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  • We do our work and from time to time do things that leave a mark on us. Many times the mark is inside and the stress or imbalance finds it’s way to the surface in the form of a stiff neck, tensed and raised shoulders and a stiff torso and back. the calves also manifest…

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  • For the next drill oyu will need a deck of cards or some light piece of paper or small balls. You can do this alone or better in company. First alone: Lie on your back and throw the card up and catch it with the same hand. alternate hands and be carefull to keep the…

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  • Very simple: Stand in any wayyou choose and relax from the head up to the waist and let the body drop forward and roll from there. Note how the relaxation changes the distribution of tension in your legs and feet. Do this till it feels comfortable and move to doing this as you walk and…

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  • A bit about movement with a knife. Take a knife in the logical position in the seath or on the body somewhere safe and start to take it out and put it back in standing and align your movement with your breathing. Next start to move slowly as you continue to take the knife out…

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  • I think it is logical to want to know yourself before you start to work with others. To learn to master your spirits try drills with this spirit: One person walks calmly and a partner or more come and try to push him and hit him (the face and the chest and hips produce the…

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  • This is a variation of the original 5-10 minutes static push up. Simply do it with the chest pointing up or with one fist and one foot on the ground as you balance perpendicular to the ground. and remember to keep the other arm in the same form to support yourself. The simple things are…

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  • A nice drill to relax and learn how you move using the ground with a partner: First lie on the ground and roll from side to side not using your hands as guides or support. You can use the shoulders by way of creating the shape that works for the movement but no more. Now…

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  • A very simple drill to help us become aware of the amount of sound we are making: As you wake up go through the works till oyu leave the house, tent bush or wherever you set up in making the least amount of sound. No grunting or yawning, no throwing of clothes in the hamper.…

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  • Defending yourself with a knife or any other tool or cover (landscape furniture and so on) is a state of mind first. Try to deflect or avoid being hit with a blade and check if you note more options than before for beneficial movement. For example first get out of the way of a strike…

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  • With a partner walk toward each other and have one grab the other. As you are grabbed tense up the form of the tensed limb or body part and without letting it have an effect of those parts move the rest of your body out of the way and than choose what is best for…

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