Johnny Dawes

Workshops

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centre of gravity


Workshop 2
momentary grip


Workshop 3
continuous

Outdoor Workshops


Personal Coaching

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"In any given circumstance you go for the limit.
You touch this limit,
You think: 'Okay, this is the limit'.

As soon as you touch the limit,
something happens,
and you can suddenly go a little faster,

With your mind power,
your determination,
and the experience as well,
you can fly very high"

Ayrton Senna

photo:Alun Hughes
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Johnny Dawes (a.k.a. Stone Monkey) has applied his technique to pioneer magnificent routes on all rock types.

Over the past 3 years, he has brought this unparalleled experience to teaching workshops. Two thousand people in six countries have been taught by him to climb more easily.

This experience has taught him that everyone's climbing ability is far greater than they realise. By finding the equivalent of the "racing line" in the move and practising it, improvement is assured through movement awareness exercises. True concentration will enable "declumsification" at which point the climber can learn to juggify and slabbify making all routes easier at will.

In subsequent workshops he introduces a system of "intuitive logistics." This is a system of principles which enhance intuition: an open-ended source of innovation with which the climber can clearly discover and model their own chosen path.

 He'll usually talk a lot too: "Through concerted efforts to explain my ideas I have clarified how the climbers imagination effects their kinasthetics and proprioception. Precision, speed and aptness of invention all depend on feeling before moving the move coming up. My method (called "declumsification") reawakens this innate skill by the use of exciting trick moves that are physically modest challenges. Declumsification may have profound transferable benefit as it is primarily exercising the mind,s movement system rather than the body alone. When you fall off (just above a mat ) you know you were not imagining clearly, the transferable skill! I do this by fixing low strength positions which have to be held precisely by body shape. Then by moving to them using no hands one's imaginary grasp can be experienced as a physical grasp. In the disparity lies the remedy of decumsification. All you need is a wall, mat, and me/coach".

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Workshop 1
centre of gravity

{short description of image} Develop strong centre of gravity awareness
{short description of image} Work towards perfect perception of imagined movement
{short description of image} Learn the 'grip map'
{short description of image} Learn things I know you don't


Bourne End

Workshop 2
momentary grip

{short description of image} Introduction to intuitive logistics
{short description of image} Tricks to making holds where there aren't any
{short description of image} Make walls into slabs
{short description of image} Fall off to stay on

Over 2000 people have now experienced workshops with Johnny Dawes. To reserve a place on one of these workshops, contact the person indicated or, where appropriate, apply online with credit card payment. If a workshop is cancelled by us, a full refund is issued.

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Johnny is also available for outdoor instruction for groups of up to 8. Benefit from Johnny's unique teaching abilities and wealth of experience at one of his outdoor climbing tuition days for small groups or one-to-one tuition for individuals. Perfect your skills on selected top crags on Peakland grits, in North Wales, on Southern Sandstone (Kent) or during one of his visits abroad.

Personal coaching tailored to suit individual requirements, indoor or outdoor, is also available for those wanting intensive 1 to 1 tuition. This is supported by personal email contact with Johnny Dawes following the coaching sessions. Contact us by email to explore this option.

Johnny Dawes Ltd welcomes approaches from individuals who are interested in being our representatives/agents in other countries and we can offer attractive incentive schemes for arranging tours by Johnny.

Johnny is also in demand as a speaker. See details of recent/forthcoming lectures. A recent memorable offering was at the Lescar Hotel in Sheffield at an event organised by Ape Index. To enquire about booking Johnny as a speaker please email us.
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Mile End

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photo: Bourne End Wall

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