About Jon
The date and place of Jon’s birth are, as of yet, unknown. Some say he appeared out of thin air during Jimi Hendrix’s first live performance. Others claim that Jon was first sighted teaching Bill Gates how to code. Regardless, Jon is a man who practices that which he preaches. Amongst those things is honesty, which is why, as of right now, he will stop writing in the third person.
So, let ́s try this again …
About Me
Hi, I’m Jon Yuen. I currently live in Norway and have a surname that’s difficult to pronounce (for Norwegians, at least). This is because my father’s from China - the same country where I lived when I studied martial arts. If anyone were to ask me which style of martial arts I specialized in, I would have a hard time providing an answer seeing as I’ve practiced too many of them - this is a result of my main philosophy, which is that everything’s interesting if you’re interested enough.
The same applies to the years when I worked as a professional dancer: I was incapable of settling on one style. Rather, I wanted to delve as deep as I could into each and every genre and culture, in an effort to understand what worked, how it worked and how could it be applied in other practices. I use the same approach to training - I believe that there’s more to it than what’s shown in our gyms.
My mission, through trials and errors of my own making, is to figure out how to address the stuff we tend to overlook and remove the superfluous stuff we give too much praise. But, of course, personal experience alone won’t provide all the answers.
What You’ll Find On This Site
That’s why (besides sharing philosophical musings based on my own experiences) the goal of this website is to offer science-based information that simplifies the way we all can progress towards better movement (without dogma) and better health (without unwarranted restrictions).
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