tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116907154154437314.post3282579675513984121..comments2023-05-31T17:42:55.211+09:00Comments on All Things Taiko: Taiko Drills, Part 35 BEGINNER KATSUGI OKE DAIKOCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12102315053888392136noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116907154154437314.post-13379545929824418922009-08-15T09:42:59.065+09:002009-08-15T09:42:59.065+09:00Some comments/alternative ways to look at your tec...Some comments/alternative ways to look at your technique...<br /><br />It looks like your right arm is slightly bent. This means you're using some muscle to keep it bent, albeit it ever so slight. You might want to try angling/wearing the okedo lower so that your arm can be straight but relaxed, and let the hand/wrist do most of the work.<br /><br />For larger motions, it really doesn't matter as much, but if you're playing ji (don tsuku, etc.) for a while, staying relaxed and using yoru hand/wrist alone can make it just a smidge easier.<br /><br />There's also two main schools of striking with the right hand: there's the "default", or like you would with a stationary taiko with the regular grip (along the V that your thumb and index finger make.) The other is the "doorknob" grip, which is simply turning your wrist towards the okedo without tilting the hand at all. I'll use whichever's convenient at the time, but it's good to see how they affect your sound and playing style.<br /><br />With the left hand, when playing the right head, if you purposefully point the bachi up before you bring it down to strike, you're doing what I warn people of in my Wrists workshop - you're making your wrist have to flick forward and adding to its job. If you go with a more relaxed strike, keeping the bachi pointed down then *whip* it to the head, it'll still go through that same motion, but you're not forcing it to do so; it's reacting to your speed and snap and not adding extra work for your hand.<br /><br />I'd be curious if any of those comments make things easier or harder for you!Rhythmykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676828958344240960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116907154154437314.post-26977860877922833052009-08-15T09:40:16.908+09:002009-08-15T09:40:16.908+09:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rhythmykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676828958344240960noreply@blogger.com