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  • It is obvious when people apply force on us they want a response that meets their expectations. Any deviations from this will cause frustration and other emotional and mental effects on them. One of the simplest and most affective to work with is pushing and pulling on your partner. Start by one person standing and…

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  • We often work against attacks which involve tools such as stick knives shovels and the like but not hurting yourself with your own tools is seldom practiced. People who for example work with long light blades such as machetes know that drawing the blade back from a cut using just the arm can end in…

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  • Simple. To gain awareness on how your body works and works well in different positions you need to explore them with different tools and with calm so you can both process and make use of what you learn. Start standing upright tensing and relaxing your body one part at a time with your breath setting…

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  • There is an old army joke about a soldier getting two wishes from a Jinn. He thinks and things and then declares I want a magazine that never ends and poof it is laying in his eager hand. The Jinn asks for the second wish and after pondering the soldier says proudly I want another…

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  • Simple is not always easy but it is the easiest path. Staying with the principles and avoiding getting lured into work for work sake is the greatest pitfall of pride and knowledge instead of awareness. Start standing on one leg with the other one relaxed in the air under you and not in some static…

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  • Being relaxed on your fists comes from being relaxed in your body and in your perception. You must learn to move with your breath and to use the least amount of tension to keep the fist closed and the wrist aligned and to remember to move with all your body and not have density just…

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  • It is important to work on all facets of the person at the same time when you train so they will all be present in daily life and when the rockets start to fall. The best way to do this is to confine both ends of how we perceive ourselves to the same time. Start…

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  • Just one breath

    It is important to work on all facets of the person at the same time when you train so they will all be present in daily life and when the rockets start to fall. The best way to do this is to confine both ends of how we perceive ourselves to the same time. Start…

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  • Here is a specific work for you to taste on pack work: Start by Standing with feet closed in a 90 degree angle between them. Rise to your toes and as you inhale drop down and bounce back up as you exhale. Repeat 60 times Lean your hands on the wall or a partner and…

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  • For Rachel Klingberg of the Pony Express 🙂 Here is a specific drill to learn to move to survive with head hits. Start standing and have your partner push various parts of your head and neck. At first just allow your body to move as a whole with the direction of the contact while you…

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