Be not there

Systema. General body stretching on the floor, then on our back with arms and legs off the floor at all times. Have to write big numbers in the air 1-10 and back again – right leg, left arm, left leg, right arm, both legs, both arms. Harder than it sounds.

Stepping or moving out of a kick .  Then moving, avoiding and leaving a gift or causing a little disrupt. Pushups etc between all the drills to reset the brain and tire our arms.

A body hug, learning to relax and be heavy. Then using the weightedness to move the attacker, quite subtle. Then avoiding the grab or hug by moving, absorbing – messing with the attacker’s timing, just enough. Then adding in preemptive strike or slap, jamming.

Be not there, but if you are there, be first!

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