Movement, Strength and Injury-Rehab Coach

I make the complicated world of health, fitness, and movement clear and simple for the average person to follow.

Fear and avoidance of movement is your enemy. Getting someone knowledgeable to guide you through relearning how to move properly will save you a tonne of time and heartache.

Transformational and catalysing. The man demanded strict form and attention to detail, which made me a better mover and teacher.

The answer to many of the world's problems, health or otherwise.

A session with me is part of a bigger health strategy that aims to get you a very specific result: become pain-free and get your bounce back so you can feel and perform at your best in life. You start with one-on-one sessions where you learn how to train, and then go into private groups where you practise how to move.

The term 'movement culture' came to be as Ido Portal's presence grew in the global health and fitness communities. The concept of a movement culture, in my mind, is more of a collective mindset and global community of people who are striving for better health through better movement, and supporting others through their journey in improving their lives.

Fighting Monkey is the name of a group created and led by Greece-based teachers Jozef Frucek and Linda Kapatanea. Linda is prominent in the contemporary dance scene in Europe, and Jozef is a communications expert who weaves Eastern philosophy and martial arts with Western athletics and human biomechanical principles. They've led many movement workshops all around the world, holding a space for many deep learnings and mind-widening experiences relating to human movement and the imagination. I've had many profound personal growth experiences under their care.

Capoeira is a form of martial arts and dance that tests you as a mover. Trained dancers usually move too loosely, and lose the combative, dangerous edge that playing Capoeira demands. Trained martial artists are usually too stiff and regimented, and lose the flowing, conversational qualities that playing Capoeira demands. Capoeira also demands that you sing, learn to play instruments, and respond to the rhythm of the music during play. This is a built-in learning mechanism born from colonial oppression and the legal suppression of the martial arts (i.e. a method whereby the oppressed can learn to defend oneself) to disguise the empowerment of self in the martial arts in the seemingly benign art of dance. Tai Chi was born out of a similar socio-cultural environment in China, where the learning of martial arts was banned by the powers-that-be. Instead of being disguised by music, it was disguised by speed and shown to be 'exercise for old people'.

In recent years, Ido Portal and Jozef Frucek come to mind when it comes to movement. But I try to learn something from everyone and everything that comes across my path. In that sense, some of my biggest personal breakthroughs came not from professional teachers and coaches, but people and circumstances in my life.

Achieving complete physical confidence at their own pace. 

To gain complete confidence in dealing with their current challenges, and the challenges ahead of them, so they can feel like the best version of themselves.