Frequently Asked Questions
“Is This For Me?”
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No. This is a great place to start reclaiming physical fitness. We’ll meet you wherever you’re at.
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Yes. Every session is meticulously designed with progressions and variations tailored to each student. You’ll be challenged appropriately.
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Many of our students start there. We adapt training to your current capacity and use it to heal your body along the way.
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Yes. We have students in their 60s and beyond. We deliberately cultivate our practice so it can continue to serve us for the rest of our lives.
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Yes. We train coordination, adaptability, and strength - qualities that transfer directly to athletic performance across disciplines.
Joining A Class
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You will join the group, with work adjusted to your needs. You’ll face a variety of challenges, but none beyond your capability.
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Each session begins with demonstration and instruction. Students work together as a group, guided and observed by teachers. We move through various subjects and projects within a single class.
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Comfortable clothes you can move in, and curiosity.
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Our community is friendly, inclusive, and supportive. Nobody is out of place here.
What Our Practice Is Like
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Those disciplines focus on narrow slices of development. A movement practice serves you and your broader movement development.
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Expect anything from groundwork and balance drills to strength development, partner games, coordination tasks, and more.
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We follow a curriculum mapped out in 3–6 month cycles. There is a very clear direction of progress.
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Most superficially, in your strength, mobility, and broader movement vocabulary. But deeper, in coordination, improvisation, and movement quality. And most importantly: embodiment, the feeling of being at home in your body.
Logistics
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As often as you can. We recommend at least twice per week, but you’re encouraged to train daily. Start with what is sustainable for you.No. This is a great place to start reclaiming physical fitness. We’ll meet you wherever you’re at.
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You’re welcome to drop in. But like anywhere else, consistency is what produces results.
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Yes. We are happy to arrange 1 on 1 sessions based on your specific interests.
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The community is led by two practitioners with over a decade of mentorship under Ido Portal and ongoing personal practice.