The Passive Hang

Rich Andoh (@rich__andoh) on the Passive Hang! Rich is a teacher based in Amsterdam, and leads the Amsterdam Movement Practice group ( https://movementpractice.amsterdam ). Rich was introduced to me by a good friend, and from the moment we started talking I knew this was going to be a treat.  Rich is a thinker, one who also spends time practising how to communicate - the concept of the “movement o...

Antonio Torres of the Tao Way (@torresjr.antonio) comes on the Passive Hang!  I found Antonio via his amazing YouTube channel, The Tao Way. He shares a lot of great insight in training and teaching but manages to be at the same time very entertaining to watch and follow. Antonio is currently in Ohio, but is based in China, having lived there for 3 years.  Antonio shares his story of studying under...

Mark Robberds (@markrobberds) joins the Passive Hang! Mark is a Yoga Teacher residing in India, but is normally based in Bali and his hometown is in Sydney, Australia.  Mark sits between an interesting intersection, coming as a yoga “specialist” and now studying under Ido Portal, as well as exploring other methods such as FRC, MovNat, and handbalancing.  We get into Mark’s perspective of adopting...

Daniel Lucchini (@meraki_performance) rejoins the Passive Hang!  Daniel is preparing for a 24 hour run - covering the greatest distance he can in 24 hours, a week from now on the 6th of November.  The run itself is a crazy feat - and I’ve been watching Daniel train in preparation, all the while still making progress with his handstands and strength. The other week he just unlocked Handstand Pushup...

Episode…. 30! With the man from Fighting Monkey… Jozef Frucek (@fightingmonkey_rootlessroot). Jozef has to be one of the most interesting thinkers that I’ve had the pleasure to encounter.  Having not had the pleasure of attending any FM workshops, I’ve always wondered - “what exactly is Fighting Monkey?”. I get to ask Jozef the question and many more.  Jozef talks about energy in a way which is ve...

Wil Brown (@wbrown7) on the Passive Hang! Wil is the founder of the London Movement Group, and also teaches online via www.figuringthingsout.com . I’ve been following his journey since he was travelling the world seeking guidance from teachers all over the world, and it’s been exciting to see his growth into becoming a teacher.  We directly dive into his concept of “Physical Intelligence” and the...

Jason Round (@movemoremp) on the Passive Hang! Jason is a teacher who resides in Bern, Switzerland. I was over the moon when he agreed to come on for a chat - Jason shares prolifically on his page, blog, youtube. These aren’t ordinary resources either - every time I see one - it’s either thought provoking, practice provoking, or worth telling someone.  We go through many concepts that feature in h...

Scott White (@ifphysio) joins us on the Passive Hang! Scott is a yoga teacher, physiotherapist, although his approach to both may be different what you may think. On his page you can see the width and variety of his practice - loaded stretching, dynamic locomotion, rope levers and of course… great back bends. This is a guy who is deep into yoga but hasn’t drunk the “koolaid” - he’s determined to c...

Anthony Tran (@tr.ant) on the podcast! Anthony is a teacher who lives in Perth. I’ve been a long time admirer of Anthony’s work and practice, from his page you can see an excellent example of all these skills which are so desirable when you start your movement journey… all flowing into each other, one movement almost indiscernible to the next. There is a quality and an expressiveness which is very...

Jeni Steep on the podcast! Jeni (@jenimoves) runs the Movement Collective (@the_movement_collective) in Newcastle with Rod Cooper (@rodjcooper), an amazing facility that is bringing movement to the masses in a fun, approachable and exciting way. When I first went there I was amazed at the energy I felt from all the members and the space - it’s like a giant adult’s playground.    When you go on her...

What’s it like to open a gym where you teach tools from the Fighting Monkey method, Ido Portal method, and more? Today on the podcast - Emma (@emma_louise_robson), Glenn (@glennrobson_) and Paul (@pault8_upsidedown) - who run Aspen Coaching (@aspencoaching) - a movement gym in Perth.    Aspen’s motto is “Strength Through Diversity”. Their students, from all different backgrounds - from 16 years, t...

Emmet Louis (@emmetlouis) on the podcast! This one is a knowledge bomb dropper. Emmet is a coach who is renowned for his flexibility training, he runs Handstand Factory (@handstandfactory), and in a previous life, was a circus performer.  Emmet has just launched his new platform, Modern Methods of Mobility, and I take the opportunity to delve into an overview of the methods that he is planning to...

Micha Bakker (@human.mvmnt) the sun-kissed Swede! Micha is a coach who resides in Stockholm, but recently was living in Sydney.  Like a lot of us, Micha came into this type of training from “low quality bro training… to slightly higher quality training..” to then asking himself deeper questions to move towards a pursuit of learning. Micha is someone who knows how to pay attention and observe; and...

Stan99 represents on the latest episode of the Passive Hang! Harry Williams (@holisticmovement), is a self titled teacher and student of handbalancing and movement who resides in Perth. Harry “cherry picks” pieces of the movement culture, and I think for a lot of people, those cherries are what we all view to be some of the tastiest.  We cover a lot of areas in this monster episode, from what we s...

Episode 20!! I’m very pleased to sit down with Vik Hawksley (@vik_hawksley), who runs Anatomy in Motion in Sydney. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Vik several times, training and learning from him. Anatomy in Motion isn’t just a gym or a studio, when you go to a class it runs like a well oiled system and feels like real physical education.  In this chat I ask Vik about the considerations he puts...

First follow up episode! Received heaps of good feedback from our first episode, and Thomas and I continued our conversation via e-mail, and thought it would be a great idea to discuss some of our questions on the podcast.   This episode is one for all the movement practitioners out there who are also coaching, or are looking to coach.   The 3 questions we had leading into this were -  1. “How do...

“My step-dad once told me that I’ve got a bit of animal inside me.”  “Before going for a set of max deadlifts or squats sometimes I would slap myself on the cheek… sometimes you just need a bit of violence to get it done.”   No wonder he can one arm handstand. Here is a guy who can push hard.    David Marion (@david.a.marion) brings the heat in this week’s episode of the Passive Hang! David is a c...

Oliver Crossley (@yogicphysio), the Yogic Physio! Oliver is a yoga teacher, physiotherapist, zen meditation teacher (and more!) who resides in the Gold Coast, Australia. Oliver sits at a really interesting intersection of body and mind focused traditional practises, including involvement in the movement culture.    Two things strike me about Oliver from our get together. Firstly he has a unique ab...

Paul Twyman in the house!  How many kids does he have? How old is he? What’s in the water in Perth - why is movement culture so big there? How long does it take to get a one arm handstand? All the answers to those questions and more… in the latest episode of the Passive Hang! Paul Twyman (pault8_upsidedown) is a coach based in Perth, and he also is one of the owners of Aspen Coaching (@aspencoachi...

Joachim Hilderson (@hildersonjoachim), Jack Russo Method! Go on Joachim’s page, you’ll be taken back by the way he trains. There’s mobility training… and then there’s the way Joachim trains mobility. It’s… different. And that’s how Joachim describes his learning style - “I like to learn… but differently.”  Joachim isn’t a natural to any of this. A bodybuilder for 10 years, he only started his jour...

Fun, Freedom and Focus. That’s the Ghetto Movement philosophy. And I’ve got the owner on the Passive Hang podcast today - Will Grant! (@wilbagee) This guy is someone who just comes across as super easy to talk to. But this isn’t any happy go lucky guy - Will cares deeply about the people surrounding him. You’ll realise his work ethic is what allows him to achieve such amazing skills in his physica...

What are the missing pieces from calisthenics and mobility practices?  Stoked to have sat down with Fanny Tulloch (@mobilitytrainingau) who runs Mobility Training AU and is currently in Sweden, although she is normally found in Sydney at the Jungle Brothers gym. I’ve been enjoying Fanny’s insights for a while, she is one of the few out there sharing great content with depth, regularly.  Although h...

Episode 12 on the Passive Hang and I was honoured to sit down with Thomas Emerson (@thomashughemerson), who runs Praksis (@praksiscanberra), a movement facility in Canberra. The first thing you might notice about Praksis is that it doesn’t look like any regular gym, or even yoga space. This is something different.  Thomas is doing deep work with teaching, sharing and translating “underground” move...

Double Lennan! This week I have Nathan Lennan, cousin of Jackson, who is a coach operating out of Sydney. Nathan also found the movement culture via the Ido’s Movement X workshops, and he has followed the method as well as working with coaches such as @holisticmovement and @hildersonjoachim.  Nathan is someone who is very self directed in his learning and has purposefully vetted and found teachers...

Keeping it real with Jackson Lennan (@jacksonlennan), who is a movement coach residing in Brisbane, Australia. I met Jackson only recently, and I was fortunate to take a locomotion session with him - where I not only learnt locomotion, but a clear process for teaching locomotion. Not many coaches can do that.  Jackson is a trained musculoskeletal therapist and has trained under Ido Portal, now wit...