Comments on: My foot! http://www.limericktango.com/2008/07/my-foot/ ...from the Shannon to the Rio de la Plate Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:46:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: LimerickTango http://www.limericktango.com/2008/07/my-foot/#comment-166 LimerickTango Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:20:04 +0000 http://www.limericktango.com/blog/?p=518#comment-166 I only realised last night that all this parallels with my aversion to fencing in front of mirrors. I don't like teaching people to fence in front of mirrors because it causes people to form an external image of what they are doing, and they try to fit into that image, instead of internalising their movements. I only realised last night that all this parallels with my aversion to fencing in front of mirrors.
I don’t like teaching people to fence in front of mirrors because it causes people to form an external image of what they are doing, and they try to fit into that image, instead of internalising their movements.

]]> By: LimerickTango http://www.limericktango.com/2008/07/my-foot/#comment-165 LimerickTango Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:57:48 +0000 http://www.limericktango.com/blog/?p=518#comment-165 Hmm? I see the possibility of using the "moving through a crowded bar with a full pint in your hand" analogy for navigation and floorcraft. Hmm? I see the possibility of using the “moving through a crowded bar with a full pint in your hand” analogy for navigation and floorcraft.

]]> By: mshedgehog http://www.limericktango.com/2008/07/my-foot/#comment-164 mshedgehog Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:38:59 +0000 http://www.limericktango.com/blog/?p=518#comment-164 For the same reason, if you wish to carry a cup of tea across a room without spilling it, you don't stare fixedly at the cup of tea. People just walk _better_ by looking in front of them. I've heard people told to regard the follower as various things - a baby is a popular one - but never a cup of tea. You could try it. Or a glass of Guinness. For the same reason, if you wish to carry a cup of tea across a room without spilling it, you don’t stare fixedly at the cup of tea. People just walk _better_ by looking in front of them.

I’ve heard people told to regard the follower as various things – a baby is a popular one – but never a cup of tea. You could try it. Or a glass of Guinness.

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