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There is a reason children are so resilient. They play. Children jump, run, stop, climb, roll, push, pull and all in never ending variations and combinations. Their bones, connective tissue, nerves and muscles are always adapting in new and changing ways and never grind the same into stress and distress. When children play it is…
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Force and speed are visibly important in a fight and in life. You cannot move without force and you cannot reach anywhere without speed. We tend to place our senses in a supporting role when we hone ourselves yet our senses and how our mind integrates the input makes all the difference. Here are four…
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There are many misconceptions on avoiding attacks and most of them are ego based or are made only to justify a training regime. The most dangerous animal in the jungle is not the tiger, it is the poisonous beetle you step on without knowing you have taken your last step. Here are ways to avoid…
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Violence films well so it is highly depicted in art and news. Injuries not so much. One important way to avoid injuries is to perform loaded carries in various ways in order to build our awareness to movement under load from different places and heights and also to strengthen our connective tissue and movement patterns…
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The use of repetition to hone the human spirit is well known. Samurai hone their swords blade and hone their spirit and movement in countless repetitions aiming that each one is a slight improvement over the ones taken before.There is no need to be a samurai or a soldier or someone with a title to…
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The chain is one of the most honest tools you can utilize to build good movement and thought. Movement – the chain will let you know if you are tense or jumpy with sharp report, it will raise it’s voice when you don’t pay attention and will give you honest feedback on excessive movement. Thought…
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Many area of the world are now war zones to some degree. It is important to maintain routines and keep ourselves healthy and happy as much as possible despite the strain on our capacities. Here are a few ways to maintain and build throughout the storm:
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For those who are reading, LAC MINUS means suck less in Latin. The goal of any big organization and especially the armed forces is to have all the small parts including the people operate at a high efficiency while giving them the least amount of freedom and care possible. If you disagree, you may not…
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There are times where the plan emerges from the outcome. Several years ago, I was planning to visit Paris and to climb up the Eiffel tower was one of my goals. A simple calculations showed that there is the equivalent of 31 floors to climb in one breath so I devised a plan to get…
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It is simple but not altogether easy. Place yourself on your fists and toes with your body and head in one straight line. Breathe sixty breaths while maintaining this position with the least amount of tension in the body and then sit on your shins for ten breaths as you let your arms swing from…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 