Sharon Friedman – Vigilance and Tranquility

Couples work: One starts with hands holding elbows at the back and avoiding hits and swips from a stick the other has. Limit your movement to the essencial it will benefit you on higher speeds and make you a better stretagist. Also you can do more with less than you can do more with more…

Now repeat the exercise with only one eye open and later with closed eyes. There is no need to bonk each other on the head with this. Work slowly and move to live by choosing the pivot point in the body. A hit always seperates the body into parts. It’s the main function of it in changing form. You can choose to use this to your benefit. A hit to the left can swing the left back or the right forward (bringing the shoulder to your partners chin) you have to choose and be aware of this option. use a stick, a knife and anything else to work this concept. use all planes. Fro another example: A hit to the hip can be used to catapolt the body forward with one knee bending and the other leg keeps straight with the body to maintain form. You hit overhead unseen and use the hit given to you for the next game. A fighter is generous, always striving to give more than he gets 🙂

To learn to move your feet try this. One lies on the ground and the other rolls him about with his legs. Pick up some points where this works well and learn from it. Hit with your legs and capitalize on your hits. If you break the form in the legs than you can stomp on the hips and take away the spirit. if you double over a person with a hit to the guts and the next one picks straightens his form than you are not helping yourself much.

Work the eyes by staring into the others eyes intently for half a minute each as you do any drill and see how this affects your comfort and movement. If you can do this with several people and notice who stares at you intently than you have gained something worth while. Also a pro will not stare so don’t generalize this type of work.