T-FOOT BLOG

On October 25th (Sunday) at 13:10-13:30 T-Foot sandals were introduced on NHK’s Persian radio. Some of our members were interviewed so please feel free to tune in. (The broadcast can be listened to from the link below.)    https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/fa/radio/listener/202010250600/

Today the shirts that our member Yoshinobu prepared for us came in. So, we called in our model Isaac and wore our T-Foot T-shirts while training.   The T-shirt is a perfect fit for Isaac.  I think it’s a great fit! The balance test, which is starting to become a classic routine, began. Isaac, who was wearing ipponba-geta just a few moments earlier, had now completely engaged his core muscles ”It's like magic." Kawamura Coach explained why it’s so much easier to keep balance.  Next, Coach Kawamura had Isaac start walking in place. It seemed to be no problem for him.  After walking for a bit Coach Kawamura had Isaac walk without the sandals to see if the feeling in his stride had changed.  ”My feet feel lighter." "It feels like my heel is rounder." I was surprised at Isaac’s superb expressions while also learning a lot from Coach Kawamura today. After training I went to eat the delicious curry udon at Ichibei in Nagahama. And just as I suspected, I ended up g...

A few days ago a customer who skateboards and snowboards came for a training session with Coach Kawamura. This customer is an old friend of Kobayashi and has been snowboarding for over 20 years. First, Mr. Kawamura explains how to wear and various movements used in training. Coach Kawamura checks to see where the customer’s center of gravity is, as well as other fine details. Once the customer was used to wearing the sandals, he checked how she walked. The customer was using too much force to walk so Coach Kawamura gave some advice. For skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing there are many issues to deal with, such as placement of feet on the board, how that placement affects balance, how to use the least amount of muscle as possible and whether or not the rider is making effective use of their core muscles while riding. Proficient skateboarders and snowboarders usually have good posture and a slim build with no unneeded muscle. Their biggest advantage is that they know where to balan...