Ellis Amdur wrote:To Finny -
1. Yes, Dueling is still available as is Old School. I have about 200 copies of each left - and do not know what I'm going to do when I sell them out.
--snippage--
In classical martial arts, the teacher is uke. He templates skill within the student through his mastery of the form . . . demands that the students perform at the limits of their capacity. The student receiving an attack from a skilled and sincere teacher will be forced to feel how their own body responds, either moving the energy of the attack through or getting stuck and collapsing. The skill of the teacher lies in delivering an attack with force and clarity sufficient to challenge the student while not overwhelming her. Aikido practitioners at a truly high level are those created by skillful teachers who mindfully place their students in situations where they must learn freedom through responsiveness—counters and strikes implicit, if not explicit, in their every move.
Tom wrote:From what Ellis suggests, one can research and locate and learn how to do specific training methods. The book will not teach you how to do it. It will point you in the right direction(s) to seek out training.
I am... wrote:Tom wrote:From what Ellis suggests, one can research and locate and learn how to do specific training methods. The book will not teach you how to do it. It will point you in the right direction(s) to seek out training.
Tom/Ellis/To whom it may concern,
Any good suggestions on books, videos, teachers, and other resources for those that would like to do just that? I don't know of any Daito Ryu people locally that I can train with, but would love to learn more of how they forge their martial body.
Bodywork wrote:And who talked me into meeting with Ellis in the first place?
A girl!!
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