Frequently Asked Questions

“Is This For Me?”

  • No. This is a great place to start reclaiming physical fitness. We’ll meet you wherever you’re at.

  • Yes. Every session is meticulously designed with progressions and variations tailored to each student. You’ll be challenged appropriately.

  • Many of our students start there. We adapt training to your current capacity and use it to heal your body along the way.

  • 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.

  • Yes. We train coordination, adaptability, and strength - qualities that transfer directly to athletic performance across disciplines.

Joining A Class

  • You will join the group, with work adjusted to your needs. You’ll face a variety of challenges, but none beyond your capability.

  • 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.

  • Comfortable clothes you can move in, and curiosity.

  • Our community is friendly, inclusive, and supportive. Nobody is out of place here.

What Our Practice Is Like

  • Those disciplines focus on narrow slices of development. A movement practice serves you and your broader movement development.

  • Expect anything from groundwork and balance drills to strength development, partner games, coordination tasks, and more.

  • We follow a curriculum mapped out in 3–6 month cycles. There is a very clear direction of progress.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • You’re welcome to drop in. But like anywhere else, consistency is what produces results.

  • Yes. We are happy to arrange 1 on 1 sessions based on your specific interests.

  • The community is led by two practitioners with over a decade of mentorship under Ido Portal and ongoing personal practice.