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05/08/2007 In Knowledge Base by andy

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As far as I knew when I was starting out, there were only six hokei in Taido. I was off by a bit. Taido has five kinds of hokei. Each type of hokei looks totally different from the other types. This is because they are each designed to practice different things.

Firstly, there are the six -tai hokei which focus on one of each of Taido’s basic technique types. The reason we have six -tai hokei is that untai no hokei was changed at one point. The version most-practiced in the US is the old version. The rest of the world practices the newer one (which we call shin-untai no hokei in the States). These hokei are the basis of Taido practice for most students. They include most of Taido’s basic techniques and can be used to practice the basic theoretical concepts.

As far as I knew when I was starting out, there were only six hokei in Taido. I was off by a bit. Taido has five kinds of hokei. Each type of hokei looks totally different from the other types. This is because they are each designed to practice different things.

Firstly, there are the six -tai hokei which focus on one of each of Taido’s basic technique types. The reason we have six -tai hokei is that untai no hokei was changed at one point. The version most-practiced in the US is the old version. The rest of the world practices the newer one (which we call shin-untai no hokei in the States). These hokei are the basis of Taido practice for most students. They include most of Taido’s basic techniques and can be used to practice the basic theoretical concepts.

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10/08/2007 In Experiments / Ideas, Practice / Training by andy

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 situations. Here’s one such example:

I used to do a workout with a friend in which we would split a card deck into two halves and deal exercises to each other. Hearts were push-ups, clubs were sit-ups, diamonds were squats, and spades were chin-ups. The number of the card told us how many to perform. It was always fun watching his facial expressions when I would save all my kings for last…

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 situations. Here’s one such example:

I used to do a workout with a friend in which we would split a card deck into two halves and deal exercises to each other. Hearts were push-ups, clubs were sit-ups, diamonds were squats, and spades were chin-ups. The number of the card told us how many to perform. It was always fun watching his facial expressions when I would save all my kings for last…

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10/08/2007 In Experiments / Ideas by andy

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 your chest and back? Though we think of our arms as terminating at the shoulder joints, their musculature extends into the chest, down the sides, up the neck, and into the mid back.

Now think about your legs. Spend some time being aware of their sensation and position. Then notice how their musculature extends up to almost the shoulder blades in the back and frames the abdominal muscles in the front.

How is this significant to your taido practice? It’s obvious that the body is composed not of separate limb and organs, each with their own purposes, but of connected systems that share components for various tasks.

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 your chest and back? Though we think of our arms as terminating at the shoulder joints, their musculature extends into the chest, down the sides, up the neck, and into the mid back.

Now think about your legs. Spend some time being aware of their sensation and position. Then notice how their musculature extends up to almost the shoulder blades in the back and frames the abdominal muscles in the front.

How is this significant to your taido practice? It’s obvious that the body is composed not of separate limb and organs, each with their own purposes, but of connected systems that share components for various tasks.

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