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  1. 02-10-2003, 06:45 PM #1
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    Taiko & MA.

    Hi All.

    I have been for a long time a friend of Asian music Instrumetns and thus have recently started to take "Taiko"(Japanese Drum) lessons.

    Still doing basics on the smaller drums.


    What I find interesting that a lot of the requirements are similar to my MA studies.
    I think that doing taiko will benefit my MA and vice versa.
    We use a lot of horse stance, rounded movements,weight shifting, etc during taiko practice.

    Anybody else took some form of asian cultural art and found that it benefited their MA training.
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    No, MA are only for fighting, not for playing instruments with.

    Besides, a timpani would choke out your little taikos
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    Originally posted by joedoe
    No, MA are only for fighting, not for playing instruments with.

    Besides, a timpani would choke out your little taikos
    So you don't use MA to impress and pick up chicks??

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    Taiko is great to work out to also.

    It's awesome stuff!

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    Back on topic.

    IMHO, the masters of old were better because they lived and breathed MA and applied it for EVERYTHING in their lifes.

    Now in a modern day western based society this more difficult than in the olden days, but I think that by taking up a non-ma skill and apply those MA principles we can recover some.

    That I think is also one of the reasons why certain non-ma skills were added during peace-time to MA.

    Example:
    The -Do principles in Japan during and after the Edo-period.

    And I think similar things can be found in CMA, KMA, FMA , etc.

    Just my opinion naturally.
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    Originally posted by Kung Lek
    Taiko is great to work out to also.

    It's awesome stuff!

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    Agreed, plus drumming is hell of a workout on top of that.
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    Originally posted by Laughing Cow


    So you don't use MA to impress and pick up chicks??
    NOTHING can help me impress & pick up chicks

    Back on topic - I try to incorporate my MA training into as much of my daily life as I can. If I could do my job in a horse stance I would.
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    Originally posted by joedoe


    NOTHING can help me impress & pick up chicks
    Can't be all that bad, I managed to find a Wife.

    Try less and it will happen.


    Back on topic - I try to incorporate my MA training into as much of my daily life as I can. If I could do my job in a horse stance I would.
    That is one of the reason for the taiko practice. Spending most of 2.5hrs in horse stance.
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    MA certainly have improved my typing skills and my hability to communicate in english... its all kfo's fault
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    Originally posted by Laughing Cow


    Can't be all that bad, I managed to find a Wife.

    Try less and it will happen.



    That is one of the reason for the taiko practice. Spending most of 2.5hrs in horse stance.
    Nah, it's not that bad anymore - I have had a steady GF for 4 years now. But before that my ugly head meant that I had a tough time.

    I often cook in the kitchen in a horse stance because the benches are a little too low for me to stand up at them without getting a sore back. Good training
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    Taiko is awesome. I got to witness a very good taiko team at the Japanese festival two years ago. Never had any training in it, however. I did attend a few of the bonsai classes the festival sponsored and used to read alot about it, as I was interested in raising them. You can see MA principles in bonsai pruning
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    Originally posted by SevenStar
    Taiko is awesome. I got to witness a very good taiko team at the Japanese festival two years ago. Never had any training in it, however. I did attend a few of the bonsai classes the festival sponsored and used to read alot about it, as I was interested in raising them. You can see MA principles in bonsai pruning
    Yes, I agree there.

    I took a course a few years ago in how to make Bonsai from young Trees.
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