[Tango-L] Strong Lead - resistance effect

Tom Stermitz stermitz at tango.org
Sun Sep 23 22:24:27 EDT 2007


On Sep 23, 2007, at 4:31 PM, Chris, UK wrote:

>> (1) The woman (man also), has three important places of engagement:
>> with the floor, with her partner, and within herself. Using these
>> leverage points ...
>
> I'd like to hear how 'within herself' is a leverage point.

Think about it.

Martial arts, yoga, pilates, all structural movements require good  
core support.

The dantien... "three finger widths below and two finger widths  
behind the navel."



>>   - by allowing stationary or moving momentum
>
> Tom, there is no such thing as stationary momentum.

Newtonian Physics.

Of course! Momentum can be moving or stationary. Force is required to  
initiate movement or to slow it down.

> --
> Chris



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