Demon Drummers - Japan

[@MafiaMan5437]

Japanese tradition intrigues me greatly. Great culture and one of my favorites to learn about.

[@wadaikoplayer]

Decided to check this out after talking to some taiko players from UCR yesterday. Weird seeing myself on camera like that. The Kodo Apprenticeship is a great experience. Please understand that it's hard to encapsulate two years in fifteen minutes.

[@StarcrossedDeath]

Wow..it's really like being in the army :O Japan in so amazing...so much discipline and hard work in everything they pursue. Like any country, they have their good and points, but I truly can't help but admire deeply the entirety of Japanese arts and culture...

[@ruinedbyidiots]

Awesome, cheers for posting. I play taiko once a week here in my hometown - I think I'd die if I had to endure the Kodo training camp, however. :P

[@Rhythmyk]

It's always a pleasure to meet with Kodo when they come to town - either in potluck or before/after a show. As much of a fan(atic) as I am about Kodo, I would have to say getting to know certain members over the years (like Yoshikazu and Eiichi) have been priceless. The shows energize and amaze me but it's seeing them as *people* that makes them special. I do have to say though, that Kodo and Ondekoza are very different groups - their philosophies differ even though their training may not.

[@Psychostick1]

I have so much respect for these guys.

[@Thagros]

That was wicked, cheers for the upload!

[@MestisoHapa]

The interesting thing about shinto and buddhism is that they are not mutually exclusive religions. One can be both a Shinto and Buddhist adherent. So Japan really practices a syncretism of shinto and buddhism. For example, marriages are usually shinto affairs, but funerals are buddhist.

[@mintyoreo]

This is for real. Even if that one guy didn't make it, it's a privelege to be a part of something so disciplined, not everyone is willing or has the courage to do that.

[@kamwrites]

Amazing. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. We in America get pissed if we have to do an extra load of dishes. This discipline is craved.

[@tortelli]

awesome! reminds me a little those kendo gasshukus I usually attend once a year. Much respect for Kodo!

[@msebulke]

excellent documentation about a really interesting topic!

[@tsunamiwolf]

that's an interesting programme. thanks for posting!

[@ecco1vln]

An attribution must be made here: the original "Demon Drummers" of Japan are Ondekoza, which literally means demon drummers.

[@SidheRelik]

I'd be terrified to do this, but HOLY SNAPS would it be awesome! Taiko is love.

[@carapo66]

Loved this, all the best to the Charles and the rest.

[@QueenMAB418]

Very good video, quite informative, I had the pleasure of seeing the Kodo Drummers in Austin TX, 1994. They changed my life. I cannot recommend them highly enough. I only (sometimes! and sometimes more as I deeply respect the Japanese culture, that is, what I *can* understand of it, being gaijin) wish I, too, could join the troupe.

[@kar00]

What discipline! Truly astounding.

[@wadaikoplayer]

ZaOndekoza was started on Sado Island and appropriated their name from the Ondeko tradition. As Za Ondekoza gained popularity, it got so that many locals on Sado started calling their birthright Onidaiko so as not to confuse themselves with the group.

[@Annatizer]

I loved this! It was informative. I think I'll watch more...

[@JoeDonFan]

@willberb, that's not quite right. It's not blood. It's broken-down muscle tissue due to traumatic rhabdomyolysis, commonly known as crush syndrome. And it only happens to drummers who drum with their hands. You're dead on about it being serious stuff, because the tissue blocks up the kidneys and can lead to kidney failure.

[@guchikura]

Fantastic video!

[@pobrerapaz]

@journeyman Any chances of having this in better quality?

[@LordXarti]

Who would I have to contact in Kodo Japan to sign up for this program and is there an age limit? Also is there somebody at the camp that can translate English? Any information about registering would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for any assistance. Have a nice day everyone!

[@slytherinsheirx]

Wow. That was amazing :)

[@MestisoHapa]

Bodhidharma, the Indian buddhist monk who helped found the shaolin temple training was known as "the blue eyed demon". Bodhidharma was known for being rather brusque and direct. Some considered him rather uncouth and somewhat scary. Trying to enlighten people sometimes requires...unusual methods (rinzai buddhism sometimes strikes their students to "stun" them into enlightenment). Yes, Indians can have blue eyes :) People forget the origin of the word "Aryan" (it is a sanskrit word)

[@cintulator2]

Island called Sado? Is there a Maso island too?

[@Tarotscopebytina]

WOW, incredible!

[@mipake]

Haha the whole pain thing, with blisters, and blisters on your blisters, reminds me too much of my four years of rowing...

[@hybridassassin1991]

I wanna learn the taiko drums technique that sounds nice...

[@Badboy6]

How is this video 15 minutes long? I thought there was a 10 minute max on uploads?? Cool video by the way, I wish you saw a long drumming performance at the end or something though...

[@DirkVomEck]

Maybe he called them that way because it is mentioned in the video several times? Just a thought...

[@damienmalchus]

I think without a doubt Japanese people are the most disciplined people in the world

[@burnsoftoboggan7968]

magnificent

[@kamwrites]

What is the significance of the large drum that only three are allowed to play? I may have missed that in the documentary, apologies if that is the case.

[@sc666666]

@LotusDragon09 Tough distinction when you consider their horrific past with conquered people of China, their southern islands, Philippines and POWs.

[@Retro-Future-Land]

How did you break your hand?!

[@Coulrofobi]

Great video! keep it up :)

[@21TheRonin]

Push yourself to the limit and then push yourself even more :)

[@subtilreaction]

Where can I find the oni noh mask and wig?

[@Retro-Future-Land]

No way, demon drummers 'cause when they get bangin' the demons nearby can't stand the noise and disperce to bother mortals no more..

[@FlutistProductions]

@CarlosMacMartin That is so true!

[@oshie789]

alcohol and cigarettes being banned doesn´t seam to bad to me, but all the running..... and no tv....... on the other hand the running is understandeble you do need some stamina XXD

[@oshie789]

there was some time ago =P

[@yenyere121]

until you get sick with something that no discipline can't fight against

[@CactusAM]

is that krillin?

[@kzhong]

Yeah, yeah, I was in marching band too!

[@hstorm7849]

Ok

[@ghagen888]

lars ulrich is danish

[@emmieemerald555]

I am a Taiko dummer but if my teacher made me do any of this or i made my students do this... either my teacher or i would die!!!

[@deftonesfan192]

That was a naughty flam then.... :)

[@TheXyatagan]

Hut ab vor denne Jungs und Mädels -

[@alixinthemiddle]

my goodness. they ARE like demons!

[@chamcham123]

2 years with NO sex.........OUCH!!!!

[@BibleStorm]

No he's American. His heratige is Danish, but he is american.

[@dscarrillo24]

@broyyduzzit360 woww....

[@Aulaein]

@hyperaphid General mistrust of foreigners (xenophobia) isnt the same as racism. Nazis are racist. You dont see too many Nazis in Japan, though there are is a very very small minority. Japan is more xenophobic than racist.

[@FLOMOSAPIAN]

i want an piano!! SIKE / i want an drummy !!

[@artechno]

Why call them demon drummers? They are buddhists!

[@mikalero]

Do I see a chick in the crowd somewhere?

[@mafurock33]

(to the makers of this video) Where did you come up with calling them demon drummers? There is actually a separate team that has a name that translates to demon drummers. I appreciate this video, but this seems a bit odd and possibly incorrect.

[@TheLefttundra]

You're so sad...

[@Patryckk13]

best drumma eva: /watch?v=WXuISk4z7ZQ

[@kamwrites]

Buddhism has demons.... ;)

[@NeonGrapes2000]

four people missed the Like button, ___ I wonder if they'd take European Americans.. lol just kidding, I don't want to taint their establishment here.. but it would be pretty cool though..