tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post4093740159529716056..comments2023-09-17T00:03:40.095+08:00Comments on Almost Infamous: Little StepsAlmost Infamous Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206992815096698725noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-15236294642207593732008-02-05T21:17:00.000+08:002008-02-05T21:17:00.000+08:00Am well Ben. Hope you are too, pig trotters notwit...Am well Ben. Hope you are too, pig trotters notwithstanding.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404874584727768253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-19012377862388922722008-02-05T14:48:00.000+08:002008-02-05T14:48:00.000+08:00There is a life lesson in this. Very often, it's n...<I>There is a life lesson in this. Very often, it's not the big things that will drive you down, but the small things. A mispelt word can ruin an otherwise polished piece of writing. A misplaced number will ruin accounts.</I><BR/><BR/>I know of a cyclist who went from 68 kg to 83 kg, one brownie, one pig's trotters, at a time.<BR/><BR/>*Burp!*<BR/><BR/>"A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips," indeed.<BR/><BR/>Stay well, Khayce!<BR/><BR/>:-D-benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192310743432432356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-55279763973318194322008-02-04T11:12:00.000+08:002008-02-04T11:12:00.000+08:00Ilkka,Thanks for all the input. I'm taking your ad...Ilkka,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the input. I'm taking your advice and Greg's advice to heart. I suspected that for me, the issue was that I get over-controlled rather than the other way round. I will try what you advise. Thanks!Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404874584727768253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-72626904457988931782008-02-02T06:28:00.000+08:002008-02-02T06:28:00.000+08:00Very good post. I especially like how you feel hon...Very good post. I especially like how you feel honesty to yourself (and others) is important, it is one of the keys to improvement. Accepting a "mistake", or a way of doing something that needs changing, is essential.<BR/><BR/>What comes to your footwork, being technical is all good, and helpful as analysis of what's going on (instead of feeling that "this just ain't working, you get the sense of _why_ it is not working). But in your case the fix might be on the opposite side of the spectrum. Make your passes more natural: keep your back straight and upright, and walk naturally. Relaxed, as if you were strolling on a street (but not lazily, posture, and lift feet with thighs). Then simply lower the posture as you walk, keeping upright. Lower a bit more, and suddenly you have a very natural, easy to move in guard position.<BR/><BR/>For the shoulder issue, I'll give you the same exercise as a fix as last time. :) Volta stabiles against pressure by partner, only looking forward. Shoulders don't move, hips just carry them.<BR/><BR/>Also, make sure you can volta stabile from a position where you are facing a wall, the toes of the forward foot pointing at the wall. When you turn, your heel shouldn't touch the wall, but push forward (meaning away from wall since you turn).<BR/><BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>IlkkaIlkkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987956834000132860noreply@blogger.com