Taiko: A drumming workout
Taiko instructor Masato Baba leads a drumming class. Baba is artistic director of TaikoProject, the performing troupe that offers the community classes.
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Taiko is good exercise; it offers an excellent cardio workout, builds endurance and employs most joints. Masato Baba, left, leads a TaikoProject drumming class in L.A.’s Little Tokyo.
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Julia Hawkinson, from left, Susy Woo, Mariko Nishizu and Sally Kikuchi participate in a TaikoProject drumming class.
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Lars Gruber, from left, Lisa Woo and James Davis participate in a drumming class.
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Masato Baba leads a taiko class.
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Katrina Yentch, from left, Mariko Nishizu, Julia Hawkinson and Lisa Woo participate in a TaikoProject drumming class.
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A pair of taiko drumsticks.
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Participants bow at the end of a TaikoProject drumming class.
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