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balance is a part of us and something our body does without us noticing most of the time. Try standing on one foot and the other in the air not touching anything for one or two minutes for each leg. At first the muscles of the foot and calf will be mobilized in attempts to…
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Next time you spar notice if you pull the fist out after you hit. Many times we approach the form of another as a point of reference and hit it insteqad of changing it. Try to sink in the fist and work from there. Move as a whole, left and right with hits and move…
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A good way to relax the shoulder and loosen the upper back is to place the forearm along the back horizontally to the ground and start moving the shoulder up and down and than in circles in both directions. Listen to the sounds your body is making and the clicks and relaxing tissues do make…
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It is a lot of fun to simply jump around and free your limbs to take flight. Try these variations: Jump up with a tight body and arms at the sides with no looking down and only feet moving. Jump on heels and on toes. jump side to side and than forward and backwards. Jump…
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a small note on the squat. The head is heavy and directs with the eyes, ears and mass your balance and movement. If you are checking your own form as you squat you are creating a forward tension in your body. Be mindfull of this.
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I have a cold now and I noticed that the main effect of the coughs is breaking my form by bending my spine and putting a stop to the natural breath. By paying attention and letting the cough wave pass through me without tensing the effect almost disappears and the breath is hardly affected. Special…
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Most of what I go for or try to do fails. Many strikes miss, My thoughts stray and so on in the lesson and everyday. We spend a big part of our life doing mistakes so it is important to learn yourself in that situation and grow from it. There is a popular idea that…
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To learn hitting and being hit better there is a natural step from hitting whilestanding. Start with one person standing and the other walking towards him from alldirections and hitting him as he passes without changing the speed or direction.Relaxation is paramount here and understanding how you work doesn harm 🙂 Next do this asboth…
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This is short. Many times we wish to be others, Greater than the way we see ourselves. The people we view as great tell us they are like anyone else. So listen to their advice and most of all listen to yourself. If you feel not untrue simply stop faking. It is not helping you…
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A few tips for knife training: As you move remain balanced and reach only what is comfortable. You can slide to any side on the flat of the foot for some aditional reach but don’t compromize your posture. Let the knife of the opposition finish it’s course and guide it a bit further or sideways…