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  • Ten simple ways to avoid violence

    1.       MAKE FRIENDS – it is nice to have people watch your back and it is easier to fight a group when you are a part of a group yourself. 2.       BE IN THE MOMENT – Consider what you will say in the interview or how to plot your course in the night operation but…

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  • The pistol squat

    The pistol squat

    Here are a series of drills for an easy transition from ground to standing and moving. The hard work is paying attention. Move like a human and things will go your way.

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  • TEN COMMANDMENTS OF CONTINOUS LEARNING

    Know there is a solution but remember it may not be in the direction you cast your nets. Find joy in the little steps and letting the work make up the form of the whole. Be consistent in paying attention to detail. Let your point of view evolve with your work. Every part of the…

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  • The performer and the martial artist

    It is a given statement to almost everyone that you have to push and pull to move people and that you need support for this effort. We are modeled as pulleys and beams, elastic and hard and it is all true but we are ignoring three simple things. The first is that we are dynamic…

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  • understanding levels of contact

    http://vigilanceandtranquility.com In this video we go over attacks with one and with two point of orientation or one or two movements within the same attack or contact. This allows for an honest lesson in natural movement and also a longer life span.

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  • connect with relaxation

    In this video shot at Frankfurt 215 at Thorston school, We show how to give ourselves permission to connect with each other using relaxation. Direction and affect come from being human. Not soft not hard, Human.

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  • stability and fluidity

    We move. We feel and we think. It is the definition of life. The thing starts to get complicated when we separate qualities from each other and instead of putting everything in the same mix, We place them into boxes without knowing how they all work together. We are bone and blood. Connective tissue and…

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  • double hammer

    double hammer

    In this video we show a glimpse of the Hammer work. Continuous motion, full body synchronicity, tension awareness, acceptance of reality and Hitting people with hammers 🙂

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  • how to fix society in one generation

    Steel is defined by the level of Carbon in it. So is society. We have a minority of real people who act when bad things happen. We have a majority of not bad people who go along and usually avoid bad actions. We have a minority of bad people who act when they can do…

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  • Rope and Chain though for better obstacle work

    This drill is fun and great for children and adults alike. We take a rope long enough to hold in both hands as the middle is on the ground. Pass through forward and back. make the rope between your hands shorter by two fingers widths. Repeat. As you progress, you will find it harder and…

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