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Stand in a comfortable distance from your partner and place one fist on him and lean on the fist. Your partner will move in place to remove the pressure and both learn how to move so the strike slides off you if you cannot move away or have to stop the hit. Next do the…
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Close your eyes and start walking. Have your friend touch you lightly using one finger and leave and you have to work with eyes closed to place your hands on the front of his neck and lower back. Do this a few times and switch roles. Keep breathing and change the target location of the…
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Have your partner walk using a regular pace and you walk around him as he walks. First pay attention to your alignment and make sure you are choosing your steps instead of following or dragging your body in orbit. Now place the knife in it’s sheath or in your pocket and keep walking. Draw the…
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Use a hard floor and place a bag or a partner on the floor in your path. Close your eyes and walk toward it and when you make contact keep moving and if you must roll. Do this a few times and tense and relax your legs to make sure you don’t stress the work.…
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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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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 