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The Passive Hang
by Phaon
Documenting and exploring the rise of movement culture in Australia. Featuring movers and their story, perspective, learnings.
Episodes
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#84: Julian Disterhoft, Movement Bielefeld: How to become a better teacher
Julian Disterhoft of Movement Bielefeld (@movementbielefeld) is on the Passive Hang podcast! Julian runs a movement school in Bielefeld, Germany, teaching a generalised practice on many different subjects and aspects of movement. He’s learnt from many of the very best in the field, travelling the...
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#83: Benjamin Byfield, Meditative Monkey: Fusing the work of Gurdjieff and Movement Culture
Benjamin Byfield @meditativemonkey is on the Passive Hang! Ben is a dear friend of mine, who runs the Meditative Monkey, a Movement Studio based in Central Coast, Australia. You may recognise him from some of the Passive Hang video logs and previous episode #48 - he is a regular accomplice to...
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#82: Simon Thakur: Ancestral Movement - Physical Culture and the Human Evolution
Simon Thakur, founder of Ancestral Movement (@ancestralmovement, www.ancestralmovement.com) is on the Passive Hang! Ancestral Movement is Simon’s life work, practices and studies of human development through the lens of evolutionary biology, anthropology, comparative anatomy, neuroscience and...
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#81: Craig Mallett: Da Xuan - Diving into the Big Mystery of Chinese Internal Martial Arts
Craig Mallett (@craigmallettdx) features on the Passive Hang podcast! Craig is a teacher based in the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He was originally part of a Canberra community featuring Simon Thakur and Kit Laughlin, associated with past podcast guest Emmet Louis. He is now a teacher and...
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#80: David Wilson, Oldscoolmoves: Thinking differently about growing older - redefining age perceptions and physical capability
David Wilson (@oldscoolmoves) is on the Passive Hang! David is a movement coach, anti-ageism advocate and educator, based in Toronto, Canada. David teaches at @spiritloft and online. David’s challenges our societal narratives around age-ing and what it means to become old. David used to be an...
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#79: Stanislav Kazanovich: Building the Movement Freaks community and improvisational groundwork
@stanslavkaza, founder of @movementfreaks is on the Passive Hang! Stanislav is a movement teacher based in Herzeliya, Israel. Stanislav shares his story from wrestling during adolescence, to being exposed to hand balancing from Odelia Goldschmidt, and surprisingly - reluctantly adopting a broader...
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#78: Tasha Louie: Recovering from Spinal Fracture and exploring unconventional strength skills
@tasha.louie is on the Passive Hang! Tasha is a personal trainer teaching in the San Francisco Bay Area and also an online coach. She is an incredible practitioner who explores creativity within strength work. Tasha’s ability to exert strength in all sorts of ranges shows the potential of what…
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#77 Ron Dobrovinsky: A Dancer’s Guide to Flexibility and Application Specific Training
Ron Dobrovinsky @rondobrovinsky, founder of @swingitisrael is on the Passive Hang! Ron is a dancer, teacher and personal trainer based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an amazing performer, who shares a lot of his own personal process in developing capacities he desires for dancing. I highly recommend...
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#76 Erdi Babili: Success in Online Coaching, Spearfishing and How to learn the Press to Handstand
Erdi Babili, @learningtohuman joins us on the Passive Hang to talk about his journey from personal trainer, gym owner, to online coach for bodyweight strength, flexibility and hand balancing. Erdi shares wonderful insights on his page, I highly recommend you check it out - with a lot of nuance on...
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#75: Juan Rueda: The Ido Portal Mentorship and establishing the Melbourne Movement Practice
Juan Rueda (@huan_lueda) shares a wonderful conversation on the Passive Hang podcast! Juan is a movement teacher in Melbourne, Australia, and is a former Ido Portal mentorship student. I recently connected with Juan in person and attended a few of his movement classes. All of them have been a...
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#74: Jason Lapiana: From Specialist to Generalist
Jason Lapiana (@jason.lapiana) from Clearwater, Florida is on the Passive Hang! Jason is a movement teacher who is the director of coaching at @move_training_calisthenics. Jason is an absolute weapon who is starting to share more of his insights online and is worth checking out. Jason used to be…
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#73: Daniel Zivatovic: How to become a full time Movement Teacher
Daniel Zivatovic, Physical Empowerment (@denchija) is on the Passive Hang! Daniel teaches online and in London, as one of the teachers of @londonmovementgroup. I was super happy to connect with Daniel as we have been chatting online back and forth for a while now, and it was a pleasure to create...
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#72: Lewis Yost: How to advance beyond the Straight, Tuck, Straddle Handstand
Lewis Yost (@lewisyost_) aka Lewdog aka Stan number ?? comes onto the Passive Hang! Lewis is a movement and hand balancing coach, practitioner residing in Perth, Australia, teaching out of Movement Co. I’ve connected and learnt from Lewis from the past 2 Gains at the Ghetto Workshops. Not only...
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#71: Bren Veziroglu: Learning Strategies and the Psychology of Motivation
Bren Veziroglu (@brenveziroglu) is on the Passive Hang! Bren is a movement teacher based in San Jose, California. He runs an amazing YouTube channel with in-depth pieces on Movement Practice and strategies for learning movement. Bren has built himself from the ground up - being a kid who wasn’t...
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#70: Elia Bartolini, The Flexibility Guy: Middle Splits Deep Dive
Elia Bartolini (@elia_bodyweight), the Flexibility Guy - comes onto the Passive Hang! Elia is a flexibility and handstand coach living in Rome, Italy. I love Elia since he shares not only in-depth and tips for real flexibility development, but also loves taking th e piss of the culture of french...
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#69: Sondre Berg: Training methods for 90 degree handstand pushups and explosive legs
Sondre Berg (@sondre_berg) - the sensation from Norway is on the Passive Hang! Sondre is a coach living in Norway. Sondre amazes me with all the physical prowess he displays - explosive, skilful, mobile, taking on skills I haven’t seen before such as the one arm handstand pushup. It was a…
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#68: Jon Yuen: Programming for Autonomy, and Your Significant Training Stories
Jon Yuen (@yuenjon) is on the Passive Hang! Awesome to connect with Jon as I’ve been a long time fan (like many others!). Jon is a movement teacher based in Norway. He also likes cats, very much. Jon shares his time growing up in Norway coming from mixed heritage, and the influences that have...
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Episode #67: Micha Schulz, King of Weighted: The Planche, HSPU, OAC
Micha Schulz (@micha_bln_), founder of @kingofweighted shares his story and training insights on the Passive Hang! Micha is a coach who specialises in calisthenics skills and weighted calisthenics. He is based in Berlin, Germany. Micha’s content is always full of nuance and consideration, with a...
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Episode #66: Rodrigo Salulima, Pratique Movimento: How to Start Your Movement School
Rodrigo Salulima (@rodrigosalulima), founder of Pratique Movimento (@pratiquemovimento) on the Passive Hang! Pratique Movimento is a flourishing movement school based in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. In this wonderful conversation we hear how Rodrigo built the community of Pratique Movimento,...
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Episode #65: Joseph Bartz: The Map of the Physical Practice
The legendary @josephbartz is on the Passive Hang! Joseph is a teacher who guides others on the question of “What does it mean to live a good life in modernity?”. He is based on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. He teaches the physical practice as building foundations for taking responsibility…
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Episode #64: Rod Cooper of The Movement Collective - My Current Practice Exposed
@rodjcooper, owner of @the_movement_collective comes on the Passive Hang! The Movement Collective is a movement gym in Newcastle, Australia. I’ve known Rod for a couple of years now, and the best way to describe him is that whenever you speak with Rod, you feel lifted, elevated, inspired. Rod...
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Episode #63: Slava Goloubov: The Movement Flow System
Slava Goloubov (@slavagoloubov) on the Passive Hang! Slava is the founder of @movement.flow - a system which connects contemporary dance, acrobatics, capoeira and yoga into a combination of floor based movements and transitions. Slava was born in Russia, then immigrated to Canada, where he was in...
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Episode #62: Karin Avi of Motion Haifa - Reading between Black and White
@karin.avi, Karin Bensabat comes on for the latest episode of the Passive Hang! Karin is the founder of @motion.haifa, a movement school based in Haifa, Israel. When you jump on the @motion.haifa page you will see a large and engaged community doing all sorts of wonderful and interesting…
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Episode #61: Eduardo Orihuela - Minimalist Training Methods
Eduardo Orihuela (@eduardo_orihuela_) jumping on the Passive Hang! Eduardo is a coach based in Chicago, affiliated with the awesome GMB crew (@gmbfitness) and is an avid sharer of bodyweight training methods online. The thing about Eduardo is authenticity. In all his clips he invites you into his...
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Episode #60: Alex Sesto - Full Spectrum Health
Alex Sesto (@sestoflow) jumps on the Passive Hang! Alex is a teacher from London, UK. Alex is coaches individuals and also runs a number of projects including the @flowstate.collective and The Human Experience. When you go on Alex’s page you might think he is about movement, but quickly I find…
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Episode #59: Vincent Vis - Deconstructing Floorwork
Vincent Vis @vincent_vis, Le Floorwork Deconstructor comes onto the Passive Hang! Vincent is a movement teacher based in Dublin, Ireland but is originally from France. Online, Vincent shares amazing resources on handbalancing and floorwork, on YouTube, Instagram and also via his course Floorwork...
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Episode #58: Marlo Fisken - Circles, Spirals and having fun with Failure
Marlo Fisken (@marlofisken) joins the Passive Hang podcast! Marlo is a movement teacher, an innovator in the field of pole and floorwork. She is currently in Virginia, USA. Marlo breaks beyond the stereotypical “seriousness” of movement practitioners. See any of her content and you’ll get a sense...
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Episode #57: Soisci Porchetta - How to Teach Intuitively and Creatively
Soisci Porchetta on the Passive Hang ! (@soisci_human_patterns). Soisci is a movement teacher at @praksiscanberra, in a former life was a Muay Thai World Champion, and has studied closely with Ido Portal and Jozef Frucek. I met Soisci last year when I went up to @praksiscanberra. I took several...
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Episode #56: Aaron Martin - Soft Acrobatics
Aaron Martin (@aaronmartintin) on the podcast! Aaron is a Hong Kong based teacher and practitioner, a self proclaimed acrobatics nerd. “Soft” Acrobatics is a kind of new term I see describing this interesting mixture of contemporary dance, bboying, capoeira, tricking, circus, locomotion… It’s...
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Episode #55: Dr. Damien Cooper - Spirit Plants and Peaceful Practices
Damien Cooper on the Passive Hang. @coopaloop_____ , founder of the Movement Improvement Clinic in Newcastle, Australia, and part of the team at The Movement Collective, all around legend. Damien is an osteopath and movement teacher and practitioner. Damien raises some powerful and interesting...
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Episode #54: Aaron Griffiths, Rd 2 - Loco about Loco
@agrifforama, Aaron Griffiths, back on the podcast for Round 2- Loco about Loco! Aaron and I share a mutual love, being the art of “locomotion” - basically - a practice exploring how one can move along the ground and in space. Its roots are from Capoeira, but it’s an open container where anything...
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Episode #53: Jacob "Krazy Kujo" Lyons - Footless Footwork
Jacob “Krazy Kujo” Lyons (@krazykujo) comes onto the Passive Hang! Jacob, better known as Krazy Kujo, has been a stalwart in the breakdancing scene since the 90s. Jacob initially caught my eye due to his unique mix of practices - on his Instagram page you can see him pulling 280kg on a sumo...
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Episode #52: Lewie West - Full Body Acrobat
The man, the myth, the legend - Lewie West! (@lewie.west) on the Passive Hang. Lewie is a generalist acrobat who has been performing around the world for the past 12 years, now settled in Tasmania, Australia. We learn his approach to acrobatic movement - creating options, utilising the whole body...
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Episode #51: Tanner Walker, Hybrid Movement Practice - Exploring the Uncertainties
Tanner Walker (@tannerwalker_hmp) joins us for Episode 51 of the Passive Hang! Tanner is a movement practitioner and coach from Seattle on the west coast of America. He runs Hybrid Movement Practice and teaches in person at the Fremont Gymnasium, a movement group in Mercer Island, and teaches...
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Episode #50: Ryan Hurst, GMB Fitness - The One Thing
Episode 50 with Ryan Hurst @ryhurst, one of the founders of Gold Medal Bodies (GMB) fitness @gmbfitness. I met Ryan 2 years ago when I was back travelling around on my bicycle in Japan. At the time, I was wandering, searching for inspiration. I had found this movement thing and was looking to...
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Episode #49: One Year of the Passive Hang - an update from the Host
It’s been a year since the Passive Hang launched it’s first episode. The first episode was a solo episode, and episode 49 is an update from the host. Sharing reflections of my movement journey, and of the Passive Hang. It’s a special time for me at the moment - I have just finished with my…
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The Passive Hang - Episode 48 - Bilal Zeine and Ben Byfield - Gains in the Ghetto Reflections
Special podcast episode! A follow up to the vlog released last week, I have Bilal Zeine (@bilalzeine) and Ben Byfield (@meditativemonkey) as co-hosts to chat about our experience going to Gains in the Ghetto, a movement and handbalancing workshop at Ghetto Movement, Wollongong Australia…
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The Passive Hang - Episode 47 - Andres Vesga - From Fitness to a Movement Practice
Andres Vesga (@andresvesga) joins us on the Passive Hang! Andres leads the @hkmovementpractice group. He is an Ido Mentorship student residing in Hong Kong. Andres is originally from Colombia, and shares his story of crossing continents, crossing physical cultures, and finding movement practice....
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The Passive Hang - Episode 46 - David Tilston - War, Spirals and Handbalancing
David Tilston (@david.tilston) - joins us for Episode 46 of the Passive Hang! David is a movement practitioner and teacher from the south of the UK. David used to be a Royal Marine and has served in Afghanistan. He shares his journey from the early days of soccer, to joining the service and now -...
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The Passive Hang - Episode 45 - Kenan Dinkelmann - The Dance of Life
Kenan Dinkelmann (@kenandinkelmann) joins us on the Passive Hang podcast! Kenan is a dancer, mover, performer and teacher who lives in Berlin, Germany. Lately Kenan has been sharing a lot more online recently - releasing two online courses around the concept of “Flow Acrobatics”. We get into what...
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The Passive Hang - Episode 44 - DJ Murakami - Expressions of Strength
Daniel Murakami, @strongcamps on the Passive Hang! Daniel is one of the minds behind @movementquestofficial and is known for the feats of strength he shares. A lot of his posts get me to wonder about norms that lie present in the fitness culture. When you see him push over a tree, or pick up a...
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The Passive Hang - Episode 43 - Nil Teisner - Finding your own flow
“To get deeper in my practice, I had to let go of being a versatile all rounder… we don’t need all this strength… it’s nice to have, but we don’t need it." Nil Teisner (@nilteisner) on the Passive Hang podcast this week! Nil is a multidisciplinary teacher covering physical skills, body…
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The Passive Hang - Episode 42 - Garrett Kuljian - The Supple Dragon
Garrett Kuljian (@gmoneymvmt), aka Gmoney aka The Supple Dragon aka Troy from Movement Quest joins us on the Passive Hang! Garrett is a practitioner, teacher and physical therapist in San Diego, California. Garrett is on the movement journey. I love seeing all the work he is putting into the...
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The Passive Hang - Episode 41 - Joel Mullen - A Teacher who Moves People
Joel Mullen (@move_or_be_moved) join us on the Passive Hang! Joel is the head strength coach at Movement Co, a massive facility in Perth, Australia. Joel describes himself simply as a personal trainer - but his experience and knowledge suggests a lot lot more. Joel is a straight talker, no BS…
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The Passive Hang - Episode 40 - Farid Herrera - Skills, Sequences and Stories
Farid Herrera (@farid_herrera) on the Passive Hang! Farid is a movement teacher in the UK, and an absolute ninja on the ‘gram. Farid’s own practice is broad and varied - incorporating all types of ground movement, parkour, soft acrobatics and more. There is a clinical type of precision present in...
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The Passive Hang - Episode 39 - Conor Wild - Softness and Creative Sequencing
Mr Conor Wild (@mrconorwild) on the podcast ! Conor is a teacher, acrobat and circus performer from the UK, but currently resides in Tasmania, Australia. In this episode we cover in depth an approach to creative sequencing - something really relevant to those practising floor work, locomotion,...
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The Passive Hang - Episode 38 - Flynn Disney - Parkour and First Principles
Mega episode here! Flynn Disney (@flynndisney) jumps on the Passive Hang and shares his perspective on the practice of parkour. Flynn is a teacher of parkour and movement, with a strong focus on the somatic perspective. Flynn has an extraordinary ability to link parkour with established…
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The Passive Hang - Episode 37 - Zack Finer - Lead Ape
Zack Finer (@z.finest.fridge) on the Passive Hang! Zack is Co-Owner and Teacher at Ape Co, a movement school in both Denver (@apeco_denver) and Boulder (@apeco_boulder), Colorado in the USA. I was super excited to get Zack on as he is a long time Ido Portal student and is now growing a thriving...
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The Passive Hang - Episode 36 - Iesu Escalante - Identity in Motion
Iesu Escalante (@iesu_escalante) joins the Passive Hang! Iesu is a teacher and performer, who resides in Paris and is currently working with the National Circus Centre over there. Iesu has trained in Chinese Martial arts from as long as he can remember, and has studied various other disciplines...
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The Passive Hang - Episode 35 - Glenn Robson - The Domestic Cat
Glenn Robson (@glennrobson_) back on the Passive Hang! Glenn joined us previously as part of the Aspen Coaching (@aspencoaching) crew back in Episode 24, and now jumps on for a solo episode. Glenn runs Aspen Coaching with his wife Emma (@emma_louise_robson) and Paul Twyman (@pault8_upsidedown)....
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Documenting and exploring the rise of movement culture in Australia. Featuring movers and their story, perspective, learnings.
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