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.
