Boom Boom Boom is what we expect from a fight scene in a movie or even a knife fight. There is a reason historical swords and harness (plate and shield) are lighter than what we use today. In a fight it is about letting yourself in without letting yourself get hammered. Begin with giving permission… Read More Notes from Class: Letting yourself in
Give your children the edge of attention. We all have it to some degree. Give the young ones the way to hone their awareness to their own gifts and enjoy the process too 🙂 The tickle game – Tell your kids that from now on. You will be coming to tickle them by surprise. They… Read More Give your children the edge
Solo and partner work complement each other. Here is a coupling of those drills that come to bring the rolling thunder of freedom of movement. SOLOish Have two partners hold onto your wrists (or keep your arms in the air…) and roll you forward and backwards from standing to the ground and back. Repeat the work… Read More Notes from Class: Rolling thunder
It may be nice to be Superman but for mortals it may be wise to sometime move out of the way. Let us explore how to best do that. Have a few friends attempt to walk through you at walking speed. Avoid being bumped into by moving out of the way. Repeat the drill and… Read More Notes from class: Don’t be there
The direction and focus of the eyes holds your own movement, balance and thoughts but it also a transmission between yourself and your contact. Here are a few games to play to bring this into your daily awareness. Stand in front of your partner and focus on them. Change focus from them to the… Read More Notes from class: Eye communication
Here is a progression of games to play. They come to bring to light the virtue of continuity and as a quality to change your encounters from collisions to freedom within the meelee. Have a partner place a fist or foot on you. Tense and then relax your frame to achieve two goals. First… Read More Notes from Class: Continuity
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
