True To My Nature | By MovNat

[@MovNat]

What in fact truly matters isn't what I can do or what I cannot or couldn't do, what truly matters is what you personally can do where you live...or not. Then, what would be possible for you to perform or achieve thanks to a committed & mindful training. The goal of this video is not to prove anything or to anyone but to share & inspire. Keep the good vibe.

[@MovNat]

It is not even what people think about what you do that is the real obstacle here, but what YOU think of what people MAY think. Think about it? The obstacle resides in your mind only, not in people's minds. It is absolutely essential to just do what you decide to do. Find that inner strength.

[@studiosguignol]

Beautiful nature is everywhere.

[@Silirion]

Love the full range of movement, how he utilizes his whole spectrum of possibilities. Thanks for uploading it =)

[@MovNat]

The current videos are not designed to explain anything about techniques or the training method but to be inspirational. I am very aware that not everyone can attend one of my workshops. Instructional DVDs will be available in the near future to help people get started with their solo MovNat training, based on solid techniques and principles.

[@svenmegens]

Man, you came a long way since DVD's!

[@MovNat]

@cellardoor199991 Everything was actually filmed in a studio and the background added when the video was edited :D. More seriously, unless you totally reform what you find in regular gyms, there is no way a conventional fitness regimen can prepare you to the demands of natural movement/movement in nature. Not that you can't train indoors, it's actually possible, but the nature of that training would have to be radically different. That's two different worlds.

[@tracerammo]

I love the idea of MovNat and the fact you're helping people realize the outside world is an amazing place. What I want to know is: where was this filmed? It's unbelievable!

[@MovNat]

Thanks for the positive feedback. However there is no movement, effort or action in this video that goes "against" nature. None. We are nature. Going against ourselves is foolish. Natural movement is not based on domination, it is based on connection. "With" nature is the right word indeed ;-).

[@MarcoJetti]

Sometimes I come back to this video which I saved in my favs many years ago and I enjoy the energy that it spreads! Thank you for sharing it.

[@MovNat]

Glad you enjoyed it, Marco!

[@hippoyell]

How could anyone not like this?!?

[@MovNat]

As regarding training or performance, there isn't much you can't do in the winter, except if the conditions are really difficult or danger too high, but then it's not a matter of technique anymore, but of what's humanly possible, or a simple matter of common sense. There are always things you can do & things you cannot, also depends on personal skills and condition in relation to given circumstances. Everyone has limits, it is important to know them and to be realist before attempting anything.

[@eilyac]

wow, if only more people would see the benefits of being one with nature. Your video reminded me of my brother. He very much embodies many of the movements I saw while watching this. He has a Fireweed harvesting business in the boreal forest of Canada, and when I'm out picking with him, I observe and mimic the way he moves and get back into shape almost within a week. Thank you for posting this video, inspiring others and creating such a beautiful system of balance for the body mind and soul.

[@MovNat]

Same can be useful in urban surroundings to climb up a concrete platform from a hanging position. It though requires a very strong grip, as your hands stay flat on support.

[@rachelhuggett7929]

Oh wow this was fantastic to watch,very inspiring, thanks MovNat :)

[@jhssuthrnmama]

I just got inspired to take my kids to the park - and skip the trails. Rocks, trees, and gulleys, here we come! This is what I loved to do as a young girl.

[@arthurfoxshot]

Yes your right there it is, and since I posted that last comment I've acted on it, I now go on runs 3 times a week, not just straight running but climbing/exploring at the same time. I also swim once one a week and cycle twice a week and have done calisthenics for the last 6 months so I'm pretty fit. In the next few months when it gets abit warmer I will start going bare foot and toughening my feet.

[@TheJazepha]

with this video i get aware of on which lovely and wonderful planet we live.

[@alexquesadapeinado9104]

in love with this

[@almollitor]

Yes, Erwan, I certainly understand our need to seek renewed connections with nature. I only mentioned "Man Vs. Wild" as an example of a TV show here in the US that can teach and inspire. I think the world could be a better place if many more people could study your skills and learn your philosophy.

[@expeditioner9322]

True to one's essence

[@MovNat]

It is not "Man Vs Wild" but rather "Man reconnecting to nature". There is no notion of opposition or domination, but connection.

[@kyledawg3333]

I agree with Series, we have both been training for one of your session one day, and without knowing it pre-hand, I just finished running 5 miles, but now I want to run even more! You are very inspiring and you could definitely say you are somewhat of a role model for me, thank you

[@MovNat]

Corsica isn't a tropical paradise, not like Brazil or Africa. It has a very nice weather in the summer like almost anywhere else, & this was filmed in the summer.The weather is tough in the winter as it is mountainous. Beautiful nature and beautiful weather is accessible to anyone, that you live in France, Russia, Africa or North America. All you have to do is to go there.

[@Dankydooodle]

Such an inspirational idea and video. Its good to see more people getting away from weight lifting, and gyms and reverting back to the natural workout, the way humans were suppose to live. Thankyou for this!!!

[@CuriosBeholder]

beautiful...and beautiful places..

[@primawild9510]

J adore ! Rien à voir avec les salles de sports, la la force vien de la nature en nous !

[@xitsox]

Another inspirational video :) rewild rewild rewild :)

[@TheloniusJ]

Just discovered MovNat. I really dig the philosophy and approach of what you are doing. Thank you so much for posting this great video.

[@MisterMateo]

Wow. Never even heard of anything like this! That was beautiful! The human is still an animal at his core. Just man against (with) nature.

[@teamjinsoku]

awesome! perfect timing too! in a week we are taking a trip out of the city to train MN in the wichita mts. im very excited to train in a truely natural environment.

[@parkourdude100]

loving this philosophy and movements, truly respect you for the muscle-up performed on a rock edge in your other video (the workout the world forgot). that was the only application I have ever seen of a muslce-up that didn't involve a bar or a branch

[@MovNat]

@elcheapomessykin 100% agreed with how critical (to a vital extent actually) the practicality of skills/physical condition is, especially in your profession.

[@tfoster2006]

@SimonLy90 I live in Iowa and have been training this way all winter. It is quite fun actually to run, jump, crawl, etc. in the snow. Just go to a local park or forest area and start. No need to wait for summer.

[@nickostheodoridis5260]

Hey bodybuilders, go out there..

[@jonlee2553]

Hey MovNatters, bench more than your bodyweight...

[@joshFcarlson]

@legionaire6542 the best way is to just do it. take your shoes off and go for a walk or a short run every couple of days. start slow and don't over do it too much right away, for most people the muscles in your feet will need time to adapt to being used fully, as they are mostly stationary when you wear shoes. You can go barefoot just about anywhere just stay away from any nails or broken glass.

[@robwhitbourne]

kinda normal where i come from, East Cape New Zealand, with a game of rugby on Saturday thrown in ... running through the bush and diving is usually done with other people and with dogs, and for a purpose, hunting or diving for shell fish and cray's. Great to encourage people back to nature, but also take the time to stop and listen, don't make it all about rushing through the place and turning the bush into a gym!!!! There's more to it .... connection is real health. Mauri ora koutou!!!

[@MovNat]

Like anything else, incremental training is the key. What is hard is that you must accept that you would have to start all over from scratch, right? Well, there is no shortcut. The is no "tiger balm" you can buy so your feet become though. You must toughen them up, and it means going through pain.

[@sur3shot]

How have i been sleeping on this movement for over a year? But I've found what i want to do in life and this is it. You will be seeing me at the workshop in San Diego in October 2012

[@MovNat]

@robwhitbourne Thanks for your insight Rob, these are very essential values that I explain and share through my clinics and workshops, the importance of connecting to nature, of taking time and relax, observe and respect and to be thankful. Will develop more of that in the near future, and in my future book.

[@MovNat]

Thanks I appreciate. More to come.

[@crsohr]

If only life could be like this all the time. It's so annoying having to worry about society stuff like getting a job and how civilisation takes this kind of landscape away from us. Anyway, great video, the way you use your body would make many traceurs very jealous! (Including me, ahem.)

[@jonnyw82]

Very cool vid. I'm 100% for the ancestrial/paleo lfestyle. What's the location?

[@dokmadokma]

This Paleo-life is just amazing, I actually just started a program from Mammoth Hunters which is kind of similar, but I would love to go a train wwith this guy for few days..

[@MovNat]

Location, music: please take time to read the information (click on "more info").

[@th0rgal]

Salut! Way to go Erwan, primal jusqu'au bout!!! :D

[@zippy0277]

Honestly I wouldn't know how to react if i was hiking, and saw this guy run past me.

[@Fearme22222]

real fighter,Respect from Greece.

[@MovNat]

@skaar22493 Some movements may hurt, that's a good opportunity to toughen up physically and mentally. Unfit people can practice MovNat since the training system is fully scalable and make you make faster, broader and safer progress than trial and error.

[@realrealitypt6901]

this is so great

[@robwhitbourne]

@MovNat, jsut saw the website and see the things i mentioned are covered in your courses, a timely and well needed reminder of who we are and where we come from ... all the best with it, i look forward to seeing a canine companion in later videos

[@chevytruckjoe]

Awesome, I'm hooked. Just picked up a copy of "the Paleo Solution" by Robb Wolf. And ordered some vibram five fingers to get me started. Hopefully by next year I can do a 5 day course with you guys!

[@powerballmine]

The film maker should be shooting Holy wood movies. Stunning videos.

[@mrconch7238]

This is awesome! I like the outdoors obstacle course type thing going on. I am a climber and do a lot of trail running, and what really intrigues me is another way of interacting with nature for sport/fun/training. I would really like to incorporate some of this into my own training routine with a few modifications... shirt, and shoes since I'm not nearly as hardcore as this lol. Also for my purposes a lot of the bodyweight strength building things would be more realistically done at home, since I'm already climbing and trail running on a regular basis and am somewhat strapped on time. Most of the strength training I do right now involves bodyweight, a pull up bar, and sandbags. All this being said, I completely lost it when you started eating berries. Just a funny shot! haha

[@Ajaxykins]

While I admit this guy is in great shape, this concept is one already employed but also overlooked. This is the idea behind military's obstacle courses; this to me looks like "O course, nature edition."

[@splitscreen001]

Great footage as always, Erwan.

[@MovNat]

We call "shrimping" the "hip thrust crawl". It can be used in defensive situations, but not only. Think of crawling sideways underneath a low obstacle.

[@TheJazepha]

i really like the video..it´s really time to go back to nature where we were borned.

[@ClassicalBujutsu]

Toujours un plaisir, de vous voir évoluer dans un environnement si naturel et pur. Pourrais-je savoir dans quel coin de la corse vous exercez-vous ?

[@MovNat]

@legionaire6542 Guys, once for all...nature can be harsh anywhere and not any terrain is ok for barefoot and/or shirtless movement. Corsica, where this video was filmed, is a very wild place that is certainly not deprived of cutting sharp rocks, poisonous plants, venomous animals or insects, and other natural dangers. Practice where it is practical and safe enough, as well as in a way that fits your own possibilities. Just use your common sense.

[@megladon87]

Poison oak - I am fortunate enough to live for now with 60 acres of woods outside my front door to play in - that said I feel very limited by the nature of the foliage here on the California coastal hills. Vibrams save me from the oak leaves & thorns - but you can't take a step off the cleared trail without being surrounded by poison oak. This is not like a occasional trip, in trying to avoid it in a daily outdoor excursion is surprisingly difficult... burden I am having to work out! But meanwhile in question - with primarly redwood trees and brush, what sort of movements can I look to fit in without trees or rocks to use for clambering?

[@orlyrabbit]

Great comment, took the words out of my mouth

[@El-Leion]

dude im training with nature too, but the way you do it dude, im admire you for it, and im gonna be true to my nature too, i think you've taught me a thing or two about how to be, thanks :)

[@sgorgos]

Great videos. How long is an average session and do you ever take water with you, or just drink after? Thanks!

[@lvv2run]

haha yeah I'm from SoCal and I was thinking, damn if i did any of that I would be itchy and red for a month haha. But I'm up at SLO for school and I'm kinda doing that stuff! It definitely builds depth perception and coordination skills rarely found in any other sport...Thanks for everything Erwan!

[@cardiokiller]

now THAT'S living your life!

[@rbw596]

Great video Erwan...I want to learn more! robert in North Carolina

[@icharuswing]

this is great and it shows your physique better than the other vids

[@Triathlonjuggler]

great. like the ending with the bird.

[@tuerkefechi]

Training outside, methode naturelle, that is great. Where did you shoot that video, southern france I guess? And what is the base of defense in MovNat, it looks like MMA/BJJ what you are doing? Maybe includeing stickfighting-workout in this method would be great workout too, you can find material for that in the nature very good. Great work!

[@parkourdude100]

also, great respect for your tough skin. being a practinioner of Parkour, I have tough skin on my hands, but my feet, chest, and back would be absolutely destroyed by 0:14 - 0:52

[@MaureenOConnellljjm]

This makes total sense! love it :)

[@hillexallen]

@VictorianGentlmn You don't need an instructional DVD! Just go out to your natural home and move naturally!

[@dankwaves]

@mafric750 start with explosive pull-ups, by swigging your hips to generate plenty of up ward force and trying to stay tucked as close to the wall/bar as you can.

[@alex_sw08]

how long did it take you to get used walking and running barefoot?How and in what terrain would you suggest a beginner to start with.

[@MovNat]

@atahualba1492 If you are born in nature. If you grow up in nature, living a natural life. Not if you are born in a human zoo, from zoo human parents, growing up in a human zoo environment divorced from nature and with a zoo human mindset and values. You will need to reconnect to nature, which includes the nature that lies in you. Movement in nature is a powerful way to get there.

[@kudos100]

awesome, love it!

[@mafric750]

At 2:44 you pull yourself up onto the ledge, how does one practice that? I can easily do chin ups but there is no way I can move from that to pushing myself up over a ledge or bar.

[@jgfergus]

Great stuff Erwan! Very inspirational. Can you describe your diet? Thanks

[@Phill21994]

wonderful.

[@aztr0zombie]

dude, you are nuts, i love it, keep it up!

[@alex_sw08]

I live in Crete.My island's nature offers amazing opportunities for long hikes and swimming but it's also full of small bushes with painful thorns.Try to crouch and walk barefoot here and you shall exfoliate your back and feet to the bone...

[@MovNat]

@ericds33 Please, take some time to learn about the history of physical education in Europe, search: "the roots of methode naturelle" on movnat.com. Parkour is great and I encourage the practice, but compared to the original methods or MovNat, it is incomplete, so basically it is an ersatz (inferior version). There is more to moving naturally than what you'll find in Parkour only.

[@MovNat]

Yes, got poison oak in SoCal and "Chechen" in Mexico. Chechen is like poison oak on steroids...I let you imagine what it does to your skin. In nature though there is always a plant/tree that grows next to the poisonous one and contains a natural antidote.

[@TheBrotkasten]

That what it looks like outa my door .. NOT haha

[@MovNat]

@neverhoodyn I'm trying to improve my ping-pong game.

[@TRXvaulterGIRL]

That is amazing. I would love to get out there with you.

[@skaar22493]

hey man love the videos, and read the mens health article on you, its amazing what you do. just wondering, and it may sound silly, but in the videos you go with no shirt, does it hurt, like it seems you always crawl and slide on your stomach and back. also, can unfit people do this type of thing? thankyou :) Craig

[@bronzantilium7699]

If I tried this where I live I’d have picked up 500 ticks within 4 minutes 😧

[@folksurvival]

Lyme infested area?

[@PerryHallBaller]

Just one question... How does running without your shoes on not hurt your feet?

[@ParkourDenver]

MovNat4LIFE

[@LeijaTurunen]

Wow.

[@shannonjazz]

Shit. I'd be dead after 10 minutes.

[@nathansoundz883]

Being outside like that and having fun, you will be surprised how much more energy you'll have. Go for it!!!

[@bortomatcha]

very nice move man

[@crsohr]

Anyone know where abouts in Corsica this is? Would love to visit that place. Looks like my idea of heaven.

[@moonmanvic]

@skaar22493 yeah i read about it in mens health too. once it warms back up i will have to do some of this stuff.

[@MovNat]

You might need some kind of instruction, especially if your intention is to make significantly faster, safer and broader progress. It is what proper coaching/instruction is about. This is not a fear-inducing argument but a realistic statement. Your call!

[@valgez1]

Know what? I tried running barefoot on asphalt for a mile , unprepared - didn't hurt at all. But expensive Nike did hurt my lower back and knees :-) No think about running on grass

[@MovNat]

@legionaire6542 You're looking for a one-size-fits-all answer. There isn't.

[@MovNat]

@jgfergus Paleodiet, Weston A. Price ancestral diet.

[@ParkourKamen]

its so nice