Living Body Alignment

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The first article here:

http://www.morrisnoholdsbarred.co.uk/tips.htm

. . . nicely articulates my own approach to effectively aligning your body. Of particular notes is this quote:

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]"And in fact, most martial artists perceive the axis of the hip and spine in terms of a vertical, static door post, about which they slam the door with their strikes. But the axis has to be a living, dynamic thing; the body has to be able to twist, bend, extend and flex (twist, untwist, fold, unfold) and the axis has to be able to shift, tactically, dynamically, and in broken time, through footwork. And the axes function in diagonal planes rather than in vertical or horizontal ones."


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[kenposikh]

The first article here:

http://www.morrisnoholdsbarred.co.uk/tips.htm

. . . nicely articulates my own approach to effectively aligning your body. Of particular notes is this quote:

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]"And in fact, most martial artists perceive the axis of the hip and spine in terms of a vertical, static door post, about which they slam the door with their strikes. But the axis has to be a living, dynamic thing; the body has to be able to twist, bend, extend and flex (twist, untwist, fold, unfold) and the axis has to be able to shift, tactically, dynamically, and in broken time, through footwork. And the axes function in diagonal planes rather than in vertical or horizontal ones."


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Yep sounds exactly what Doc talks about well almost


thanks for the post nice article

 

[HKphooey]

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing

Yep sounds exactly what Doc talks about well almost

thanks for the post nice article

Same principles have also been taught in diving and gymnastics for years.