History
There is no information on the origins of pen spinning. The earliest record of pen spinning comes from a student in pre-World War II in Japan (Asahi Shimbun January 31, 2008, 37th page). While some in Asian countries did pen spinning in the 1990s, these were basic tricks such as the Thumbaround, FingerPass, Charge, and Sonic. Today, there are more variations and types of tricks, for example the Shadow, the Bak, the Twisted Sonic Bust or the PalmSpin.
The number of pen spinning websites and forums have increased since 2006, opening up more regional boards from France, Germany, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. Tournaments are organised on the Internet and live tournaments are held in Japan and Korea.
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