“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
― Socrates
With over 25 years in the fitness industry, let us teach you the ability to identify limitations in your body and know exactly how to fix them.
Upcoming Courses
| DATE | LOCATION | COURSE | REGISTER |
| March 14-16 | Markham | Level 1 Course | Register |
| March 28-30 | Halifax | Level 1 Course | Register |
| April 4-6 | Winnipeg | Level 1 Course | Register |
| May 2-4 | Waterloo | Level 1 Coruse | Register |
Joint mobility & body weight training have been a part of the Agatsu system since it's inception.
Through years of study of various health and martial arts systems, yoga, dance and gymnastics, Shawn Mozen has partnered with Sara-Clare Lajeunesse to create an active and effective joint mobility program that has become the corner stone to all of their training.
With the simple idea that we must first learn to master our own bodies before we can learn to overcome the resistance offered by weights, the Agatsu Joint Mobility & Movement program was born.
Unlike most mobility courses that work only in isolation, our systematic approach will teach you how to:
-Assess each joint
-Assess global positions
-Work on building better body awareness and develop a stable foundation on which you can then address your mobility issues
-Move from isolated positions to a full body co-ordinated movement practice
Who Is This Course For?
✅ Trainers, coaches and fitness enthusiasts who want to improve their personal skills and their ability to train others.
✅ Any athlete who is serious about improving their physical conditioning.
✅ Many non trainers attend Agatsu courses for their own personal development. If you are taking the course to improve your personal knowledge and do not wish to be certified you may participate without testing.
In the Upper Body Course - You Will Learn:
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- How, why, when and where should you use joint mobility in your training? Explore the fundamentals of joint mobility and joint preparation training and the essential roles they play in warm-up and injury mitigation.
- Bullet proof your body. Stop hurting yourself in training and start building a stronger more resilient body. Learn how to safely and incrementally train in positions of disadvantage to gain greater stability within your joints.
- Train without pain! Learn how to deal with and help remove stalls in joint ranges of motion through the use of self-massage and fascial stretching techniques.
- Introduction and progressions to basic rolling, falling and balance exercises.
- Explore the missing links in your training and develop raw strength with easy to follow gymnastics fundamentals.
- Progressions for upper body strength movements: pull ups, push ups, ring dips, toes to bar, L-sits, strict muscle ups and handstands.
- Develop your flexibility and greater range of motion through dynamic and loaded stretching progressions for the upper body and spine. Introduction to back bending and working towards the full bridge.
- Understand and create a sound pre-workout joint mobility and joint preparation warm up, as well as develop a post training stretching and self-massage practice.
- Develop programming for individual clients as well as class settings.
- To help you take notes and organize the large amount of material we suggest that you purchase our Online Library with over 100 video tutorials, step by step instructions and e-book of lecture notes.
- *Testing is NOT based on physical ability at level 1. This is an intro level course and we do not expect nor demand that participants have achieved any pre-requisites in flexibility, mobility or strength. This course is designed to provide you with the tools necessary to excel in these areas and is suitable for all levels.
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In the Lower Body Course- You Will Learn:
- Progressions to developing a rock bottom squat, below 90 degrees. Squatting deep is not out of reach if you know what is topping you from getting there. Learn how to safely and effectively take the Squat apart and built it from the ground up for any client.
- Why you should be complementing your Squat training with Dead Lifts and how to safely perform many excellent variations of this great exercise.
- Why single leg strength training is a must. Explore lunges, Hawaiian Squat, Pistols, Split Squats, Cossack and other single leg variations and how they correct muscle imbalances and help you gain greater control and strength in sports and weight training.
- How, why, when and where should you use Joint Mobility in your training? Explore the fundamentals of joint mobility and joint preparation training and the essential roles they play in warm-up and injury mitigation.
- Bullet proof your lower body. Stop hurting yourself in training and start building a stronger more resilient body. Learn how to safely and incrementally train in positions of disadvantage to gain greater stability within your joints.
- Work on specific exercises and flow drills to aid the lower back, hips, knees ankles and feet to gain greater range of motion and help relieve joint pain.
- Build on progressions to basic rolling, falling, jumping and balance exercises without the use of your upper body.
- Understand and create a sound pre-workout joint mobility and joint preparation warm up, as well as develop a post training stretching and self-massage practice.
- Develop programming for individual clients as well as class settings.
- To help you take notes and organize the large amount of material we suggest that you purchase our Online Library with over 100 video tutorials, step by step instructions and e-book of lecture notes.
In order to maintain the high standards that our certifications have become associated with, re-certification is mandatory every 2 years. Fee to re-certify is $300
*Registration is a reservation and guarantee of your place at a course.
There are no refunds or transfers for a reserved spot. In the event that a workshop is canceled for some unforeseen reason, we will refund all registrations.
