Tibi Moravcik
I like to move.
The motion is a crucial way how life manifest itself…
As a ‘motional artist’ I have a strong desire to move, flow and dance…
Sensitive feeling and awareness of motion let me enjoy the motion even more.
To be able to create the desired motion, it is useful to understand how our bodies work.
Therefore I am analysing relevant aspects of motion, and synthesise them into one holistic picture.
Results of the scientific methods, as principles and teaching methods is beneficial for everybody.
I synergyse knowledge from Martial Arts, Dance, Physiotherapy, Chi Kung and many others sources…
Russian Systema
Russian Systema teaches how to cope with stress, calm down, deal with pain & shock. To be smooth & relaxed. I am proud to be a certified instructor by master Vladimir Vasiliev. I had a privilege to learn also from master Mikhail Rybko,
Cossack’s tradition
Modern Systema comes from Cossack’s tradition, where is saved old Slavic culture and philosophy. The root of Slavic culture (included fight & dance) comes from Vedic culture. I am lucky, that could learn Cossack’s culture from masters as Georgy Funtikov (Егор Гамаюн), Sergey Makarov, Vladimir Kurovskij and A.V. Černikov.
Dance
I love Dance! I grew up on Hip hop and Break-dance.
Since I tried Play-Fight , I really enjoy expressing myself at Contact Improvisation.
If there’s any chance, I love dancing in clubs, however, I am often just dancing at home… And of course, I dance when I practice Martial Arts.
In my opinion, every movement has done smoothly and with elegance, we can call ‘dance’.
Chi Kung
I am also studying a functional Chi Kung / Qigong : Zhang Xin Dao – I Liq Chuan (Martial Art of Awareness) from GM Sam Chin and from master Joshua Craig.
Grand Master Sam Chin is teaching Tibi I Liq Chuan – Zhang Xin Dao (functional Chi Kung).
Massage & Physiotherapy
The desire to make my body more efficient means I am a regular on the massage couch as a patient. After years I took a course and became a professional massage therapist.
However just a course didn’t make me a good massage therapist, I continue to learn and now have 15 years of practice and experience..
I love this job for freeing people from pain and tension.
It’s also allowed me to develop my feeling and helps me to better understand the human body from different perspectives.
The system based also on modern progressive physiology developed by scientific methods.
Exploration of our movements brought me a few years ago to a Tom Myers book: Anatomy Trains. This book massively changed my perception of our movements. It helped me to see the whole human body much more holistically. Instead of separated muscles, I see the united body, with a myofascial network across the whole of it.
Therefore I attended a course ‘Anatomy Trains in Motion
’ made by Tom Myer and Karin Gurtner.
For us, movers are important to understanding how the human body – tensegrity works in motion; how moving patterns affect your body and vice versa – how any unbalance of your body affects your movements.
The new perception of the body helped me to better understand body mechanics as a martial artist & a dancer. It’s also helping me diagnosticated problem of my massage therapy patients.
Wing Chun & other Martial Arts
I’ve always been active- gymnastics, athletics, swimming, cycling, skiing, football, tennis, basketball, & many others.
When I was about 11 years old I fell in love with Martial Arts (MA) and I found Goju Riu Karate.
I then started to train in Kick-boxing, classic Boxing and Thai boxing.
As part of the Slovakian National Kickboxing Team, in 2000 I became the Slovakian Kick-boxing champion.
I was also selected for the Slovakian National Karate Team and in 2002 I was the Karate Champion.
Then I found Ip Man Leung Ting Wing Chun Kung Fu and during my first contact with a master, I realise that hardness doesn’t work with liquid (internal systems).
I became a student of Sifu Richard Kapalko, and other masters in Wing Tsun: Dai-Sifu Oliver Konig & GM Prof. Keith R. Kernspecht.
In 2005 moved to the UK, and continue to study Wing Tsun to this day with the highly experienced Master Andrew Cameron.
To experience different MA, I have also trained in Escrima, Aikido, Taekwondo, BJJ, Judo, Ju Jitsu, and Wrestling amongst others.
My strategy is to learn with an open mind, learning skills from every source of MA. Aiming for permanent progress-tomorrow I want to be better than today.
Pravilo
I am also a therapist/instructor at Slavic tool called a ‘Pravilo’. Translated into English it would mean ‘Corrector’ or ‘Adjuster’.
Pravilo holistically stretches all of your myofascial tracks across your body like nothing else!
Pravilo also strengthens us in unique ways…
The Pravilo pulls from every corner equally, so if you have an imbalance in your body it will naturally balance your body.
Our bodies naturally shrink and crystalise. The Pravilo slow this process down, or even reverses it. It expands you. It opens our bodies and increases the flow of Jang energy.
Efficiency tested by UFC
Tibi’s Systema MMA shoulder strike tested by UFC fighter Bradly Scott. Systema short work is a new liquid quality, which allowed many ‘new weird stuff’… It’s an inch strike with any part of the body.