Nanba Chaplin Step Makes Roadrunners

In mid-May, I took a group of Waseda University students who are members of my Shunsoukai (瞬想会, Quantum Leap) Group, (my Physical Finesse Dojo, and we did a Nanba Run around the Nippon Budokan.

This shows a warm up exercise we do to lighten our step before a Nanba Run. If upper and lower body are not coordinated you cannot move this fast. It also keeps you floating like a butterfly, and makes you a faster runner.

After an incredibly enjoyable warm up session, we made our 5 km run in about 40 minutes. Though none of the students were experienced runners, the group managed the Nanba run smoothly without muscle soreness or fatigue.

Nanba shortens the learning curve and increases both speed and endurance for any runner.

Here is some photos from the warm up session.

Real Nanba Roadrunners! Catch me if you can!!

We also tracked it with Nike+iPod, and here too are the results.

Some months we do a Nanba Walk, visiting  areas of Tokyo that have interesting history.