UF Product Review
by Dan Edwardes

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“Scott Sonnon, former USA national martial arts team coach, international Sambo champion and designer of the patented Clubbell®, presents Prasara – a unique system of ‘resyncing’ breath to movement and structure – the culmination of fifteen years of study and travel around the globe, researching and experimenting with the physical disciplines of many cultures and traditions”

Anyone who knows of Scott Sonnon and his work in the fields of functional strength training, multi-planar mobility and all-round physical excellence will be aware just how beneficial his methods and approach can be in developing true holistic fitness. Anyone who has seen the fluidity and control of his movements is left with no doubt that he is some way along the road towards unlocking the potential of the human body.

Sonnon, much like most of us, is captivated by mastering movement, having realised that achieving and maintaining a natural ‘bodyflow’ is the key to effective, powerful and effortless mobility. Dubbed a ‘kinetic genius’, Sonnon and his huge RMAX community have also displayed a great respect and admiration for the practice of parkour, observing that our discipline engenders precisely the type of functional ability and flow that Sonnon’s methodology aims to create and refine in its own practitioners. I, for one, have found that a considerable harmony exists between the principles of our discipline and the fluid approach to training laid out by Scott Sonnon, and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of how anatomical structure, movement and breathing interact will stand to gain a great deal from even a brief foray into this man’s world.

Prasara (Sanskrit for ‘flow without thought’) is Sonnon’s most recent evolution and may seem to resemble a moving form of yoga. However, where Prasara differs from yoga is that it concentrates on the transitional phases between asanas (static poses), emphasising that it is only through mobility training that one can achieve full and competent mobility. This 2-DVD set provides an introduction to Prasara and Sonnon’s train of thought on movement and flow, presenting five patterns of practice interspersed with his insights gleaned from a lifetime of researching and mastering the physical vessel. While it doesn’t offer a thorough breakdown of each set of movements and so is not an instructional piece per se, it does serve as a useful guide to some of Sonnon’s more advanced theories and

For anyone who is truly motivated to realise their own physical potential, or even simply wants to improve their mobility, fluidity and functional strength, the ideas of Scott Sonnon are worth a long, hard look.

More information on Prasara, as well as ordering details for this DVD, can be found at http://www.clubbell.tv/prasara.html

The central hub for Scott Sonnon’s RMAX community is http://www.rmax.tv