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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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  • A concept drill. Have your partner stand upright and relaxed and place your hands or any limbs or body combination on his body and twist (for example right hand on the head twisting clock wise an left heel on the back of the knee twisting the other way) The partner needs to maintain his form…

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  • Fists of fury: A few swift drills for the fists: First have a person play hard a board light as a feather, now start to move him side to side like a pendulom with your fists never letting him pass the point you can move him with just your arm. next place his entire mass…

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  • A drill you already know if you been to the Toronto school: Simply place your toes on the wall and start to walk using your hands from side to side on the wall. And call the chicks to see your prowess

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  • Today we worked in class on knives, staff and shovel with the kids. We shot a very cute clip of knife defence with them and maybe after editing i will upload some of it. A very easy observation is to go with them to the finish every time and they learn quickly to find the…

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  • Another good way to build your ability to blend with the movement of others and to build a strong healthy mind/body is to do the regular drills using this approach: Do a very slow push up (1 minute up and 1 down) as you place one hand over the shoulder of your partner or partners…

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  • Another fun drill for the purpose of freedom is this: We tend to fight to regain our freedom/balance if we feel lost without it and through this surrender to fear we freeze a part of us and try to regain mobility with the other. For example if you are walking a rope and lose balance…

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  • Talking and doing something else together: Next time you are doing things for counts like push up and the like count out loud to teach yourself to breath well and speak as you act. Most people find it harder to do the work if they are talking and need a gap to adjust. Teach yourself…

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  • Blending

    We are told to be free in our movement and to be aware of the movement of others. Here are a few ways to get there: First take a person by the hand and walk with him as you change direction and hight and so on. Both of you will learn to feel the other…

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