Murder

Concept(s)

  • use of fuchi (rim) to give direction to arm movements
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  • strong count 2 ("gang" slap)
  • high-pitched "gi" on upbeats

Current use(s)

  • featured in Jack Bazaar as contrast to Murder

Potential use(s)

  • jiuchi with strong 2/4 groove
  • replacing one or more current strikes with ryotan increases technicality

Cronkite

Concept(s)

  • gesture-inspired ("badass" arms from GRV performance at WOD 2012)
  • axial-plane movements transition to sagittal-plane movements

Kuchishoga

cron dago dan dan, cron dago dan dan
cragoda cragoda, cron dago dan dan
cron dago dago dan, cron dago dago dan
cron dago dago dago dago dago daga daga
dago daga daga daga, dago daga daga daga
daga daga daga dago don (daga dan dan)

Ryotan

Published on Fri, 2016-03-25 23:31

"ryo" - both
"tan" - ends

Ryotan wins the award for most useful silly technique.  It started as a way for me to play fast doubles with odaiko bachi but then proved useful in a multi-drum setup, and then on naname as well.  It's particularly mind-bending to practice because the wrist moves opposite a regular strike.

Howto

The ryotan strike starts with the butt of the bachi raised and the tip of the bachi near the drum.  The butt is then thrust down into the the drum hitting first and a relaxed grip allows the tip to create the second hit.