Transmission
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBaseworks is a movement method that helps anyone better feel and understand the body. The method, and the conceptual framework it creates, also explores the direct effect that the practice has on perception, introspection, problem solving, productivity and other aspects of cognition. These transmissions will cover practice and theory and also feature conversations with like minded collaborators to explore mutual interests and to work toward developing a common vocabulary to penetrate topics which are typically only explored experientially.
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Episodes
Jozef Frucek: On Fighting Monkey Practice, Communication & Adaptation Of Biological Systems
March 27, 2024 01:45 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBIn this episode, Patrick Oancia chats with Jozef Fruček in a reflective dialogue exploring Jozef’s upbringing amidst nature and and foraging trips with his dad in Slovakia, and the profound impact it had on shaping his insights into the dynamics of “communication” between living systems (including us, humans) and their environments. The discussion unpacks the philosophical and practical aspects of Jozef’s views reflected in the Fighting Monkey Practice, touching on the themes of authenticity...
Reflections: On Japan, Movement Autonomy & Community
February 21, 2024 18:40 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBThis is the companion REFLECTIONS transmission for the conversation Patrick Oancia had with Ryan Hurst, one of the founders of GMB Fitness. To get insights from the conversation and deepen your understanding, listen to the original episode first. You can listen to that here. In this Reflection, co-developer of the Baseworks Method, Asia Shcherbakova, unpacks Ryan's immersive approach to movement practice and his journey from gymnastics to martial arts. She also explores the synergies and...
Ryan Hurst: On Japan, Movement Autonomy & Community
October 19, 2022 02:24 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this episode, Patrick Oancia talks with Ryan Hurst about his immersion into Gymnastics in Wichita, Kansas, from a young age through to decades as a devoted martial artist and ex-pat in Japan. His immersion into the Japanese culture was shaped by these and other experiences, and that all led to his co-founding GMB Fitness in 2010. About Ryan Ryan co-founded GMB fitness in 2010 with partners Andy Fossett, and Jarlo Ilano and acts as the head coach and program director for the method...
Reflections: On Playing, Training & Challenge
July 13, 2022 01:54 - 14 minutes - 26.6 MBThis is the companion REFLECTIONS Transmission for the conversation that Patrick Oancia had with Yuval Ayalon. It would make the most sense to first listen to that episode here. This Reflection looks at Yuval’s journey from competitive gymnastics to contemplative handstand practice and discusses the concept of foundation in physical skill development. It also talks about the tendency of well-learned skills to escape our awareness. To watch the video version or read this companion Reflectio...
Yuval Ayalon: On Playing, Training & Challenge
May 12, 2022 16:56 - 1 hour - 137 MBOn Playing, Training & Challenge: Yuval Ayalon In this conversation Patrick Oancia chats with Yuval about his transition from being a kid swinging on trees, right through to being a competitive gymnast, performance artist and finally ending up a globally renowned teacher of hand balances. There's a lot of ground covered that relates to how to commit to a practice, the approach and attitude that one would take towards stress in competition and thereafter, trying to understand how to fit a...
Quest For: The meaning of form
March 10, 2022 00:31 - 4 minutes - 8.44 MBSo we always try to clarify what the purpose of our form practice is in Baseworks. In this Quest 4 video Patrick Oancia highlight how the continuity of form practice can lead to a better understanding of movement all around. About Patrick Oancia: Patrick founded BASEWORKS. His approach to mind-body health is inspired by adaptive learning, fitness, scientific research, and metaphysics of different traditions. His mission is to promote a sense of coexistence with the environment, refinin...
Reflections: On Ethics, Leadership & Commitment
December 13, 2021 21:03 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBEthics, Leadership & Commitment- Reflections This is the companion Reflection transmission for the conversation we had with Matan Levkowich. It would make the most sense to first listen to that episode here: https://anchor.fm/baseworks/episodes/Ethics--Leadership--Commitment--Matan-Levkowich-e1bgm04 This reflection highlights the relevance of sharing, ethics, and the intention that goes into a practice or pursuit of life goals. To watch to the video version or read this companion Reflect...
Matan Levkowich: On Ethics, Leadership & Commitment
December 10, 2021 20:18 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBOn Ethics, Leadership & Commitment- Matan Levkowich In this conversation we chat about Matan’s dedication to–and brief hiatus from- his podcast, ethics in leading, life in the Israel army, and thereafter transitioning from a dedicated meditation practitioner living in celibacy to be relentlessly coaxed back into the world by erotic desires that surfaced from intense meditation practice, and how all these things tied into commitment and personal realizations. Matan is a dancer, teacher an...
Ethics, Leadership & Commitment- Matan Levkowich
December 10, 2021 20:18 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBEthics, Leadership & Commitment- Matan Levkowich In this conversation we chat about Matan’s dedication to–and brief hiatus from- his podcast, ethics in leading, life in the Israel army, and thereafter transitioning from a dedicated meditation practitioner living in celibacy to be relentlessly coaxed back into the world by erotic desires that surfaced from intense meditation practice, and how all these things tied into commitment and personal realizations. Matan is a dancer, teacher and g...
Baseworks Transmission
November 03, 2021 20:34 - 1 minute - 1 MBBaseworks is an approach to physical and cognitive training. It's a movement approach that helps anyone better feel and understand the body while developing strength, flexibility, motor control, dexterity and joint mobility and how that all directly corresponds to a more informed understanding and application to any kind of movement. The method and the conceptual framework it creates also explore the direct effect that the practice has on perception, introspection, problem solving, productivi...
Baseworks Transmission: Trailer
November 03, 2021 20:34 - 1 minute - 1 MBBaseworks is an approach to physical and cognitive training. It's a movement approach that helps anyone better feel and understand the body while developing strength, flexibility, motor control, dexterity and joint mobility and how that all directly corresponds to a more informed understanding and application to any kind of movement. The method and the conceptual framework it creates also explore the direct effect that the practice has on perception, introspection, problem solving, product...