Creativity (Not going with the Flow)
/A few years ago I tried to teach a regular class out of a multi-purpose performance space. The place was not well managed, a few people lived in the adjacent spaces, and people kept interrupting my class, sometimes insisting they needed to cross through the middle of the room.
One day I got really pissed-off. I left my students, and went to chew out a bunch of "ravers" who had taken up relaxed poses on an outdoor sofa after having interrupted my class more than once. I don't remember what I said, but it must have been fairly direct, loud, and aggressive. The last thing the guy ever said, to me, was, "Hey maaaan, I thought Tai Chi was all about going with the flow!"
"Only dead fish go with the flow."
On the subject of where to train, check out this blog. While you're there, check out the kind things Daniel has to say about his trip to San Francisco in the recent posts section.
The above quote comes from a book by a friend of mine who teaches improvisation. Check it out!
One day I got really pissed-off. I left my students, and went to chew out a bunch of "ravers" who had taken up relaxed poses on an outdoor sofa after having interrupted my class more than once. I don't remember what I said, but it must have been fairly direct, loud, and aggressive. The last thing the guy ever said, to me, was, "Hey maaaan, I thought Tai Chi was all about going with the flow!"
"Only dead fish go with the flow."
On the subject of where to train, check out this blog. While you're there, check out the kind things Daniel has to say about his trip to San Francisco in the recent posts section.
The above quote comes from a book by a friend of mine who teaches improvisation. Check it out!
