Learning to move with a sword
Tag: honesty
The sweet spot
The sweet spot. Why do we work? To get a job done. That is the easy part. What is the job is a more elusive thing I hope to help you define for yourself. I was asked how to work for more vigilance and tranquility or awareness and inner calm. My answer is very simple.… Read More The sweet spot
AN HONEST LOOK AT DANGER
When you believe there is danger or when you feel it, things happen. Those can include a shifting of time perception from freezing to speeding up the inner picture of events unfolding to lifting of barriers we carry within ourselves from tiredness to codes of conduct someone else put to pen. When actual danger happens… Read More AN HONEST LOOK AT DANGER
Do these ten things to LOSE.
1. TALK TOUGH. When most people talk, they listen mostly to themselves. Saying “I am gonna put a hole in you as big as the hole in the ozone layer” Is going to antagonize the environment and lower your awareness levels. 2. OWN THE PLACE. There is movement and there is movement with no reason.… Read More Do these ten things to LOSE.
Only you can give yourself to the moment
Do 10 Climb up a standing partner using just your arms with your legs limp from possible injury. 10 Move your partner from point A to B on the ground with him completely limp and you do not rise above head lever from the ground. 10 Hold one hand to your torso to hold in… Read More Only you can give yourself to the moment
Do you have rights ?
Most of my family died in the holocaust. That is just a fact. This fact is not accepted by how good a people they were or if there is a right for life and happiness. Nature does not judge. It just gives you consequences to actions on a larger scale. Sometime it may appear to… Read More Do you have rights ?
Why should I bother with the basic drills and not just go straight to combat drills ?
I can give you many merits of doing basics drills but I argue that there are none. One may choose to do push ups. OR work to understand sinking within the contact and moving myself instead of pushing another and hence myself as well. One may choose to do sit ups. OR work to keep my alignment… Read More Why should I bother with the basic drills and not just go straight to combat drills ?
PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE
Avoiding Injury using awareness and honesty
In this video we work on spreading awareness in the entire body and instead of working to defeat one or more attackers you accept breathe and move. We give growing levels of complexity and stress to manage and you are welcome to work this and check your own awareness and honesty grow.
Acceptance A key to Freedom
In this video we go over a four stage drill to note how using both logic emotion and body sense cannot always get the job done. Sometimes you must have faith. Stages: 1 letting the strike make contact and simply following it on its way to you without any guidance or direction. Just contact. 2… Read More Acceptance A key to Freedom
