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hold hand in hand (fingers not interlacing so you have to keep the tension rather than rely on structure) and mimic the action of the push up, the pull up and all around the body. Keep the ressistance even and change direction as to which pulls and which pushes to work all angles. I have…
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Aliveness or density to me means that you Have awareness to all your nerves and tissues and are at a balance of posture and tension. Try this: shake your hands up and down like wiping water from them. Keep the movement in the hands and don’t have it afect the rest of the body. Now…
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Hip freedom: First with a friend have him put his hands on the sides of your hips and start to slowly move you. There should be no ressistance and he should move you up and down, side to side, tilting one hip up and out, thrusting and so on. keep the work multi dimentional and…
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Stand in front of a mirror and lift one arm. Shake your hand vigorusly and try to free the rest of the body so it will not affect the neck and other parts for example. The same idea can be done with some weight in hand such as a bucket of water before you douse…
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We are not even creatures. For example my left hip has more freedom than my right and my left hand is more agile than the other. We need to recognize our long and short comings inside and outside and live accordingly and develop. If I have a tendency to start juggling with my left hand,…
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An important thing my teacher said today “You have to teach so the beginner and the advanced both understand” To me that means staying humble and working with principle. he said it very elequently in my opinion.
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Here are a few drills for good movement close to the ground: Put a bottle on the ground or anything you wish and walk toward it. pick it up without changing pace or direction and repeat. You may want to roll and pick it up, turn crouch and pick it up, Walk backwards and pick…
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I’ve been doing a lot of rope climbing and it has been tensing me up becasue I went through it too fast, expecting to reach heaven in one step if you would. Here is a fun rope release you may like as I do. Take a rope length about from one outstreatched hand to another…
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When doing the legs overhead movement, Notice how your shoulders are in relation on the floor. My experience showed that if I rotate the shoulders so the inside of the elbow leans a bit to the side and resting on the floor it is easier to go over the hurdle as you reach a spot…
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try taking hold of your elbow around the back with your other hand and pulling it. Now twist the held elbow so you follow the curve of the rib cage and back while slightly ressisting and than again. This felt really liberation for me and you can do a self level role change since if…