Movement
skill is the instinctual drive we have to adapt to the environment we live
in. In our case, the homo sapiens, planet earth and the
region we live in. Inwardly what
we do is instinctively build a relationship with gravity and utilise its force
to adapt us to move. Outwardly it
is our relationships we depend upon.
What controls all these actions are our senses and millions of years of
being that will us to evolve and prosper.
To
survive we have adopted a lot of very unique strategies, like any other mammal,
to progress our own evolution (Ontogeny).
I have recently learnt from Steve Biddulph (author of Raising Girls) that a female baby is much
more focused on the parent’s movement especially their facial features as a
nursing baby. This develops their
eye sight much quicker than a boy’s.
Developing an eyesight in turn develops the neck muscles which then
develops the spine and nervous system, which then gets them to crawling and so
on a lot sooner (a few months) before boys. It is interesting that the importance of the female in
reproduction is paramount and therefore it is in our species survival that in a
girls early years their survival skills (being able to walk/run and overall
senses) are more quickly
adapted. Frank Forencich (Exuberant Animal) applies a similar
approach providing material on ‘building attachment/relationship’ being our foremost
foundation skill.
Getting
back to physical development, a lot of our natural adaptive skill to be agile
and in tune with nature, is a world apart from us now in today’s modern world
and we are evolving with less skill.
This present a problem to a body that is designed to be in tune with its
environment and health is what is at risk.
By
taping back into this instinctive subconscious awareness we have already in us,
by focusing on skill development,
is the truest way to
gain sustainable results.
For
runners (athletic population) it is away to eliminate common injuries, really
connect with something special in movement and enjoy being healthy in your
goals because we were born to run.
This training we do at the Barefoot Performance Academy encompasses
physical development.
(Biomechanical, Biochemical and Psychological development – Movement,
Nutrition and subconscious confidence)
For
the symptom based population (unhealthy) who have biomechanical issues,
biochemical issues and psychological difficulties which have all added up and
pushed them over the symptom threshold; movement skill is the first base of
support. Body language is
everything.
Rollo Mahon has an academic background in Sports Therapy. His academic journey has led him through various athlete performance accreditations where he has specialised in the science and biomechanics of barefoot running. His search has been to find the solution to injury free biomechanics and therefore better performance, which has been cemented by the
About the author
Rollo Mahon has an academic background in Sports Therapy. His academic journey has led him through various athlete performance accreditations where he has specialised in the science and biomechanics of barefoot running. His search has been to find the solution to injury free biomechanics and therefore better performance, which has been cemented by the 
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