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Think and practice this: Do you look at yourself going or looking where you are going. There is a big difference in the outcome.
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Start by having one person surviving against one attacker and once they are in contact the third person starts to walk toward the surviving one with a stick or knife aimed at him. This will help the survivor to pay attention to his surroundings and keep moving. You stop moving and you get a knife…
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Take a practice knife and hold it with the handle touching your body. Have partners or use your mind to imagine partners coming at you and you move by walking and moving the knife as the handle always touches your body to avoid getting caught. Note how you can move your body to be aware…
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A very simple drill. When you put your shoes or boots on look at the sole to know if they are working and which pattern they will leave on the ground. It can come in handy.
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Have a partner come at you with a strike using either limb or stick and you need to do three things at once: 1. Keep breathing and using just what needs to be used 2. when you make contact avoid pushing or giving any type of support and just feel the movement you are receiving.…
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Sit or stand and have a partner place a hand or a stick on you and relax. Relax your body and note not to push where there is just contact. Now have your partner press to move you and you work to stay in place with the least amount of tension and your partner will…
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Close your eyes and have a partner walk around you at about ten steps distance and at any time he wants he will either shout or clap his hands and at the same time throw a tennis ball or knife at you (according to where you are in the work) You need to step away…
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Many times we try to make people perform tasks they can do themselves. For example we push people or pick them up and walk/run when they are capable of doing the work themselves if given the right incentive. For example Konstantin shows how to simply turn a person in the direction you wish him to…
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Start walking and have your partner walk behind you and whenever he wants he will push you hard from the back. You work to stay relaxed and moving with what is given and working to be aware of the anticipation and avoiding tension and stress. You can of course do this in a group. After…
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This is a drill to wake up the body in a hurry when there is little time: Squat and place your arms on the outside of your knees. Press the knees in and resist with the arms as you breath and bring your body over your ankles and relax. Place your arms on the inside…