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Written by Philippe Gouttard
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I first thought of writing something on this theme after realising that contrary to what I thought initially, there were some interesting differences in the way my techniques were performed and intended according to whether I was demonstrating them as a teacher, or performing them as a student. Of course, for the experiment to be meaningful, these techniques had to be applied on the same partners each time. What struck me most is that the sensation was totally different according to the status I was assuming on the tatami.
As the teacher, I was feeling almost invincible. Indeed, in this framework, my partner was called at the centre of the mat in order to be submitted to what I call a mean*. He was already "under control" and I had no difficulty to mobilise him. However, during a seminar where I was merely a student, the same partner did not seem to me as compliant. How could I explain this phenomenon to myself while both of us had the same physical and technical abilities as before? We were doing the same techniques and we had the same body.
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