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Consider tactics for an event like mugging or drive by shooting. Is there a complete solution that will always stand? Systema teaches and in my opinion shows that having no restrictions in thought as well as in form leads to success and being able to think on and off your feet will work well agains…
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In case you don’t schedule a time or have unplanned things to do you can still get a lot out of a day without it being a “special time set aside” . Suppose you take 2-3 minutes every hour to do a few drills or one you care to and keep it up for a…
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My smaller posts are due to the fact that I have been sick, mostly becasue I did not listen to my body telling me a path was wrong and a price was paid in full. Now, back on course. Once the Legs-overhead exercise is easy and you can slowly puff your way to knees touching…
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As you walk slowly. One foot touching slowly and touching the surface, testing it and deciding if it is good. Know how your skeleton and other systems hold you up and let you move. If you are relaxed and free than it is likely that your coccygeal bones will be pointing down. (look it up,…
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When using tools, there are times when we forget to use the rest of the body and address only the tool. People forget they have another hand when holding a knife and the other person who naturally mirrors the person in front of him will act with one hand too. If you have a chance…
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Short note from the marry army days which applies to everything: Lace your shoes after both of them are on your feet, Not one at a time.
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Today is memorial day in Israel and a big phony cry comes out of all the people who need to be seen and heard. The same thing happens every birthday when you are suddenly in a vortex of strange bearings. I recently adopted the cusom of giving small gifts at my birthday (hobbit wise) .…
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Another note on hitting: Stand in front of your friend and keep a distance that suits you for starting. Raise your arm while you keep the shoulder down and all the muscles relaxed. Now let it fall keeping the forearm and wrist aligned INTO your friend. Breath naturally and attach nothing to the movement. Use…
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Ok, so why does systema striking work ? I am not the best to explain but here goes: 1. Being relaxed the strike is smooth, you cannot cut well with a misshaped blade, a smooth one goes in deep. 2. Being relaxed you work without having to work against your antagonist muscles and labor with…
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The simple questions are the hardest to answer. If you give a part of your solution in the question, than the answer the studen comes up with is limited to the set of values you inflict. This applies to many things. If you just think openly than you can really get somewhere: Freedom in the…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 