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This is a drill for your eyes and your mind which can help a lot in detective work and the like. Watch a movie or any DVD you care to and during the viewing think what is the point of reference the camera or in some cases the person with the camera has. This type…
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A few audio tips on survival: 1. To hear better open your mouth slightly and than the sounds of your breath will not be echoed in your skull and you will have less white noise. 2. In order to pass gas without sounding like a trumpet change the opening meaning hold and part your behinds…
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Take the static push up position either face down or up and start to tense and relax part by part on the inhale. Finish and shake the tension from your body and repeat two more times on the Exhale and on the pause between breaths and on the last one go and tense to the…
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First take a partner with a non sharp rigid knife and stand at a comfortable distance from each other. He will work on stabbing you swiftly and hard in the stomach and you first just feel how your body reacts and feel the pain and fear. Next become aware of how your body naturally acts…
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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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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…