Using Gravity! The Power of Standing Zen

Get unshakable balance with the Tripod Method



Connect with the ground and channel Earth's power!

A martial arts method for producing power that "goes beyond muscle strength"



Put gravity on your side and maintain your posture when three parts of your body (both soles of your feet and one more body part) are in contact with an external point!



A fundamental yet ultimate concept in Chinese martial arts and Qigong!

A rational power generated through Ritsuzen (Standing Zen).



Never lose physical clashes again in sports like soccer and basketball!





(Table of contents)



●Chapter 1 A Mysterious Power Handed Down in the Martial Arts

Power That Doesn't Come from Muscles

Meeting the Zen Monk

Discovering the Rubber Ball Power



●Chapter 2 What is the Tripod Method?

Something That Comes Before Form and Muscle Strength

Birth of the Tripod Method

The Three Principles of the Tripod Method



●Chapter 3 Mastering the Tripod Method

Experiencing the Tripod Method

Exercise 1: Center Push

Exercise 2: Fist Push

Exercise 3: Chest Push (Front, Staggered)

Exercise 4: Fist Walk

Exercise 5: Front Arm Push

Exercise 6: Tenchi Saiki (Heaven and Earth Qi Cultivation)

Exercise 7: Ritsuzen

The Office Chair Experiment

Upper Wall Push



●Chapter 4 Exploring the Rubber Ball Power

Move as If Your Whole Body Was One Muscle

Generating Power from the Belly

The Rubber Ball Power Is a Central Power

Suspended from Above: The Power of Axes

Transfer Force Without Straining

Move the Parts That Aren't Touching Your Opponent

Motionless Power, Unmoving Power

An Innate Ability Taken for Granted

Use Your Arms Like Your Legs, and Your Legs Like Your Arms



●Chapter 5 Using Your Mind to Harness the Power of Your Body

Correlation Between Physical Sensation and Awareness

Don't Cling to the "Correct Forms" of a School

Ball of Qi (Qi Sensation)

Subjective and Objective: The Two Sides of Power

Expansion and Contraction/Diffusion and Concentration

Martial Arts Is Communication

Martial Arts to Enhance Homeostasis

Three Types of Shuai Shou and Their Axes

Relying on Many People



●Chapter 6 Lessons from Sparring

Sparring for Fun: Playful Sparring

Developing Quickness Instead of Speed

There Is No Distinction Between Offense and Defense

Strike Without Thinking

Aiuchi: The Fundamental Yet Ultimate

Defend and Attack the Center

Strike Without Startling







●Author: Ojiro Matsui

Director of Taikiken Buzen-kai. Born in 1972. He was a former vice-captain of the Waseda Nipponkempo Club, where he won technical awards and other prizes at student championships. After graduation, he practiced mixed martial arts and later began training under Master Michio Shimada of Taiki Shisei Kenpo Kikou-kai. He has since won numerous awards, including winning a Sanda competition, and is currently working to spread Taikiken, mainly in Sapporo. He is also a non-regular contributor to the martial arts magazine 'HIDEN' and regularly interacts with martial arts instructors from various schools.



●Translator: Remy Castella

Graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and currently works as a freelance translator based in Sapporo. He has practiced various martial arts since childhood, including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Capoeira, and now trains under Master Ojiro Matsui of Taikiken Buzen-kai.