When I first saw the title of this post, my reaction was to say "culture isn't transmitted, it's regenerated". As a critic pointed out, that's kind of what the article says. If I had to put it in a single sentence, I'd say the author argues as follows: a lot of cultural practice is passed on as embodied knowledge, and "f a learner focuses only on mastering those particular traits that matter to a practice, everything else may suddenly click into place more easily." These bits are often described metaphorically: 'swing through the ball', 'box with your elbow', and the like. To me, the distinction between 'embodied' and other types of knowledge is a bit of a chimera (as all knowledge is embodied). And it really does come down to stimulating physical activities that can 'regenerate' cultural knowledge.
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