Matwork Day met Ton Voogt & Michael Fritzke
Tijd: volgt
Prijs: € 175,-
Datum: zaterdag 19 september
Plaats: Amsterdam. Frans Otten Stadion. 12.30-17.30
Return to the classical mat
Romana Kryzanowska famously said, “The mat work is the hardest—it’s just you against gravity.” Probably because it is so hard we often modify, sometimes losing sight of the method’s original intent. In this workshop, we return to the classical mat to explore why it matters, and the critical difference between building the body up versus modifying the work down. Through focused practice, you will refine your ability to progress your clients toward the true demands of the method without diluting its purpose.
Dynamic Balance
The risk of falling increases after age 65, but balance can be
trained and improved at any age. While many balance exercises are static, life is dynamic — and our training should be too. In this workshop, we explore how the body truly creates balance in motion and how to use dynamic exercises to train it effectively. You’ll learn which systems work together behind the scenes — from feet to core to eyes — and how to challenge them in fun, functional ways. Help your clients move with more confidence, stability, and ease — because better balance means better movement, and better movement means a better life.
∗For this workshop you will need to bring 5 one Euro coins!
Release & Reconnect: From Tension to Integrated Support
Before true connection and control can happen, excess tension needs to be addressed. In this workshop, we use spiky balls to release overactive, gripping tissues that interfere with efficient movement patterns. From there, the Triadball becomes a powerful tool to guide the body into more precise, supported, and integrated connections. You’ll explore how to shift clients from holding to sensing, from tension to responsiveness, and ultimately to more intelligent, organized movement. Walk away with practical strategies to help your clients move with greater ease, clarity, and control.
Michael and Ton are internationally recognized Pilates Teachers, presenters, educators, consultants, and innovators, and travel the world sharing their knowledge and experience.They were the last two people to do a true apprenticeship (no manuals or seminars) with Romana Kryzanowska. In 2000 Romana asked them to become Teacher of Teachers for her original International Pilates Certification Program in NYC. As Teacher Trainers and Supervising Instructors at the uptown Pilates Studio, Michael and Ton worked closely together with Romana and her daughter Sari Mejia Santo, training, guiding and testing hundreds of apprentices through the program. During this time they also collaborated with Physical Therapists at Performing Arts Physical Therapy in NYC.
Michael and Ton believe that Pilates is both an Art and a Science. It is an Art because it requires ability in execution and it is a Science because it is based on a systematic theory. It is this systematic theory, with concepts and principles, that is the common thread in all approaches, traditional and evolved.
Michael and Ton eventually left their positions at the Pilates Studio, and used their knowledge and experience to create and set up several customized independently owned and operated full Pilates certification programs internationally. Together they developed and created – the revolutionary TRIADBALL™ the first ball of its size created specifically for the Pilates method.
Michael and Ton had the privilege of working with many of the Elders directly or with their direct protégées. Their work today incorporates the work of all the Pilates Elders and their knowledge and experience of other movement and therapy modalities. In their private practice, they have worked with numerous A-list celebrities and are currently working with professional athletes from the NFL, MLB, NBA and PGA. As life long students Michael and Ton are currently in their advanced studies of Spiraldynamik® based out of Switzerland and are the representatives for Spiraldynamik® in the fields of Pilates and Fitness in the USA.