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  • Pain and choices. Many times when we grapple or play fight the ego takes hold of you or you choose to stand your ground for no other reason than simply standing your ground. When someone tries to put you in a hold, a choke or any other form you don’t like we tend to resist…

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  • Squat next to your real knife and start to turn it over and roll it on the floor with one hand. See where the balance lies and which lines are good for ratation as others are good for turning. See how the knife balances after a quick spin and does it have different texture on…

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  • To learn to work with a knife well you need to be unseen. A lazy pro will not show you the knife before he gets his job done so here goes. Stand in front of each other and look straight forward without breaking your natural standing posture. Stand so close as to be able to…

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  • I write a lot about tension here and this one is particular for women in the family way. 10 simple drills which are easy and almost no knowledge is needed to perform them safely for all concerned. First and most important COTINUE to breath no matter what is happening. Don’t listen breathless to pain or…

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  • To learn to hit as you move you have to do it. Start by coming toward a standing person with your fist up and touching him without pushing as you continue to move. Do this several times till you can lightly touch without changing your pace. Now walk toward the person with your hands in…

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  • Working with permission and letting yourself be moved is not easy. We tend to tense up when we are pushed or hit to keep our place or where we think we should be in our mind. Try this: It is easy to move with a push in the side of the chest since we see…

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  • This is the usual pushing drill where you move with the direction you are pushed and add your own direction to keep you safe or do the job required. Start from standing up and have one or two push you in the body stomach, chest, upper back lower back and so on to twist and…

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  • Playing with the kids video A little bit of positioning and guiding with kids on their level. a good auther wrote once on how to write for kids. The same, only better. I agree.

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  • I was away for a few days on a drill in the army. It was a lot of fun to see the guys and to teach a little too. Start from standing and having one or two people climb you. They start from the ground with their hands or feet next to your legs. They…

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  • A good advice from the forum is to press your tounge to the roof of your mouth when your airway is under pressure. This is good on many levels due to the mental distraction and actual action taken (proactive) and also for the physical protection the wall of muscle the tounge creates to back up…

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