Spend a few moments thinking about your body. Notice your arms. Concentrate on where they are; how they feel; your perception of their position. Where do your arms end? Right where you are sitting now, move one of them and find out. As you move your arm, notice your body. Do you feel muscles moving in…
Though each unsoku step has a different purpose, they all work on the same basic principles of movement. Mastering these principles will make your unsoku more effective. You can apply the concepts below to any unsoku practice and should keep them in mind when practicing jissen as well. Expansion/Contraction on Sidesteps When we begin learning unsoku, we…
In everything we do, there are opportunities and liabilities. Recognizing them at the appropriate time can mean the difference between life in death in certain cases; in other cases, it can mean getting a good parking space. Shukumine broke down some of the common chances and cautions with regards to fighting. As with everything else in Taido,…
i recently spent five days talking and training with two of members of the hanshikai, and let me tell you this much — they are crazy excited about unshin. everything we practiced came back to a very select number of themes, and the possibilities of moving in full 3-space was one of them. i’ve had this article on…
Note: This article was originally written for the Finnish Taido Kamae Magazine. It is republished here in for the benefit of English-speaking Taidoka. There are a few Japanese characters in this article which may look like gibberish on your computer. The Japanese have a big advantage over most of us when it comes to learning Taido: specifically,…
