Writing New
I wrote it all down
Three essays, a practitioner's guide and a glossary, on why we train the way we do. Years of explaining this in the studio, finally in one place you can read at your own pace.
The Journal
What I am thinking about, working on, and reading.
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The Story of the Human Body
A deep look at human evolutionary biology and the mismatch between the environments we evolved in and the ones we live in now. The best explanation I know for why varied, natural movement matters for health.
For Anyone curious about why the human body needs regular, varied movement to stay healthy
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Free Play
A look at improvisation as a way of learning, creating, and living, and a reminder that play is the pathway through which deeper skill and freedom emerge.
For Anyone who wants to bring more curiosity and less performance pressure to how they move
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The power of precise awareness
We can’t make a precise adjustment from a blunt signal. When proprioception is weak, compensation increases, tension rises, and coordination decreases. The body starts fighting to hold together what it can no longer organise well.
Proprioception is not some bonus thing. It is the essential element that lets you track your movement in real time and make adjustments.
Instead of caring about how something looks, care more about how it feels.
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Your body is a sensing system
Our bodies are built to sense the world around us. This is why, at Totum, we pay close attention to three sensing systems.
Interoception: awareness of your internal state while you practise.
Exteroception: awareness of the world around you.
Proprioception: awareness of your body in relation to itself (what are my legs doing right now, upside down?), and your position in space relative to other people and things.
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Six Movement Principles to Train Stronger and Smarter
Six guiding principles, three for organic strength and three for linear strength, that turn movement from something you do into something you embody.
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Unlocking Strength and Movement: the power of structured and adaptive training
What we actually do at Totum, and why we blend structured calisthenics with adaptive, playful movement. Strength and adaptability together are what build resilience.
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Bamboo Legs: grow legs that bend but don't break
A whole-body tour of the lower body, from the big toe to the hips, and why strong, supple, adaptable legs come from training each part and then integrating it all through play.
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The benefits of brachiation, and the hanging challenge
Hanging is a natural human position we have largely lost. Here is why your shoulders crave it, the benefits of a small daily dose, and a simple 30-day challenge to bring it back.
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