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Take a knife and draw in the air the numbers from 1-20. Pause and relax and do the same drill starting each number from the end point of the previous work. Find a way to move the least and to move without uneasy turns. If you have a partner to watch and guess the numbers…
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The field of medicine is quickly becoming that of either generalization or specificity. When the knowledge base becomes very broad and there is so much to go through to become good at everything people tend to prefer a specific skill and avoid general knowledge which takes away from their skill building time. In Systema and…
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Morning: Water + Prayer A 10 minutes wall (4 wall squats) aligned freedom of movement and springing off the wall 10 minutes rolling 10 minutes increasing counts of the 4 basics using (inhale, exhale, and pause) 20 minutes stick density alignment wholeness CONTROL 10 minutes chain small movements to relaxation awareness and control…
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If your arm is hurt and you cannot do a static push up you can find a small box or a chair and rest your stomach on it. Now lift your body suspended from your stomach and stay aligned as you breath and relax as much as possible without losing your form and comfort. If…
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Many times we check what we can do in different situations. Using just the body and whatever is on it to defend yourself, Using a knife, an umbrella and so on. Consider what happens when you have people with you in a social way such as standing in line (a pickpocket’s dream), walking hand in…
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Sunshine gives our body a way to coordinate with different time zones. If you are flying from one to another you can help yourself adjust by being outside more and going to sleep with the sun set. If you can arrange the rising sun will fall on your face when you sleep you will further…
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take a not too sharp a knife or a pencil and stab your partner swiftly. When you work slowly many times you will lie to yourself and let it sink a bit before you move. You need to be aware of your movement all the time (breathing) and choose your action in a way that…
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Place your palm on your partners chest and have him strike you slowly. Feel his movement through the contact and move so you are not hurt. Remember to choose your action rather than react and to keep relaxed. Have him work on hitting you without resorting to the right left pendulum so you don’t develop…
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Work in tensing and relaxing your body parts and in waves and in whole in steps. Count five heart beats to full tension and five to relaxation and let the count rise so you learn to control even small amounts of tension. Another drill for this is to try to increase the tension more and…
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Have a partner come to hit you and move away with your body and with turn of your body relax the shoulders and let the arm swing and hit his arm relaxed. The purpose is not deflect since you moved away but to make him think about himself and through the strike concentrate tension in…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 