Flying, Falling, Finding Flow:
A blend of Aikido with Contact Improvisation

Animal like-playful-aggressive-soft-falling-flying-meeting-playing
breathing-acrobatic …another way of finding our sanity by losing our minds.

Summer class schedule:
Sundays, 2-4PM                
May 31st—FREE CLASS                  
June 14th
June 28th
July 12th                                                   
July 26th
August 9th
August 23rd

Cost:
$90 for the series-pre-registration for free class and summer series.  
Drop in: $20/class

Location:  
New England Akikai
2000 Mass. Ave-2nd floor
Cambridge, MA
(Porter square T stop—5 minutes from there)

Martial Improvisation is a movement form which combines elements of Aikido, Feldenkrais movement and Contact Improvisation.  It is for dancers, movers and martial artists who want to explore the use of power and flexibility from an "inside out" orientation.   The work is around the release of muscular tension and ‘over’ reaction to cultivate more power and grace.  The dynamics include resisting/releasing, flying/falling,  leading/following, pushing/pulling, stillness/flow. The classes begin with Feldenkrais exercises.  From skeletal movements, breath and partner work—movement progresses to partner work using weight, power and direction.  The ongoing focus will be on ‘play’ through the contact point, skeletal movement and energy transfer

For more information:  mklinger@anzuglobal.com

Michael Klinger has a Masters degree in Movement Therapy.  He is a 2nd degree black belt in Aikido, has studied for 25 years and teaches Aikido at New EnglandAkikai. For twenty plus years, he has studied, taught and performed Contact Improvisation in the US, France, Israel and West Africa.     Martial Improvisation is a movement form he has created combining elements of Contact and Aikido.