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I am off for a week in the bush. I wish you a great week full of learning
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This is an add on to a drill I wrote down before. First you stand at a comfortable distance minding your form and in turns hit each other. the partner will work to avoid being hit by hitting your body and avoiding your limbs at the same time. This teaches economy of movement well and…
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As far as I understand the way Mikhail teaches he gives you a venue to explore yourself and a way to reach the logical conclusion. Once you get something this way it is really your’s and is a true gift. For example. Stand in a circle or triange and have one person in the middle.…
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a simple drill to relax and manage fear from falls and imbalance. Place your hands on your back and start to slide them slowly down till you reach your heels. You will of course have to find your way to do this without falling but try not to squat and find another gate to open.…
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A small point to think about. If your need is simple health and a good feeling (strangly undervalued) try doing something every hour. This will keep you alive all day and will also take care of the form we hold so dear. For example 10 one handed push ups 10 one legged squats 10 pull…
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This is something I wish I knew before my enlistment. To get good scores on the pull up and sit up tests you don’t have to do many of those but do them over a legth of time. For example. To reach the minimum score of 20 in the pull ups you don’t have to…
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Here’s a short vid from class about developing sensitivity the Systema way. Any comments are welcome: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4611943141893512703&hl=en 
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The two men con… A simple dril you can evolve by yourself as you wish. Start with one person standing in a set place like a man waiting for a bus or a cab (depending on his income) and have two or more walk past him. One of them is the attacker and he has…
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Two good drills to widen your scope of the field. First navigate though people and have them come at you at will. Your focus is to keep the attacker at the edge of your sight as you look for more attackers. This is meant to free you from the fixation we have on big movements…