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 we approach problems in our lives. I really enjoyed having Masa 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 – Masa Intro 00:37 - Workshop Ad 1:36 - Masa’s Beginnings 13:02 - Breaking the Jump with Community 16:59 - Masa Leaves Japan 21:27 - Dance, Rhythmicality, Musicality 25:21 - Ninjitsu 30:13 - Being in the States, Competition 34:58 - Seattle Parkour Spots, Organic & Inorganic Environments 45:27 - Overwork, Injury & Movement Practice 59:58 - Movement Culture 01:07:06 - Goal Setting and Meaning in Life 01:16:23 - Differentiating Movement & Parkour 01:25:00 - Truth and Knowing 01:30:06 - The Importance of Language 01:37:32 - Chi 01:45:35 - Fighting Monkey, Ecological Dynamics & Adaptive Movement 01:52:46 - Masa’s Training Week 01:57:54 - Dance and Martial Arts EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMovement - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind?sub_confirmation=1 - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley MASA SUZUKI IG: https://www.instagram.com/pkmasa/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/shinobi_mover/

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. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Workshop Ad 01:36 - Julian's Background 03:54 - Finding Parkour 09:52- Parkour Ferals & Counter Culture Explosion 15:06- The Early Cambridge Days 18:26 - Phil Doyle & Young Phenoms 21:29- The Early Mentors 24:17 - Raising the Bar & Climb Ups 32:11 - The Forums, Urban FreeFlow & David Belle 39:31 - The Problem of Naming/Defining Parkour 54:00 - FIG, Ninja Warrior, Women in Parkour & Setting the Right Framework 01:02:19 - The Unique Power of Parkour 01:13:12 - Parkour & Fear 01:20:00 - Donor Sports & Gymnastics 01:27:15 - Physical Literacy for Children 01:31:01 - Being Strong to be Useful EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMovement - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind?sub_confirmation=1 - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley

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 have Cliff back on the program soon. If you enjoyed it as well, be sure to leave a like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Cliff Intro 00:28 – Workshop Ad 01:27 - Cliff’s Niche & Background 08:04 - Practical, Classical & Romantic Training 12:50 - Commercial Viability 20:28 - MovNat & Coaching Workshops 33:56 - Kettlebell Training 45:53 - Adjusting Strength Metrics 52:16 - Preparing Youth Athletes 01:00:27 - Assessing Strength Training and Athletic Movement 01:12:09 - Foot and Ankle Strength 01:21:18 - Accommodating Resistance & Specificity 01:26:56 - Tracking Metrics and Generalist Movement 01:31:43 - Aliveness & Complexity 01:38:59 - Zoning In vs. Zoning Out EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMovement - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind?sub_confirmation=1 - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley Clifton Harski -IG: https://www.instagram.com/cliftonharski/

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 Trees 19:07 - Teaching Movement & Barcelona 26:55 - Primate Movement 35:42 - Educating intuition 43:54 - Silence, awareness & mindfulness EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMovement - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind?sub_confirmation=1 - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley Victor Fleites -IG: https://www.instagram.com/tarzan_movement/ -YT: https://www.youtube.com/@Tarzan_Movement/

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 | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMovement - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind?sub_confirmation=1 - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley Dave Wardman -IG: https://www.instagram.com/physicalalchemy/ -Web: https://physicalalchemy.com.au/ -FB: https://www.facebook.com/Davewardmanphysicalalchemy/ Chandler Stevens -Web https://chandlerstevens.com/

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 you aren’t already. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Internal Ad | EMP Workshops 01:28 - Rokas’ Background 14:48 - Crisis of Faith 19:55 - The Importance of Pressure Testing 26:02 - Moving towards Combat Sports 31:50 - The Community Response 43:08 - Losing the Religion 50:30 - Questioning the Spiritual Aspect 57:42 - Changing World Views 01:07:15 - Finding Matt Thornton 01:17:05 - Professional MMA Training with John Kavanagh 01:22:46 - Reunifying Philosophy with Gymnasia 01:44:40 - Psychological Disciplines and Training for Transfer EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMovement - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind?sub_confirmation=1 - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley Rokas Leonavicius -IG: https://www.instagram.com/rokas_martialartsjourney/ -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MartialArtsJourney -Second YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rokasleo

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, and if you do too, please be sure to like, share, and subscribe if you aren’t already. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:17 – Internal Ad 02:35 - Bouldering Benefits 07:31 - The Transferability of Complexity 13:25 - Utilizing Play for Sports Performance 17:20 - Embracing Strengths and Addressing Weaknesses 26:13 - From Meathead to Movement Maven 32:11 - Fragile Strength 36:49 - Detrimental Coaching Practices & Placebo Effects 47:16 - Feeding and Escaping the Fragile Mindset 59:14 - Balancing Metrics and Intuitive Progress Tracking 01:03:46 - Athletic Programming 01:10:41 - Influences and Applications EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMovement - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind?sub_confirmation=1 - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley Austin Jochum -IG: https://www.instagram.com/austinjochum/ -Web: https://www.jochumstrength.com/

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 training, strength and conditioning work, and injury avoidance. If you enjoy the conversation, please be sure to like, share, and subscribe if you aren’t already. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:17 – Internal Ad 00:50 - Intro/Bobby’s Backg-round 10:48 - Leading with Vulnerability 17:18 - Skill Specific Training, Overcoaching & Coyote Mentoring 28:58 - Integrating Strength & Skill 41:30 - Jump Training in Basketball 51:06 - Starting early, Pickup v. AAU, Pursuing Greatness 54:35 - Dealing with Jumper's Knee & Ankle Sprains EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMo... - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind... - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley Bobby Whyte -IG: https://www.instagram.com/bobbywhyte/

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 Retreats 01:03 - Chloe’s background/What is Enchantment 16:37 - Reciprocal Narrowing/Opening/The Salience of Race 42:55 - Going Beyond the Propositional 52:52 - The Progress of the Civil Rights Movement 01:04:26 - The Problem with Utopia/DEI 01:16:55 - The Tyranny of Imposed Equity/Capitalism & Community EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMo... - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind... - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley Chloe Valdary -IG: https://www.instagram.com/theoryofenchantment/ -Twitter: @enchanttheory or @cvaldary -Web: https://www.theoryofenchantment.com Resources Mentioned Morris Berman - The Reenchantment of the Earth Christopher Lasch - The True and Only Heaven Tom Holland - Dominion Jonathan Haidt - The Coddling of the American Mind James Baldwin - The Fire Next Time Martin Luther King Jr. - The Strength of Love James Scott - Seeing Like a State

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 & Exploit vs Explore 50:57 - The Trap of the Generalist and the Specialist 59:00 - Dance, Grappling & Motor Digestion 01:24:16 - Motor Learning & Optimal Theory 01:45:47 - The Vicious & Virtuous Cycle 01:54:13 - Training Volume, Minimal Effective Dose & Overtraining 02:34:06 - Building Volume EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMo... - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind... - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley Bren Veziroglu -IG: https://www.instagram.com/brenveziroglu/ -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/brenveziroglu -Web: https://www.themovementcult.com