Baseworks Transmission Jozef Frucek: On Fighting Monkey Practice, Communication & Adaptation Of Biological Systems
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Mar 27, 2024 
In a captivating conversation, Jozef Frucek, a movement practitioner and co-developer of the Fighting Monkey practice, shares insights from his life in Slovakia and his foraging trips with his father. He explores the shift from competitive sports to art, emphasizing authenticity in communication and creativity. Jozef introduces concepts like autopoiesis and talks about the importance of play in fostering adaptability. He also reflects on parenting lessons and his aspirations for a new headquarters in Athens to cultivate community and artistic research.
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Nature-Shaped Childhood
- Jozef Fruček spent much of his childhood in Slovakian mountains foraging with his father and learning through direct observation of nature.
- Those experiences taught him to read affordances in the environment and informed his later work on adaptability and communication.
Autopoiesis Frames Behavior
- All living systems prioritize maintaining their structure and resisting energy dissipation to persist in changing environments.
- Within that viability range we then create cultural freedoms like sport or art to express and explore.
The One Teaching That Changed Him
- Jozef's teacher Lyudmila Machachova taught him to "sound as yourself" rather than to master many disparate skills.
- That single lesson shifted his focus from technique accumulation to authentic voice and presence.