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  • Ten self defense ideas few talk about

    Kicking and punching are great especially if you are the one delivering them. Self defense has a broader range and we can learn to defend ourselves in ways that go beyond most GIs. Be your own person and form true friendships and you will be a cut above what you see daily. Also, do pushups…

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  • Block Strike Hold ?

    This is a drill to broaden the scope of each movement in contact. There is no single purpose in a contact but many. We wish to avoid harm to ourselves, gain control and information and prevail over the opposition. There is a lot of communication and the same amount of movement. Each step and each…

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  • Positive

    Positive

    It is without a doubt that life sometimes is imperfect. We can take this further by saying that many times people are sad, hurt and lose hope. Some even end up putting pineapple on pizza and committing a cardinal sin. There is no way around the pain, facing away from it only allows it to…

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  • REVOLVER

    REVOLVER

    Hold a stick with both hands and have a partner pull it away from you with consistent pressure. Breathe and pull the stick with palms facing the body in a circular patterns as if you are stirring a giant pot in one direction and then in the other direction. Reverse the grip and repeat the…

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  • The vertical 300

    The vertical 300

    300 Meters is not much when we consider walking or swimming. It is however more when we climb, crawl, drag and carry. One very efficient way to prepare for hazardous tasks ahead is to maintain composure and calm under tension. Performing hard tasks while maintaining a calm collective mind is half of the internal battle.…

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  • One month of brain development

    One of the easiest and swiftest ways to develop better thinking and inventiveness is the buildup of the bridge between left and right brain. How can we do so ? Change sides Here are ten changes that if you keep for a month will build a better bridge between left and right cortex.

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  • The case for light plyometrics

    Water does not break. Ice breaks. To temper the ice inside us we can explore many venues of movement and one of the most beneficial is the use of light plyometrics. The idea is to train three facets of our selves to efficient healthy movement: How to begin? Stand a step away from the wall…

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  • The sauce is in the pan

    This is one of the more obscure titles I have given to date. The gist of the matter is simple. We direct our eyes to see what matters or triggers us at the moment. We also direct our eyes to movement and toward danger or away from it as instinct of our species. Breath is…

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  • Tension release through awareness and breathing

    In this class we go over: Breath and tension awareness Sync the breath and pulse – open the gate between conscious and unconscious Body and alignment relaxation Sway and roll to grow into our own alignment Play as a higher means of expression and learning

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  • Recognizing anomalies

    A student request for drills to recognize anomalies. Especially negative ones. Take a group of people and make sure they know the safety rules and create rules of engagement to fit their physical abilities and mental preparation level. This will vary for soldier, police officers, civilians and will vary between city people and country people.…

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