Ian wrote:Walter
Quit waving your dictionary in my face. Your logic makes me feel like a dick!
dragontigerpalm wrote:Walter,
I'm not sure that I understand the opening and closing of the spine. Do you mean opening and closing around the spine as an axis or like a vertical and front to back waving movement?
I am... wrote:I would encourage those of you that are quick to box in the specifics of the "only" ways of generating energy, to explore further and do less talking, unless you want to go back on your word years down the line when you find other methods of using the body. For one, the body, under compression, if relaxed (non-compartmentalized) can act and react faster if trained correctly.
Walter Joyce wrote:dragontigerpalm wrote:Walter,
I'm not sure that I understand the opening and closing of the spine. Do you mean opening and closing around the spine as an axis or like a vertical and front to back waving movement?
Like a vertical spinal wave, by opening and closing I mean creating more space between the vertebrae and closing, reducing that space between the vertebrae.
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