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We tend to mirror our partners and people we see in society as a part of integration and wanting to succeed and fit in. For example if you will have a conversation with a friend and lean forward he will probably lean forward as well and if you rub your neck he will also mimic…
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When you walk down the street and carry a suitcase you will carry it close to the body. It is easier and much less likely to be grabbed and taken. Do the same with a tool like the knife and screwdriver. Have a few partners walk randomly and at any time draw your knife and…
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Take your driving wheel and divide it into four half circles being up, down, right and left. Take a note to see which parts of the wheel you are using in your driving and as a drill in awareness and efficient movement work on touching only the wheel which is in any part you choose…
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The same way a moving hand is a strike a deflection and a lever we can use gear that we have for many uses if our mind avoids placing a sticker on it. For example a colored nylon bag is both a signaling device, a water collecting device, a hazardous material tool (either drugs, human…
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Consider survival as a group activity. Most do this without thinking about it and thus find some of the tools unavailable when they need them. Consider who are you going to call if you have two flat tires and you need your kid picked out of school. Consider who will arrive at your house the…
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Clothes are there for a reason. They isolate and protect us from the outdoors and from other people at times. They block wind and sun and project an image and give us pockets to keep our keys and mobile phones 🙂 Work on moving with the least amount of clothes you can once in a…
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Hitting is very important in survival and for the spirit. It helps us control and guide the structure and focus of partners and attackers and in practice it helps us clean ourselves of self pity and fear. Hitting can be done using almost all of the body so we must address it as movement because…
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This is a fun drill for three. One lies on the ground and the others step on him on either side. First they change places with their eyes open and than again with their eyes closed. Next you change places without touching each other with your eyes open and than again with your eyes closed.…
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When we inhale the flat horizontal muscle which inflates your lungs contracts downwards, moves down and creates a wave of fullness in the torso which also affects the movement of the hips and shoulders and neck. The same happens in reverse during the exhale. Use this to relax your muscles and align without tension by directing…
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Think and focus on your feet and heels when you roll one time. Note if they are both planted in the earth and than are moved off it by the power of your body movement. Work on adding the movement and relaxation of the heels and feet in rolling by first leaning forward by relaxation…