tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post7759312561286091476..comments2024-03-26T19:46:33.565-07:00Comments on Random Walks: Physicality UpdateJohn Kurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-78686655924993898512015-10-22T10:12:28.242-07:002015-10-22T10:12:28.242-07:00I used to go to the gym 3 days a week and an hour ...I used to go to the gym 3 days a week and an hour of yoga once a week. I've given up the gym. it's all yoga now. a short warm up every morning and a twice a week intensive workout. and I don't run but I do take the dog for a walk every day.<br /><br />but yah. the body is a whole, everything's connected and affects everything else. that's one of the reason western medicine doesn't seem able to cure anything, relying on managing symptoms instead.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-11782391273640869802015-10-22T09:43:54.925-07:002015-10-22T09:43:54.925-07:00If you find yourself feeling and enjoying the foun...If you find yourself feeling and enjoying the foundationals, we'll move ahead to the texts on unarmed combat, judo, and advanced judo..., oh, the foundationals are best done at bedtime. You'll fall asleep on the floor a few times, no harm done there. You won't find them at all taxing, but strangely illuminating and with a significant impact on your established habitual workouts, as these workouts are collections of postures, movements, and exertions. <br /><br />Somatic training is self-observation and self-remembering. Coming to it in the middle years - gives you a lot of accumulated material to work with.CNuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152640304402402884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-15261157146889475852015-10-22T09:37:30.343-07:002015-10-22T09:37:30.343-07:00The foundational text ATM (Awareness Through Movem...The foundational text ATM (Awareness Through Movement) is here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxaSR2nuBoEvcUpWRXZXMHVVM2M/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxaSR2nuBoEvcUpWRXZXMHVVM2M/view?usp=sharing</a> Feldenkrais explains the purpose and objectives of<br />the system.These are audio files (mp3’s) You click on one and it will play. You listen to it in background. If serious, you lay on the floor and follow his instructions. <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxaSR2nuBoEvOVZRVlE2bWVlNHc" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxaSR2nuBoEvOVZRVlE2bWVlNHc</a> the kindly Dr. Feldenkrais talking through the exercises in Awareness<br />through movement. <br />Fundamental Properties 1<br />Fundamental Properties 2 - Posture is distorted by handedness and habit<br />Breathing – We forget to breathe correctly<br />Flexors and Extensors – white meat vs. dark meat of the two legged chicken<br />Free Hip Joints – Breathing to stretch your hips<br />Head Fixes Muscle Tone<br />Perfecting Self-Image<br />Nimble Head for Nimble Action<br />Swift Eyes Smart Body<br />Generalize Your Skills<br />Additional 10 exercises close to the fundamental 10 in ATM <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxaSR2nuBoEveWZYazJLU0U0WEU" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxaSR2nuBoEveWZYazJLU0U0WEU</a><br />Lower Back<br />Rolling<br />Bending More Easily<br />Arm and Shoulder Comfort<br />New Hip Joints<br />Jelly Pudding Pelvis<br />Hip and Shoulder Integration<br />Better Side Bending<br />Improving Chest Mobility<br />More Flexible Feet<br />This is view rights to all folders – texts and audio files. <br><a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxaSR2nuBoEvYnJOZEZxcUJmelU&usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxaSR2nuBoEvYnJOZEZxcUJmelU&usp=sharing</a><br />CNuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152640304402402884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-26801096186057932112015-10-21T19:26:59.250-07:002015-10-21T19:26:59.250-07:00Research nothing. Dance, Johnny dance. That's ...Research nothing. Dance, Johnny dance. That's a whole body ain't it?John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-44852038072470523802015-10-21T14:01:45.012-07:002015-10-21T14:01:45.012-07:00*This guy is a killer, the mellowest most laid-bac...*This guy is a killer, the mellowest most laid-back killer you've ever met. Not that he's killed anyone that I know of, but he could. I found from his daughter that his ex-wife would violently sleepwalk and used to try kill him in his sleep. I'd say that counts for something. He is like the Twins, the British street fighters described in the book Natural Born Heroes. I mentioned to him I tried various martial arts and boxing in one form or another, and he said "Waste of time. That's all peacock stuff, with rules and civilized behavior. If you try to use that stuff in a real conflict situation? You'll be dead. Or messed up".John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.com