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Movement research practice
developed by Linda Kapetanea & Jozef Fruček. Linda Kapetanea and Jozef Frucek are the founders of Fighting Monkey Practice.

They are both professionally involved in art, athletics and movement research. Since 2002 Linda and Jozef have been developing the Fighting Monkey Practice through a deep study of cross motion analysis, with the aim to understand principles of human movement, communication and the ageing process.

29/09/2026

ATHENS CALLING
Upcoming FM Physical workshop

EMBODIED INTELLIGENCE
Where plasticity will turn
strain into learning.

28 & 29 November 2026
Athens, Greece
—
Control, fixed forms, and protocols
are myths of the tired.
We choose another route.

We train perception, not perfection.
We move to understand what moves us.
We embrace the unstable,
turn mistakes into orientation,
use dialogue as calibration,
uncertainty as a teacher.
—
Book your spot
→ https://bit.ly/4fqbRTA
—

28/09/2026

Group photo

FM PHYSICAL WORKSHOP
26, 27 September 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Special thanks to Virgil Spier for making this possible.
—
UPCOMING FM WORKSHOPS
→ fightingmonkey.net/upcoming-workshops/

Istanbul | 3, 4 October
Milan | 17, 18 October
Athens | 28, 29 November
—

27/09/2026

This is Dimitris Psomas.
Freestyle Wrestling Coach.

Through his wrestling practice,
we explore a space where technique meets
awareness, connection, and self-discovery
—and where the ability to adapt is shaped
moment by moment.
—
UPCOMING FM WORKSHOPS
→ fightingmonkey.net/upcoming-workshops/

Istanbul | 3, 4 October
Milan | 17, 18 October
Athens | 28, 29 November
—

22/09/2026

Don't let experience
become a limitation.

Be a curious creature and
question what you already know
in order to explore
what else is possible.
—
UPCOMING FM WORKSHOPS
→ link in bio

Amsterdam | 26, 27 September
Istanbul | 3, 4 October
Milan | 17, 18 October
Athens | 28, 29 November
—

20/09/2026

Play can open up
a great variety of possibilities,
inviting us to explore
endless motion creative solutions
while developing adaptability
and willingness to learn.
—
UPCOMING FM WORKSHOPS
→ fightingmonkey.net/upcoming-workshops/

Amsterdam | 26, 27 September
Istanbul | 3, 4 October
Milan | 17, 18 October
Athens | 28, 29 November
—

16/09/2026

The idea is to work
with one arm moving freely
through space,
and explore what it can do.

The arm does not work alone.
The whole body responds to it—the spine,
the pelvis, the legs.

We explore not only the arm,
but also how the whole body moves
and adapts around it.
—
UPCOMING FM WORKSHOPS
→ fightingmonkey.net/upcoming-workshops/

Amsterdam | 26, 27 September
Istanbul | 3, 4 October
Milan | 17, 18 October
Athens | 28, 29 November
—

13/09/2026

Make the belt move.
Never stop.
—
UPCOMING FM WORKSHOPS
→ fightingmonkey.net/upcoming-workshops/

Amsterdam | 26, 27 September
Istanbul | 3, 4 October
Milan | 17, 18 October
Athens | 28, 29 November
—

08/09/2026

Improve your balance
while being unstable.

As you move, observe your
mobility, stability, and openness.
—
UPCOMING FM WORKSHOPS
→ fightingmonkey.net/upcoming-workshops/

Shanghai | 2, 3 September
Shenzhen | 5, 6 September
Beijing | 12, 13 September
Amsterdam | 26, 27 September
Istanbul | 3, 4 October
Milan | 17, 18 October
Athens | 28, 29 November
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06/09/2026

What happens when movement science, physics, engineering, haptics, computational life science, and neuropsychology meet inside a living practice?

Together with André Seyfarth, Philipp Erben, Lucia Seminara, Benedetto Piaggio, and Katerina Fotopoulou, we used FM Practice as a shared laboratory to explore one question:

How can embodied practice strengthen agency, adaptability and empowerment in mental health?

Stay tuned!
—
/ André Seyfarth. Head of the Institute of Sport Science at TU Darmstadt and Founder of Movement Academy.

/ Philipp Erben. Professor at the University of Linz (Austria) working in Transformation research: computational life science and experimental medicine, Mannheim, Heidelberg University (Germany); Chairmen: Movement Dialogues Association.

/ Lucia Seminara. Physicist focusing on haptic technologies and human-human/robot interaction. Founder of TACTA and HYBRID (integration of humans and machines).

/ Benedetto Piaggio. Engineering Researcher at the University of Genoa, focusing on the design, modelling, and control of dynamic systems.

/ Katerina Fotopoulou. Professor at UCL, London, working at the crossroads between physical and mental health.

03/09/2026

UPDATE ALERT

Our November workshops in Tokyo and Chuncheon
have been postponed to 2027.

Come join us in one
of our other upcoming cities.
—
UPCOMING FM WORKSHOPS
→ fightingmonkey.net/upcoming-workshops/

Shanghai | 2, 3 September
Shenzhen | 5, 6 September
Beijing | 12, 13 September
Amsterdam | 26, 27 September
Istanbul | 3, 4 October
Milan | 17, 18 October
Athens | 28, 29 November
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