NATC 2025 Phoenix

This workshop is designed to help participants understand how, when, and why people get injured when playing or doing taiko related activities and to give them the tools to prevent and address injuries.
The workshop will
- include a brief discussion about how and why injuries most commonly occur
- cover warm-up and various sticking and playing playing techniques
- include strategies to prevent acute and chronic (repetitive strain) injuries
- cover the most dangerous kata, styles, and situations likely to cause injury and how to mitigate the danger
- include principles of biomechanics and ergonomics as they relate to taiko and using taiko equipment
- include Q&A time to address individual concerns and issues

Prerequisite/What to bring: No prerequisite knowledge required but I'd sincerely appreciate participation by group and practice leaders