When pushing through stopped working.
After dealing with injury, Long Covid, burnout, and ongoing health stuff, I couldn’t keep training the way I had been. Not because I didn’t want to — it just stopped working.
About
I work at the bridge of internal martial arts, strength training, and mobility.
I’m interested in how strength actually develops - not just from effort, but from how you move your body.
For a long time, I trained the way a lot of people do. Push through. Do more. Hold it together. It worked - until it didn’t. I had to work myself back into training several times. And every time I learned a bit more about myself & training.
The shift
How my approach changed.
Over time, my path led me beyond performance - into a deeper exploration of how the body actually wants to move. I began integrating a wide range of modalities: from functional strength & mobility training to ancient practices such as tai chi and qi gong, discovering that true strength and healing emerge when we return to movement that is instinctive, sustainable, and alive.
The mindset I had to unlearn.
Most spaces I was in — both in training and at university — reward that mindset. Being tough. Performing. Not really listening to your body. I got pretty good at that. And then I had to unlearn a lot of it.
Less forcing. More attention.
That’s where my approach shifted. Paying closer attention to what actually creates change — and what just creates more tension.
What I pay attention to now.
I’m less interested in how much you can do. More in how you do it. How you move. How you adjust. How you notice when something is off — and what you do with that.
Stronger.
More aware.
More at home in your body.
Training should support you — without having to push yourself into the ground to get there.
Mentors & inspiration
Andi Goceva (Back2Back Gym)
Athletik-Trainerin und Rehab-Expertin in Berlin. Arbeitet mit Läufer:innen und Athleten nach Verletzungen durch gezieltes Krafttraining und Lauftraining.
2025 August – Dezember: Praktikum im Back2Back Gym.
Kraft & Gesundheitstrainerin A-Lizenz
Trainerzertifikat bei Chris Eikelmeier (Strength First). Kraftaufbau, funktionelles Training, sichere Progressionen.
Stefan Müller (Xuan Gong Fu Academy)
Interne Martial Arts. Körpergefühl und Bewegungsverständnis.
Seit 2021: Teacher Training Program Tai Ji & Qi Gong.
2022–2024: Vollzeitprogramm (Tai Ji, Qi Gong, Meditation, Pi Gua, Ba Gua, Chinese Kickboxing, Sword, BJJ).
Kerem Shemi
Einstieg in die Internen Kampfkünste 2019 über ihren Kung Fu Dance Kurs. Weiterhin Mentorin, inzwischen auch im Unterrichten.
David Grey Rehab
Nach einer Schulterverletzung über Kazufumi Nischimura auf die Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) Methoden gestoßen. Biomechanics Education DGR Interactive.
Movision Movement
Seit 2017 erste dedizierte Movement-Community. Softakrobatik, Animal Flow, zeitgenössischer Tanz, Kampfkünste.
Ido Portal Method
2014–2016 über Calisthenics-Gruppe kennengelernt. Prägte Bewegungsverständnis und Trainingsansatz.
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