Body-Mind Concept
Our method
We offer a unique type of training that combines traditional training techniques of Kung Fu, Qigong combined with the most modern functional training techniques, with a special focus on myofascial release and PNF stretching.
Our classes focus on the development of flexibility, the rebalancing of the structure and the development of the muscle chains necessary in daily life, martial arts or other disciplines.
Our objectives are the following:
- Deep stabilizing muscle reinforcement to release the mobilizer
- Re-balancing of the external muscles
- Mobility development
- Flexibility development
- Pain relief
- Body awareness
- Relaxation
- Complacency
Introduction
The Western view of sport and training has changed drastically in the last 50 years. After decades of excesses and errors we are finally reaching a more holistic vision of training, integrating all dimensions of the body and mind into it. The objective is no longer performance but harmony and balance, which define the bases of efficient physical or sporting activity that can be maintained over a long time.
We learn from our mistakes and modern science as well as the Eastern vision helps us better understand our body and metabolism. Ultimately the fitness industry evolved a lot and finally consider structural balance as the foundation of mobility. Training does not focus solely on the development or performance of a specific muscle group but rather on working muscle chains from a functional approach adapted to each individual or activity, giving birth to what we call functional training today.
The latest studies carried out on the myofascial network have been fascinating and it is thanks to them that new areas of training have been opened. And coincidentally, we discovered that Qigong or Yoga exercises perfectly stimulate those myofascial lines (In this article we can discover the latest studies pointing to a potential correlation between meridians and the myofascial network… To conclude, we could say that the Western vision and science has brought us data and a detailed anatomical vision necessary to understand and optimize what was transmitted through different eastern traditions over time.
Conscious Movement
Both science and training techniques inherited from ancient China have shown that mind and body must work together and in harmony for total movement integration. The mind guides the movement and by combining the exercise with visualization work, a deeper integration is achieved. Our body makes the movement but also has its own “consciousness” which we must learn to listen to and develop. In this way, we will allow complete expression through movement.
Corporal disequilibrium
We all have more or less important imbalances in our structure. This may be due to our current more sedentary lifestyle, previous injuries or simply characteristics of our morphology. A destructured body is defined, among others, by unbalanced musculature in which the mobilizing muscles fulfill the function of the stabilizing muscles. Thus limiting our mobility and this degenerates into chronic pain and even sometimes to injuries in the long term.
Our concept
Confronting myself to my own physical limitations and facing some chronic pain due to anatomical particularities and previous injuries, I realized that internal martial arts like Wing Chun do not always integrate a sufficient body training to re-balance our structure.
After years of practice and research on the topics of Qigong, Yoga and different types of fitness training, I decided to develop a training method similar particularly adapted to our practice. Focusing especially on the development and work of the muscle chains and the development of flexibility thanks to PNF stretches. All this combined with classic Kung Fu exercises and the practice of Qigong forms.
This is how the “Body-Mind Concept” was born with the aim of allowing each person to regain consciousness by uniting again their body & mind, learning to listen to their body and be able to express it naturally with respect to their own particularities.