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Janet Rosen · 09-03-2013, 03:53 PM

In terms of "dead or alive" (that's how I always bring them in :-) ) I'm of a mind with Matthew: if I or my partner is half there or disengaged, if I'm thinking even 10 seconds ahead at a goal, it's "dead." If I'm able to be processing my structure, my place in the universe, and my partner Right Now, I may still screw up but things are very much alive and I have screwed up in a way I can learn something meaningful.

09-03-2013, 03:53 PM	#15
Janet Rosen Location: Left Coast Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,339 Offline	Re: Techniques are dead: Living movement vs dead technique In terms of "dead or alive" (that's how I always bring them in :-) ) I'm of a mind with Matthew: if I or my partner is half there or disengaged, if I'm thinking even 10 seconds ahead at a goal, it's "dead." If I'm able to be processing my structure, my place in the universe, and my partner Right Now, I may still screw up but things are very much alive and I have screwed up in a way I can learn something meaningful.
	Janet Rosen http://www.zanshinart.com "peace will enter when hate is gone"--percy mayfield