Jozef Frucek Transmission, new press article about Baseworks and more
Sent: 2024-03-27 · Recipients: 180 · Campaign ID: 85
Pre-header: In this episode, Patrick chats with Jozef Frucek in a reflective dialogue exploring Jozef’s views reflected in the Fighting Monkey
New Transmission Episode — Jozef Fruček
Section titled “New Transmission Episode — Jozef Fruček”
In this episode, Patrick Oancia chats with Jozef Fruček in a reflective dialogue exploring Jozef’s upbringing amidst nature 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, adaptability, vitality, creativity, parenting, and the interplay of art and athletics, all of which underscore his journey towards cultivating versatile forms of expression and pedagogy.
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Recent Press — Vanguardia (Colombia)
Section titled “Recent Press — Vanguardia (Colombia)”
Colombian newspaper Vanguardia featured an announcement about 2 Baseworks events, highlighting the focus on the importance of developing different types of body awareness and control.
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Upcoming Event — Montreal, Canada
Section titled “Upcoming Event — Montreal, Canada”
In this workshop, we will focus on the movements and movement patterns introduced in the Baseworks Practice Foundation Module. It is an excellent all-in-one movement package that opens a doorway to understanding one’s body, its fundamental movement dynamics, structural and psychological limitations…
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BRAIN FODDER — The Conceptual Grid
Section titled “BRAIN FODDER — The Conceptual Grid”
Human understanding uses categories and analysis. To understand a phenomenon, we superimpose a conceptual grid by which we relate it to the known and define what must be investigated further. But the grid itself always conceals a bit of reality.
The more intently we look for the answer in terms of the grid, the more impossible the task becomes. In such instances the only solution is to readjust the grid, to alter the categories through which we understand the world and our experience.
This quote opens the editor’s preface to the English edition of Yasuo Yuasa’s book The Body. This was written in 1987. Almost 40 years later, these words can be read with even more depth, considering both conceptual and spatial grids, which underlie our categorical and spatial cognition.
When we refer to movements in Baseworks as “anti-functional movement”, we highlight their non-habitual purpose. Following the principles of Gridlines and Symmetry and other “anti-functional” movement patterns helps our perception and intention to “get off” the rails of habitual thinking and movement.
Links Referenced
Section titled “Links Referenced”| Anchor | URL |
|---|---|
| Patrick Oancia | https://baseworks.com/instructor/patrick-oancia/ |
| Jozef Fruček (Rootlessroot) | https://rootlessroot.com/team/jozef-frucek/ |
| Fighting Monkey | https://fightingmonkey.net/ |
| WATCH OR LISTEN | https://baseworks.com/podcast/jozef-frucek-fighting-monkey-practice-communication-adaptation/ |
| YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck-knP0GuXE |
| Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/transmission/id1593468113?i=1000650557044 |
| SEE MORE (Vanguardia) | https://baseworks.com/communications/the-importance-of-developing-different-types-of-body-awareness-and-control/ |
| MORE INFO (Montreal workshop) | https://baseworks.com/event/baseworks-foundation-montreal/ |
| Thomas P. Kasulis | https://comparativestudies.osu.edu/people/kasulis.1 |
| Anti-functional movement (YouTube) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uyy-B7Jh_I |
| Key Principles | https://baseworks.com/baseworks-key-principles/ |
Correlations
Section titled “Correlations”- patrick-oancia — Transmission host
- Gridlines and Symmetry — referenced in Brain Fodder section
Jozef Fruček / Fighting Monkey Transmission episode launch. “Anti-functional movement” as a framing is still in use but has evolved — the current voice guide prefers describing what movements are rather than what they are not. Montreal Foundation workshop (April 2024) is the first local Montreal event of the post-hiatus cycle. The Vanguardia press piece ties to the earlier Colombia events (campaign 84, March 2024) — the two newsletters are a paired before/after.