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Old 09-26-2014, 07:51 PM   #21
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Re: Internal Strength Definitions

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Cady Goldfield wrote: View Post
"Open and close" most definitely can refer to an internal mechanism depending on who is using the terms.
I would agree, but I really want to emphasize that simply opening and closing does not inherently make something internal. Using the middle to make the open or close happen would make it internal.

We don't want people clinging on to buzzwords and setting themselves up as grand poohbahs.

The open and closing action for internal movement looks different than external. For example if i turn/twist/roll (however you want to explain it) the daniten towards one hip it causes that hip to close and the opposite side hip to open. If I merely use one hip to open, it doesn't force the opposite side to open (in fact it can be pulled along and the knee/ankle rotates rather than the hip opening). You would have to tell that opposite hip to open to try and copy the opening and closing motion. Thus the movement looks different.
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