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With two or more partners choose the target man (or woman) and have all the partners walk into him in straight lines. Do a few minutes of this for each one as he evades getting hit by moving with the body and using both eyes to navigate and choose where you want to be. Follow…
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Take a strong thin rope and hold it with both hands at a comfortable width. Have a partner hold onto the rope and pull and push it in different ways to make you move and unbalance and you work to stay as relaxed and aligned as possible. This is a drill to help you learn…
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Go to the usual push up position on the fists and tense and relax your body in parts and in waves. Remember to align the neck and head and to feel the body rather than remote control it with your eyes. Now go to half hight so the elbows are at 90 degrees. from this…
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Lie down with your face up and close your eyes. Have a friend push the tips of his fingers or his fist into your face or throat and you work to keep breathing and move when you feel you must. Do this a few times and change roles. Now do this with one hand pressing…
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Take a stick and sit down with your legs straight in front of you. Place the stick where your thighs meet the stomach and find a way to keep the stick in this position as you move to sitting on your shins, standing only your feet and back to the ground. There is much to…
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Take a friend and a stick and have each of you hold one end of the stick. Apply some tension and start to move with this in mind. First avoid getting hit or stabbed by the stick and afterwards try to “stick” and hit your partner with the stick. Move freely using your walking, your…
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Hold your fist in your palm and move it forward and backwards in wave strikes as the other arms resists. Do this slowly by letting the breath dictate the pace and feel where your elbow and shoulder are tense or where there is fear of movement. Shake your arms and neck afterwards and let the…
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There are many times when you feel tensed or tired and your joints ressist. In case you are squatting down and you want to avoid bending forward (with a backpack on you or an injured friend) Simply slide one feet as you go down and this funnels the tension so you can keep the alignment.…
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Take a stick or a sword and at least two friends and in an open space or work slowly. Now have your partners come to grab and hit you and your job is to keep them away with your movement and the stick. The idea is to learn to keep moving in a way that…
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Have your partner lie down on the ground. Lie on top of him with a knife in hand and start to roll over him in any way you want using your body and legs to move and keeping both hands free. As you become more comfortable add slashes and cuts that are part of your…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 