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  • Bring the sight in line with the eye/body and not the other way around. Shoot on the stable point. Sometimes moving is the stable point. Practice drawing and shooting on one leg. Most shooting is done while in movement and it is standing on one leg. Always but always look for more in the scene.…

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  • yesterday I took my father to see the new Bond movie. As we walked to and from the theatre I noticed again his frame of walking is lacking awareness to the needs of others. For example if he turns a corner he will not leave you a space to turn too or sway enough if…

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  • Stand in a line with about three or more people and have the last one push the one in front of him in different ways. Most likely that the entire group will feel the push in the beginning and than present this idea to the ones being pushed. You should keep the push in bounds…

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  • Here is a short movie from our first class in the new studio: Enjoy     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yryYxP8qOE

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  • When you are prolong your breath in cycles as in 5 steps inhale 5 steps pause 5 steps exhale and so on try to breath slowly and after a while you will know how much you need without taking in too much so it tenses you up from within. Usually we inhale and relax on…

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  • Tension breeds tension and relaxation likewise. Tense up your fist and notice if your arm is also tense. Now relax the hand and notice if the shoulder relaxes. Now do the same with others. Lay your hands on the shoulders of a partner and relax. Breath smoothly and see him or her as a person.…

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  • Try this: Tense up the entire body and leave out an arm a leg or the neck. Notice where the activation starts for the limb or neck and make out your own map of nerves from that. You may notice it points to locations where the body is easily levered and hit from. Another thing…

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  • As you practice prolonging the breath phases in your study be aware to the transition between inhale and exhale. Keep the beginning level with the rest of the phase (inhale exhale) otherwise you are letting a feeling take hold of you. Practice growing circles of breath and advance once you are able to go from…

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  • Try this to check how free your movement is. Standing back to back interlock your legs and bend forward putting hands on the floor. Now lift your legs off the floor and start moving together. You will gain much awareness to your partner breathing and muscle activation as you go along. You will coordinate movement…

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  • Many times we design a drill to work a certain way. Scientists make changes to experiments in order to reach a wanted outcome and that is a dangerous path to travel. In order to truely know ourselves and see things as they are we need to keep our minds and hearts open. A strong front…

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