Evolve Move Play Podcast

EMP | On Sale Now - EMP UK & US Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by David Grey, the CEO of David Grey Rehab David has developed his own unique method of helping people with their pain and movement, and now works with clients from all walks of life, including some of the best athletes in the world. Today he’s joining us to talk about tools, concepts and techniques that can help us avoid injury and improve the way we understand and perform athletic movement. I really enjoyed having David on the show, if you also enjoyed this conversation and would like to support the channel, be sure to share, leave a like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Workshop Ad 01:33 - Dave's Background 04:39 - Gaelic Football, Sports and Injury Rates\ 22:03 - Compressive Vs Expansive Movemen

EMP | On Sale Now - EMP UK & US Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Masa Suzuki. While he’s been a member of the parkour community since 2004, Masa’s movement journey has led him to become incredibly skilled in a wide variety of arts and disciplines, including ninjitsu, tumbling, and professional dance. He’s also spent a lot of time training in the realm of movement culture, both with Ido Portal and our good friends over at Fighting Monkey. Having such a similar breadth of experience that also initially stemmed from a deep love for parkour, we were really excited to have him join us. During this chat we’ll dive into how his training and philosophy has evolved over the years, the powerful influences of injury, culture, language, and intention, and the importance of adaptability in both how we move, and how w

EMP | On Sale Now - EMP UK & US Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Julian Donovan. Most of you might not know who Julian is as he’s been out of the parkour scene for about a decade now, but back in the early days he was a core member of the Cambridge parkour scene and a regular contributor to the old web forums that would serve as a global hub for the parkour community. Today Julian works as an emergency medicine doctor, but I wanted to sit down and talk to him about those early days of parkour, how the art has evolved, and how the philosophy of parkour has shaped both his personal and professional life. I really enjoyed having Julian on the show, if you also enjoyed this conversation and would like to support the channel, be sure to share, leave a like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. TIMESTAM

EMP | On Sale Now - EMP UK & US Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Clifton Harski! Cliff is the Director of Education for Pain Free Performance, and has previously been the director of programming and national head coach for Fitwall; a Master Trainer with KB Athletics; and a Master Trainer for MovNat. In this conversation we’ll be covering a lot of ground, looking at the difference between practical, classical, and romantic training methods, the do’s and don’ts of strength training for kids as well as athletes, and the overall importance of selecting a method of practice that aligns with your needs and goals. We also chat about what it’s like to be a professional coach/trainer, the subject of commercial viability,and properly selecting your target market. I really enjoyed this conversation, and hope to h

EMP | On Sale Now - EMP UK & US Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Victor Fleites from @Tarzan Movement. Victor has spent the majority of his life in the canopy, exploring both human/primate movement and the development of his own character. In the last few years he’s begun sharing his love for trees with the world through in person instruction and his amazing videos on YouTube. Today he’ll be sitting down with us to chat about his experiences, philosophy, and the deep, nourishing relationship that he’s developed with arboreal movement. I really enjoyed this conversation, and if you did too, don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to Victor’s channel if you haven’t yet. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro 00:38 – Workshop Ad 02:41 - The difficulty of group training 06:50 - Victor’s Background & Exploring the

EMP | On Sale Now - EMP UK, EU & US Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Dave Wardman and Chandler Stevens, who are sitting down with Rafe to discuss the concept of reenchantment as outlined in Morris Berman’s book “The Reenchantment of the World” If you enjoy the conversation, please be sure to like, share, and subscribe if you aren’t already. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro 00:22 – Ad | EMP Weekend Workshop Tour 01:21 - Weighing in on the book 09:28 - What is “Disenchantment”? 19:23 - The Perception Problem 23:28 - Liberation 30:38 - Categorization & Embodiment 42:10 - Anger & Rough & Tumble Play 44:57 - Wisdom and learning 54:41 - Schizophrenia & Shamanic Tradition 01:08:13 - Getting the practices to talk to each other 01:14:43 – Doing Community Well

EMP | On Sale Now - EMP UK & US Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Rokas Leonavicius. Rokas is a former Aikido instructor and founder of the Martial Arts Journey YouTube Channel. Today he’ll be joining us to talk about his transformative journey through the world of martial arts, beginning as a die hard Aikido ka, finding himself disillusioned with the art and many of it’s practitioners, and eventually breaking from the dogma of his instructor and community to explore the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Along the way, he’ll also share how this journey played a big role in shaping his own character, his career, and even his spiritual worldviews. I really enjoyed this conversation, and if you do too, please be sure to like, share, and subscribe if

EMP | On Sale Now - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats - EMP UK & US Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Austin Jochum. Austin is the owner of Jochum Strength, where he’s been helping his athletes improve their game through exposing them to a wide variety of complex movement practices while utilizing a play-based, constraints led approach in training. In this conversation we’re going to look at some of the specific ways he’s been implementing his method, the benefits that he’s seen in both his own performance and that of his athletes, the importance of using play to drive progress and fuel motivation, and the immense responsibility that coaches have in properly developing both the physical and mental qualities within their athletes and students. I really enjoyed this conversation,

EMP | On Sale Now - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats - Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Bobby Whyte, an athletic performance and basketball skill enhancement trainer operating out of Northern New Jersey. Much of Bobby’s work as a basketball trainer is rooted in the constraints led approach which is a huge component of how we structure our teaching at Evolve Move Play, so it was really interesting to sit down with him and see how he applies his thinking to the world of basketball. In today’s chat, we’ll learn a little bit about his past, how he struggled with and overcame heroin addiction, and how that experience has positively impacted the way he approaches and connects with his students today. We’ll also take a deep dive into his thoughts and practices around skill specific tr

EMP | On Sale Now - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! On this episode we’re joined once again by Chloe Valdary! Chloe is the founder of Theory of Enchantment which helps businesses fight racism systematically by combining the teaching of Dr. Martin Luther King with developmental psychology and pop culture materials. Through her work she aims to help others develop their understanding of social emotional learning and improve their ability to take care of each other. This chat will revolve around the topics of social justice, racism, and how Chloe’s work at Theory of Enchantment helps pave a better path towards bridging gaps in ideology and deeply recognizing the shared humanity in others. If you enjoy the conversation, please be sure to like, share, and subscribe if you aren’t already. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro 00:31 – EMP

EMP | On Sale Now - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Bren Veziroglu, former Ido Portal student and founder of The Movement Cult, to talk about training to become a true movement generalist. Bren has a strong background in strength training, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, hand balancing, and improvisation-based contemporary dance, and today we’ll be discussing a variety of topics around these disciplines as well as sharing insights around coaching, motor learning, and training optimization. If you enjoy the conversation, please be sure to like, share, and subscribe if you aren’t already. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro/Bren’s Background 05:17 - What does it mean to be a movement generalist? 15:27 - Movement Hierarchy 20:31 - The Extraction Process 28:25 - Internal Ad: Online Courses 36:02 - Perception Action Coupling

EMP | On Sale Now - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’ve got Simon Thakur joining us again to talk about some of the deeper aspects of movement practice. How do we adapt our practice as we age? What is the relationship between discipline and culture? How can the practice of movement nourish more than just our physical bodies, and bring us into deeper accord with the sacred? And those are just a few of the topics we’ll be exploring, so I hope you’ll join us for this fascinating conversation. If you enjoy the show, please be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your friends. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Catching Up 07:04 - Longevity, Grappling 10:50 - Capoeira 15:09- FRC & Joint Integrity Work 23:30 - The I Method & Contextual Movement & critiquing movement culture 45:43 - The Internal Arts & the Cultured Bod

EMP | On Sale Now - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats Welcome back to the EMP Podcast! Today we are joined by Rodrigo Salulima. Rodrigo has been a student of Ido Portal since 2013 and has since branched off to become the owner, teacher and caregiver at his movement facility Pratique Movimento in Brazil. Today he is joining us to talk about his philosophy on movement practice, his insights on Movement Culture, and lessons he’s learned in leadership, community and cultivating practices that help people truly thrive. Enjoy the show! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:39 - Permaculture and the Body 28:08 internal ad 30:20 - Leadership and the Growth of Community 38:57 - What is “Movement Practice?” 46:10 - Movement Culture, Parkour & Natural Movement 01:02:56 - Indoor & Outdoor Training, Locomotor Play 01:20:21 - Capoeira and the importance of culture. 01:41:11 - The “I” Method an

EMP | On Sale Now - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/movement-training Welcome back to the EMP Podcast! Today we’ve got the one and only Mathieu Jang joining us to talk about his experience as a parkour athlete, the evolution of his style of movement, training barefoot and in nature, and the various other disciplines he trains in to stay happy, healthy and motivated to move. Enjoy the show! Timestamps 00:00 - Intro + Retreat Announcement 02:50 - The evolution of Mathieu Jang 25:45 - Training Parkour barefoot 29:57 - Internal Podcast Ad 43:15 - Parkour and Nature 52:30 - Hawaii, Surfing and Aliveness 01:06:20- - Taking inspiration and respecting your limits 01:11:55 - Mathieu's Training Habits 01:23:24 - Bouldering vs Strength Training for Parkour EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www

EMP | On Sale Now - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/movement-training - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats Welcome back to the EMP Podcast! Today we’ve got another one of the Storror boys, Callum Powell, joining us to take a deep dive into the subject of strength training for parkour. We’ll talk about injury rehab, the role of weight training, exercise selection for force production, and how Callum has been approaching his own training. We’ll also take a look at the current state of parkour, what’s improving, what’s blowing our minds, and what needs to be fixed for the sport to really take off? 00:00 - Intro/Catching Up & Injury Rehab 14:14 - Finding Balance 24:51 - Ad: EMP Online Courses 28:02 - Ancillary Training 32:17 - A Typical Training Week 40:59- Jump Specific Training & Force Production 53:07 - Deadlifts, Injury Prevention & Tracking Progress 01:05:24 - Training Frequency & Intensity 01:10:38 - Balancing Personal Goals with Content Prod

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro / The Early Days 08:28 - The Start of Storror 16:39 - Training with Teige 23:10 - Ragefroobling, Chase Tag & Aliveness in Parkour 34:30 - Parkour in Nature 55:45 - Rock Climbing & Parkour Competitions 01:14:20 - The Capstone Bridge Ascent & Finding the Hybrid Line 01:20:21 - Bouldering Areas, Czech Tower Jumping & Roped Parkour Description: Welcome back to the EMP Podcast! Today we’ve got the one and only Toby Segar from @storror joining us for a lovely chat about the early days of parkour and the formation of Storror, as well as rock climbing, parkour in nature, and how the two disciplines support, complement, and influence one another. EMP | On Sale Now - Seasonal Retreats: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/movement-training EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/Ra

Check out our new 5 day online workshop: Return to Movement. Now on sale for just $27! https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/return-to-movement55572232 ============ Hey YouTube, and welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! This year has been as busy as it’s been exciting. Between running the Embodied Movement Summit, three seasonal retreats, taking part in an upcoming documentary about John Vervaeke, and building a brand new online course and members area, it has left little room to focus on the podcast. The show will be getting back to a regular schedule soon, but today I wanted to just drop in, say hi and share an awesome conversation I had with writer, critic, and podcast host Damien Walter! I had a wonderful time talking with Damien about our views on meaning, nihilism, fiction and storytelling, and I hope to have him on the show again in the future. If you enjoy the conversation, be sure to leave a like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. Your support means the world to us! Thanks a

The Embodied Movement Summit is going live January 24-28, and today on the podcast we are joined by our good friends from Strength Side: Josh & Trevor Hash! What’s extra exciting is that Josh & Trevor will also be the first new speakers for this year's Embodied Movement Summit, offering the Movement Highlight for day one! If you’d like to check out their exclusive presentation, or any of the other 30+ sessions we have lined up from top professionals in the fields of Movement, Mindfulness, Community and Nature Connection, hit the link to get signed up!

The Embodied Movement Summit is going live this month, January 24-28, and today on the podcast we are joined by one of the keynote speakers of this amazing event, our good friend Sebastien Foucan! If you’d like to check out his presentation, or any of the 27+ others we have lined up from top professionals in the fields of Movement, Mindfulness, Community and Nature Connection, hit the link to get signed up! https://summit.evolvemoveplay.com/yt For those of you who are unfamiliar, Seb was among the pioneers of parkour in Paris in the 1980s. He was an introverted and unconfident child but liked to go out and explore the environment close to where he lived. As a teenager who struggled at school and had difficulties at home, climbing, jumping, running, playing and interacting with the landscape became an escape for him and his friends. He then developed a love for natural movement. The passion and dedication for his craft led him to be invited to participate in several high profile performance roles with J

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