Sharon Friedman – Vigilance and Tranquility

Another drill to develop whole body movement. With a partner push a finger into each other in turns. Do not give with one part but move as a whole with both the push and the movement. For example if you are heavy and alive in the body than a poke will rotate you rather than push into the flesh (those who get bruised easily in the rib cage will make a happy face after learning to do this) Also the push needs to come from the core. No isolated movement here. The wave has to travel from the core each time and make it a flat one (meaning it will still be sending from the core as it reaches the limb or whatever you use to hittt) To lllustrate this take a 2-3 meter strand of rope and put it in a straight line on even ground. now lift up one end and whip a wave through it so it travels high above the ground but will have little width. Play with this so you can create a fat one a thin one, high and low and so forth. Take of your boots and do the same with your feet using the toe and fingers or some other way to move the rope. and don’t let the people with the white jackets talk you into coming quietly