Sharon Friedman – Vigilance and Tranquility

A drill to relax the legs in movement and in place and to strengthen the legs and alignment. One person is standing naturally and the other squats with feet flat on the floor and torso upright. The squater starts to strike the legs and hips of the standing man all over with the intension to change the structure of the legs (for example hit the side of the thigh from within with the side of the fist to bring the person down) and continues as he breaths and walks within the squat and uses all parts of the fist and arm to strike. This works to learn to hit using all the body movement as one and to relax because if you do not breath and move as one here you will not last at all. The one standing learns to relax his legs and hips as he moves with the strikes and and to keep his alignment under pressure. Breathing and awareness to your body are key for functioning under pressure.