The world is unstable. Climate events. Economic uncertainty. Systems we once trusted showing cracks. I looked at my body — years of gym routines, isolated muscle work, aesthetic goals — and realized none of it prepared me for the world I might actually face.

Movement for Survival emerged from a simple question: If everything fell apart tomorrow, could my body carry me through?

My ancestors — Māori warriors, Pacific navigators — trained for function, not form. They built bodies that could paddle for days, carry loads over mountains, fight when necessary, and endure when fighting wasn't an option. Somewhere along the line, we traded that ancestral intelligence for machines and mirrors.

This 100-day movement plan is my attempt to reclaim something I have lost. To document the process honestly — the failures, the breakthroughs, the discomfort. Not as a teacher, but as a student returning to the source.

"I'm not selling transformation. I'm documenting one. You're invited to witness, not consume."

This isn't about building a following. It's about building a capability — and hoping that by sharing the journey, others might find their own path back to functional, purposeful movement.

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Modern Fragility

We've optimized for comfort and lost the capacity to handle discomfort. Our bodies are decoration, not tools.

The Catalyst

Why Now?