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A nice way to learn to use your posture and mobility sideways is this: lean with your head on your partners chest or back and use your hands if you fear the tension. now align the rest of the body according to the head and start to rotate right and left. Keep at least on…
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Here is a hard one. hang yourself on the bar or rope using one hand and start to shrug bringing your body up and down as you hang on the rope or bar. Alternate arms and check yourself. I had a hard time completing 60 for each hand and felt good I discovered a weakness…
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This is a drill you may already know with a few more twists: Sit on your calves forming an L shape with your form and slowly go down on the knee axis till your behind rests on your ankles and your back is on the floor and up again. Add to this a partner hitting…
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Have you considered the origin of the breath methods ? For example the swift puffing breath we do to overcome tension or heavy work load may come from the natural puff breath we do when under cold water (doucing or showering in the army…) Breath counting is an exellent way to keep all your facets…
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Push or pull. if you remember the old planes had the thrust units (propelors) in the front and had to drag the plane along. the new ones have them in the back and push the plane forward. it is always easier to push than to pull becasue you do not have to manage your own…
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The ghost drill: People complain they get stuck in traffic to get to work on their partners body and become tangled themselves in the works. Try this for a change. As your partner comes at you let him pass. stay in contact but move with him so if he pushes than you are like a…
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As you stand and work on balanncing yourself on your feet and keeping yourself naturally upright you are getting support by ther earth and mentally by the space and objects around you. When we are on the ground we tend to overlook this facet of the work because the distance to the ground is minimal…
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A lot of people freeze when one of their legs are “taken” by their partner.Try first leaning one leg on the wall and checking what you can do with this. How you can move, twist, lower and bounce and so on. Next put your leg in one room and check what you can do with…
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First you need a wall and a partner for this drill. Stand far enough from a wall and have your partner push you towards it. Roll gently as you can and slowly decrese the distance between you and the wall. great to learn to relax and roll on the spot. You also learn to use…
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To walk softly sometimes it takes a big load. Try walking with a bucket full of water in each hand without spilling. In the beginning it will be easy I suppose but as things progress the body will let you know how to move more effectivaly under this stress and you will find your feet…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 