When we empty one side of the body to yield to an opponent's force there is a corresponding force which comes to the opposite side. This force can be issued or stored. It increases in strength as we turn and empty on the yielding side.
The body behaves like a seasaw. When one side moves back there is a pivot point which may be in the centre of the body, and then, on the otherside, there is a forward movement. The force from one side must be transmitted without a break so that there is an equal and opposite response on the other side. It is like a revolving door.
If the body is too loose then this force will be dissipated.
P.S. Anyone who says that "nothing is impossible" has never tried to slam a revolving door!
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Is it correct that the pivot point is where my partner's force contacts my body, e.g. the hand, or the shoulder, and it is at that point of contact that I empty and turn their force?
In solo form practice, do I
"imagine" the point of contact in order to move the energy between full and empty? Also can you say a bit more about your blog comment: "the pivot point may be in the centre of the body". i.e. I'm a tad confused: Is the pivot point at the point of contact, or in the centre of the body, or maybe even both!
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