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  • December 14

    How to respond to getting it wrong?

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
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    Playing with speed
    Whilst Level 3 is where I’m pushing myself at the moment, I like to mix in a little Level 1 and 2 at top speed to see how I do.  Since I realised recently that Level 3 was not causing me complete havoc any more I thought I would have a go at [...]

    October 24

    How to get through a sticky patch – idea 1

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
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    My sticky patch
    I kept getting stuck, and I mean like completely and totally, my brain has frozen, why am I stood here with my arms both in horizontal 1 stuck.  I was trying to work through the Level 3 arms – without the DVD, because that just annoys me by going either too slow or [...]

    October 15

    Shiva Nata: How to get started

    Posted by James the Shivanaut
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    First: the I-like-it-difficult guide to getting started
    The absolute minimum that you need to get started with Shiva Nata (also known as Dance of Shiva) is just two things:

    A space in which you can move your arms around
    The rules in which to move your arms

    However, for those of us with a less ascetic bent, you can [...]