El Roy

“The fluidity and connection in your arms usually comes from the body — from how the body moves.”

Opening the explanation of arm movement with the principle that arms originate in the body

“When you practice at home, drill the basic body movement first until it's really there, and then add the arms.”

Advising the order to practice in — the body has to work first for the arms to flow naturally

“Even when the body movement — the moleo — changes, the count stays the same: one, three, five, seven.”

Explaining that the rhythm count doesn't change even when the energy or shape of a movement does