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Many times people become focused on staying upright so they stay stable and all. In systema we gain our balance from movement. by moving naturally we avoid tension in the body and maintain our freedom. Try to free your mond from being rigidly upright by this drill and make your own too. Stand naturally and…
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to better learn the whip movement, lie on your back and start to roll belly to back. Let the arms move freely as a result of the body movement and lessen the rolls till you can freely whip the arms about with direction using only tilting and rocking. Notice how the arms move freely and…
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I am Jewish which is not a big surprise with a last name like Friedman. My grandparents lived in Poland during WW2 and fought as partizans to keep themselves free. One of them escaped his house before being taken with only his prayer book and the other jumped off one of the death trains using…
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Working levers is a simple thing. You take a limb or a point in the body you can work with and still remain free in your motion and either twist pull and turn. There are a few nice drills to try so here goes: try taking both hands and twisting them one against the other.…
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A very simple exercise to learn balance and posture and awareness to giving support (are you exited yet ?) is to simply walk around a person as he is either walking or standing. As self pity sets in we tend to cut corners and sacrifice both posture and freedom of movement and tilt toward the…
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There are times when we experience emotions that have nothing to do with us. consider you are in a meeting and people are shouting and moving with threatening body language and you find yourself carried in this wave and becoming angry yourself even though you may have nothing to do with the meeting. Another path…
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To keep the tendons and the joints in the legs healthy you need to ensure they both keep strong in all forms and smooth in all movements. lie on your back and let a friend move your legs around with you ressisting gently to the movement. This is not a race or a competition so…
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Once you have found the fountain of youth you have to keep drinking to stay young. Vladimir wrote this and it is true in my opinion. You reach a level or become fit and you sit there and look at yourself in admiration. Keep drinking from the fountain and don’t be too proud of yourself…
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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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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 