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Old 06-06-2003, 07:36 PM   #35
Peter Goldsbury
 
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Re: Shizentai:

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Dave Miller wrote:
Pardon my ignorance but what is shizentai?

自然体 literally translates as 'natural body'. It is not hanmi, but has the hips straight. In the exercise I mentioned in an earlier post, the feet are side by side, arms at the side.

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