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Names: We have names to give credit and station to things and people. In systema I try to avoid giving drills names or any distinction. The reason is simple. A thing with no name can be had and used by everyone and no one will care where it came from. A great man once said…
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A simple drill to learn economic movement. First tie your ankles together with a string and navigate away from people coming at you. After that add a string to tie your wrists together (with about a foot of freedom) and continue. Note that we do fall or get hit from time to time and only…
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Searching states of mind. Consider you are in a mall or a big store and looking for a specific item. The mind is matching what you are aware of in your line of sight and discarding everything else. It is easy to overlook a friend standing very close to you in this state of mind…
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Stand at a comfortable distance between you and start to hit each other once each. The partner has to stop the hit with a strike of his own that effects the body but does not affect the arms. After a while do the same for the legs alone and after that combine the two and…
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Attention: Many times we see videos of fighting and things seem to be fixed in the way of having a person not move his feet even though they are free from levers or a guy not moving with only one hand on him. Keep in mind in your work and your movement that we have…
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A small note that relates mostly to long heavy arms (weapons that is) but can be usefull in other ways too. If you are set on aiming your hit. Direct them to where the target is going and not to where they are now.
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Two easy drills to learn movement and freedom. One stands with his front to the wall and others push him and hit him using fists and feet. At the beginning he simply goes with the power and lets it roll or guides it to the wall and later on after some familiarity with the way…
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As you work or practice to lear, have in mind what is it you are getting for the work. This is a question about principle and purpose. Check if you are doing something everyday to keep from falling (addressing the form of another as given fact and giving it power) Are you doing something out…
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exhale completely and hold. While you ae holding (standing up) relax your throat and shoulders, try to pull the stomach in a little to check where the tension lies using shifting and twisting. Relax.
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I did 20 pull ups today as I do everyday using a towel draped over a pipe to mimic rope climbing. At the last one the towel tore apart and I fell about two meters down on my back. I got up laughing and had to reassure the people in the building all is well.…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 