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Christian Anderson's unique interests are wide-ranging; from martial arts and weapons training, to parkour, to art, to creating his own weapons and training set-ups. Christian shares his inspirations and process for learning and creating. He discusses teaching, landscape architecture, and his specific influences and role models. Christian unpacks his personal martial arts, weapons, and movement practices, and how all of them are creatively interconnected.\n\n\n\nChristian Anderson is a parkour coach, athlete, teacher, martial artist, and movement artist. He created his own parkour teaching program, pursues weapons training, and is an artist in other mediums, including drawing, music, videos, and bladesmithing. Christian earned his bachelors in Landscape architecture at North Carolina A&T University.\n\n\n\nIntroduction \n\n\n\n\nChristian Anderson; parkour coach, martial artist,\n\n\n\nInstagrams: @adept.anderson, @adeptations\n\n\n\nFor more information visit moversmindset.com/podcast\n\n\n\n\n Learning and creating \n\n\n\n\nArtistically inclined from a young age - enjoyed drawing and design, developing an eye for things\n\n\n\nMagnificent Seven scene recreation\n\n\n\nInspired by Kirosawa?, wanting to recreate more\n\n\n\nCreating videos of his work; Mirakawa dummy video\n\n\n\nGetting out of your own way creatively\n\n\n\n\n Prioritizing \n\n\n\n\nMoods, ADHD; doing many things, following interests\n\n\n\nHigh value targets, interim "break" projects\n\n\n\nRecharging focus, splitting attention to avoid burnout\n\n\n\n\n Recharging \n\n\n\n\nGo to the woods; relationship with greenways\n\n\n\nHiking (to disappear into the woods), being alone\n\n\n\nDriving at night, road trips\n\n\n\nAnime convention road trip story, staying awake\n\n\n\n\n American Rendezvous \n\n\n\n\nWorking with other coaches, no need for extra exotic\n\n\n\nARDV stories\n\n\n\n\n Coaching children \n\n\n\n\nKids unconscious attitude towards moving\n\n\n\nLearning by absorbing, but keeping focus\n\n\n\nConnecting to kids interests to motivate them\n\n\n\nSpirit is easier for kids, adults tend to analyze\n\n\n\n\n Samurai movies \n\n\n\n\nAkira Kurosawa - Japanese filmmaker\n\n\n\nRashomon - story told from multiple viewpoints\n\n\n\nSeven Samurai, Hidden Fortress - story of going to the library as a child\n\n\n\nHarakiri, 13 Assassins\n\n\n\nSamurai Rebellion, Yojimbo\n\n\n\n\n Landscape architecture \n\n\n\n\nSeattle, Freeway Park, Lawrence Halprin\n\n\n\nMother's gardening planted a seed\n\n\n\nInterest in making things, switched from engineering to landscape architecture - checked all the boxes\n\n\n\n\n Role models \n\n\n\n\nInnate curiosity, supported by his mom\n\n\n\nBrother, playing football, learning the love of training\n\n\n\nUncle working around the house, fixing things, usefulness\n\n\n\nAbsorbing his surroundings\n\n\n\nRabbit aside\n\n\n\n\n Practices, visualizations, mantras \n\n\n\n\nVision board and posters; imagery is important\n\n\n\nOutlining inspirations for training, design, and more\n\n\n\nFinding role models in fictional characters, but something to live up to\n\n\n\n\n Creating space \n\n\n\n\nSupporting your training with your life and vice versa\n\n\n\nInspiring people to create their own space\n\n\n\nMom's garden as her space; Guerrilla Gardening TEDxTalk\n\n\n\nPersonal spaces of forest oasis nesting spots\n\n\n\n\n Underrated Martial arts \n\n\n\n\nNinjutsu historical background\n\n\n\nThrowing weapons and shuriken\n\n\n\n\n Travel \n\n\n\n\nJapan, Eastern Africa, Brazil, exploring food, weapons, culture\n\n\n\nMuch exploration through martial arts\n\n\n\nLearning about culture through their weapons and martial arts\n\n\n\n\n Martial arts resources \n\n\n\n\nYoutube tutorials (many, many)\n\n\n\nBook: Japanese Throwing Weapons\n\n\n\nStart with half spin, bull shuriken or spikes\n\n\n\n\n 3 Words \n\n\n\n\nInsatiable, balance, exploration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n--- Hello, I'm Craig Constantine. \U0001f44b\n\n\n\nIn the Movers Mindset podcast, I talk with movement enthusiasts to learn who they are, what they do, and why they