Take a long heavy staff and start to shadow fight with it. Move with your feet constantly so the staff moves with you and not you moving with it. Don’t use power to wield the staff and try to rely on your breath and structure as much as possible. Do not pull back the staff…

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To strike with effect you need to know what is in front of you. You need to be free from desire to harm anyone and simply defend yourself logically. Your emotions should be kept aside and think of any man as your better so you have respect for him and you can learn from him.…

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It is natural to look forward as we walk. When it is dark or the turrain is uneven, we become afraid of injury and look down. This changes the equalibrium (balance but I have a thing for big words) of the entire body and makes the work a lot more time and effort consuming. To…

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If you have a burn or a rash or even a littls sctatch you can take care of most of the infection possibilities by using these two things: One your saliva, It is a natural thing to put a cut finger in your mouth since saliva does a lot to calm and heal the wound.…

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Stand and place your palms and fingers on th meeting of the small of your back and your behind. Now tilt the hips up and relax and repeat to all sides several times and than relax and breath through this area and feel your body relax against the touch. (This is helpful to relax both…

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Many times it is our ego or perception of the way things should be that sets us for a bad fall. For example if you expect a friend to behave a certain way you will be blind to the hints he is giving you and be surprised as he does what he wishes to do.…

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Take two small balls and place them in your hand extended ahead of you. close your eyes and drop the balls. Open your eyes as you let go of the balls and try to catch them with the other hand. Play with the position of the hand and how you release the balls and have…

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Lean against the wall with your back and head and place one ankle over the other knee. Now slide down comfortably with your exhale or inhale and rise back up in any way you find fit. This state gives you a bit of pressure so you can learn your responces in times like these and…

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Have a partner throw you to the ground and as he throws you to the ground arrange to bring him with you and repeat. For example if he puts his hips as the axis and rotates you around them, put your arm around his neck and let the movement bring him with you. Another example…

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Consider your movements as you reach for the light switch. Are you standing or moving too far or too close and the arm has to cmpensate for it ? Do you start the movement with your shoulder or with the hand which touches the switch ? If you start with the shoulder you are tensing…

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