nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Welcome
- Course goals
-- grip
-- stance
-- intro to the three strike types
-- learn and perform the Kuyou Oroshi
-- love taiko, get to know one another
- today's goal: grip and stance practice, large strike intro, Kuyo Oroshi intro
Warmup: call and answer ("serial sticking")
Individual feedback on grip and medium strike
- Grip - front-view: copycat R hand (watch 4 me, watch 4 self) then L hand
-- first priority: relaxation
-- handshake position of wrist
-- thumb and the "V"
Individual feedback on stance
- use post-its
16s Drill
- review first section
- test random numbers (students pick)
Large strike introduction
- using gravity
- letting the bachi "whip"
First three hits of first oroshi
Clean, close