These
video clips were prepared to give you a sense of the
different explorations which are possible when
researching flow. Always ... always .... keep in
mind the following points, as you undertake your own
research into this vast and often unexplored
territory:
1. There
exists a core of instinctive movement. For movement to
flow, it must emerge from your core of instinctive
movement. Analyzing and thinking get in the way and
leave you pausing or losing time focusing on
extraneous detail.
2. Flow moves like
water and goes where unimpeded, sometimes through the
smallest cracks or kinks in your opponent's armour,
sometimes like a tsunami overwhelming all impediments.
3. It packages
effective force and/or technique and avoids the
inefficient.
4. It's affect is
devastatingly effective and typically overwhelms the
opponent's ability to respond.
5. Flow
is self-sustaining. It loops contiously, supported by
the defender's underlying physical conditioning.
Developing Flow with Locks
Developing
Flow with Arm Bars
Flow
and Power in Circles
Flowing
with Sai
Flowing
with Tonfa #1
Flowing
with Tonfa #2
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