[Tango-L] Getting to Expert (or - Lawrence of Arabia dances tango)

[Rick Jones]

   Sascha,

A kingfisher is a small bird that feeds on fish and aquatic animals that live in still or slow moving waters.  

http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/k/kingfisher/index.asp

They fly very rapidly over the water, and down very low and close to the water, just a few centimeters above it.  

They fly so fast and change direction so quickly that it is impossible to predict their path, which is where the analogy comes in.

Rick

Sascha Pawlowski <pawlowss at gmail.com> wrote: On 5/9/06, Rick Jones  wrote:
> "Nine-tenths of tactics were certain enough to be teachable in schools; but the irrational tenth was like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and in it lay the test of generals. It could be ensued only by instinct (sharpened by thought practising the stroke) until at the crisis it came naturally, a reflex."
>
> -T.E. Lawrence, "Seven Pillars of Wisdom"

Unfortunately I'm not a native english speaker, could someone please
explain the kingfisher analogy?

Sascha

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