Cool stuff I learned this week

[bushido_man96]

20 hours ago, aurik said:

The sequence involves doing a movement that is interpreted as catching a front kick in a shiko-dachi and then throwing the kick (and the opponent).  He discussed how you need to start the throw from your back foot, and I swear, I could see the power actually transfer up his leg, through his hips, to the shoulders and the arms, like a wave moving up through him and into the imaginary opponent's leg.  It's EXTREMELY hard to describe, and it'll take me a long time to figure out how to do it... but it's really cool that I was able to *see* that.

That's really cool that you could see that.  Kind of like one of Bob's "a hah!" moments.

[aurik]

4 hours ago, bushido_man96 said:

That's really cool that you could see that.  Kind of like one of Bob's "a hah!" moments.

I mentioned this to Ethan later that day, and he said "Yeah, that's something you start noticing around nidan/sandan" with this "this is super cool" look on his face, which makes me feel like I'm definitely moving in the right direction