Mr. Cotter's Odyssey

Consider the phrase "stand by your principles"; A whole bunch of questions immediately come to mind :

What does "stand" really mean ? Can I bend just a little ?
What am I standing against ?
and what are my principles anyway ?

Now, consider Steve Cotter's case.

He is a highly skilled athlete and KB practictioner who is going back to first principles on his approach to kettlebell training, and re-examining and challenging all the known (and unknown) assumptions that went into his previous approach. It is a lot more difficult to maintain the position of perpetual student than a static teacher and just say no (or nyet ;-) to everything that preceded.

It's a matter of balance, experience and a deeply set intellectual honesty for someone with a huge investment in personal, business ,and athletic terms to go and ask the tough questions without hesitation or hedging and then take it into practice.

Mas Oyama went into the mountains
Sonny Rollins went to the Williamsburg Bridge
and
Steve Cotter starts down a different approach that is reflected in his blog