MOVE TOWARD RESILIENCE, CREATIVITY & COMMUNICATION
Join us for a two-day immersive workshop exploring movement, adaptability, and creative problem-solving as essential tools for navigating life’s challenges with more resilience, curiosity, and joy. This workshop is designed for movers, coaches, artists, athletes, therapists, and anyone eager to cultivate a practice that supports long-term physical, mental, and emotional viability.
We will investigate movement as a dynamic dialogue—between partners, between structure and improvisation, between stability and change. You will be introduced to key Fighting Monkey tools and principles, including Zero Forms, Movement Situations, and Metacognitive Reflections (see www.fightingmonkey.net). These foundational elements provide practical ways to enhance adaptability, refine communication, and thrive in unpredictable situations.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Through engaging tasks, partner interactions, and playful challenges, we will explore:
➤ Open Games – Play as a Foundation for Learning & Adaptability
✔ Engage in dynamic games that sharpen perception, problem-solving, and responsiveness.
✔ Develop adaptability and stay sharp, mobile, and excited about movement at any age.
➤ Rhythm & Coordination – Whole-Body Synergies for Resilient Motion
✔ Cultivate fluidity and resilience through rhythm and coordination.
✔ Strengthen full-body connectivity for efficient, adaptable movement.
➤ Healing, Dance & Athleticism – Overlapping Principles
✔ Explore the shared foundations of healing, artistic expression, and athletic performance.
✔ Build a sustainable practice that supports long-term vitality and injury prevention.
➤ Action & Perception – How We Make Sense of the World Through Movement
✔ Train the connection between movement, awareness, and decision-making to improve adaptability in complex situations.
✔ Understand how perception and action shape our ability to respond and learn.
➤ Creativity & Agency – Build Your Own Practice, Develop Ownership
✔ Discover new solutions rather than relying on fixed techniques.
✔ Cultivate creativity and problem-solving through movement exploration.
➤ Movement & Communication – Express, Relate, and Interact with Confidence
✔ Develop a deeper awareness of how movement shapes interaction and collaboration.
✔ Explore voice, body language, and movement dynamics as tools for communication.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This workshop is open to all curious practitioners—movement enthusiasts, teachers, coaches, physiotherapists, artists, scientists, athletes, and anyone interested in deepening their practice. No prerequisites—we work with what we have and what we bring.
Rather than promising instant transformations, we focus on fostering greater care, patience, interest, and honesty—leading to a deeper connection with your movement practice and personal development.
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Jakub Zeman is a practitioner and educator from the Czech Republic with a background in martial arts, dance, and movement research. He has been studying closely with Linda Kapetanea and Jozef Frucek since 2015 and is a Senior Fighting Monkey Teacher. Jakub has led workshops and courses across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, working with athletes, artists, and rehabilitation specialists to explore movement as a fundamental tool for communication, expression, and human development.
ABOUT FIGHTING MONKEY
Fighting Monkey is an applied practice for human development through movement founded by Linda Kapetanea and Jozef Frucek. Since 2002 Linda and Jozef have been developing it through a deep study on cross motion analysis and with the aim to understand the principles of the human movement, communication and the aging process.
FM Practice research is centered around communication, physical dexterity and creative thinking and moving to be capable of solving real life problems and thrive in life.
EVENT DETAILS
📅 WHEN:
🕙 June 21, 2025 – 10:00-18:00 (with a lunch break)
🕙 June 22, 2025 – 10:00-17:00 (with a lunch break)
📍 WHERE:
🏢 Sportcentrum VU, Uilenstede 100, 1183 AM Amstelveen
💰 PRICE:
✔ EARLY BIRD: €240 (before May 10th)
✔ REGULAR: €280
💡 15% discount for returning participants
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CANCELLATION POLICY
❗ If you cancel 1 month or more before the event, the paid amount can be used as a credit for future workshops within 12 months.
❗ If you cancel less than 1 month before the event, you may propose a substitute to take your place.
🔥 COME READY TO MOVE, THINK, AND LEARN IN NEW WAYS!
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