Integrated wall-work
Contexts in this collection bring together the full spectrum of wall communication by linking ‘Under wall-work’ and ‘Over wall-work’ into a single, continuous movement vocabulary. Rather than treating these as separate environments, the focus shifts to how the body can move across, between, and through different positional relationships with the wall, using seamless transitions as the primary organising principle.
The practice develops the ability to connect foundational wall-based actions into coherent sequences, where support, suspension, and upright movement are no longer distinct categories but part of a unified interaction with the environment. This includes shifting between grounded support states and elevated positioning, as well as moving fluidly through changes in contact, orientation, and load distribution.
A key aspect of this work is the development of transition intelligence between different wall relationships, where movement is guided by continuity rather than segmentation. Patterns are not isolated techniques, but part of a broader expressive field in which the practitioner learns to navigate the wall as a continuous surface for movement exploration.
This also includes the integration of strength-based and locomotor expressions within the same framework, where foundational support capacities and movement pathways are used interchangeably depending on context. Over time, this builds the ability to move between different wall states without disruption, maintaining coherence across changes in structure and intent.
Functionally, ‘integrated wall work’ develops a unified movement language for interacting with vertical environments, where climbing-derived actions, support structures, and locomotor transitions are all expressed as part of a single adaptive system. The result is a more fluid, connected, and responsive relationship with the wall as a dynamic training environment.
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Ipsi heel-hook wall-mantle
THE WHAT:
And under-to-over-wall transition and strength-conditioning context in which the heel-hook is used to facilitated PULLING oneself both up a wall, and controlling back down again to 'Cat-hang'. As with all strength-transitions, the ultimate objective is utmost EFFICIENCY, using as LITTLE... -
'Over-wall' and 'Hanging-bridge' free-association (FA)
THE WHAT:
A free-association context bringing together the worlds of 'over-wall' (in the context of 'low wall-work'') and 'under-wall' (in the context of 'hanging-bridge' forms) using the fundamental 'heel-hook mantle' transition. As with all FA contexts, the work is recalling & reproducing the v... -
Fundamental jump to 'cat-hang' 1 (double-foot takeoff)
THE WHAT:
An introductory project of practice bringing into application capacities built through fundamental wall-hanging contexts. In the initial instance, however, practice is very much about building judgement of, and therefore CONFIDENCE in, in your hanging grip-strength.For this reason all...
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Fundamental jump to 'cat-hang' 2 (single-foot takeoff)
THE WHAT:
A developmental project bringing into application CAPACITIES developed in fundamental wall-hanging contexts, as well as PATTERNING in walk, striding, and running into a jump & 'cat-hang'. The project builds on more controlled jumping-to-wall-hang contexts practiced with a DOUBLE-foot ta... -
Fundamental jump to 'cat-hang' 3 (rebounding)
THE WHAT:
Having built foundational strength-capacities & structural-understanding in the fundamental 'Cat-hang' form, further to qualities of "absorbing" and "rebounding", we now transfer this energy ROTATIONALLY into a simple half-turn, landing to face the opposite direction of the wall. This r...