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Dear Ostad Jalilzadeh, thank you so much for the videos! They are great, and to us european people hearing your voice is fantastic, this allow us to say correctly the names of the kia and mummayies, which is so important too, as all the other things.
I was asking myself about the end of Atado, when we go in Kamisema position. When we go there, as you taught us, we are not doing any technique but we are doing a sign. But then you said: "put a right Duma Mato on the left side of your chest with the left hand on the side position". So, if it is not a technique, is there a reason for calling it "Duma Mato"? Why not simply "put the fist to the chest"? I linked it to the heart level, left side, which makes me recall another thing, the fact that when we put the sash on we hold it with the left hand, the heart side. I fancy that it might be a sign of allegiance and loyalty . Am I right? But then again....why "duma mato"?

I was thinking also about Chino. The classic Chino is to defence the front of the body and for dividing the power of the body. In Atado you explained clearly that is very very important to make it with fist 45 degrees inward and at shoulder's width and at sash's hight. I think Chinos so little separated should not be so effective as a defence. Are they then just for dividing the power and for balance? Excuse me if I question it again, I think that probably I already asked you somewhere, but the idea of Chino as a defence is like a drill in my mind, I need to know if it is right or wrong.

Thank you.

Dear Patrizia, you are right on both subjects.
Putting a fist on the chest (heart) is symbol of love and loyalty.
The Duma Mato way is to make it the same and unique for everybody. Otherwise everyone is going to do it a different way, which isn't right.

You're right about Chino for divided power. It is one of the reasons.
You know the balance is the major skill learned in Atado and making a Chino like that is mostly for making balance.
When you make the body have smaller portions (smaller Chino and short Matos with the legs up) it is easier to have balance and fight with gravity.

Keep up the good work.

Thank you so much dear Ostad!
Your words made me realize that in Anattawa matos are longer, I hadn't tought about it before. I am thinking about Yeteh Mato, and Mato-up in Waisa axis (mato up-mato down 2 times). This makes me think of a defensive mummay in which we learn to hold a relative distance. In Atado we have a shorter distance, and we learn to defend ourself in a smaller space. Am I right? On Atado we go closer, we grab & throw away, or hit the nose, or the shoulders or the groin. This require a closer distance. Correct?

That is right, you have got it.

Thank you so much dear Ostad Jalilzadeh!