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  • make any work – breath work

    We walk, we talk and we move about each day without notice of our breath. We can release inner stores of ability with a tiny elevation and a bit of consistancy. Do this once a day, every day and your life and practice will elevate exponentially: Walking is now a breath practice – once a…

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  • Notes from class: Releasing the fear response

    Releasing fear response play Through play you get to know others truly but also you get to meet yourself. Here are ways to play with the fear response and move with and beyond it. Stand on one leg and close your eyes. Breathe continuously and have a partner push and shove you in any place…

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  • The ten best gyms you already have

    Here is a list of gyms you already have. Gyms that give you results and are always open and free of charge. Your wall – do leaning pushups, walk up and down the wall using your hands and feet, Do pushups with your legs on the wall and that is just the beginning. Your stairs…

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  • The butterfly fart – Fight without fighting

    Examine everyting and draw your own paining through life.

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  • Notes from one class – tension

    Each class we compose a progression according to the needs of the students at that moment. Here is an example of one lesson. Have fun. Tension pump – in order to truly understand the ladder of tension we operate on and to avoid getting blindsided by tension we do not willingly acknowledge, we do the…

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  • Grace made simple

    Here is a path for graceful movement. No tools required. Stand on one leg and close your eyes. Breathe and tense to your limit the muscles of the foot and leg one at a time. Let the tension manifest without trying to balance yourself and let the movement manifest and move you. Continue until you…

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  • playing/growing with the staff

    Here are ten movement drills to enhance and deepen your understanding of space, tension and natural movement. The tool in use is the staff but the lessons apply much further. Look at the drills as child games so your learning will be fresh and honest. Do not rely on technique. Feel what is right for…

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  • Man VS Woman

    Man VS Woman

    I am asked from time to time wether man are better than woman at fighting. Are men not designed to fight while women are to nurture ? I answer with a few questions so the person in front of me will form their own opinion instead of harboring my own. Here are four questions based on…

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  • The family martial art

    Here are eight ways being a parent gives you on the job training to be a better martial artists. Learn to roll softly by Spreading some Legos on the ground and rolling over them. If you dare 🙂 Listen to silence as well as noise to know when it is time to sprint to the…

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