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Do you perform tasks that serve only maintenence ? Do you do push ups to build muscle and so on ? If you are doing something and not learning something new from it than you may be pointing your awareness someplace else. Try t olearn from anything that happens and anything you think of. Don’t…
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Shouting ? In many cases we have to be silent at work to avoid a crowd or detection. Once this is over though or in a loud enviroment you can use your voice to effect a tension and relaxation wave to help you make it to the end of the day. for example if you…
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The leg slide: If your hands are busy or taken and you need to roll or fall you can lower the roll by simply sliding one foot on the ground to one side or the other. If there is a person who is causing you to roll, you can slide one of your legs between…
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A very simple drill to check your hand/hand coordination: take a few small bals and place one in your hand. Close your eyes and throw the ball perpendicular to the ground up and catch it with eyes closed. repeat this a few times and pass to the other hand (maybe you wil learn something here)…
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A small tip on taking things with you. One thing you should always have in your kit is 5 seconds glue (there are many other names for that wonderful clear liquid ) It works in keeping things together like clothes and rain wear (not pretty but it works) and it can also serve to protect…
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A drill I suggest anyone who trains with a knife should do at least once. Work with one or more partners and using not sharp but metal blades have them go at you at real speed minding the eyes of course for about half an hour with you deflecting their attacks and striking when possible.…
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Common sense in strength training: I don’t care much for lifting iron myself unless it is sharp or I am getting paid for it. We do need to get things going inside and become more aware iand free in our movement and I think our mass and others mass serves the purpose perfectly. That aside,…
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today I went to an Israeli gun seminar and it was very interesting. A fine sentence said was to “move the barrel of the gun away from you” and I think we can all agree on that one. As a whole approach to this tool work on drawing it as well as the knife without…
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A fine and healthy way to learn to direct and breath through strikes is to take a very cold shower. As the water hits you you feel uncomfortable and start to breath using short and intense puffs to ride the wave of tension that spreads from the spot. Rub the spot the water hits to…
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there is the sole drill of walking up and down a wall using your fists. you have to push off with the remaining fist to move freely (no mass to slow you down) In the beginning you may want to guard your fists with a pair of old socks so you learn to do this…