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Greg Steckel wrote:
Hi Graham,
Just got back from my beer misogi in the hot tub - I conducted a little training session on IS and its application into a few basic Daito Ryu techniques today - nothing better than beer and hot tub to get the mind and body loosened up and connected into harmony 
Graham, I always find what you say interesting - however, most of the time I jam lust trying to figure out what you are saying
OK, Graham, that all sounds nice, but it sounds more like a group hug than a martial art defense. If you do not take uke's center by disrupting his balance, just how do you gain control of an attack ?
Your Friend in Dis-harmony
Greg |
Dis-harmony? Is that referring to ma-ai? (dis short for distance?)
I'm glad it feels like a group hug, that's how it should feel.
Also along with the principle of non-disturbance is the principle of non-control. (all part of non-resistance) I had a brief tete a tete on precisely this on the 'general' forum earlier today.
There is no 'controlling' Once again a subject addressed on the General forum on a thread by Ron Ragusa.
There is however blending with and following the paths of non-resistance.
Regards.G.