It’s time you put in casting mode

At least in Peru, the Covid-19 infection is going to change muchly the culture about healthy lifestyles, and possibly to be the better. One of the measures the government has taken is body mass index (BMI) people equal or upper 40 may not work in person when the economy to reactivate because they are one of the most vulnerable human groups to the contagion.

The medical reason is simple: the virus leaves the lungsockets useless, the little bags  we have where oxygen feeds the blood allowing the functions of our body to work normally. When that vital gas scarces –a condition known hypoxia—our cells begin to weaken and even die, then they unchain oother health conditions which can shorten our life.

The diabetes and the cardio-vascular diseases also have to do much with obesity. Initially, the Peruvian government fit to the suggestion of World Health Organization about BMI people equal or upper 30, at the moment, were not abled to presential work, but a popular claim moved the mark up to 10 points.

Could your country or your boss take the same decisions? If we think it on the perspective of laboral risk, it’s a chance. Claiming could be a choice but i’ts the easiest choice. The alternative could be you don’t wait for the idea to turn a rule and take control of your own health. But many guys begin enthusiastic in the beginning and lose the motivation step by step.

Here is when our brain has to work to re-program first. Yes, we can. And although we are not endorsing you to take an image as a mirror, the current sanitarian situation does demand us to look for very inspiring references, and after much exploring, we find with the expectant attitude the models have. Yes, the guys you see looking like on the magazines, the posters, or the TV. They are ever ready for the next work, so all their effort is focused on the next casting.

Perhaps this same attitude is what you should adoptbut not falling into paranoiaor increasing your anxiety neither, so here we have a full recipe possibly useful for you very much. Easier, impossible.

Keep your body in shape

When a model has a casting, the first they are going to see is the physique, and that only is gotten with physical exercise, healthy feeding, enough and fixing rest. Remember you have to dedicate at least half-an-hour to work-out your physique, your feeding must cover all your energy need in the right balance, and your whole resting time really recharges in terms of alert and mood.

Then, you have to organize your lifefor accomplish each one of your activities and you must set real, verifiable goalsthose allow to control if you triumph or happens the whole opposite. Doubts? Contact a physical trainer now.

Focus your mind

When a model goes casting, knows pretty well the body is not enough. What the directors are going to evaluate is also how much concentration the model is going to performin the activity he or she is required for. If your body is here but your mind is away, things are not going to work well and that’s easy to notice, especially in crisis time.

Address all your attention to the actual moment, make aware of everything you do or say (even not mentioning any word), follow up the sequence of any activity since its beginning until its end, and pass to the next one when the last one was fulfilled, breathe deeply and think of yourself to ease projecting outside. The meditation is an excellent exercise and we know somebody who can help you.

Perfectionate your talent

We already have a good-shape body, we already have a focused mind. But, what do you know to do? It’s probable what you know to do, other many people can do the same way. Then, your personal task must be improving it to highlight. In that sense, more than compete against the other people, you should compete against yourself, against you used to be. As they say, making yourself a better version of yourself everytime.

And what about if they don’t choose you? This is the major probability a model has clear, then the first he or she learns is overcoming the mistake and reinvent for facing the next challenge, never giving up, following to fight until get it – to be resilient.

Using the social media to show the wworld how much preparation you have got in what you do the best? Yes, of course! Now than ever before, it’s an excellent decision but do it intelligently, strategically, not trying to be like anyone else but differentiating to be better than anyone else. If you need advise, we have somebody who can help you. And remember never to lose the faith in you.

As you will see, to be in casting mode is not only a mind state, the body and the spirit also have to do. It’s not complicated as much as you don’t see it complicated. It neither is a super piece of cake but it demans certain effort. What is actually clear – you can’t lose more time and you have to start right now, so when they call at you, the probability they say “begin to work today” to be very high.

Of course, we will be pleased to know your achievements or doubts on our Twitter account or our e-mail address: chulucanasgym@gmail.com

Thanks Carlos Maceda ffor giving us his photos to picturing this entry.

Llegó el momento de ponerte en modo audición

Por lo menos en Perú, la infección por Covid-19 va a cambiar mucho la cultura sobre estilos de vida saludable, y posiblemente sea para mejor. Una de las medidas que el gobierno ha tomado es que la gente con un índice de masa corporal (IMC) igual o superior a 40 no podrá trabajar de manera presencial cuando la economía se reactive por ser uno de los grupos humanos más vulnerables al contagio.

La razón médica es simple. El virus inutiliza los alveolos pulmonares, unos saquitos que tenemos donde el oxígeno alimenta a la sangre permitiendo que las funciones de nuestro cuerpo se desarrollen en forma normal. Cuando ese gas vital escasea –una condición conocida como hipoxia—nuestras células comienzan a debilitarse y hasta morir, entonces desencadenan otras condiciones de salud que pueden acortar nuestra vida.

La diabetes y las enfermedades cardiovasculares también tienen que ver mucho con la obesidad. Inicialmente, el gobierno peruano se ciñó a la recomendación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud de que las personas con IMC igual o mayor a 30, por ahora, no fuesen habilitadas para el trabajo presencial; pero un reclamo popular movió la valla 10 puntos más arriba.

¿Podría tu país o tu jefe tomar las mismas decisiones? Si lo pensamos por el enfoque del riesgo laboral, es una posibilidad. Quejarte podría ser una opción, pero es la opción más fácil. La alternativa podría ser que no esperes a que la idea se convierta en norma y tomes control de tu propia salud, pero muchos comienzan con entusiasmo al inicio y poco a poco pierden la motivación.

Aquí es cuando primero tiene que trabajar nuestro cerebro para reprogramarse. Sí se puede. Y, aunque no somos partidarios de que tomes una imagen como espejo, la situación sanitaria actual sí nos exige que busquemos referentes muy inspiradores, y tras mucho explorar, nos encontramos con la actitud expectante que tienen los y las modelos. Sí, , las personas que ves luciendo en las revistas, los afiches o la televisión. Siempre están listos y listas para el próximo trabajo, así que todo su esfuerzo se enfoca en su próxima audición.

Quizás esta misma actitud es la que tú deberías adoptar pero sin caer en paranoia ni incrementar tu ansiedad, así que aquí tenemos una receta completa que puede serte de mucha ayuda. Más fácil, imposible.

Mantén tu cuerpo en forma

Cuando un o una modelo pasa una audición, lo primero que van a verle es el estado físico, y eso solo se consigue con ejercicio físico, alimentación saludable y descanso suficiente y reparador. Recuerda que debes dedicarle al menos media hora a ejercitar tu físico, que tu alimentación debe cubrir todas tus necesidades de energía en el justo equilibrio, y que todo el periodo de descanso realmente te revitalice en cuanto a alerta y temperamento.

Entonces, tienes que organizar tu vida para que cumplas cada una de esas actividades y debes fijarte metas reales y verificables que permitan controlar si triunfas o pasa todo lo contrario. ¿Dudas? Contacta a un entrenador físico ahora.

Enfoca tu mente

Cuando un o una modelo va a una audición sabe de más que el cuerpo no es suficiente; lo que sus examinadores van a evaluar es también cuánta concentración va a desarrollar en la actividad para la que se le requiere. Si tu cuerpo está aquí pero tu mente está en otro lado, las cosas no van a funcionar bien y eso es fácil de notar, especialmente en tiempo de crisis.

Dirige toda tu atención al momento actual, hazte consciente de cada ccosa que haces o dices (incluso sin mencionar palabra),sigue la secuencia de cualquier actividad desde su inicio hasta su fin y pasa a la siguiente cuando la anterior haya sido completada, respira profundo y piensa en ti para poderte proyectar hacia afuera. La meditación es un excelente ejercicio y conocemos a alguien quien te puede ayudar.

Perfecciona tu talento

Ya tenemos un cuerpo en buen estado físico, ya tenemos una mente enfocada; pero, ¿y qué sabes hacer tú? Es probable que lo que tú sabes hacer lo hagan del mismo modo muchas otras personas; entonces tu esfuerzo personal debe ser mejorarlo para destacarte. En ese sentido, más que competir contra las otras personas, deberías competir contra ti, contra quien solías ser; como dicen, hacerte una mejor versión de ti a cada momento.

¿Y qué sucede si no te seleccionan? Esta es la mayor probabilidad que un o una modelo tiene clara, entonces lo primero que aprende es a remontar el fracaso y reinventarse para afrontar el siguiente reto, nunca desanimarse, seguir luchando hasta conseguirlo: ser resiliente.

¿Usar las redes sociales para mostrar al mundo cuánta preparación has logrado en lo que mejor sabes hacer? ¡Por supuesto que sí! Ahora más que nunca, es una excelente decisión, pero hazlo de modo inteligente, estratégico, no tratando de parecerte al resto sino diferenciándote por ser mejor que el resto. Si necesitas orientación, tenemos alguien que puede ayudarte. Y recuerda jamás perder la fe en ti.

Como verás, estar en modo audición no solo es un estado de la mente. El cuerpo y tu espíritu también tienen que ver. No es complicado en la medida en que tú no lo veas complicado. Tampoco es un super pan comido, sino que demanda cierto esfuerzo. Lo que sí está claro es que no puedes perder más tiempo y tienes que comenzar ahora de tal manera que, cuando te llamen, la probabilidad de que te digan “comienza a trabajar ahora” sea muy alta.

Por supuesto que nos encantará conocer tus logros o dudas en nuestra cuenta de Twitter o a nuestro correo electrónico: chulucanasgym@gmail.com

Gracias a Carlos Maceda por cedernos sus fotos para ilustrar esta entrada.

The trainer in times of pandemic

When the Peruvian Government ruled all the country’s population (around 30 million people) should keep mandatory quarantine to avoid contagion because of Covid-19, the new corona-virus’ strain, the bodybuilder and national champion José el Churre Escobar figured out that a way to stay in touch to the pupils of his gym, Lima, Peru-based Churretec, was through Facebook Live.

Every night at 7:15 Peruvian Time (8:15 in New York, 5:15 in Los Angeles, 2:15 in London), José shows a full class with some of his power routines. And if somebody doesn’t reach to watch the live vvideo, the file remains available to analyze it or download it later. And since Facebook allows comments, the people can use this function to ask in case of doubts.

He’s not the only trainer who has discovered the advantage of this social medium to address his pupils and who wish to be. In Paita, Peru, Félix Oviedo (who we met because his initiative to do aerobics at a local beach), has already come using as a promotion tool for his gym, PerfectBody, that was good-embraced by his people around as well as the ones who don’t live in his city.

At least in Peru, the authorities have pointed out the discos and the gyms as the places where the contagions seem to concentrate. They explained due to the crowd in both spaces, especially youth who reported not to have any Covid-19 symptom came to infect each other, and when they carried it to their houses, became to infect their whole family or their mates at the workplaces.

If the authorities of your country or your state have explained the communitarian infection of this kind  of virus the same way, it’s obvious to suppose when the quarantine ends, the gyms to be one of the public spaces submitted to huge controls. If you work there, or even you are the owner, you could face a closure if you don’t follow up the local rules in a litteral way. The less, the inmediate one could be the apparel to be further than 3 or 6 feet each other, or maybe the aerobics class to be the same distance or upper. We have to stand by the rule to act.

Rather, your tasks are basically two: to honor the rule and to reinventate yourself. In the first case, it’s obvious that if they demand you to take away physically, you have to choose sanity instead of attendance, maybe to be much strict in times, maybe to experience economic loses while you replace in the market or until the rule gets cancelled.

Become interesting

Your way should be the replacement, a whole innovation plan in your business model not only as a location but as a physical culture pro. The Félix & El Churre’s example is a choice you could have in mind.

“But nobody is going to pay me for making a live,” a Lima, Peru-based trainer comments. Correct! And the same happens to the headlines at a newsstand: the people get closer to read them and they don’t pay for them, but if the content results them interesting, be sure they will buy indeed. Bingo! You have to do the same – to present something interesting that calls the attention, that leaves the feeling to want more in the people. Get creative.

The Little in public, the whole in private

Maybe you don’t have to show a full class. What about to webcast about 15 to 20 minutes? When the free time is over, you could say your audience something kind like “thanks for joining me – if you want to know more about this routine, write me or call me.” And here you can start up a business as a personal or small groups trainer, whether your client’s house or your gym itself.

As you know, this mode has become a profitable business, but look at the people who will trend to hire a pro who doesn’t say only what exercise to do, how many sets, how many reps. People would take advantage from you the most in every session, so if you have a (real)  certifycation on nutrition, massages, advisory, or even other disciplines like yoga or meditation, you have more market chances.

Pitch a full experience

We bet you know to cook. What about if after the routine, you take the kitchen-room, and make something nutritive, or teach your pupil to learn making it? And if you don’t know to cook, why don’t you ally to a restaurant business that can provide your students with a healthy-food-based menu? You could offer the full service and have a fee for recommending this or that restaurant. Yes, in this time, the alliances will allow the survival of entreprenurships.

And if the gym gets a smallest physical space, why not thinking of an outdoor trip service like the countryside, the mountains, or the beach where you serve as a guide, share connecting experiences to the Nature, and encourage your group to work out cross-country or in the water? In the end, this could be a pretty interesting entrepreneurship, that also offers a full experience to your pupil, that shares on the social media. And that’s convenient to you as an entrepreneur.

More public, more planned

Like we advised it you when we talked about to build a possitive attitude or to get a sponsor, we repeat you not to target only on the social media as promotion tools for your or your gym. Try to get the attention of the mass-media by proposing them an interesting project like advising on training or nutrition, maybe writing an op-ed about that issue, or doing a photo shoot (like José escobar’s provided to us for this story). Don’t wish to get money by that, have it rather like advertising in your favor (keep sure your name is pretty visible when the feature once gets published).

As we said, the manthra in those times is getting creative not breaking the rules. Rather, it’s about incorporating the rules for you to become an innovator. How many money do you need? First, we should to outline your idea to see how much resources you need. Having this clear, the next is to list what you have and what you lack. The trick consists in optimizing what you already have  for making it profitable and getting what you lack, but you have to plan. If you don’t make this step, you’ll advance blind.

And whenever, after Reading this, we will pleased to know what ideas come to your mind and, why not, give them a space here. Remember you find us on our Twitter account and on chulucanasgym@gmail.com

El entrenador en los tiempos de pandemia

Cuando el gobierno peruano ordenó que toda la población del país (alrededor de 30 millones de personas) debía entrar en cuarentena obligatoria para evitar contagios por Covid-19, la nueva cepa de coronavirus, al fisicoculturista y campeón nacional José el Churre Escobar se le ocurrió que una forma de entrar en contacto con los alumnos de su gimnasio, el Churretec, ubicado en San Miguel, Lima, era mediante Facebook Live.

Todas las noches a las 19:15 hora peruana (2:15 en la Comunidad Europea), José muestra una clase completa con alguna de sus rutinas de potencia. Y si alguien no llega a ver el video en vivo, el archivo queda disponible para analizarlo o descargarlo en otro momento. Y como Facebook permite los comentarios, la gente puede usar esta función para preguntar si tiene dudas.

No es el único entrenador que ha descubierto la ventaja de esta red social para dirigirse a sus alumnos y a quienes aspiran a serlo. En Paita, Piura, Félix Oviedo (a quien conocimos por su iniciativa de hacer aeróbicos en una playa local) ya lo venía usando como herramienta de promoción para su gimnasio, el PerfectBody, con una buena acogida no solo por su gente alrededor sino la que ni siquiera vive en su ciudad.

Por lo menos en Perú, las autoridades han señalado a las discotecas y los gimnasios como los lugares donde los contagios parecen haberse concentrado. Explicaron que debido a la aglomeración de público en ambos espacios, especialmente jóvenes quienes manifestaron no tener síntoma alguno del Covid-19 se fueron infectando unos a otros, y al llevarlo a su casa terminaron infectando a toda su familia o a sus compañeros en el centro de trabajo.

Si las autoridades de tu país o tu región han explicado la infección comunitaria de este tipo de virus de la misma manera, es obvio suponer que cuando acabe la cuarentena, los gimnasios serán uno de los espacios públicos que estarán sujetos a mayores controles. Si tú trabajas allí, o más aún si eres propietario, podrías enfrentarte a una clausura si es que no sigues las normas locales al pie de la letra. Por lo menos, la inmediata podría ser que las  máquinas estén alejadas entre uno a dos metros una de otra, o que quizás la clase de aeróbicos exija tener la misma distancia o superior. Habrá que esperar la norma para actuar.

En todo caso, tus tareas son básicamente dos: cumplir la norma y reinventarte. En el primer caso, es obvio que si te exigen la lejanía física, tendrás que sacrificar concurrencia por sanidad, quizás ser más estricto en los turnos, quizás experimentar pérdidas económicas mientras te reposicionas en el mercado o hasta que la medida se cancele.

Hazte interesante

Tu camino debería ser el reposicionamiento, todo un plan de innovación en el modelo de tu negocio no solo como establecimiento sino como profesional en cultura física. El ejemplo de Félix y el Churre es una alternativa que podrías considerar.

“Pero nadie va a pagarme por hacer un Live”, comenta un instructor en Villa María del Triunfo, Lima. ¡Correcto! Y lo mismo pasa con los titulares en un puesto de periódicos: la gente se acerca a leerlos y no paga por eso, pero si el contenido le resulta interesante, ten por seguro que sí lo comprará. ¡Bingo! Lo mismo tienes que hacer tú: presentar algo interesante, que llame la atención, que a la gente le deje la sensación de querer más. Ponte creativo.

Poco en público, todo en privado

Quizás no tengas que mostrar una clase completa. ¿Qué tal transmitir en vivo unos 15 a 20 minutos? Cuando el tiempo gratis se cumpla, podrías decirle a tu audiencia algo amable como “gracias por acompañarme, si quieres conocer más de esta rutina, escríbeme o llámame”. Y aquí puedes iniciar un negocio como entrenador personal o de pequeños grupos, sea en la casa de tu cliente o en tu mismo gimnasio.

Como sabes, esta modalidad se ha convertido en un negocio rentable, pero, ojo, la gente tenderá a contratar a un profesional que no solo le diga qué ejercicio le toca, cuántas series y cuántas repeticiones. La gente querrá aprovecharte al máximo en cada sesión, así que si tienes una certificación (real) sobre nutrición, masajes, consejería, o hasta otras disciplinas como la yoga o la meditación, tienes más opciones de mercado.

Vende una experiencia completa

Apostamos que sabes cocinar. ¿Qué tal si tras la rutina te apoderas de la cocina, y preparas algo nutritivo, o enseñas a tu alumno a que aprenda a prepararlo? Y si no sabes cocinar, ¿por qué no te alías a un negocio de restauración que pueda proporcionarle a tu alumnado un menú basado en alimentación saludable?  Tú podrías ofrecer el servicio completo y ganar una comisión por recomendar tal o cual restaurante. Sí, en esta época, las alianzas permitirán la sobrevivencia de los emprendimientos.

Y si el gimnasio resulta teniendo un espacio físico muy pequeño, ¿por qué no pensar en un servicio de paseos a sitios abiertos como el campo, las montañas o la playa donde sirvas como guía, compartas experiencias de conexión con la naturaleza, y desafíes a tu grupo para hacer una rutina usando el relieve o el agua?Igual, éste podría ser un emprendimiento bien interesante, y que además le deje a tu alumno una experiencia completa que comparta por las redes sociales… y eso te conviene como emprendedor.

Más público, más planificado

Como te lo hemos aconsejado cuando hablábamos de formar una actitud positiva o saber atraer a un auspiciador, te reiteramos que no te concentres únicamente en las redes sociales como herramientas de promoción para ti o tu gimnasio. Trata de atraer la atención de los medios de comunicación planteándoles propuestas interesantes como dar consejos de entrenamiento o nutrición, quizás escribir una columna sobre el ttema, hacer una sesión de fotos (como las que José Escobar nos proporcionó para este artículo). No esperes ganar dinero por eso, en todo caso míralo como publicidad a tu favor (asegúrate que tu nombre esté en un lugar visible cuando se publique el material).

Como te dijimos, la consigna en estos tiempos es ponerse creativos sin romper las reglas; al contrario, mas bien se trata de incorporar las reglas para que te conviertas en innovador. ¿Y cuánto dinero necesitas? Primero, habría que bosquejar tu idea para ver cuántos recursos necesitas. Teniendo esto claro, lo siguiente es listar lo que tienes y lo que te falta. El truco consiste en optimizar lo que ya tienes para rentabilizarlo y conseguirlo que te falta, pero debes planificar. Si no haces este paso, avanzarás a ciegas.

Y como siempre, tras leer esto, nos encantará conocer qué ideas se te vienen a la mente y, por qué no, darles un espacio aquí. Recuerda que nos hallas en nuestra cuenta de Twitter y en chulucanasgym@gmail.com

How to succeed despite the difficulties

 Mario Kanashiro has got an excellent justification to celebrate. He just upgraded as a Master Trainer for the entire Japan in shaka-dance, dance classes combinating hip-hop, African, music hall  with acardio-vascular workout plan. In this new position, he’s in charge of granting the licenses for trainers who teach it.

“Here In Japan, there is more work life than personal life or to relax,” this Peruvian born in Lima City, on November 12^th, 1990, comments. He had to migrate with his family when he was just 5 years old. Today, he’s an athlete full of charisma and love, but almost a decade ago, he was totally opposite – sedentary, apathetic, selfish. What happened to his life that brought him out from darkness to light?

Until he was 21 years old, he worked in NTT, one of the largest Japan’s phone companies, translating from Japanese to Spanish and viceversa. “I didn’t, had no intrest on any sport neither; in fact, I had no physique.”

Since he was 20 years old, he began to feel the whole right side of his body lulled: “I felt pain from the neck to the right hand, and I was losing power and sensitivity in my right leg and foot.” He attended two hospitals for an exam, but the surveys didn’t find problems in his muscles and bones, as the first suspicious was. In fact, he has them well formed.

There’s ever a before and an after

The surveys showed a rare anomaly in his neck’s veins just around his second vertebra: they were very narrow, complicating the blood flow, so they didn’t favor a good oxygenation of the body. The surgery was the only way to correct it. However, this procedure was not enough for him to recuperate the mobility of his ends. That’s why he had to go to physical rehabilitation, and the sport was the solution: “I started to build muscle in arms and the hand for having strength when I catch by using low weight; I also did stretches”

During the process, he took a zumba class, he realized he could dance –very well—and he liked it a lot: “I didn’t know to dance, it didn’t provocate me, it didn’t call my attention neither, despite I played the electric guitar between 16 and 20 years old… I performed rock and metal, I even play it good today – I’ve not lost the technique.” He followed to develop as a trainee until he prepared to be a trainer, and the rest is history.

“As for playing guitar you must listen to the drums and the bass, your ear achieves sensitivity for bass ranges, and it’s the same guide I use for creating choreographies,” he explains. “I’m going to be 7 years this year, holding dance classes and training that – I continue to do stretches, I do functionaltraining, and I play video-games in my free times to relax.” Inclusive, Mario sometimes trained weights.

The benefits to his organism have been dramatic: “Before, I ran 1800 feet or 3300 feet and I got tired, I run 4 or 6 miles today and I don’t get tired – I developed a good physique,” He smiles.

Growing takes much time

When Mario gave his first class, nobody attended. The next one, two persons attended. Then, five, seven, until he got his first 20-people group. Today, his groups are until… 40 people! Although it depends on the gymnasium he goes to, but his minimum doesn’t fall down 20 people. Even he lives in Nagoya, his work brings him through several gyms across the island, and getting a way was not simple to him due to the Japanese public prefers to support the Japanese trainers. The effort costed him six years.

“When I began, there were teachers who suggested not to attend my classes because I was a rookie, or the people could injury or I knew nothing of fitness,” he remembers. “Today, I’m the teacher of those teachers, and many get wide open mouth when they see the change, because I became better than them.”

“everyday, I can give classes to 80 to 100 people about,” he tells.  “70% of my pupils are women, so in a class, there are 3 men for every 10. When it’s morning or afternoon, the most are 30 to 60, 70 years old, but I have younger people at night, between 20 and 40 years old.”

Mario describes his pupils like in constant learning mode, like they’re attending to the school, and there’s something new to know everyday. “When I give three continued clases, I have the same pupils. For example, the first class is cultural dance, the second is fitness dance, and the third is hip-hop.” The cultural dances are those ones not available at the disco or in its original country, “and we put them difficult steps, so they can take until two months to learn an only choreography.”

And if he highlighted at dance classrooms, his mixed look has noticed too. One day after attending an event, somebody proposed him to be a model.  The only experience he had up to then was to be the cover boy of his high-school in promotional flyers and posters as well when he was a teenager.

“I signed up a talents school three years ago and I started to have many courses becoming to model HiBowl’s clothes. I was modeling until two years ago, but my career as a trainer became more exigent, so I do it very rarely.”

His casting was exigent too. His face or his body weren’t enough. As they learned he knows to dance, they included that test. But maybe the difficult part was an interview before five judges who examined absolutely everything: his best insights, his skills, even how he mannered. From 1000 people, only 80 passed.

“I’d like following to model clothes, but as I do sports, I’d like to model sportswear or dancewear, as much as I’m becoming known across Japan. If the chance to feature it appears, it would be great.”

 Bad times serve to improve

Mario sustains his better achievement until now has been learning to dance. Critics he had in the beginning pushed him to learn more, to get out his town and having classes, to perfectionate his style, to give his best to his pupils: “I take the critic to improve my work,” he affirms. “If the pupil says you something not to like, it’s not to bother but for you to improve.” He adds if when his work began he was very criticized, it was because he interested to many people.

“We live because of the clients – if there are no clients, there is no class, so you ever have to know how to listen to them,” he states. “There’s still people who prefers a Japanese teaching Latin music instead of a Latin teaching Latin music. I did mind it very much, but I learned now that if the people want to learn Latin music with a Latin guy, and they want to have my class, so have it. If not, they miss it.”

His veins narrowness faced Mario to his lifetime plan, and the answer was to encourage, although that was not easy in the beginning: “The doctor said me raw straight on my bare face that if I did not do the treatment, I was becoming worst. Then initially, more by the pushing of the doctor instead of myself, I went to the gym.”

Despite he overcame his condition so successfully, some sequels are remaining – his right hand is weaker than his left hand (so he prefers to carry stuff with the second one). Sometimes, he feel  an inner itch in the right arm followed by a redness, what can happen when he drives his car or when he’s holding a class. Fortunately, he attends his controls every two years (initially, they were monthly and they were elapsing progressively), and he continues to meet the doctor who encouraged him to take the control of himself – Sensei Izumi.

 You grow when you validate and share what you learn

“My another achievement is my trainee has become a trainer, that has taken the same motivation and the same opportunities,” he comments proudly. “Four of my pupils are trainers now.” He specialized in shaka-dance, got his license, and became to give classes with that same discipline’s creator Samira Talha, across Japan in July 2019. And Talha herself was who chose him to go with her: “ I felt happy and nervous as well, because I never thought  I was to work so.”

While we were producing this story, Mario was upgraded to Master Trainer. “I couldn’t believe it, but I understood that everything turns around, that it was because of the time I hhad dedicated to my work,” he says us in exclusive. “When I see in retrospective, I realise that everything happened to arrive to this very moment, and I follow to learn. Samira says us that we must follow to study and go up, despite the position we get.”

“Up to before my illness, I used to be very selfish and negative. I got angry to the people who loved me. When I got sick, I knew what my family and my friends –two— were, who never missed me to visit, despite I knew a lot of people. That was when I realized who loved me and who didn’t, and I started to value more my family and true friends, I started to change because I felt I might give back all that love.”

Business are business… until certain point

“When I began to work, I had no explanation about why the people paid 500 yens, equivalent to 5 dollars, to have a class, when I was not sure if I was doing it well, until a female pupil said me that she came to my class because she felt she was learning. Then, I realised I was rounding myself with people motivated to learn, who saw me to make a new step, and asked me how to make it,” he meditates. “I understood  that for the people, it’s important what I can teach them.”

“That made me to opened my heart, and I turned back to believe in the people, because I left to believe in the people,” he adds. “And that made I valued myself much more, because inclusive I came to think I wasn’t important.” His pupils affirm Mario has a very special energy, that allows him to empathize and feel comfortable with any person, even who envy him, and even them who have come to enter his classes for getting him out of the way, unsuccessfully.

“That’s why we never have to give up, ever have to follow learning,” he says. “There are people who can do some things and can’t do other ones, but to get them, you have to practice them. That learning and that love I put it on is what the people like.” Mario also encourages his pupils to develop their own style instead of copying his, and to practice it hard until getting it. “And they play their part.”

“Another issue is this is a business for real, and there are teachers who study to make money, but you have to identify in your work what thing is actually money and what thing you have to study to have a profession. I can have one only person in my class, as well as having 40. Of course, if one attends, I can dedicate 100%, and if more arrive, I have to deliver it, but ever focused on giving my best.”

In fact, Mario shares his art on his Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube accounts. So if your want to learn more about him and he does, contact him, no matters wherever you are.