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  • Consider how you do the 4 basics drills. Take for example the sit up and note how the first one when you chance your position is different from the next. Note if you are keeping yourself tense to make the work swifter and less of a transition ? Work on relaxing on the ground every…

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  • Speed

    Many people are very focused on the speed of their movements but that is like thinking that shooting is the only thing a sniper needs to excel at or a mother just needs to give birth. Speed is your perception of the movement and not a finite thing. The more you relax and become aware…

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  • I returned this Friday from the bush and wish all my brothers in arms a safe return to their families. A few notes on rifle handling: 1 Never let the barrel touch anything as you shoot. It distorts the barrel action and you can hit something you don’t want to and get hit as a…

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  • This is a drill for your sight awareness. To start being aware of the things your eyes see and your head ignores look ahead and let your eyes find two objects in your field of sight (all during this drill let your eyes find the objects naturally and don’t seek them out. This way you…

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  • Take three positions such as on one leg bending forward, comfortably aligned on two feet and leaning against a wall and in those three tense and relax each part you can separate and note the changes in the control and lack of it. Put yourself in an uncomfortable position or movement such as low walking…

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  • Take a look at yourself when you are standing in the street, sitting on a bench and walking. Answer these questions: Would you pick yourself out from the crowd as someone who is a target for attack or robbery ? Why? Do you carry your bag like it is full of diamonds ? Do you…

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  • Here is a small drill in concentration or putting yourself here and now: Do a static push up counting your breaths up to 120 or 300 without loosing count or messing up your breath. Do the same drill for other movements (yes staying in one place is movement of tension and breath and so on)…

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  • Take the up position of the basic push up and with the breath tense and relax each part of you. Go down to the bottom and repeat the drill. Lie on your back and relax and tense and relax each part. Rise to the sit up position and repeat. Lie down and lift your legs…

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  • Take a partner and work with him either with your body or adding tools on surprise attacks from all sides with this in mind. Take a seated position and have your partner walk around. He will attack or hit you with something whenever he wants and you need to stay aware and survive and use…

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  • First start at a comfortable distance from your partner and place a hand or leg on him anywhere you like. He works to lever one of your joints (the neck is a lot of joints and free game) as a part of him walking and changing the angles between your bodies as a way to…

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