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A while back, I posted an article featuring my “Bottom 11” – the things that, in my opinion, suck about Taido. Some of these have been fleshed out in more recent articles, and some are just so dense that I have a hard time trying to work my way around them. I plan to expound…
I am not a violent person. Despite my skill at making others want to hit me, it has always been more my style to ignore insults and walk away from physical confrontations. My quick wit has been a tremendous advantage to me in talking my way out of potential trouble. However a few years ago,…
that this was one hell of a good trip. it was packed full of practice and play, and there wasn’t a lot of down-time to spend digesting all that was going on. my memory of certain events may be slightly inaccurate, but i want to give you the gist of this year’s meet. a lot of good things went down, and a lot of good things will come from having more of this kind of event in the future.
In light of the recent hokei assignment I gave the Tech Taido black belt candidates, I decided to post some notes on a couple of hokei that I have created. Though neither one would fulfill the requirements I set forth in the assignment (because they were designed for reasons to be outlined below), their presentation…
I see Taido as a system of principles which prescribe creativity in movement and thought. In my practice, I focus on health, mobility, and personal development through the exploration of creative movement. And I also hit people. Freedom is a necessary precondition to creativity. In terms of motion, you are limited in your potential performance…
