Ondřej Bártík
+420728094294
My name is Ondra and 12 years ago I embarked on a journey towards a sense of security, a relationship with myself, violence, conflict and stress management. As it often happens, it started in a big shadow – I was afraid that I would be hurt, like my friends, and I wanted to be “thick” to please others, but most importantly, to respect myself. I started training KravMaga (a self-defense system for close combat) and quickly discovered that it was not enough. Over the years, I began to use interpersonal and our internal conflicts and the topic of violence as a means of personal development and healing trauma. These can come from crossing our boundaries, as well as from assault, rape and other difficult events – or not meeting needs during adolescence. And that was simply too much for our nervous system… In my case, it was, among other things, emotional abuse in childhood, which led to a disconnection from my authenticity.
I have now been a personal safety and self-defense instructor for children and adults in Prague for 9 years, where we learn to deal with dangerous conflicts and create a safe space for doing “dangerous” things… for example, the corrective experience of those events that left us with deep wounds.
I am currently completing the therapeutic training “E-motion coaching” under the leadership of German psychologist Dorothea Trassl, I have undergone crisis intervention training at the Safety Line, a one-year tantric training at PTVD under the leadership of Jitka Mandalam and Honza Komeda – they also have a Tao massage course, shadows and more. I have also completed an online course with tantric Layla Martin. I am a certified instructor of the KravMaga self-defense system by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, originally from the global organization KMG. The Safety Academy and the Czech Krav Maga Association with whom I cooperate have taught me how to work with conflicts and that violence is usually not the path we really need.
Workshops at the Transformation Festival:
Adulthood in conflict
How does your body speak to you under pressure and how does it return to safety?
Like me, everyone has a story – and it has shaped who we are today.
Conflict is a natural part of life. We can see in it how our story has prepared us to handle different forms of energy – from futility and tension in the body to rage that wants to come out.
Your body speaks to you – and with every “word” it is trying to protect you.
What are we going to do?
- In a playful way, we will explore how our nervous system has learned to protect our boundaries and sense of safety. Because safety does not only mean the absence of threat, but also connection with ourselves and others.
- In a fun and respectful way, we will consciously create conflict situations through communication, movement, touch and other interactions. We will notice what it does to us – and we will give ourselves space to reflect on what we have (re)discovered about ourselves.
Who is it for?
- Do you want to better understand your reaction under pressure? To notice what is coming in time and listen to your body?
- Are you interested in why others behave the way they do – even if you don’t like it?
- When people’s needs are unmet, it can manifest in ways that hurt. But there is always something more behind it.
- No previous experience is necessary.
Benefits
- You will see that you are okay the way you are, even if it is sometimes uncomfortable.
- You will see that others are okay too – even if it is sometimes hard to bear.
- You will be given the space to release tension from conflicts that you did not have the capacity for at the time
Play fight – Let’s have a playful fight
“School through play.”
Fighting games are a natural part of development – we learn movement, strength, perception of boundaries and respect through them. Even kittens do not hurt themselves during play, precisely because they train trust and self-regulation. Children and baby monkeys play similarly – they wrestle, take turns and test what is still okay in contact and what is not.
Play fight is a return to this physical learning – consciously, playfully and safely.
What will we do?
- We will tug, wrestle and seek a balance between pressure and perception. It is not about winning, but about contact – with ourselves and with others.
Who is it for?
- For playful individuals and couples who want to indulge in a conscious fight – with pressure, touch and closeness.
- And even for those who feel apprehensive about it – because here respect for your pace, boundaries and “no” applies.
- No previous experience is necessary.
Benefits
- Reconnect with your physical playfulness – without pressure to perform, without the need to win.
- Joy comes from movement itself, from play, from encounters.
- Perceive your own and other people’s boundaries through touch, movement and presence in the body.
“Come and have a cat-fight – consciously, with body and heart.”