Episode #56: Aaron Martin - Soft Acrobatics

Aaron Martin (@aaronmartintin) on the podcast! Aaron is a Hong Kong based teacher and practitioner, a self proclaimed acrobatics nerd. “Soft” Acrobatics is a kind of new term I see describing this interesting mixture of contemporary dance, bboying, capoeira, tricking, circus, locomotion… It’s beautiful to watch, a movement style which mixes gentleness, superb control and grace into moves traditionally associated with power and punch. Aaron is a wonderful practitioner of the style, and runs the @softacrobatics page on Instagram. 

Aaron grew up in Frankfurt, Germany - becoming involved with the parkour community from a young age. From learning how to backflip on the side of a sand pit… to running his own movement studio in Hong Kong, he takes us on his journey. He shares the same curious, ever seeking spirit that I see a lot of the movement community to have. 

Aaron clearly thinks a lot about what he does, and how to explain that to the benefit for others. He takes us through some of the learning techniques he uses for new skills. The pyramid approach is a well explained and useful concept he introduces. 

For those looking to incorporate more soft acrobatic work into their practice - this one is a great listen!

Thanks to @aaronmartintin for sharing his knowledge with us on the Passive Hang.

@softacrobatics

#softacrobatics #acrobatics #locomotion #capoeira #bboy #parkour #movement #movementculture #bodyweightfitness