I said to "lead with the heart and the core" in my last post with considerable
deliberation, because that is what I do, or try to do, always. Yes, you are
connected through the hands and arms, but they, as well as the chest, are
merely extensions of your core, and of your heart, which is where
David Thorn wrote:
> A "non-arm" pickup can be executed by my matching her turn rate and
> stepping directly in with an on-body pickup. Yes, my arms encircle her
> at the same time, but the required arm pressure is no more than is found
> in many an orco cortado executed with energy (Susanna
