Movement Camp - Day 3

 The question Ido posed to us yesterday was: "How far away can you get from your discipline?"

Of course, if you come to Ido's movement camp it is highly likely that you are quite comfortable meandering through the disciplines and playing with various movement practices.  

However, no one was prepared for JOZEF FRUCEK's workshops - not the dancers, the capoeristas, the gymnastics, the acrobats, the breakdancers, the martial artists or the weightlifters. Nor were people such as Mieka, Derek and I, who have been using an interdisciplinary approach for a solid 4 years, and are used to combining various movement disciplines.


 Who is JOZEF FRUCEK?

Photo: 27_28_29_30 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ: ΠΡΩΙΝΑ ΑΝΟΙΧΤΑ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΑ ΜΕ ΤΟ JOZEF FRUCEK / 27_28_29_30 DECEMBER: MORNING CLASSES WITH JOZEF FRUCEK



RootlessRoot: Jozef Frucek

Πέμπτη 27 έως Κυριακή 30 Δεκεμβρίου 
Thursday 27th till Sunday 30th of December 

Ώρα: 12:00- 13:30

Τιμή: 10€
8€ ( φοιτητικό και μέλη του σωματείο ΣΕ.ΧΩ.ΧΟ/ students and members of SE.XO.XO)
6€( για σπουδαστές χορού και ανέργους/ dance students and unemployed)

# τα μαθήματα συμπεριλαμβάνονται στα μηνιαία δίδακτρα/ the lessons are included in the monthly fees



JOZEF FRUCEK

Jozef is a founding member of RootlessRoot. He graduated from the Academy of Music and Theater of Bratislava, completing his PhD Thesis in 2002. 

During 2002-2005 Frucek was a member of Wim Vandekeybus’ Ultima Vez, creating Blush (stage and film versions) and, Sonic Boom. During 2005-2006 he collaborated with the Royal Flemish Theater in Brussels (KVS) on his own work. 

In 2006 he and Linda Kapetanea formed RootlessRoot as a vehicle for their own productions, research and teaching (see below). 

Together with Kapetanea Frucek is developing the research program of Fighting Μonkey - an applied methodology of martial arts in the education of dancers, actors and movement practitioners. They regularly give workshops at international festivals and in vocational schools. 

From 2006 - 2011 both Frucek and Kapetanea were on the teaching faculty at the Athens State School for Dance. Since 2012 Frucek is member of the teaching personnel of the University Ludwik Solski State Drama School of Krakow in Poland.

www.rootlessroot.com
www.dancce.gr
Jozef is a founding member of RootlessRoot. He graduated from the Academy of Music and Theater of Bratislava, completing his PhD Thesis in 2002.

During 2002-2005 Frucek was a member of Wim Vandekeybus’ Ultima Vez, creating Blush (stage and film versions) and, Sonic Boom. During 2005-2006 he collaborated with the Royal Flemish Theater in Brussels (KVS) on his own work.

In 2006 he and Linda Kapetanea formed RootlessRoot as a vehicle for their own productions, research and teaching (see below).

Together with Kapetanea, Frucek is developing the research program of Fighting Μonkey - an applied methodology of martial arts in the education of dancers, actors and movement practitioners. They regularly give workshops at international festivals and in vocational schools.

From 2006 - 2011 both Frucek and Kapetanea were on the teaching faculty at the Athens State School for Dance. Since 2012 Frucek is member of the teaching personnel of the University Ludwik Solski State Drama School of Krakow in Poland.

www.rootlessroot.com
www.dancce.gr

I have struggled for the words to describe what we are doing in Jozef's class. He strongly encouraged us not to think of what we are doing as "fighting." It seems rather to be a very aggressive and physical game of cat and mouse - think zen archer but a million times more physical and dynamic.  I will leave it at that for now. I am off to our third session with Jozef. 



Movement Camp - Day 1

We are now on Day 2 of the Movement Camp in Singapore. I feel incredibly blessed to be training alongside such incredible movers from all over the globe. We had a great lecture from Ido this morning on isolation and integration. Of course, when we first learn a movement we isolate, but Ido's message was that far too often we stop there with the movement itself and bracket it off from other movement. So we took the simple pistol and we worked on transitioning in and out of it with other movements.

Yesterday we worked on the muscle up to backwards roll as well as "kip ups" (no, not the kipping pull up) but a way to fall back on your back and spring back onto your feet. We also did some breakfalling and aerial cartwheels.

We had a great lecture by Frank Forencich last night titled "The Primate's Predicament". We briefly discussed the science of epigenetics as well as the concept of "mismatch". We have succeeded in such spectacular scientific and technological advancements but at the cost of creating a very unnatural body. The body remembers hundreds of thousands of years of evolution - of running, jumping, swinging, pulling, throwing, etc. The body was designed to move, but our modern luxuries have in many ways, destroyed the necessity for movement. We have, in effect, created a zoo for humans - an unnatural and deeply sorrowful way of living that is out of step with our primal roots.

Darci

Thursday, August 1, 2013

A.
Advanced/Intermediate: 
Every 3 minutes:
Snatch Grip High Pulls @ 100% of your max snatch x 5 reps
7 Burpees
3 sets 

Beginners: 
Every 3 minutes:
Snatch Grip Deadlift x 5 reps x 3 sets (Go up in weight with each set).
5 burpees

B.  On a 4 minute clock:
     400 meter run @ 90 % HOLD BACK A BIT!
     Wall balls x 30 14/20 LBS
     AMRAP Toes to Bar

REST 4 MINUTES

REPEAT

B. For those who are less advanced:
On a 4 minute clock:
200 meter run
Wall balls x 15
AMRAP Toes to bar in 2 minutes.

Rest 4  minutes

Repeat

B. No Toes to Bar?
200 meter run or row
rest 30 sec
10 wall balls
rest 30 sec
5 skin the cats on stall bars
rest 2 minutes
3 sets

PM. BCBD.
Warm up for a good 1/2 hour before you begin your sprints.  

A. Sprint for 30 sec and walk for 30 sec x 10 sets

Rest 10 minutes

Run 800 meters @ 80%

Rest 10 minutes

Run 800 meters @ 80%

Your goal is to get the same time on both 800 meter runs.  

Friday, August 2, 2013

A. clean and jerk
Beginners: 5 clean grip deadlifts. On the last rep, pause just above the knee and do 5 hang power cleans x 4 sets; rest 90 sec. Go up in weight with each set.

Intermediate: 2 clean grip deadlifts. On the second rep, pause just above the knee and do 2 hang power cleans x 5 sets; rest 90 . Go up in weight with each set.

Advanced and or BCBD competitors: Every 90 sec, do: 2 clean and jerk @ 105/155 lbs and 5 burpees x 7 sets

B.  Double Unders x30
      Rope Climbs x 3
      alternating DB clean and jerk x 20  
      AFAP
      rest 3 minutes
      3 sets

IF you need work on double unders:
AMRAP DOUBLE UNDERS in 2 min, followed immediately by the rest of the workout.

BEginners do 5 rope climbs(Odelia version)