Frey Faust
Flight Basics

Flight Basics artful walking Axis Syllabus-universal motor principles – intermediate The AS-ump™ is a movement training and weight distribution analysis system that takes physiodynamics and anatomical parameters into account. Classes are structured using repeating motivs, that represent illustrations of different falling studies. They will focus on alignment and the channeling of kinetic energy, which will include discussions of joint function and physical laws. Gradual addition of the motivs to each other will lead to longer phrases. This workshop concentrates on take-off and landing principles for standing work. Frey Faust will take a close look at walking as it is forming the base for any jumping and flying movements. “Optimal use of the foot, knee, hip, spine and arms to harness gravity. Analysis and restructuring of individual walking/running patterns. Prepare to leap, study foot mechanics and optimal anatomical jumping architecture, learn to harness gravity and inertia to fly. Walking well is a preparation for life, for everything we will do with our bodies. Our walking patterns form the base of unconscious reflexes that serve as a starting point for learning any other coordination, such as sport and dance or any kind of active work. If the knees are not aligned, if the curves in the spine are not adjusted for optimal rebound, if the feet are not actively supporting the arch and ankle, the repetition of minimal gestures that compromise the integrity of these structures will cause a gradual or even sudden deterioration. On the average, the human being takes about 80 to 90 steps a minute, that is about 5000 steps every hour. Walking well includes understanding and supporting the side-bending principles, the involuntary internal and external rotations of the knee, foot structure, as well as finding and applying the motions of individual spinal curves to the different cases of locomotion. The healthy motion of walking includes continuous tri-axial undulations in the axial skeleton, a rotary under-curve swing in the pelvis, diagonally angled arcs of the extremities as they swing and receive the weight of the body falling through space. Each body has an optimal walk and personal rhythm. This workshop is designed to assist the participant in breaking the code of the habits that are potentially dangerous, ultimately finding their own walk, a walk that optimalises the structure of their bodies. “