrope walking) | Tsuna-watari (tightrope walking) | | | 4 | |
| Tsuna-watari ofuku (tightrope walking roundtrip) | The koma walks the tight rope in both directions. | | | 5 | |
| Nanchaku-riki (soft landing) | Change from Tsuna-watari (tightrope walking) to Senko-hanabi (fireworks) and let the koma touch the ground.(Different name: UFO) | | | 4 | |
| Ura-tsuna-watari (back-side tightrope walking) | Tsuna-watari (tightrope walking) back side version | | | 6 | |
| Sukui-kake (pick up and rescue) | A trick to pick up a vertically rotating koma from the floor with the string. | | | 2 | |
| Himo-kake-nose (riding on the string) | Getting a koma thrown (rotating) vertically to jump onto the string （different name: Ku-chu-himo-kake, Himo-nose (riding on the string, etc.) | | Details | 4 | |
| Migi-momo-toshi-kake (pass under the right thigh) | From behind the back throw the koma down, pass over the right thigh and jump onto the string. | | | 5 | |
| Hidari-momo-toshi-kake (pass under the left thigh) | From behind the back throw the koma down, pass over the left thigh and jump onto the string. | | | 5 | |
| Koshi-toshi-kake (from back onto string) | From the back side throw koma over your head and catch in front with the string. | | | 5 | |
| New style koshi-toshi-kake (new style from back onto string) | A trick to pick up a vertically rotating koma from the floor with the string. | | | 5 | |
| Shuttle kake (shuttle pick up) | Throw koma in front of your body between your legs
Throw koma from the back in front of your body between your legs. | | | 5 | |
| Kai-ten-kake (rotation pick up) | When a suisha-kei (water wheel style) koma is in the air rotate your body and catch it with the string (Juggling pirouette). | | | 5 | |
| Iai-kiri (pull your sword) | Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string) | | | 4 | |
| Bo-nose (ride on a stick) | Getting a koma thrown (rotating) vertically to jump onto a stick or blade | | | 4 | |
| Waki-kake-nose (riding under the arm) | Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string). | | | 4 | |
| Kuchi-kake-nose (riding from the mouth) | Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string). | | | 4 | |
| Koshi-kake-nose (back from the back) | Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string). | | | 4 | |
| Kata-kake-nose (riding from the shoulder) | Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string) （Different name: Daikon cut, Sui-sha (water wheel) | | | 5 | |
| Mimi-kake-nose (riding from the ear) | A variation where the string hangs from the ear. | | | 5 | |
| Ear ring | Variation of Mimi-kake-nose (riding from the ear) | | | 5 | |
| Ude-kake-nose (riding from the arm) | Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string). | | | 5 | |
| Mata-kake-nose (riding under the thigh) | Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string). | | | 5 | |
| Dosukoi-mata-kake nose (riding under the thigh sumo version) | Doing Mata-kake-nose without lifting one foot.（Different name: Fundoshi-tsugi (wearing sume apron) | | | 4 | |
| Onna-mata-kake-nose (women way of riding from the thigh) | Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string). （Different name: Hasami-mata-kake-nose) | | | 7 | |
| Ura-onna-mata-kake-nose (reverse women way of riding from the thigh) | Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string). | | | 7 | |
| Ashi-kake-nose (riding from the leg) | Sui-sha (water wheel) with the help of your leg.(Different name: Arere-kake) | | | 7 | |
| Yon-no-ji-kake (4 characters) | Ashi-kake-nose (riding from the leg) from the inside. | | | 7 | |
| Radar | A trick with the string, origin of name not known to me. | | Details | 4 | |
| Ashi-toshi-radar (pass trough the leg radar) | A variation of radar. | | | 5 | |
| Mittsu (three) | 3 Suisha-kei (water wheel style) tricks in succession 5 and more tricks in succession are also possible.(Different name: San-ren-chan) In this case the name is Yottsu (4) and Itsutsu (5). | | Details | 5 | |
| Kuru-kuru-himo-kake-nose (riding around on the string) | Wrap the string around the axle, when the koma is in the air to continue with a radar. | | | 5 | |
| Te-no-hira-kake-nose (riding on the palm) | It is done with only one hand. (Different name: senko-hanabi (fireworks)) | | | 5 | |
| Kyu-dju do (90 degrees) | As a Variation of himo-nose (riding on the string) the koma rides on the hand. (Different name: Yubi-nose (finger ride) | | | 4 | |
| Himo-trampolin (string trampolin) | Pull the string straight so that the koma jumps like on a trampolin | | | 4 | |
| Yubi-tsumami (hold with fingers) | Hold the koma axle between thumb and index finger | | | 4 | |
| Semi-tori (cicada trap) | A trick starting from Yubi-tsumami (hold with fingers) and generating sound. | | | 4 | |
| Yubi-utsushi (Finger switching) | Hold the lower axle - then change to the upper part with the other hand. | | | 5 | |
| Senpuki (ventilator) | | | 4 | ||
| Tsume-nose (ride on fingernail) | From Semi-tori (cicada trap) swith toTsume-nose (ride on fingernail) | | | 4 | |
| Yubi-nose (finger ride) | There a many ways to put the koma onto your finger | | | 5 | |
| Kuchi-nose (mouth ride) | By making skillful use of lips and tongue the koma can turn at your mouth. | | | 5 | |
| Koi-no-taki-nobori (carp swimming up a waterfall) | The koma climbs up the string Easier with a thin string (Different name: elevator, himo-nobori) | | Details | 5 | |
| Ura-koi-no-taki-nobori (carp swimming up a waterfall behind back) | The back side version of Koi-no-taki-nobori (carp swimming up a waterfall) | | | 5 | |
| Jigoku-kuruma (devil's wheel) | One of the few vertical rotation tricks. { A kind of braintwister inspired by yo-yo.(Different name: Dai-kanransha (big Ferrie wheel) | | | 6 | |
| Spinning 2 koma on the floor | The most basic version | | Details | 3 | |
| Ni-cho-dojou-sukui (2 koma rescue) | Taking 2 koma onto the hand. On on the palm and one near the wrist. | | | 3 | |
| Wakasgi-tsuri (Wakasagi fishing) | Katsuo-no-ippontori (pole and line fishing) with 2 koma. | | | 5 | |
| Ni-cho-senko-hanabi (double fireworks) | Senko-hanabi (fireworks) with 2 koma | | | 3 | |
| Ni-cho-ken-ju (double barrel gun) | Tsubame-kaeshi (returning swallow) with 2 koma | | | 8 | |
| Futa-ryo-nage (double dragon throw) | One handed tsubame-kaeshi (returning swallow) with 2 koma | | | 7 | |
| Futatsu-otedama (2 koma juggling) | Otedama juggling with 2 koma | | | 8 | |
| Ni-cho-uzushio (Double whirling waves) | Usu-shio (whirling waves) with 2 koma Alternating rotation with time difference is easier. | | Details | 9 | |
| Ni-cho-kamaitachi (double whirlwind monster) | Kamaitachi (whirlwind monster) with 2 koma The left hand is doing Usu-shio (whirling waves) | | Details | 10 | |
| Ni-cho-utchu-senko-hanabi (double fireworks in space) | Doing senko-hanabi (fireworks) with 2 koma in the air | | | 15 | |
| Gatai-uzushio (combined whirlpool) | Combined Ni-cho-uzushio (Double whirlpool) | | | 15 | |
| Ni-cho-hidari-ude-age-daisha-rin (double giant swing around back & left arm lift up) | Daisha-rin (giant swing) with both arms and 2 koma The left hand is doing Usu-shio (whirling waves) | | | 13 | |
