Fühlen exercises?

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Mike_McGurk
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Fühlen exercises?

Postby Mike_McGurk » Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:46 pm

Does anybody have any good exercises for practicing fühlen?
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Kevin Peterson
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Re: Fühlen exercises?

Postby Kevin Peterson » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:30 pm

A drill that we do that helps people to grasp the concept of fühlen is to have to members face each other with their eyes closed and have a third member place their wasters in each others strong or weak or some combination. Then let them feel where they are without seeing the wasters. Sort of a blind, static touch and press drill. I also have done a drill where I will have my eyes closed and have someone move with keeping the blades in contact. Letting them move in and out of range and changing the blade position and pressure. It always amazes me how much I can "see" without really seeing.

Kevin


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