
I kept detailed notes on my training for over 20 years. Most of these articles began as a quick jot in my logs.
Between 2005 and 2010, I wrote a lot about Taido.
Nowadays, it’s extremely rare for me to add new material here, but there’s still plenty here to keep you busy for a few days.
Below, you’ll find links to articles about a variety of Taido-related topics. Some of them are quite good, and others are in desperate need of an update.
Enjoy and please feel free to comment or ask questions.
Knowledge BaseMost of the important Taido theory and general martial arts info.
- Sentai & Sengi
- Hentai & Hengi
- Nentai & Nengi
- Taido’s 5 Simple Rules
- Stretching for Taido
- Movement Notes for Unsoku
- Opportunities and Liabilities
- unshin
- Unsoku Meanings
- Untai & Ungi
- hokei guidelines
- Tentai & Tengi
- A Rough Definition
- Unsoku
- Unsoku Practice Routines
- Technical Notes on the Unsoku Steps
- Types of Hokei
- Taido Hokei
Experimenting and trying new things is a big part of what makes Taido fun.
- Seigyo in Society
- Improving Your Body to Improve Your Taido
- Taido’s 5 Simple Rules
- Is Taido Still Japanese?
- Taido Enrollment Notes
- Shooting Dice
- A Little About Breathing
- Optimizing Energy Balance
- Asking the Right Questions
- Technique and Principle
- A Rough Definition
- Building International Community
- A Kobo Parable
- Two Original Hokei
- What is (My) Taido?
How to get the most out of Taido practice with the best training methods.
- Self-Inquiry
- Have Fun
- Geometry
- Watch The Foot
- Lower Body Alignment
- Posture
- Perfection
- Accuracy
- Swing
- Balance
- Breathe
- Relax
- Log Your Training
- Taido Training Tips
- Genkaku: What’s the Point?
- Ebigeri: Where to Look
- Advanced Kobo Drills
- You’re Probably Stretching Wrong
- Stretching for Taido
- Shooting Dice
- Warming Up For Taido
- A Little About Breathing
- Games for Jissen
- unshin
- Stretching Menu
- Stretching Challenge
- Stretching Update
- Why Flexibility is Important in Taido
- The Broken Record Drill
- Kobo Jissen
- How to Fly
- Continual Training
- How to Practice
- Kangeiko
- Kobo Drills for Jissen
- Notes on Working Drills for Jissen
- Drills for Unsoku and Unshin
- A Working Definition of Kobo
- Using Incremental Progression
- Incremental Drills for Jissen
- Basic Kobo Drills
- A Kobo Parable
How to learn and teach Taido better. Resources for students and teachers.
- Why We Start
- Are You Good Enough to Teach?
- How I Teach Beginners
- How to Practice
- Kobo Drills for Jissen
- Is Taido Too Difficult To Be Popular?
Ideas about Taido shinsa, belt ranks and evaluations.
- How Old Should a Black Belt Be?
- More Thoughts on Young Black Belts
- Written Tests for Belt Promotions
- Belt/Rank Meaning
- Hokei Assignment
I founded Tech Taido in 1996 and ran the club until 2003.
- 2006 Tech Taido 10th Anniversary
- Georgia Tech Taido Club
- Written Tests for Belt Promotions
- US Taido History
- Hokei Assignment
- Recommendation
Notes on tournaments and special practices I attended.
- 2008 Kansai Year-End Tourney
- 2008 Tokushima Training Day
- 2008 Ryuku Uni Taido Visit
- 2008 Shakaijin Taikai
- 2008 Tottori Training Camp
- 2007 IFG/ETC
- 2006 Tech Taido 10th Anniversary
- 2006 Tokaido Regional Meet
- 2006 US Taido Summer Camp
- 2006 Tama Taikai
- 2006 Sakura Matsuri Taikai
- 2006 Kanagawa Friendship Meet
- 2006 Asia Pacific Games
Stuff that doesn't belong in any of the other categories.
ProfilesPeople who have made a big impact on how I see Taido.
- Interview: Mikael Jansson
- Interview: Hannes Kannisto
- Interview: Fredrik Utbult
- Toyonaka Dojo
- 2008 Ryuku Uni Taido Visit
- Mits Uchida
- Bryan Sparks
Taido history, especially related to the growth of Taido in America.
- Andy Fossett – Taido History
- Toyonaka Dojo
- What Makes US Taido Karate Unique?
- Yudansha: 1984 – 2007
- Georgia Tech Taido Club
- US Taido History
- US Taido Dojo Information
- Recommendation
Ideas about Taido tournaments and how we can make them better.