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  • Fluent in English, German; learning Japanese
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2014
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Sharing love, compassion and happiness.

ABOUT ME

After studying at the university of Bremen I started working as a teacher in Bremerhaven to teach biology, political science, sport and performing arts. Moreover I am a self-employed movement, dance and karate teacher, but I consider myself more as a lover of movement and sports in generel. Furthermore I am just a young man who likes to travel and to meet and get to know new people.

Let's share our history and create new stories together.

PHILOSOPHY

Live your life to the fullest and always remember:
You only got one life, so do what you love.

Interests

Exploring Nature, Human Movement, Dancing, Martial Arts, Performing Arts, Trekking, Climbing, Parkour, Reading, Yoga, Meditation, Swimming, Surfing, Snorkeling, Diving and Travelling.

  • performing arts
  • dancing
  • instructor
  • meditation
  • traveling
  • martial arts
  • swimming
  • biology
  • teaching
  • philosophy
  • political science
  • psychology
  • science
  • movement
  • movement culture

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Anything (depends on the song and the circumstances)

Favorite Books:
Introduction to Zen Buddhism -
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Path of the peaceful warrior -
Dan Millmann
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Fire in the heart - Deepak Chopra
21 lectures for the 21st century - Yuval Noah Harari

My Best of Movie List (with german and english names and still not complete):

Into the wild, 136 hours,The Usual Suspects, Hannibal, Gesetz der Rache, Fabelhafte Welt der Amelie, Slumdog millionär, Love and other drugs, Hero, HUMAN (3 Parts), Unbreakable, Split, Snatch, Crazy Stupid Love, Cloud Atlas, Black swan, Arrival, Die Unfassbaren (1and2), Gone girl, A cure for wellness, V Vendetta, 7 Tage in Tibet, Lord of War, Blood Diamond, Die Insel, Equilibrium, Matrix (1-3), Lucy, Fight Club, Inception, Shutter Island, Minority Report, Trueman Show, La La land, Moulin Rouge, König der Löwen, Inside Llewyn Dawis, Beautiful Mind, Karate Kid (old and new), The Big Lebowski, Pulp fiction, 12 years a slave,  American History X, Desert Dancer, the Pursuit of Happiness, Sieben Leben, 1984, Prinzessin Mononoke, Zwei an einem Tag, Memento, Prestige, Ziemlich Beste Freunde, Interstellar, Der Pate, Die Verurteilten, Schindlers Liste, Die Zwölf Geschworenen, Herr der Ringe & Hobbit (All movies), Star Wars, Forrest Gump, The last samurai, Die sieben Samurai, Sieben, Der Soldat James Ryan, Green mile, Psycho, Django Unchained, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Oldboy, Gran Torino,  Wolf of Wolfstreet, Sixth Sense, Life of pi, Die Erde, Kill Bill, No country for old man, nocturnal animals, American psycho, shining, Zimmer 1408, Triangle, Orphan das Waisenkind, Das fünfte Element, Valerian. Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well my personal favourites:
I visited the Urban Dance Camp in Germany three times and lots of other amazing dance camps where I had the chance to get emotionally connected to others and to myself on a whole new level.
I trained and learned with Sensei Andre Bertel and Sensei Tatsuya Naka Karate in Japan.
One weekend I had the chance to learn from the Martial Artist Dkyoo from South Korea.
I had an amazing week with hitchhiking and wild camping in sweden.
I also travelled for 8 weeks alone through Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. This trip was full of adventure.

The rest are stories for a good talk :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some Martial Arts stuff, selfdefence skills or dancing basics. I am a lot into the movement culture of Ido Portal, so we can share some fun in movement sessions with a generalistic approach, if you want to :)
Anyway I always want to learn more about any kind of sport, movement or healthy lifestyles.
But of course I am also interested in any kind of new adventures and different cultures. So basically it's not only about sharing our stories with each other, but to create our own little adventures and new stories together.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Having adventures together.
Interesting talks about anything.
Movement basics and principles. I mean I can share a bit about selfdefence skills, dance moves, yoga basics, animal movement, posture correction and more. But I am not more a teacher than a pupil. I think we can all learn from each other and it's all about "shoshin" - the beginners mind ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

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