Grounding In Real Life

[blairmacg]

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Grounding and energy generation-the basis of so many combat and meditative arts in real life, and referred to directly or indirectly in a multitude of fictional magic and fighting systems. In the latter, it’s often described as rooting, or as drawing from the earth, or in other non-

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[green_knight]

It's fun to see the parallels between your martial art and classical dressage (which started out as a martial skill after all). You'll often hear dressage instructors talk about 'forward into halt', for instance, because a halting horse, if trained, is poised and ready to move to any direction and at any speed - that's your basic groundedness in action

[blairmacg]

Omigosh, this is *wonderful.* Thank you for sharing all of it!

Yes, I can totally see what you're saying. The similarities are huge--not only in the learning process, but in the teaching as well.

It ties in a bit, too, to the notion that folks who are "naturals" at it--at just about any task, really--are not automatically the best teachers for a diverse student base.

Good teachers break things down in order to reach many students. Folks who had a tougher time learning had to do that break-down as part of their own learning process, so come out the other side with a cognitive understanding that can be passed along. Folks who are naturals can still, of course, be fabulous teachers, but often must first reverse engineer their own learning process.