Movement philosophy

Human first

It’s cool to be good at training, but it’s cooler to be good at life. As a person I’m highly invested in my own practice. Sometimes to the point where I lose sight of what really matters. My practice is my passion and I am fully devoted to it but, there is a life outside of the 1, 2 maybe even 3 hours of training I do every day.

When you start a practice, at first it will have a great carry over to life. You’ll get stronger, get more flexible, feel more energetic, be happier. But as you dive deeper and deeper into that practice the carry over starts to become less and less and the progress you make will only make you better at the thing itself because the only time you’ll use the newly acquired resources is when you do the thing.

By practicing handstands you can become a person with more patience, more self-control of your emotions, better ability to focus. You can become a person that deals with frustration, failure and falling, and trusting you and the process, in a way that carries over to life.

Or you can just practice handstands, and that is okey too. It’s your life, your choice. You decide.

The thing is bigger than the thing itself

..or at least it can be.

What do I mean by that? When you practice, for instance, handstands you practice the art of balancing on your hands but anyone who has ever practiced handstands knows that there is a lot of frustration, failure and falling incorporated into that practice.

So, as you practice handstands, you can also, through intention, awareness, attention and reflection practice how you deal will frustration, how you navigate your mind as to not let it interfere with the focus needed to practice such a skill. You can practice how you learn to deal with failure and falling and with a non linear process with an extreme delayed gratification.

Reflect about the information that you just received. Use that information to your advantage. To evolve your practice. What information did I get from this set/rep/movement? What can information can I use to act in a way that aligns me even closer to my desired outcome?

Act, ask, answer, act, ask, answer..

May the force be with you, always.

Micha

Explore, experience, evaluate, evolve

So explore your body and your mind when training. See what happens when you do x in another way, just to see what happens when you do it in that way. Did something different happen? Do I want the same outcome or sensation again? Or do I want to get a different sensation or outcome?

Pay attention and experience what is actually happening, on the inside and the outside as you're practicing. How does it feel when I do x? Does the sensation differ from when I do y? What sensation am I looking for?

Frequently Asked Questions

There’s basically five questions that I get asked:

  • Is it too late for me to start?

  • How long does it take to reach..?

  • What to you teach?

  • How does it work?

  • What does it cost?

So, here are the answers to those questions.

  • By my own experience as a stiff football player that didn’t start properly training flexibility, strength and body control until my late 20’s I know you can start as an adult. And if you think I started young I highly recommend you to check out @matstrane on instagram. He is proof that you can start really late and that you with small efforts over time can reach a long farking way! It’s never too late to start, but it’s a hell of a lot better to start today than tomorrow.

  • Flexibility, strength and skill takes time, but it takes a lot less time than you think if you are willing to do the work.

  • ach skills or skill based strength and flexibility through bodyweight training, gymnastic rings training and barbell training.

    Strength: Chin ups, One are chin ups, Handstand push ups, Push ups, Levers etc.

    Flexibility: Front split, Middle split, Pancake, Bridge, Head2Toe etc.

    Skills: Handstand, Muscle Ups, Press to handstand, Floor work.

  • To be as specific as possible the process looks something like this:

    1. Fill out an intake form telling me about yourself. You can find the form here.

    2. Video call. We schedule in a video call to get to know each other better, to get more precise about your current situation and get more specific about your goals.

    3. Video assessment. I will ask you to record videos of relevant exercises and movements to see how you move and where you are at right now.

    4. Programming. Based on the form, our conversation and the video assessment I'll create a individualized program with instructional videos suited for you and no one else but you.

    5. Execute the program. You execute the program.

    6. Feedback loop for progress. You send me videos from your training and share your experience from it.

    7. Program update. Depending on your process we'll either update the program by progress or work in phases. Small tweaks will happen when needed. Everything to make sure you are progressing.

    8. Repeat 5-7.

  • Flexibility Coaching 179€/month

    Handstand Coaching: 179€/month

    Full Online Coaching: 199€/month

    All coaching has a 3 month minimum commitment because there’s no quick fixes and adaption takes time.

  • Check out the “testimonials” page and you’ll see why my clients never regrets working with me.