Two Forces Taking Turns

Tension and ease are not enemies. They are two phases of one motion.

When you brace, you've held the engaged phase past its turn. When you collapse, you've held the released phase past its turn. Both are the same mistake: refusing to let the other force arrive.

The skill is timing, not strength. Let engagement rise, let it fall into release, let release become the ground for the next engagement. Like a wave.

This is easier to feel than to read — which is exactly why we teach it live.