TaidÅ
Taido (Japanese躰 道) is a Japanese martial art that has its roots in traditional Karate and Okinawa-te.
The Japanese Seiken Shukumine (1925-2001) developed during the Second World War, the karate - style Gensei -ryu and began to teach this in 1953. From new ideas emerged in 1962 a new martial art called Taido was (the way the body). Shukumine also developed a theory of the interaction of man, civilization and nature. In 1965 Taido became the official sport; In the same year, the Japanese Taido Association was founded.
Characterization
When Taidotraining be developed in addition to general fitness and balance, coordination and flexibility of the body.
In addition to kicks and punches the whole body will be used. The techniques Taido are divided according to the different movement paths of the vertical axis of the body into five classes. The division is based on forms from nature, such as a storm wind or a wave. This idea helps to understand how the technology should look and feel. Many Taidotechniken include both attack and defense. A technique may thus represent a simultaneous Dodge or a counter-attack from an evasive maneuver.
The movement in Taido is called Unsoku. By moving, conducts the Taidoka his opponent in the desired direction. Movement is time for tactics and planning. The right moment to attack studied by changes of rhythm, distance and angle. Various types of movements provide attack and defense speed, power and surprising moments.
Seiken Shukumine has placed in his teaching emphasis on creativity and the Taidoka encouraged to try new and surprising. With techniques that Cartwheel, include roles and Salti, you can surprise the enemy. Back to top players can avoid by jumping. Thanks to its three-dimensionality Taido is a very impressive martial arts.
In Taido there are movements similar to katas called hokei, and fight ( Jissen ), free or with predetermined choreography.
Competitions
In Taido competitions shall be organized, to the World Cup. As disciplines, there are hokei, Jissen and also disciplines as a group, for example, five Taido perform a hokei simultaneously, or a struggle of five against one of predetermined choreography ( Tenkai ).
Dissemination
Taido is trained in Japan, Finland, Sweden, Holland, Denmark, France, Portugal, United Kingdom, Australia, the USA and in Germany. Since October 2011, there is a club in Lübeck (Uni- Zanshin Dojo Lübeck). Worldwide, there are an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 exercisers, most of them in Japan. In Europe, Finland and Sweden are the countries with the most athletes. The World Federation, the World Taido Federation, was founded in 1985.