“I’m a professional educator.” That’s what teachers say when they want to sound like experts. I don’t know if I’m really an expert — there are a lot of variables involved depending on how you define the roles of teacher, instructor, and coach. I’ve played each role in a variety of academic and sports environments, and I’m always learning and…
Most martial arts (of which I am aware) are essentially technique-based. By this, I mean that they were synthesized from groups of existing movements. Demonstration: Many martial arts use the exact same mechanics for deploying a front kick. It would be ridiculous to assume that each art’s creator independently designed a kick that looks exactly like every other front…
Fact: Taido uses lots of jumps. If you want to be able to take full advantage of Taido’s unshin, tengi, and ungi, you will need to have plenty of jumping skill at your disposal. This article is about building these skills. Before I get into my recommendations for improving your jump, I want to make a brief disclaimer…
tengi techiques are closely related to taido’s unshin movements. the difference is that unshin is transportation, while tengi include integral strikes or other techniques. the most difficult obstacle to executing tengi is the tendency to perform them as a tumble-then-technique. here i have simply listed the defining characteristics and some examples of tentai technique. doko go kai
there is an outlined method for practicing taido movements. i have also spent a good deal of time researching various training and practice methods as well as general educational theory. using the standard method as a framework, i have made additions and adjustments that i think are applicable to most skill acquisition scenarios we are likely to encounter in taido practice.
