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Two simple drills for relaxation and developing your natural movement: You will not know how to balance yourself if you are never out of balance or tensed. Sit in a roman chair on the wall (you lean on the wall with an upright back and the knees at 90 degrees creating a tension chain) Now…
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thanks to Linus for giving me the topic for this post. In a crowd and alone we usually pay a lot of attention to the way we percieve ourselves and others see us. It’s a simple ego thing on most accounts and it works as a low gear on our actions and choosing mechanism. For…
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A good dril for closed in mobility. Stand next to a wall and lean into it with your shoulders, Now slowly align your body from that point to the wall like a worm and go back to only shoulders touching. Next lean with your behind and do the same drill a fre times. Now turn…
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In mass attacks we are usually crowded and need to keep mobile at all times to avoid harm and to be able to navigate to safety. Hits at a low level like knee steps into someones leg and so on can go well as long as you remain upright and don’t sacrifice your relaxation for…
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A drill to relax your form and build ability to take strikes and go on with the work. First you tense up one leg and relax it with the breath (in or out) lead the mass shift through the relaxing leg and repeat going from one to the other. After a few repetitions tense up…
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Stair management: Take a floor and start to walk up and down. Walk using each step the first time and than go to two stairs per step and three and so on as much as you can and than back down again and repeat. Find a way to step further more than you can facing…
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Take a belt or a whip and start to swing it from the light end. Now as you keep the movement smooth start to walk around the circle without breaking or changing the pace. Blend with the movement by feeling when and where is the right time and place to go. Go both ways and…
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Take a rope or belt and hold it using both hands facing the same direction. Now move them from the hips to the lower back over your head and change the width you are working with. See where the border is at the moment (it changes ) and work on other ways to get from…
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I was at a party last night and had to get up and down a chair many times. At first I used the regular squat way and than started to experiment. Try to slide of the chair as if your spine is completely free from tension and find the spot where your balance is just…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 