About

Hello, and wel­come to Taido/Blog. Though it isn’t a true blog, this site is about Taido.

The Genesis

Taido/Blog began in 2005 with two pri­mary goals:

to spread knowl­edge of Taido the­ory to peo­ple who don’t speak Japanese, and to share ideas about how to do Taido better.

Since then, a lot of peo­ple have been using this site as a ref­er­ence for Taido the­ory, tech­nique, and train­ing. I con­tinue to add new con­tent in these areas as often as I can (which is prob­a­bly not as often as I should).

However, as more peo­ple have found Taido/Blog, an entirely unex­pected ben­e­fit has emerged. People are using this site as a tool to get in touch and share their own expe­ri­ences and ideas. Sometimes through com­ments, but also through hun­dreds of emails, Taido stu­dents all over the world have taken advan­tage of Taido/Blog as a way to make con­tact with peo­ple who share their pas­sion. I feel truly priv­i­leged to be able to help bring peo­ple together in this inter­na­tional com­mu­nity of Taido students.

My Goal

My biggest dream is build a strong friend­ship among Taido stu­dents world­wide. I believe we can’t help but make Taido grow if we com­bine our strengths and share our expe­ri­ences freely and openly.

At the very least, it will be a lot of fun to try.

Most of all, I hope you can find some­thing on this site to stim­u­late your own thought and improve your Taido in some way.

Three Short Disclaimers

  1. This is just a web­site. It’s not a big deal. Though you’re wel­come to dis­agree with any­thing I write, there’s no rea­son to get all upset about the opin­ions I express here. I give you my per­mis­sion to not read Taido/Blog.
  2. Taido/Blog has noth­ing to do with any offi­cial Taido orga­ni­za­tion. It is pro­duced by me — Andy Fossett. Nothing you find on this site implies cer­ti­fi­ca­tion, war­ranty, or guar­an­tee beyond my say-so.
  3. I write a lot about train­ing meth­ods. Please, don’t injure your­self or develop bad tech­ni­cal habits by try­ing to do things you’re not ready for. Always defer to your instructor’s direc­tion on all mat­ters regard­ing tech­nique and training.

Get in Touch

If you have any ques­tions or com­ments, please by all means, get in touch. I’m actu­ally a pretty nice per­son, and I would love to hear from you.

Finally, thanks for being here.