May Angelou
.....pretty much sums up why I now have a blogging identity. I am now 5 years after graduating and feel that I'm in a position to start voicing my opinions and philosophies on all things movement to an audience wider than friends, family, patients, co-workers, people that I force to listen. I'll point out from the outset however:
I AM NOT AND DO NOT BELIEVE MYSELF TO BE THE ORACLE ON THIS.
Without reasoned debate and discussion, we cannot progress as individuals or as a population. I fully expect some people to share the same philosophies as me, and others to question what I say. I welcome the questions; this is as much a way of improving myself as it is helping others (see the quote at the top.....).
Also, please do not expect my blog posts to be written as a journal article. I'm not writing journal articles at present, nor aiming to do so in the near future. I will however try to include as much accessible literature as possible, however I'm not expecting all readers to have access to journal resources.
A Parting Gift
Whilst not strictly movement analysis/patterning, I want to give an example as to why I'm so passionate about the functionality and, more importantly, dynamic correspondence (more to come on that) of the exercises that we as clinicians prescribe. This YouTube video is from an ESPN series called "Gruden's QB Camps". Jon Gruden is a proper work-a-holic style NFL coach turn analyst who takes the top college QB prospects and breaks down how they view the game during on field/off field play by play analysis (completely fascinating if you're a sports geek like me), as well as running them through a few QB specific drills. The part I'd suggest watching is from 21'51". The QB under the spotlight is Robert Griffin III (or RGIII). This short QB drill segment is a perfect pre-analysis snapshot of why movement, and in particular co-ordination of movement, matters so much to me. Everything from the speed of feet to the rotation of the torso to the snap of the wrist on the ball, all in one fluid motion with absolute speed, fluidity, and accuracy.
