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KNOWING YOUR SPACE
We all practice the knowledge of space when walking, driving, dancing and fighting. Getting to know your own space while in combat gives us the ability to welcome a contact, move away and time the alignment, tension and movement to maintain freedom in a fight or a contact. From the first step each of us … Continue reading KNOWING YOUR SPACE
The lesson of the drum
I often tell my students to avoid acting like a drum. Reacting is also a choice and we can choose otherwise. The drum is passive, makes sound only once hit and makes sound due to the tension of its surface. Like the drum, all of us at times are tense, reactive and it is visible … Continue reading The lesson of the drum
The magic of wrestling with a sword
Many times, we attempt to recreate something that already exists. Many martial arts today have gun disarm drills they invented, knife defense and attack they invented and much more that was already in existence the first time a man took a rock in his hand and threw it at his brother. Studying what worked for … Continue reading The magic of wrestling with a sword
The Martial Art of Walking 