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1. Hold the up position of the pull up movement and as you do switch hand positions without going up or down ( note how you need to actively switch the tension in the entire body to support the mass and consider how this can be done with less force) 2. Go down to a…
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This video gives two basics movements for health and injury prevention by allowing the body to move according to it’s current map of tension and to release excess as needed. We also show a partner drill which gives the practitioner ability to move better in space and in relation to others and also to move…
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The further I look back at my military history the more gadgets and trinkets meant the world to me. A young skinny soldier at eighteen thought the world of this pin or that beret and considered getting a shortened M-16 the peak of comfort at the time. Later on things progressed to changing the torture…
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Three simple drills for calmness and precision 1. Do something brief but taxing such as sprinting up a short hill or climbing a rope. Stop and pay attention to your breathing and to your pulse. If you cannot feel the pulse press your hand to the side of your throat or ribs and repeat the…
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In this video we do one simple thing. We walk (move) with the contact. That does not mean we walk passively but we choose our steps with awareness and breath leading. Breath, feel, move and keep human. Remember it is much easier to destroy than to build and move only in the speed you can…
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Have a partner walk freely and walk calmly behind him. From time to time draw near and use your fist or hand to push or pull him within your movement. Your partner needs to use his breathing to avoid building tension from anticipation and either roll with the pressure or if you feel a change…
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In this video we learn to first recognize and secondly make intelligent and conscious use of the patterns of tension which dynamically make up our posture reactions and using this also actions. Fear and discomfort are there only when we discard or misinterpret the information our body is giving us with every breath. Move naturally…
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Have a partner hold you in some way using both force and intention and in this hold or movement keep breathing and tense and relax each leg in turn and then each shoulder and arms in turn. Feel which of both pairs is more inclined to move during the relax phase of the drill and…
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Working on the shoulder movement is great and very beneficial but I propose to work on the entire area to facilitate less injury and less taxing of the joint itself. The plan has two stages: 1 Stand first facing the wall and use your hands to walk up and down the wall keeping from locking…
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1. Have a partner strike you slowly 2 Repeat several times until you notice new things about your movement and see where it can go 3 ease into faster and faster repetitions of the same movement in order to clean the fear of speed and acceleration from us 4 See how you can add more…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 