The inner constelation. Draw an imaginary line from one toe to each hip. Draw an imaginary life from each hip to each shoulder. Divide the body by half side to side and front and back. Repeat the drawing of the lines to the front and back and side and side of each hip and shoulder.… Read More Notes from Class: The inner constelation
Don’t be the best dressed man on the bus. Touch each door before you open it. Look up the time on your wristwatch only when you have to. Relax your arms when you jump. Learn sixteen different knots. Always give credit when it is due. The way is much more familiar when you look behind… Read More Ten odd tips on being in the army
Here are three drills for better striking. Remember it is better to avoid getting struck than developing a thick hide. There is always a blade somewhere. Lean with your fists on the wall or the ground depending on your current energy level. Start moving your head from side to side with the tempo of… Read More Three drills for better striking
Let’s have some practical fun while gaining deeper awareness health and ability. Stand and have a partner place a fist on your stomach. Exhale and relax your frame to drape over the fist and rise up with your inhale. Repeat while reversing your breath and for different angles and locations on your front. Stand… Read More Fist ups
Drawing the blade can be a martial art like Japanese 居合 or a simple task we perform while preparing a meal for the family. Lets play with drawing in particular so we can better integrate it into the work. Place the knife in front of you and close your eyes. Take it in one hand… Read More The draw
RELAX is a horrible word. Most times we tense up when we hear it or think it because we add more activation without intention. Let us take another road and that will make all the difference. Let us make natural tension our friend. It serves a purpose and keeps us upright. It can be a… Read More Notes from class: moving tension
Busy ? Time is what you make it. Make time work for you. Brush your teeth ? Stand on one leg and close your eyes. Move your head and let the excess move out. Walking to the bus or car ? Do a breath pyramid and walk softly. Sitting at work ? Tense and relax… Read More Time is everywhere
It is easy to focus on something out of the norm. Notice the everyday things so your vision is not guided but floating. Look forward and tense and relax different parts of your face. Note how tension and relaxing affects your sight and exhale to let go of excess. Place one hand in front of… Read More Notes from class: Sight and body movement
There is knowledge that is good for an instance and there is awareness and ability that makes an instance. The Good Psychopath’s Guide to Success This book glimpses on thought process in a different and goal oriented way. It will be beneficial to know and sometimes practice the approach within these pages. The Quiet Professional This book glimpses… Read More Nine books to read before the storm
Gear is good. Knowledge is better. A frame of mind is both. Who am I ? Do you define by history ? training ? belonging to a tribe or culture ? Perhaps values 🙂 What do I not see ? A shadow can be cast by many things and nothing at all. Questioning the projection… Read More Question kit for the day after
