Daito Iwasaki's Blog
Insights from AI development, gymnastics, and music.
Men's Gymnastics: 6 Events, Skills & Physical Requirements
Explore the physical demands of all 6 men's artistic gymnastics events—floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar—including strength, flexibility, and body type.
Athlete Sponsorship Guide: How to Get Sponsored in Sports
Learn how athletes can secure sponsorships with proven strategies—crafting winning proposals, approaching companies, and building lasting partnerships.
Chord Progressions Explained: Patterns & Modulation Tips
Learn chord progression fundamentals, diatonic harmony, 5 essential patterns used in pop music, and modulation techniques to make your compositions more dramatic.
Gymnastics Landing Technique: Scoring Rules & Deductions
Learn how gymnastics landing technique affects E-scores, the 2025-2028 stuck landing bonus, deduction tiers from -0.1 to -1.0, and training methods to improve precision.
Athlete Side Hustles & Dual Careers: 7 Business Models
Complete guide for athletes on building side income while competing. Explore dual career concepts, 7 athlete-friendly business models, contract tips, and tax basics.
Reverb vs Delay: How to Use Spatial Effects for Depth
Master reverb and delay in your DAW. Learn types, parameters, instrument-specific tips, and pro mixing techniques to add depth and space to your mix.
Gymnastics Taping Guide: Wrist, Ankle & Knee Techniques
Learn proper taping techniques for gymnastics. Covers wrist, ankle, and knee taping, tape types, application steps, and injury prevention tips for gymnasts.
Athlete Portfolio Guide: Turn Sports Achievements into Career Success
Learn how to build a winning athlete portfolio. Translate sports achievements into business skills, structure your second career job search, and impress recruiters.
Sidechain Compression Guide: Pumping & Ducking Explained
Master sidechain compression in music production. Learn pumping, ducking, key parameters, and step-by-step DAW setup for Ableton Live, Logic Pro, and FL Studio.
Floor Exercise Artistry: How Music & Choreography Affect Scores
Discover how music selection and choreography directly impact women's floor exercise scores under FIG Code of Points, including artistry deductions and CR requirements.
Gymnastics Inquiry System: How Challenges Work & Key Examples
Learn how the gymnastics inquiry (challenge) system works—D-score appeals, costs, video review, and landmark cases from London 2012 to Paris 2024 Olympics.
Artistic Gymnastics Judging System Explained: D & E Panels
A complete guide to artistic gymnastics judging: D Panel, E Panel, R Judges, the inquiry system, Paris 2024 cases, and Fujitsu's AI scoring support system (JSS) explained.