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Pen spinning (also known as pen twirling, pen mawashi, and pen tricks) is a form of object manipulation that involves the deft manipulation of a writing instrument with one's hands. Although it is often considered a form of self-entertainment (usually in a school/office setting), multinational competitions and meetings are sometimes held. It is a form of contact juggling. It can also be classified as a sport. Pen spinning is known as "pen mawashi" (compare for example mawashi-geri, "round-kick") or, more disparagingly, "rōnin mawashi" ("college student spinning") in Japan, where the pastime has been popular since at least the 1970s, and where the Pen Spinning Association Japan is now dedicated to promoting the aspiring art form. While its origins remain unclear, pen spinning has quickly gained international popularity through online video sharing and forums. According to Masaki Tsukada, chairman of the Japanese pen spinners, pen spinning now has dedicated movements in South Korea and the United States. == History == The earliest record of pen spinning comes from a student in pre-World War II in Japan (Asahi Shimbun January 31, 2008, 37th page). Some in Asian countries pen spun in the 1990s; however, the tricks preformed were only basic ones, such as the ThumbAround, FingerPass, Charge, and Sonic. Hideaki Kondoh was considered the first pen spinning pioneer in Japan. Kondoh spent 13 years spinning a pen back in the late 1900s and was able to do 24 tricks, many of which he invented. Today, most people can learn those 24 tricks in a couple months. The number and variations of tricks has since grown into at least the hundreds, such as the Shadow, the Korean BackAround (Bak), the Twisted Sonic Bust and the PalmSpin. Since the early 2000s, video hosting websites, such as YouTube, have been used to share tutorials and collaborations, which has contributed to the a rise in popularity of pen spinning. The number of pen spinning websites and forums have increased since 2006, with more regional boards opening from France, Germany, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. However, some of these boards are no longer active. To solve this problem, the Universal Pen Spinning Board, or UPSB, has been created. The language of this pen spinning forum is English to make it accessible to many people, thus making it the largest pen spinning community. Tournaments are organized on the Internet and live tournaments are held in China, Japan, and Korea. The biggest competitions held are the World Tournament and World Cup. As international competitions, anyone associated with a board can request to join, and spots are usually given to the pen spinner deemed most skillful. Judging systems for the competitions have not been completely standardized, and bias is often present within the judges. Due to pen spinning being considered a highly subjective activity to judge, scores and comments concerning a single video can vary greatly. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「pen spinning」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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