Tough / Generous — armored front
Rigid axial support and a defended thoracic shell
This point marks the defended front of the tough/generous strategy, paired with the requested sense of a rigid back and strong axial support. The visual shell indicates a learned way of staying capable and giving while limiting vulnerability; it does not equate generosity with pathology or imply a universal chest armour.
Point 3 of 5 in Hakomi Character Strategies — Postural Holding Map
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Ron Kurtz, Body-Centered Psychotherapy: The Hakomi Method (primary)
Hakomi Institute, Character Strategies and Character Theory (secondary)
Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton, and Clare Pain, Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy (scholarly_modern)