A few days ago, I got an email from one of the students in my email coaching program, and I thought it was worth sharing. I’ve got a question about this week’s Taido tip, you mentioned that the back should be straight during ebi geri. Why is this, what is the advantage (other than bringing your head in…
From the 2009 world Taido championships: Kanaeko, the Japanese player, received a score for a kick which obviously missed his opponent. Antti, the Finnish player, displayed much better movement during the match, yet lost on a bad call. Adding insult to injury, Kaneko went on to win first place and yet another gold medal.
This poll ended up running a little longer than I had planned, but the cool side benefit is that it gave more people time to vote and share their opinions. Let’s Make Taido Fun I think Taido is crazy fun to do, and I don’t seem to be the only one. At the seminar for rainbow belts prior…
After mastering the basic forms of a few kobo routines, you are ready to work with some advanced alternatives. The variations below build off of the basic kobo drills, but offer choices to one or both partners in how to respond to the other. Essentially, we are gradually removing the training wheels that separate kobo from…
I sometimes play a game with dice — I call it “the random new technique game”, and I’m going to outline it here so you can experiment with similar ideas. Using a random modifier such as a die or a deck of cards is nothing new, and I’ve heard lots of stories about different versions used for workouts and games in sports training…
