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Welcome to our Taiko website
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Sandoshin Taiko, meaning “dragon’s mountain pass”, was formed in 2000 as a means of blending taiko with various martial art styles. The home of Sandoshin Taiko is the Morgan Hill Buddhist Community Center, located in Morgan Hill, California.
Sandoshin Taiko also has a relationship with Seikishin Dojo, a school that offers the martial arts of Koshiden-Ryu Jujutsu “wrist and joint locking system”, Shinkendo “sword fighting system” and provides a rich medium to draw from in integrating the different styles into the world of taiko music.
The choreography for the group is exciting and dynamic, using bakuto “wooden sword”, iaito “non-sharpened blade” and eskrima “bamboo sticks” as additional elements that add to the taiko music. In some performances, audience members might be fortunate enough to experience actual cutting demonstrations where a shinken “live blade” is used to cut through tatami targets.
The philosophy behind the group is to express the inner spirit “ki” within oneself through taiko drumming. The beauty behind the group is two-fold: martial artists with no musical background can learn taiko and taiko drummers with no martial arts experience can learn several different martial art styles. Additionally, those who wish to only focus on the music can do so without participating in the martial art demonstrations.
Ikuyo Conant serves as the Sensei for the group along with being the Artistic Director for Shinsei Daiko, Shinsho Mugen Daiko and Watsonville Taiko.
Sandoshin Taiko is a community group that welcomes players of all ages and abilities.
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Announcements: Regular practice this Sunday.
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Upcoming Taiko Performances:
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Upcoming Performances
Oster Elementary School International Day
1855 Lencar Way, San Jose
Wednesday, May 30th 6:00 pm
Morgan Hill Library 5 Year Celebration
Corner of West Main Avenue and De Witt Avenue
Saturday, July 21st at 10:00 am
Relay For Life Hollister
San Benito High School - Hollister
Sunday, August 5th at 10:30 am
Workshops
WT Odaiko Workshop at Kizuka Hall
150 Blackburn Street, Watsonville
Starting in January and will continue through June on the second Saturday in each month. $5 donation requested and bring odaiko, if you own one. Please let me know if you would like to attend a particular class so I can advise Taeko how many additional odaiko are required for that month.
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Beginning Adult/Junior Program (run by Becky Shingai)
5/20, 5/27, *6/3, 6/10, 6/24 at TFL 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Performing Adult Program
5/20, 5/27, 6/10, 6/24 at TFL 5:00-6:30 PM
*6/3 Ikuyo Sensei at TFL 5:00-7:00 PM
*Ikuyo Sensei teaching class.
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Sandoshin Taiko Business Coordinator
Bryan Burkhart
(916) 204-4876 Work Cell
Seikishin Dojo/TFL (Train For Life)
17680 Butterfield Boulevard, Suite 200
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
From Northbound 101...
Take the Dunne Avenue exit crossover the freeway heading West
Right at the second light on Butterfield Boulevard
Left on Main Street and immediately right into parking lot for Extreme Learning Center
with an immediately left to drive around the back of the building.
From Southbound 101...
Take Cochrane Avenue heading West
Left at the second light on Sutter Avenue
Left on Butterfield Boulevard, right into TFL parking lot 300 feet before Main Street.
Located across the parking lot from Extreme Learning Center.
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Alternate Practice Location:
Morgan Hill Buddhist Community Center
16450 Murphy Avenue
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
(408) 779-9009 Phone
(408) 778-2392 Fax
From Northbound 101...
Take the Tennant Avenue exit and crossover the freeway heading East
Left on Murphy Avenue
Travel 4/10th's of a mile, located on the righthand side.
From Southbound 101...
Take the Tennant Avenue exit and veer right
Left on Murphy Avenue
Travel 4/10th's of a mile, located on the righthand side.
Located just around the corner from "House of Thunder".
Visitors
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