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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…
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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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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 