Craig Constantine
Coaxing readiness
Movement culture celebrates the override—push through, commit, send it. Bane, who trains parkour alone in Belfast, describes the opposite. He coaxes readiness out rather than forcing it, returning to the same challenge across weeks or years until his body and mind genuinely align. Solo training reveals whether your readiness is yours or borrowed. What it… more →
From the archives: Mandy Lam
Mandy Lam’s journey through movement communities around the world comes back to one constant: the people. In conversation at Évry Move, she reflects on the Yamakasi, what makes communities thrive, and the value of solo training as a counterweight to collective energy. She also opens up about a major concussion that reshaped her perspective. For… more →
Something worth playing for
Sean Hannah can guide anyone through rebuilding an injured body—but he can’t manufacture the reason to bother. The exercises aren’t secret. The protocol isn’t the barrier. The barrier is that remodeling takes months of slow, painful work, and nobody endures that without a spark: something they love doing that’s disappearing. What happens to the people… more →
When crisis brings clarity
Rodrigo Pimentel woke up from a stroke with double vision, slurred speech, and no motor control. His response surprised even him: radical acceptance. “This is what’s happening” became his anchor—not resignation, but the starting point for everything next. Crisis stripped away the luxury of resistance, revealing who he was capable of becoming when fighting reality… more →
From the archives: Nick Anastasia
Nick Anastasia explores movement as structured play, designing obstacles and spaces that inspire physical creativity. Built environments offer dense flow opportunities while outdoor spaces encourage adaptability. His approach treats complex movement training as an evolved version of childhood play—hanging out with friends and playing with blocks. Improvisation through games helps practitioners engage their surroundings in… more →
Remodeling with Sean Hannah
What does it take to stop avoiding pain and instead use it as a guide for rebuilding the body? The same movements that caused injury can heal it when performed slowly, partially, and with intention. “What we try to do is get people to understand that if you have pain, if you have a limitation, more →
The myth of more willpower
Chris Garay has watched people try to build movement practices for years. The ones who stick around aren’t the ones with superior willpower. They’re the ones who’ve eliminated most of the resistance entirely. We’ve been asking the wrong question. It was never about having more discipline. It was always about needing less. more →
Going Full Circle on Chairs
Soisci Porchetta spent years ditching chairs for floor work, developing hip mobility and comfort on the ground. Then at a meditation retreat, sitting in a chair made every joint ache while elderly practitioners sat comfortably for hours. Going full circle means reintegrating what you initially rejected—being able to do both floor and chair comfortably. Real… more →
From the archives: Jamie Holmes
Jamie Holmes explores managing life’s admin tasks by integrating them into daily flow rather than batching them. After a melanoma diagnosis, she chose holistic healing over traditional treatment, trusting her body’s capabilities. She shares insights into running The Circus Fix, balancing artistic passion with business pragmatism. Her hip surgery journey reveals profound challenges—three months of… more →
After You Reject the Meaning, Then What?
Amina Shareef Ali connects parkour and being trans through refusing assigned meanings—you’re told what a space or body is for, and you say no. But after rejection, who decides new meaning? When your training ground conflicts with others’ peaceful passage, whose assignment wins? Liberation isn’t swapping old meaning for new—it’s refusing to accept the conversation… more →
Practicing with an unknown expiration date
Vincent Thibault reminds us you won’t be coaching or moving this way forever, and you don’t know when it ends. This creates tension: care enough to keep improving while knowing it won’t last. You can’t plan for an unknown timeline. The practice requires holding both—this matters deeply right now, and it’s temporary. Practice in a… more →
From the archives: Andrew Foster
Andrew Foster shares his journey from home-schooled beginnings in Ohio through Arabic studies in Jordan and training with Danny Ilabaca in Cairo, to facing the dark challenge of losing everything including his purpose. Starting renewed from his lowest point on a Colorado mountaintop, he found new direction, returning full circle to Ohio to found Akron… more →











