Welcome to Our New MovNat International Instructor, Joseph Bartz

Joseph Bartz grew up by the beautiful Baltic Sea in Rostock, Germany, where he trained in track and field and tennis.  Later, he trained in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and also discovered Parkour, which he has been practicing since 2006.

He was never really that intrigued by tennis and track and field, because he liked

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The 7th MovNat Principle: Efficient

It’s natural, but is it efficient?

In the previous blog entries, we’ve seen that moving naturally means moving in a human species-specific way and that those movement aptitudes are evolutionary, instinctual, and universal.  Since every human being possesses those fundamental aptitudes, anyone can do it.

‘Anyone can run, jump, balance, lift and carry, etc…to some extent at

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MovNat Featured in the Washington Post: Commentary by Master Instructor, Clifton Harski

MovNat has been fortunate to be featured in numerous, prominent publications and in many blogs.  On Feb 4th, we had the pleasure of working with Washington Post writer, Vicky Hallet , who attended a 1-day MovNat workshop in Washington DC.

Vicky did a fantastic job in the workshop, moving through all of the drills with determination

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Learning MovNat is Making Me a Better Strength Coach: Guest Post by Jeff Turner

Last summer, my friend and client, Lori Crock, attended a MovNat workshop and came back pretty fired up. She invited me to attend the 1-day outdoor. It was eye-opening on many levels, especially learning new movements and being introduced to a new physical fitness system.  That 1-day had just scratched the surface; I had to

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MovNat and the Athlete: Guest Post by Rudy Thomas, Strength & Conditioning Coach, UCSD

People are constantly evolving –  growing up, growing older, and unfortunately, growing away from what I believe is our natural self and being.

Philosophy aside, humans are movers by nature. It’s how we’ve come to populate the entire planet. These days, though,  we move less than we ever have and the little movement that we do

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MovNat in Thailand: Surmounting Fears and Challenges

The experience of MovNat in Thailand … Join us in March.

For this blog entry, a dictionary will be very handy.  I had to buy one, and I have used it for pretty much every MovNat workshop I’ve conducted in Thailand.  Here’s why:

Traumatophobia, Heliophobia, Aquaphobia, Claustrophobia, Mysophobia, Acrophobia, Spheksophobia, Arachnophobia, Gelotophobia, Thalassophobia, and Atychiphobia.

Have fun, and

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Guest Blog Entry by Danielle Cook: A Memorable vacation

My family and I spent 5 days in Nebo, West Virginia attending a workshop called MovNat.  Prior to going, my friends and family would ask me where we were going this year on our family vacation.  When I told them, they were like “you are going where, and doing what?”  They thought we had lost

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Guest Blog Entry: Tired but happy

Tired but happy. I think that’s how we all felt after attending the London MovNat workshop last weekend.   It was a great day.

The workshop was an excellent introduction to all that is MovNat – loads of great ideas and techniques, with lots to go away and practice.   I was glad to have

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Real-life testimonial: Nicky Sciolino

Two years ago I started feeling like a slug. I had always been very active, but I was getting sick of going to the gym and doing the same workouts every day.   Other than martial arts a few days a week, I felt like I needed a treadmill or a room full of weight

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Guest Post by Tate Zandstra: MovNat training in Thailand

The world is a watercolor of indistinct blues and greens around me.  My heart is hammering from a short but intense swim and even as the saltwater stings my naked eyes I feel I haven’t grabbed enough air before diving.  I can see Vic beneath me, barely, unconscious and sinking.  His body is limp, his

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