Sharon Friedman – Vigilance and Tranquility

Two simple drills for relaxation and developing your natural movement: You will not know how to balance yourself if you are never out of balance or tensed. Sit in a roman chair on the wall (you lean on the wall with an upright back and the knees at 90 degrees creating a tension chain) Now have people come at you and your job is to keep your spot and deflect the people using anything you can without collapsing. It is a fun drill and very healthy for the legs and your balance as you will be on one leg most of the time. The next drill is to place your hands on your hips connecting them to the shoulders and evading strikes first standing up and than sitting and than freely without breaking this contact. This is a great drill to bring more awareness to the tension that lies in the hips and shoulders and how one affects the other in activation and relaxation. Enjoy the time you have with your kids it is limited.