FREE FLOW: physicality toward musicality by Wooguru Kw

Joint Workshop: Rhythmic Meditation in collaboration with an environmental activist/ writer Hwang, Daekwon at the BAU Institute in S.Korea on Nov. 1~3 2019

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Wooguru KwLeave a comment

Meditation can be explained as the act of restoring the organic wholeness of the human body and the optimal balance within itself. Breathing techniques for reaching the state of being relaxed are the essential set of movements that most of the meditation practices emphasize and develop in various ways. In specific, one respiration comprises one inspiration and one expiration, which causes tension and relaxation, respectively. That is a continuous series of actions, led by abdominal muscles, where all types of physical movements derive.
The workshop named “Rhythmic Meditation” focuses on the respiratory rhythm of the individual body, which is to initiate and regulate its spontaneous movements, for attaining the holistically balanced state within itself. Biomechanical understanding of the body and its actions is used for promoting freedom of movement through the following courses: (1)Movement workshops, (2)Lectures combined with Dance Performance, (3)Rhythmic Meditation with live music.

Contents 순서

1. How breathing regulates the body and its movements: understanding the fundamentals of biomechanics (Lecture combined with a dance performance) by Wooguru Kw/ 1. 호흡은 어떻게 움직임을 조절하는가: 인체의 움직임에 대한 이해 (강의 + 무용 공연): 우구루

2. Movement workshop #1: Breathing and locomotion (stereotyped movements)/ 2. 움직임 워크샵 #1: 호흡과 기본 이동 동작들

3. The human body and natural environments: Lecture by Hwang, Daekwon/ 3. 인간의 몸과 자연 (강의): 황대권

4. Rhythmic Meditation #1: Understanding meditation effects from the repetition of simple moves from the biomechanical viewpoint/ 4. 역동적 명상 #1 단순 반복 동작의 명상적 효과에 대한 운동 역학적 이해와 응용

5. Movement Workshop #2: sharing body weight with partners/ 5. 움직임 워크샵 #2: 다른 이와 함께 움직이기

6. Rhythmic Meditation #2: Freedom of Movement/ 6. 역동적 명상 #2: 자유로운 움직임

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11.1(금)
– 자기소개 및 연구소 주변 투어
– 영화감상 <PINA> (현대무용의 혁명가 피나 바우쉬의 춤동작을 3D 화면에 담은 독일영화계의 거장 빔벤더스의 작품)

11.2(토)
– 강의1 : 호흡과 움직임(강사 : 우구루)
– 강의2 : 자연과 인간의 몸(강사 : 황대권)
– 강의3 : 움직임과 명상 Rhythmic meditation(강사 : 우구루)
– ‘역동적 명상’ 실습(실내)

11.3(일)
– 편백나무 숲 산책
– ‘역동적 명상’ 실습(야외)
– 소감나누기 및 하산

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Morning Class at Tanssille ry in Helsinki, Finland in October/ 2019

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Wooguru KwLeave a comment

Morning Class at Tanssille ry in Helsinki on 8th, 10th, and 15th of October, 2019 from 10:00 to 11:30
<FREE FLOW: physicality toward musicality> is a contemporary dance technique, focused on biomechanics for the actualization of the total freedom of the individual body and its integrity. The following are the contents of the morning classes.
(1)Warming-up with quadrupedal movement and its variations for enhancing contralateral movements of the torso, essential for the execution of complex motor tasks
(2)Jumping moves driven by the diaphragmatic breathing techniques
(3)Landing mechanics for converting impact force into the kinetic energy for the subsequent
(4)Rolling for promoting spontaneous actions: reflex & relaxation
(5)Improvising to enjoy one’s freedom of movement

http://tanssille.net/tapahtuma/nykytanssi-wooguru

Pivotal Moves, driven by forefoot movements

October 3, 2019 Wooguru KwLeave a comment

(1)The technical emphasis is on the forefoot movements that play as the base of support; the right foot is primarily anchored on the spot to facilitate the pivotal moves shown on the video. The kinetic energy, which drives the rotational and dragging moves of the left leg, is produced by and transmitted from the interaction between the right foot and the contact surface. The upper body mostly remains relaxed; however, abdominal muscles continuously regulate respiratory movements which initiate all types of movements, including the pivotal moves mentioned above.

(2)The excerpt from the ABSENCE OF SOUND: the Cold War history and its legacy, reinterpreted to pose a fundamental question: how are the ruling principles of the system intensified during the Cold War era still valid and restricting freedom of movement?

THE RESPIRATORY UNDULATION AND ITS RHYTHMICALITY

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Wooguru KwLeave a comment

THE RESPIRATORY UNDULATION AND ITS RHYTHMICALITY
The oscillatory cycle of respiration elicits two contrasting mechanical movements: expansion and compression; these actions are paired to form the constituent pattern that constantly repeats in a complementary manner that facilitates and regulates all types of kinetic movements. Thus, this elastic quality universally appears in a sequence of movements at various intensities and speeds; in doing so, what can be recognized as rhythmic flows physiologically arises in the body.
Rhythm can be defined as a phrase of physical movements, materially expressed with the combination of the strong and the weak elements. Furthermore, the biomechanical rhythmicality can be deliberately magnified and utilized for addressing expressive needs by interacting with musical instruments which are devised to convert touches into sounds.

Postural effects on the utilization of elastic strain energy and respiratory regulation

September 20, 2019September 26, 2019 Wooguru KwLeave a comment

(1)The Forward-Leaning Posture to Maximize the Use of Elastic Energy
Strain energy is released when the deformed elastic elements of the body recover their resting lengths and original shapes. The stretch-shortening cycle of the Achilles’ tendon is succinctly exhibiting the mechanics of this catapult action, which spontaneously occurs to be utilized as initiatory impulses for various locomotor movements. Walking, skipping, running, and jumping are bipedal movements critically driven by elastic energy.
The relaxation of the diaphragm catalyzes expiration, and the body gradually becomes relaxed, from the pelvic floor muscles, and bent forward to the ground in the concentric phase of exhalation. The forward-leaning posture is achieved through this chain reaction at various degrees of torso angle, upon diverse stances. Furthermore, the storage of strain energy increases, as the muscle-tendon units of the posterior chain are stretched.
In the forward-leaning posture, the body is highly responsive to respiratory stimuli. The following are the two determinants that enhance the connectivity of the upper and lower body parts: (a)compressed abdominal muscles that cause deep expiration setting up a new respiratory and postural balance to be maintained by subsequent inspiration (b)the forefoot bearing the significant amount of body weight upon itself, sufficient to play as the primary base of support.

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Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance. S.K. Powers and E.T. Howley. 10th edition. McGraw Hill publishers

Anatomy & Physiology, Edited and Revised by Lindsay M. Biga, Sierra Dawson, Amy Harwell, Robin Hopkins, Joel Kaufmann, Mike LeMaster, Philip Matern, Katie Morrison-Graham, Devon Quick, Jon Runyeon Art edited and created by Leeah Whittier
( http://library.open.oregonstate.edu/aandp/ )

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MAXIMIZING THE USE OF ELASTIC ENERGY IN A STRETCH SHORTEN CYCLE, MOVEMENT WILSON, G.J.i ELLIO’FJ!, B.C. Department of Human Movement and Recreation Studies University of Western Australia .+ Australia, 1990

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Biomechanics: A catapult action for rapid limb protraction, Article in Nature · February 2003, DOI: 10.1038/421035a · Source: PubMed, Allen M. Willson, Glen A.Lichtwark, Johanna Watson

Take-off and landing forces in jumping frogs, Sandra Nauwelaerts1,* and Peter Aerts1,2 1Department of Biology, University of Antwerp (UIA), Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Antwerpen, Belgium and 2Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, University of Ghent, Watersportlaan 2, B-9000 Gent, Belgium, The Journal of Experimental Biology 209, 66-77 Published by The Company of Biologists 2006, doi:10.1242/jeb.01969

The Quadrupedal Nature of Human Bipedal Locomotion, E. Paul Zehr1,2,3, Sandra R. Hundza1,4, and Erin V. Vasudevan5,6 1Rehabilitation Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Victoria, Victoria; 2International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver; 3Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria; 4CanAssist, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; 5Motion Analysis Lab, Kennedy Krieger Institute; and 6Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD ZEHR, E.P., S.R. HUNDZA, and E.V. VASUDEVAN

NYTKE Festival 2019 in Tampere, Finland

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Wooguru KwLeave a comment

NYTKE festival is the contemporary dance festival, which took place on July 15-20, 2019 in Tampere, Finland. The workshops of the FREE FLOW: physicality toward musicality were delivered in two formats: (1)Professionally trained group (2)Open Level. Plus, the showcase for a duet piece with Nelly Hakkarainen was held on the last day of the festival at Tanssiteatteri MD. The following are the pictures taken by Raf Mielczarek and Matti Kilponen (chilpura on Instagram).

photographed by Raf Mielczarek

photographed by Matti Kilponen

WORKSHOP ON BIOMECHANICS

September 10, 2019September 20, 2019 Wooguru KwLeave a comment

Patterned Movement is the term referring to the sets of the elementary moves: breathing, crawling, standing, walking, running, and jumping. Those are foundational and critical for the execution of complex motor tasks; however, the significance of the basic tends to be neglected as techniques are mastered to be used and performed at professional levels. Technically speaking, respiratory regulation, postural control, and contralateral movements are the notions that specify the essential principles of the biomechanics of human movements, which regulate and sustain the body in a concerted manner.

The workshop that took place at ARTWEEN STUDIO in Seoul, S.Korea on July 7, 2019, was to remind experienced performing artists <bboys, contemporary dancers, mime artists> of the fundamentals of movements, universal to the human body, regardless of style and discipline.