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Death is scary to most people but not to all. For some it is the cliff we are thrown over once our time here is done while to other it is the door to another adventure. To me death is the lack of life and as such it is evident in every moment of self-neglect…
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In this video we go over a four stage drill to note how using both logic emotion and body sense cannot always get the job done. Sometimes you must have faith. Stages: 1 letting the strike make contact and simply following it on its way to you without any guidance or direction. Just contact. 2…
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A student asked how do I approach this idea of stepping out of the line of the attack: Getting out of an incoming direction is one sided. We re-act to another persons actions and are defensive in nature. To avoid this we can use a few changes in our state of mind and body awareness.…
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We march at night silently. We march. We march. We march. Soldiers must work in groups to attain their goals but so do everyone else. To learn to work together and on the reverse angle of this to learn to work within someones resistance we must be aware of their tempo of movement and work…
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In this video we show another frame of mind in action. People respond to life instead of being free and doing what feels right to them. If you respond you are always late and never in control. Be free and move so even under tension and fear and your entire life will be better.
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Our memories span more than our history. Our memories span the time our race spend on this earth gathering lessons and trying to understand the shadows and light. The fire and the abyss. When we stare into the fire and see figures dancing in it or watch the darkness of night shift form while staying…
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Often people look at a bird flying without noticing all the air around it. A tree is remarkable for its leaves and branches but people miss out on the spaces between them and the light which passes between them. Physical Stand in front of each other and ask your partner for the drill to slowly…
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Fear of the body of any switch from the status quo. The body has no knowledge of hospitals or medical help. Any injury can prevent producing progeny and thus logically should be avoided. Any unknown range of movement for example belongs in this unknown and if we made it to this day without it, it…
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When we are in practice it is often measured by the success we count in the performance of drills. In the most part those drills are not the same as the work we will do outside of this practice and much of the value is lost with this state of mind. Being good at a…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 