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Class Outside Saturday 12/7

Class on Saturday AM (12/7) will be held outside.

The meeting place is the grassy area behind the basketball courts at Tecolote Rec Center, which is 1 mile from the school: View the Google Map

Usual class times. Wear comfortable shoes, clothes that you can roll around in the dirt/grass in.

December Night Class Topic – Take-downs and Throws

Each month the Monday and Wednesday night classes focus on a particular Systema subject. For December we will be exploring Take-downs and Throws.

Material will include the following and more:

  • “Laser” idea of structure breaking
  • Movement and extension through timing
  • Seeing and working against tension
  • Structure breaks through different body parts
  • Maintaining structure through selective tension and breath
  • Common throws and counters
  • Working between levels

 

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