NATC 2025: Advanced Katsugi Okedo with SJT

Thank you for all your energy and focus during our Advanced Katsugi Okedo workshop at NATC in Phoenix! Below are some videos from a 2015 Private lesson recorded for Willamette Taiko so she could share concepts with her group. Short clips (1-6 minutes) on left hand technique. Please feel free to use for you or your group. Please do not post or share publicly. Thank you! More to come.

Left hand grip/alignment + general fit

2:16 Begin left hand grip/alignment breakdown
4:13 Wrist/arm alignment
5:05 This is what I’d like you to focus on

Left hand grip: tension / relaxation between thumb and index finger