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new starter tends to have very tense muscles and limited flexibility in the hip
and groin.
Elbows and shoulders are lifted, and the knees
bent deeply instead of the hips.
The back is commonly stiff and rigid.
With this mind, the student cannot hope to be ambitious.
And yet they frequently are.
It is common for a student stumble through a form without the slightest grasp of
alignment or relaxation, and then ask to learn something more challenging.
A polite response is necessary.
