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  • A very easy drill to free the hips and torso. youy lie on your back with a straight body and arms perpendicular to the body at shoulder level. Now bring a leg to the opposite hand keeping as much of your body on the floor. You do both sides about 15-30 times and than roll…

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  • Outside tension tends to solidify and freeze us: For example if you are holding a wrench over your car as you look for the right thing to take apart you will freeze with the piece at hand and on most accounts you will not know it. Another and more active form of this is to…

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  • A simple drill: put your gloves on using one hand at a time and no help from the other hand…

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  • Two drills that work together: First one lies on the floor and the other tries to lift him to a standing position. The one on the ground needs to move without ressistance so he stays on the floor through relaxing his body and limbs and moving so he is always heavy and uncomfortable to lift.…

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  • A small but important note about doing the sit ups and the leg raises overhead. Always let the breath lead you and always bring the lower back to the floor as the beginning of this drill. It is the shape of the body which gives power with the breath. You cannot wear a neckless with…

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  • Economics of gear placement: The lower you carry your gear on your person the higher the energy you spend to move it around. If you are in a dense enviroment than you will also bump into things like shrubs and wires more and leave a bigger trail. The best way to lug gear is in…

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  • Try this: Walk normally with arms loose at your sides or up pointing at the sky (or earth if you are in orbit) while holding one of those 1.5 litter soft drink bottles full almost to the maximum. See how you can walk with them without giving the bottles any reason to pendulum and when…

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  • I have just returned from a basketball game with my brother in law that was for his birthday. Having played it last five years ago I had to zero my hand eye coordination but was surprised to account 80% hit from the 2 and 3 lines. Most of it came from adding skill to skill.…

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  • First here is the tool to learn from: Step barefoot using a slow pace so each step comes from the core starting with breath and taking at least twenty breaths to complete. The leg has to be relaxed throughout so if something is in the way (like tripwire, brush) will just be ridden on and…

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  • Shoulder walk

    Shoulder walk: A very easy concept and somewhat harder to put into play. You balance yourself on the shoulders and neck/head and start to shift mass from side to side and move back and forth in this manner. use your legs as cranes and your arms not to support but to form the logical shape…

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