Shamisen player's wrist

Playing/Techniques
#1

The past couple of days when I have been playing with my new bachi, I have been getting bad bachi-hand wrist pain, well more kind of lower forearm pain before my hand kind of loses the ability to play.

Is this normal? I take it not, but I’m not sure what I am doing wrong and I don’t think I’ve changed my hand position at all. My new bachi is quite a lot heavier than the ones I have been using in the past, is this likely to cause the issue?

Appreciate your thoughts.

#2

Hmm… that shouldn’t be happening. After the initial awkwardness of holding the bachi goes away, there really shouldn’t be any pain in the arm.

I recommend taking a little video of yourself and posting it here. That is the best way for us to check out your technique and share any ideas. (don’t worry, we won’t judge your playing skill… unless it’s too awesome)

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