Foundations class

  • Cannot move hands, cannot move knees, head does not move, two feet do not move. Only move the inside.

  • Elbow left behind, kua left behind. Have to practice until they are leading. Even though hand is still in front.

Intent

  • Intention means that on the surface you can’t tell.
  • Two sides are locked, they carry weight. And it’s the top of the triangle that pushes down.
  • Lock the shoulder and the hand. And only open from the elbow.

Lead

  • How you lead your action is very important.
  • Rubber cord example. A top point, B middle, and C bottom point. Lead with A, it hangs down. Lead with C, it hangs down and flips over. But without a frame of reference it looks like the same as A. When B leads, it’s totally different (hangs by the middle).

Hard and soft

  • Hard like a stick, soft like a rope. On your body at the same time. When you give it tension it becomes a stick. When you release tension it becomes a rope.

Elbow drill

  • Elbow place on the bottom, but the movement is upward. Hand A Elbow B Shoulder C. Elbow must move toward AC line.

Wedge power

  • Wedge power is when you move the middle.
  • Only the middle part of a doorstop touches the door. You make the movement to push the stop in (moves the middle because that is what touches the door).

Leaking

  • Shoulder moving back leaks power (sideways). Going down will not leak (different dimension).
  • Stretch can be called extension.
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