Wow, I'm kind of a Japanese martial arts geek, but I've never heard of this style before today. Seems like the Japanese counterpart to modern wushu. The dogi looks real stylish. Definitely for younger legs, I imagine! This may seem flashy to some, but you still wouldn't want to meet one of them in a dark alley. Excellent video, OSU!
Maybe it's just me, but it seems to me to be a derivative of Brazilian capoeira or possibly Korean taekgyeon, with a bit of karate tossed in for flavoring.
Though it's a good thing that they're using those narrow hakama rather than the bajou-bakama more commonly used in Japanese martial arts; that would necessitate the use of a lot of ukemi-waza against "hakama-nage"! :P
Looks lovely but all the leaping and twirling about looks like a waste of energy,its one of those arts that while one might admire the skill and athleticism that goes into it you wonder how well directed it all is .
I don't doubt its beauty or the chance for character development involved in any artistic endeavour,but a lumpen luddite like me would have trouble squaring the effort versus the effect of such a 'fighting' art . P.S Yes i am kind of jealous that i could never do the sort of balletic gymnastics in Taido .
However it wouldn't be something that I would recommend to big boned people such as myself. It looks hard on the joints.
I tried ITF Taekwon-do but ended up in hospital after 2 years of training. I had to get an operation done on my knee and it took me 9 months to recover. I took that as a hint that I shouldn't be leaping around.
Taido isn't necessarily hard on the joints unless you do it wrong. Not every move involves jumping or flipping. One of Taido's interesting characteristics is that there are several types of hokei (forms, similar to kata in karate) that emphasize different kinds of movements.
We also have hokei for older people that are used designed to build balance, improve joint mobility, and strengthen the stabilizing muscles in the body while training breathing.
I can read Chinese, but don't speak Japanese. I can read the Kanji(Chinese) on their gi. It says Tai Do. Tai here means body. Do means way. So Taido means Way of the body.
Now this is a martial ART. A lot of people forget the meaning to that word. Anyone can train to fight, y'know, boxing, muay thai, wrestling. All the stuff people say has "pointless shit you can't use in a real fight" they forget the art form can be like a painting, a dance, a self expression. Some styles like jeet kune do you can translate all that into real time effectiveness in a real fight. But for the most part, a real good MA should help project you as a person, physical and mental.
That is so flippin' cool. It's like a capoeira with control.
SuckMyKintama 1 month ago
is a kind of Brazilian capoeira dance without
betavideos1 1 year ago
Wow, I'm kind of a Japanese martial arts geek, but I've never heard of this style before today. Seems like the Japanese counterpart to modern wushu. The dogi looks real stylish. Definitely for younger legs, I imagine! This may seem flashy to some, but you still wouldn't want to meet one of them in a dark alley. Excellent video, OSU!
deek77 1 year ago
I left practising this martial art at meybe 5 years ago. One day I'll come back. I loved this video, very much thanks from Portugal
Ospreypt 2 years ago
wow. must be difficult even without a hakama.
I like the background music. anyone has a clue what it is?
navigar666 2 years ago
All the music is by a band based in Japan made up of Americans and Europeans called Split Works. I believe you can find them on Myspace.
fightjapanrc 2 years ago
thank you very much^^
navigar666 2 years ago
Maybe it's just me, but it seems to me to be a derivative of Brazilian capoeira or possibly Korean taekgyeon, with a bit of karate tossed in for flavoring.
Though it's a good thing that they're using those narrow hakama rather than the bajou-bakama more commonly used in Japanese martial arts; that would necessitate the use of a lot of ukemi-waza against "hakama-nage"! :P
Vodkakinesis 2 years ago 4
They are must be really fit by doing such movement.
colony01 2 years ago
wow awesome
people gernerally underate unorthidox styles
jujistu was under reated for ages
lagook 2 years ago
Looks lovely but all the leaping and twirling about looks like a waste of energy,its one of those arts that while one might admire the skill and athleticism that goes into it you wonder how well directed it all is .
iroscoe 2 years ago
beauty is alway beautiful. No one would be damaged by learning this art.
fightjapanrc 2 years ago
I don't doubt its beauty or the chance for character development involved in any artistic endeavour,but a lumpen luddite like me would have trouble squaring the effort versus the effect of such a 'fighting' art . P.S Yes i am kind of jealous that i could never do the sort of balletic gymnastics in Taido .
iroscoe 2 years ago 3
There we go. Diogenes found his honest man.
fightjapanrc 2 years ago
It looks like Karate,Kung fu, ninjitsu and some capoeira mixed in one.
bhowie777 2 years ago
I'm so... enthralled by this art.
ResidentNinja 2 years ago
wow never see anything like this he is moving like ocean waves
CRAKIZGOOD 2 years ago 2
Dude I fell in love with this martial art :O
TheMartialWay100 2 years ago
Thanks for this video! It's awesome!
Looks like Sensei's fluid movements caused his quite-solid leg to come into contact with an even more solid stance... ouch!
watcher8o 2 years ago
awesome but me thinks it's a young person's MA.
kinda like the MA spiderman wud do!
786hanif 2 years ago
Awesome martial art =D
Very smooth leaps and flying techniques.
However it wouldn't be something that I would recommend to big boned people such as myself. It looks hard on the joints.
I tried ITF Taekwon-do but ended up in hospital after 2 years of training. I had to get an operation done on my knee and it took me 9 months to recover. I took that as a hint that I shouldn't be leaping around.
HotKebab 2 years ago
Taido isn't necessarily hard on the joints unless you do it wrong. Not every move involves jumping or flipping. One of Taido's interesting characteristics is that there are several types of hokei (forms, similar to kata in karate) that emphasize different kinds of movements.
We also have hokei for older people that are used designed to build balance, improve joint mobility, and strengthen the stabilizing muscles in the body while training breathing.
javis74 2 years ago
I can read Chinese, but don't speak Japanese. I can read the Kanji(Chinese) on their gi. It says Tai Do. Tai here means body. Do means way. So Taido means Way of the body.
GooseHinson 2 years ago
Yes, that's maybe the best translation of 躰道.
javis74 2 years ago
Sort of reminds me of Capoeira in a way. VERY cool though!
DrGomezNZ 2 years ago
Now this is a martial ART. A lot of people forget the meaning to that word. Anyone can train to fight, y'know, boxing, muay thai, wrestling. All the stuff people say has "pointless shit you can't use in a real fight" they forget the art form can be like a painting, a dance, a self expression. Some styles like jeet kune do you can translate all that into real time effectiveness in a real fight. But for the most part, a real good MA should help project you as a person, physical and mental.
Spideredge 2 years ago 6
well said +1 deft agree water my friend?
Katharsis540 2 years ago
That was really interesting. Thank you for sharing.
ILOVESPEED25 2 years ago