What’s a Duprass?

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If we are defined by our tribe then look up the word supergroovyawesomestrong, because that dictionary will say “see also Bodytribe.” There was once a time, so long ago as to only be remembered as the Empty Period, when Bodytribe was just a gym; a space within a building that housed some weights, a few dreams and one lone guy standing there hoping people would come play with him.

Hi everyone. You guys rawk!

Every person I meet is in some way my superior. Emerson wrote that (although I’m paraphrasing the gender specifications… even ol’ Ralphie had a small hint of the sexist in him). Is it cycles of low self esteem or simply a heightened awe in others that sometimes this fact is glaringly blatant?

One trait I wish to covet is the ability to apply greater celebration to milestones. As a fan of ritual, it is almost ironic that birthdays, anniversaries and other chronological benchmarks are so easily forgotten within my noggin. It was a good several hours into the waking day back in August when someone reminded me of my own 39th anniversay of life.

For folks who celebrate and elevate these days into personal rituals, I salute you, and when it turns into a tribal celebration, there might even be a little magic in there.

(I do wish I had better pictures, but I had to clip these from our strength camp videos… sorry).

Our Tribe has extended around the world. Although we have a physical hub here in this capitol town of California, somehow some of you have taken the spirit of our brand of physical culture to points I never dreamed it could go, and sometimes strange little sinookas bring us together with truly wonderful people, the type of folks that make you wonder how you’ve not grown up together.

I see you over there, waving. Hellooooo.

A pair of Tribe members are celebrating the yearly ritual of celebrating their love for each other on this fine Wednesday. So from our Body-Tribe to your duprass, Happy Anniversary, Craig and Dana!

“When the happiness of another person becomes as essential to yourself as your own, then the state of love exists.”

– Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

So in celebration, I’ll call the two workout sections in this video Dana and Craig, representing grace and power in movement (well… it’s supposed to. Not sure if I pull it off or not).

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Coming events:

For this Saturday’s Tune Up, Tav will explore more of the movements we embraced as kids, but sadly left behind as we delved into adulthood. Play hard, using hand balancing and tumbling to increase the ability of your body. More info here, along with info about our upcoming STRENGTH CAMP!!

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