Hmm. With most of Alsenï Sylla's* ternary Lamban patterns, it feels like the left hand should lead. I guess with any pattern you might learn to feel it with a RH lead or a LH lead, but some patterns seem to lend themselves to a LH lead more naturally. Note to self, I guess . . .
*I spoke with Reggie about this. He thinks he may have made a mistake, and that Alsenï's last name is in fact Sylla, and not Camara. I'm using Óscar's spelling for Alsenï.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
From the World of Bodybuilding
Two inspirational/thought-provoking quotations from the world of bodybuilding:
1. "Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder . . . but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy-ass weight." - Ronnie Coleman
This quote came to me through fellow bala student, Reggie Ross, who I met in New York. I think its message is obvious, and I agree with it, but juxtaposed with the next quote, it confounds me a bit.
2. "You're not just here lifting weights up and down." - A father to his son at the gym in my brother's apartment building
I might be forgetting or misrepresenting the source and the original wording, but this was the idea--and it's something Bruce spoke with me about years ago: If you practice just to fill your daily quota, and don't pay attention to what you're doing, you may end up doing more harm than good.
I guess the lesson to be learned from the two quotes taken together then is: work hard, practice often, but be thoughtful about what you do.
1. "Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder . . . but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy-ass weight." - Ronnie Coleman
This quote came to me through fellow bala student, Reggie Ross, who I met in New York. I think its message is obvious, and I agree with it, but juxtaposed with the next quote, it confounds me a bit.
2. "You're not just here lifting weights up and down." - A father to his son at the gym in my brother's apartment building
I might be forgetting or misrepresenting the source and the original wording, but this was the idea--and it's something Bruce spoke with me about years ago: If you practice just to fill your daily quota, and don't pay attention to what you're doing, you may end up doing more harm than good.
I guess the lesson to be learned from the two quotes taken together then is: work hard, practice often, but be thoughtful about what you do.
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