it's so easy, working with students that understand.
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i was working with two guys, new to judo, but clearly practitioners of other disciplines. i didn't have to say much. just a few words, a few descriptions here and there. what a pleasure!
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me: "... good. it's working. i notice that you are breathing in before the attack. i want you to breath out as you attack. try it."
student does. whump. a grin on his face. his partner appreciates the unexpected crispness of the throw.
me: "when you breath in, two things happen: one, your opponent knows you are up to something; two, your movement is off-synchronized by one. when you breath out as you attack, you become one with his body. it is very very hard for him to defend, once you are in his space."
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i suspect that these words make no sense. the words represent what my body understands, and doesn't translate well by my mouth...
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seventeen years from now, i hope my body will understand the tango to this depth.
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