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  • Dealing and controlling your tension within contact is important to mastering your self. With a partner work on stand up or ground close work of body on body and have your partenr switch from tense and hard to free and relaxed work on his own accord. After you do this drill several times go for…

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  • Take a good rope like a military climbing rope and take two lengths that span from finger tips to fingertips fully extended. Now double them and tie them to each other in the middle creating a flexible knot and than again half way from the open strands. This creates a semi flexible and guide-able whip…

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  • A very simple drill to buld endurance and power in your entire body is to walk on your hands and knees in all directions and on both sides (stomach up and down) You can vary by using knees and elbows and any combination of them. If you feel bad about your size compared to other…

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  • Start standing with a rope held between your hands (at your hips) at shoulder length. roll and stand up and as you roll change the position of the rope to the back. This requires you to relax and be aware of your entire body. Now roll again either backwards or forward and again change the…

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  • A few things to do in the car: 1. Get in from the passanger side and get out of the drivers side and back. 2. Do the same with your eyes closed 3. Have a partner drop the keys inside somewhere and find them with your eyes closed. 4. Learn to change a tire at…

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  • A simple task: Take a closed bottle with a twisting cap and open, fill it and close it, using only one hand and without letting a drop spill. enjoy.

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  • Systema Striking the wall using three steps: 1. Placing the fist aligned with the wrist and letting it find the proper placement on the wall. 2. placing the arm and shoulder in a comfortable position and moving from the body hammering the wall and relaxing upon impact so there is no backlash and the fist…

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  • Being the target

    In many cases we make choices that propel criminals and other attackers to us. For example if you have a parking spot that is not well lit and you have a lot of bags in your hands and you go to the car and only then look for the keys without any knowledge of your…

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  • A few tips for the daily push ups and all: When you do your push ups have your fists in different positions from time to time and anjust to the different directions this guides you in. Place one fist on your partner or a pillow that is soft and moving and adjust to the changing…

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  • Uneven breathing

    Most times we use the same amount of breath and time to inhale pause and exhale. To learn to handle your emotions, disruptions and strikes better, go through a breath practice where you start with even breath (for example two heart beats inhale, two for the pause, two for the exhale and two for the…

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