What is Manly? - Frank Forencich

"The whole point of being strong is so you can be sensitive"

In this episode

Key Manly Traits

1. Courage

2. Intelligence

3. Sensitive

4. Kindness

5. Compassion

We evolved to be outdoors and now we live in an alien environment and haven't adapted. 

Men have difficultly because need to engage

Deprived of animal movement and social engagement

Need 'Movement Snacks'

Modern sports is specialised movement

Original optional movement was dance

You can dance

Become overly sophisticated while leapfrogging over the fundamentals

Full development means showing up

Warrior ethic was to serve the community

Forgetting who you are

Warrior ethic doesn't nourish us

Lots of choice creates stress

Digital lacks movement satisfaction

Needing a variety of role models

Action heroes usually one dimensional

Being manly helps you overcome fear and reluctance 

Practicing outside your comfort zone in a safe space

Seeing a common humanity

Knee jerk reactions to stress

Convincing ourselves there are dangers when they are not there

Asking ourselves, 'Is my world friendly?'

Knowing the difference between challenge and threat

Recognising you are capable

Sharing stories to help people

It's all about how you show up

Be whole and as complete as you can be

Show up with as much as you have got (without judgement of yourself)

 

About Frank Forencich

Frank Forencich is a passionate advocate for the human animal and a functional future. He earned his BA at Stanford University in human biology and has over thirty years of teaching experience in martial art and health education.

Frank holds black belt rankings in karate and aikido and has traveled to Africa on several occasions to study human origins. He’s presented at numerous venues, including the Ancestral Health Symposium, Google, the Dr. Robert D. Conn Heart Conference, the Welsh Pain Society, and the Stanford University Institute of Design. A former columnist for Paleo Magazine, Frank is the author of numerous books about health and the human predicament and is a Diplomate member at The American Institute of Stress.

Books include:The Enemy is Never Wrong, Beware False Tigers, Beautiful Practice, and Exuberant Animal. Website: www.exuberantanimal.com

 

 

 

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