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  • I started taking cold showers a few months ago and today it reminded me of a funny story with a moral to it. We had just returned from three days of an operation in the mountains full of melting snow and high winds. We were called with no preparation time so we were there for…

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  • A little tip you may already know: If we practice a muscle contraction in a certain pose (let’s say stomach wall contraction while standing up which is important to high jumps and other things ) that the ability to create the effect is not only dependent on your pose as in relation to the position…

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  • If you have to crawl very low try this idea and the rest will fall into place. Lie flat and extend your hands forward on the ground palms on the ground. flex your heels and toes so they go into the earth and start to rotate your forehand (turning the palms out like letting a…

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  • a very simple dril: Try take downs or rolling or any other thing that comes to mind with this add on: Hold a book (which you own!) or a water bottle or somethin between the arm and the body, the neck and the shoulder, between your legs and so on. Do this as you are…

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  • A good way to gain awareness to hight and distance is through using tools withing buildings. Low cielings and narrow corridors are venues to learn manipulation of long staffs and swords or a chain if you own the property ! Start by holding the staff in your hands. See how it moves as you hold…

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  • A simple drill to relax the foot. Put on a pair of thongs, flip flops or those oversized crocks and start walking. Instead of skrunching your toes and foot to keep the shoe with you, relax the toes and foot and allow the shoe to move around a bit as you walk. Over time this…

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  • Last thing for today I promise. Put palm to palm and fingers against fingers in the front and start to move them and see how and where you can go. Can you reach the back of the head. How much can you turn, can you reach set point in the back and so on. Now…

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  • A slight detail that will help you move more freelly and realistically. Start with one person on the ground either face up or down and the other standing. Press your heel straight down on any part of him and keep it stable. he job is to move away but in a manner that will not…

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  • Try this: Hold one hand and try to step on your friends feet as he moves away. Try with both hands and no hands too. After this fun game try to catch his hands with yours as he slides away and diverts your attempts. Once this is done go for another body part like knees…

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  • three very simple drills: 1. Alone walk on your feet and fists silently. Make no bumping sound as you walk backwards and forward. Flip from belly up to back up and side to side. With partner, avoid getting tangled (as in stopped) or hit by a standing or a crouching tige  err person. 2. Not…

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