tensegrity/stalking_tensegrity/warriors_mood

Last edited by u/TechnoMagical_Intent on 2020-02-05 20:27 UTC

The Warrior's Mood

Barcelona 2001 (a.k.a. Usted)
byron: [email protected]

"This is what I remember. All other versions are welcome!

At Barcelona we did the 'Usted' form - from the recapitulation series in many different orders and speeds-.

One order is as found in the book. Fast and slow.

Also the feet are in in forward stance for quite a few of the passes. So for example in the first pass right foot is forward while the left hand forges the shoulders, chest and hips of the energy body. After a number of repetitions (say six) you swap the hand and legs and repeat the pass the same number of times.

A different order was also used ( I didn't take any notes but I remember).

It mixed the passes done with the feet with those done with the hands. So for instance you start by:

  1. forging the energy body's trunk as described above then you do

  2. 'slapping the energy body while in forward stance. If you do this with a partner you form the hands by sliding /brushing energy upwards along partner's hands.

  3. Then you do tapping the heel on the ground and listening to response from the earth while breathing.

  4. Spread the energy body laterally. With tension while you spread and tension while you contract the hands. Use the breath as you think is right.

  5. Next you establish the core of the energy body by flicking the wrists back and forth from the height of the solar plexus.

  6. Then you do the Silvio Manuel dance steps of raising energy up from the ground up the inner leg with small flicks or by rotating on the ball of the foot and exposing the heel 90 degrees. (A bit like kicking a football!) (You'd normally do the first pass if sitting on a chair and the last pass if standing.)

  7. Then do the knee circles clockwise and anticlockwise starting with the sole of foot very close to the ground and then let it rise higher and higher.

  8. Next forge the ankles of the energy body.

  9. Then bring up energy from the areas of mystery in the knees up to the vital centres. Also bring energy up to VC from side of the knees and back of the knees. Finally one arm extends to the ground while the torso bends laterally Left or right. At the same time the other hand rolls in to the same side armpit. Exhale while extending and inhale while straightening up. (The first two of these were also done on the chair by lifting the knees up high towards the chest.)

  10. Next do the pass where you begin by scrapping the mud of energy as in the Intent series and as you gain momentum you kick your bum with the heel of the foot.(making personal history flexible) -When this pass was done sitting a lot of chairs were kicked to the floor!-

  11. Next do 'the wings of recapitulation breathing as in the book.

  12. Finally do gazing into Infinity through the seer's window. When you exhale you turn to the left while the knees still face the front (rotate at the waist) then Repeat and rotate to the right and finish by gazing straight ahead.

To these passes they added 3 from Inner silence (all from the Westwood Series) Drawing half moons with the feet, the scarecrow with arms up and scarecrow with arms down.
All of these passes were done fast and dynamically or slow and flowingly.

Also they were done with partners.

At some point right at the beginning we also did calling Intent by tapping toes and heels with a little jump (from pouring Intent into the pouches of energy - video)

Again a different order of selected passes was chosen for doing the passes to the music on the Sunday. (complete)"

*source: [email protected] via http://hot.ee/tonal/passes/usted.htm

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