The backyard training, because of the few students, went into more detail and was more alive. For example, There were no series in trapping. Trapping was done by reacting to what your partner did. Like the box pattern, the trapping series was put together to teach trapping in a more organized way to large groups. There were also no focus glove series or bob and weave series, etc. I know that Del Pollard on another forum says he was there with Kent and Magda when Dan came up with the whole concepts approach. I wasn't there, but I have no reason to doubt Del's account.
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