THE WHAT:
A fundmental context of practice to develop both a conceptual & applied understanding of 'force-generation & transmission' ('FG&T'). It is expressed in the execution of basic arm-swing coordinations, a practice also to itself, whilst of utmost importance ensuring at all times that the arm-swings are "driven" from the ground in accordance with the principle of 'FG&T'.

In order for the arm-swings to express without any INTRINSIC movement (i.e. it is NOT the muscles of the arms which move them here, but, rather, the action of "pumping" against the ground and TRANSMITTING this energy into the arms) the arms should be conceptually "empty" - this means both of the "INTENTION" to move themselves, as well as of any hypertonicity (excessive resting tone) which might prevent them from expressing their natural, circular trajectory.

In this way, the practice simultaneously SERVES to "empty" the arms of residual tension, and for this reason is well placed at both the beginning and end of activities in which the arms are innately "filled" with tension as part of the practice. At the same time, it also expresses the natural ELASTICITY no only of the arms, but the entire fascial lines from fingers-through-to-toes, crossing both diagonally across the torso (emphasised in 'contralateral'/'unsynchronised patterns) and laterally along the body (emphasised in 'ipsilateral'/'synchronised' patterns).

This makes these protocols also a valuable introduction to FASCIAL-training, expressing the holistically-integrated structure of the body as a whole in the practice of generating and transmitting force from and to it's most distal ends (i.e. toes to fingertips). It also helps to establish the fundamental concept of the structural vertical-"axis", around which the torso & pelvis rotate in coordinated relationship to further generate & transmit force in an expression of "torsion".

A truly fundamental concept, its extrapolation can inform ANY practices in which force is generated and transmitted from the ground to produce energy & momentum (jumping, skiing & snowboarding, surfing & skating sports) and disciplines/activities in which "throwing" of the arms, and in extrapolation also the legs, with force are integral. Whilst this includes punching, kicking, and projectiles, it is also present in any walking or running pattern making it a fundamentally-human movement-mechanism.

Resource contents:
0:05 - Walking-pattern
0:32 - V1. Single-arm switch
1:31 - V2. Full arm-circles (unsync)
2:13 - V3. 'Radial-break' / & full arm-circle
3:22 - V4. 'Kidney-taps'
4:12 - V5. Double-'infinity' / & reversed
5:31 - V6. 'Kidney-brushes'
6:21 - Integrating all 'FG&T' patterns

PROGRAMMING:
The context benefits from daily-practice, from as little as 2-3' minutes per visit. It is recommended, however, to expose oneself INCREMENTALLY to each of the arm patterns in the following manner, over phases of 6-8 weeks practice:

- Phase 1: Walking pattern & V1.-V3. ONLY
- Phase 2: Walking pattern & V4.-V6. ONLY
- Phase 3+: Integrating all patterns

Practice can be placed within a morning session to "empty", "connect" and cultivate the elastic-quality of the arms, or sits perfectly well within the warm-up/preparation section of a main session of practice, in which the arms will express more tensile & stiff qualities.

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