TODAY'S TIP: In general, when in doubt, SINK! In contact flow, if you feel like you're stuck, out of space, or about to lose balance, simply bend your knees a little more and sink your weight and release all tension, and let things just flow out from there. You'll find that the sinking gains you the additional balance you need to allow your body to loosen (remember it's tough to get loose if you're off-balance), and the lowering of the contact points on your body will gain you a little space to move within (because the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always longer than the other sides--this assumes your training partner is not sensitive enough to follow your sink in time). Sinking like this in slow contact flow is analogous to dropping at full speed, so do it often. It doesn't have to be deep, it could be less than an inch or even internal. Compare with the idea of absorbing all motion into your feet (see book “Attackproof, Second Edition”).
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