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Poise principle

Lessons from Great Blue Heron

Stand until strike.

Still-Water Spear Strike

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

One clean strike is born from a long quiet body.

Biological basis

Great Blue Herons stand motionless in shallow water, then strike quickly with long necks and sharp bills to catch fish and other aquatic prey.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

PoisePatienceTimingClean actionOne decisive move

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