I have posted a number of new videos, photos, and audio interviews on the Nanba Video site.
There are a number of categories including Nanba Movies, Budo, Music, Interviews, Training, and Photos.
Some of them are in high definition video, and may take a few minutes to upload, but are worth the wait.
Enjoy!
Will Reed
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a million.
I have added new categories to the menu, and a number of new videos that help you see what Nanba Movement looks like.
These include videos of Nanba Walking, Nanba Tap, Nanba Budo, Nanba Music, as well as Interviews and information on training.
We conduct regular training in Japan, and can also do training on site. Please contact us if you are interested in the benefits of Nanba Movement to enhance your personal or professional performance.
If you saw Tom Cruise in the movie The Last Samurai, then perhaps you have a sense for what Japan lost in its transition to modernization, or Westernization. Although this movie focused on the Samurai culture, there were many elements of Japanese life that were shared by people in all walks of life, farmers, craftsmen, merchants. One of these elements is Nanba Walking.
In this audio magazine I introduce Nanba Walking, the Art of Physical Finesse, and how it can help you move with ease and extra energy.
The recording is about 5 minutes long, and if it stops midstream it is simply uploading. Please click again to hear it straight through.
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The Way You Walk: Extra Energy from Nanba Walking.
William Reed
Nanba Walking up and down steps, fast, efficient, and effortless. The knack is in having the hands and feet rise and fall together, palm up when you step up, and palm down when you step down. Try it and see what a difference it makes. Visit the Video page for a demonstration.
Will Reed
As a Nanba Instructor, in April I began teaching a class in Nanba Tap for 30 students at the Toho Gakuen College of Music. These students are around the same age I was when I came to Japan in 1972 and began studying Aikido and Japanese language. I tell them that at the time I couldn’t possibly imagine that I would be there in front of them teaching Tap Dance and Nanba Movement in 2008, and yet that was only made possible by the actions and decisions that I made back in 1972. We create our future by what we do in the present, which in turn gives meaning to what we did in the past.
Welcome to the world of Nanba, physical finesse to help you be creative in crisis.
Here you can learn how your posture and body movements affect your mood, performance, and the impression you create on others. We introduce the ideas and techniques of Nanba movement through the media of text, sound, and video, and provide ways in which you can learn more.
We provide regular postings with tips, quotes, interviews, reporting on people applying Nanba in their daily and professional lives.
We welcome your comments and questions!
All the best in Nanba!
William Reed