[Tango-L] "Tango" in a different way

["Christian Lüthen"]

Robert,

you got me! For me, these days, tango has become my 'martial art'. Same 'center of energy' in tango as in Tai Chi Chuan, IMHO. 

And before someone tends to misunderstand that 'martial' part: nothing to do with fighting but with gentle flow and exploitation of the inner energy. 

Christian


ps: this man, William C.C. Chen. has told me (and my body) so much ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQOuWk1z_Bo 







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> Datum: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:43:19 -0700
> Von: Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com>
> An: "Christian Lüthen" <christian.luethen at gmx.net>
> CC: tango-l at mit.edu
> Betreff: Re: [Tango-L] "Tango" in a different way

> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9eZdwStEhE
> 
> I've found martials arts to be terrific cross-training for tango.
> There are lots of points of contact, so to speak,
> between the disciplines. Anything that involves a lot of
> two person exercises is good. The most informative
> training, for me, was jiu jitsu, which is a form of wrestling.
> It helped me understand how to be both gentle and effective.
> But pretty much anything is helpful -- aikido, judo, karate,
> etc. Maybe even iaido (art of drawing the sword).
> 
> I'm sorry to say it, but I see some men literally throwing
> their partners around on the dance floor. When I see that
> I always think they need to spend some time in the dojo
> to help them get over it.
> 
> Many happy dances to you all --
> 
> Robert Dodier
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