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[[Weight distribution on the feet]]
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[[Tailbone Alignment]]


Then the tailbone: this forms the keystone of the arch between feet and hands.
[[Pole squats]]
 
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[[Category:Mechanics]]
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 12 December 2013

The core of our approach to training the positions and movements of historical swordsmanship is a systematic study of body mechanics. The principles are: relaxation, grounding and power generation. Ideally every position and action will be studied systematically, changing only one variable at a time, to find the best possible way for your own specific body to be and to move.

Weight distribution on the feet

Tailbone Alignment

Pole squats