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Eric DesMarais wrote:
No, that is not internal, it is inside. The two are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. It has nothing to do with in yo, fire and water, movement within stillness, or six directions.
I am strictly referring to the physical benefits of a good stretch, something that is found in a variety of Eastern and Western external training methods.
While I have felt IHTBF (It Had to Be Felt), ICDI (I Can't Do It).
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And yet, despite your view that Internal and inside are completely different, since the IS people spiral & wind their bodies to stretch and increase performance of fascia could it be possible that this might also be significant in the choice of selected Aikido immobilizations?
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Eric DesMarais wrote:
One approach I have heard is that the goal of the pins is to stretch and increase strength in the ligaments and tendons as opposed to restraining.
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One mans good stretch is another mans internal strength training I guess..and maybe has more to do with in yo (you mentioned it 1st not me ;-) and all the other elements of IS training than is visible at first sight.
Perhaps another example of things hidden in plain sight.
Cheers
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