In this online video class, we start with body awareness, tension and release and the shifting of mass and how this translates to more and more movement but without tension and excess.
Join me for more classes online and in person, here.
In this online video class, we start with body awareness, tension and release and the shifting of mass and how this translates to more and more movement but without tension and excess.
Join me for more classes online and in person, here.
1 Do walks on toes and ball of feet.
2 Do hill sprints.
3 Lose mass you don’t need.
4 Start the jump on an exhale when possible (inhale as you bend and exhale when you spring up).
5 Swing your arms toward the target (forward or up for example).
6 Do a prep light jump to load the “spring” in the legs.
7 Aim in your mind beyond the target.
8 Work on springing to a straight hip spine relation by jumping from sitting on your shins to a squat.
9 Jump rope on one leg at a time and use a heavy rope like a climbing rope.
10 Work on strengthening your toes for the jump especially the big toe by pulling and pushing on a blanket on the ground with just your toes.
And give it time 🙂
A visual aid to print:
For Emily 🙂
Any movement and any activity can bring on new lessons and learning.
Here is a simple movement exercise and obstacles on the way to further the learning gained from them.
One can repeat a movement ten thousand times and learn nothing.
One can hone a movement ten thousand times and learn everything.
The smart gorilla drill:
Start by walking on your toes and fists.
Walk forward and back, Walk with your body slightly aimed to the side, Walk with your stomach to the floor and walk with your stomach to the skies, walk with your behind close to the ground and with it high in the air.
Now the learning begins.
Our progress depends on our focus. Our focus depends on our purpose.
Blunt impact comes in many forms. Preparing to give and receive impact can greatly clear the fog of imaginary outcome and grow your awareness to your thoughts, feelings and your physical body.
Practice these methods of movement with consistency and attention and you will feel progress in your impact.
Solo work:
Partner work:
Enjoy the path as it has no end.
Here are three drills for better striking. Remember it is better to avoid getting struck than developing a thick hide. There is always a blade somewhere.
Enjoy the work so you keep doing it. That is a great “cheat” for life and keep your loved ones safe.
Examples:
1. Push the partner on the attacker and run away.
2. Grab the arms of the attacker and wrap him around the third one
3. Collapse the non attacked and move so you are behind him so you have a few more seconds to think and act
4. push the non attacked so he hits the attacker (Mikhail and Vladimir show how to do this on the Summit of Masters DVD)
5. Continue to move around the non attacked so you are at the back of the attacker and work from there.