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You are familiar with the static push up hold which helps us relax the fist on the ground, to better the aligning muscle awareness in the body and to get to know ourselves in stressful situations. A fun variation of it is to do it in pairs and swap every minute as the other kicks…
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With your group, have the students hold their hands behind the back (no lacing of fingers so they can free them without delay if need be) and start to play with these directives and the guides for this learn your movement exercise are to do what you think is right for the moment, not to…
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Study how you can reach behind a person to start a choke or any lever without letting his eyes know you are there. Don’t put your arm before his eyes and pull. Learn to be invisble or at least how to sneak. This also works in the front as there is a distance where you…
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A good way to learn to know distances and your place in space is to roll with eyes closed. Start standing up or squating according to your comfort level and decide where you will end the roll. Close your eyes and roll and check yourself. Do this many times, forward, backwards, sideways, on one foot,…
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For many speaking and striking are hard to do and espacially to begin with together. If a person is speaking it is harder for him to strike seriosly without stopping the first act and vice verca. To learn to read what is happening better dp the same thing stand or choose another position with each…
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Sometimes in order to merge with another persons movement you need to be very close to them. For example if someone is strangling you in the under the armpit choke, breath in and relax so you are aligned and your body (chest stomack relaxed) is fully with him. Now simply tilt him backwards and without…
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Some partner drills: Lace your legs together and raise yourselves with your arms and move without speaking. The void of speaking is to gain understanding of the face and of the breathe/movement. Put your heads together or resting on each others shoulders and sit down and lie down and get up again as you remain…
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A nice drill to learn to move better in space and with people. With three people at least have one or more simply walk towards you all the time and you have to get out of the way in time and to have one partner with you by putting your arm over his shoulder or…
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Sometimes we get to involved with one part and forget the rest. For example if you roll with your hands cuffed behind your back and you move your shoulder preparing for the roll you may forget the neck and the rest of you and get bumped or more. Remember to be aware of all your…
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To defend yourself and others you need to move constantly and to learn to do this within your balance start with these simple drills. Start with a chair or a standing partner and you facing one way. Now start to walk aroung the chair/partner using the least amount of steps while all the time facing…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 