"The study of the innate patterns displayed in locomotion and rest amongst the most durable humans on the planet."
GOATA was developed by looking at what humans who move injury free and in many cases with high performance have in common. GOATA was developed studying and analyzing slow motion video of some of the worlds greatest athletes, how babies move, how indigenous people move and rest. They discovered some very striking commonalities between all of these groups. They move for the most part the same way.I have had hip pain for many years (15+) on my right hip, and some recent knee pain on the same side (8+ months). Through doing some of the GOATA movements for the past few weeks the pain has greatly subsided, in a way I have not experienced with all of the other things I have tried (chiropractic, physical and massage therapy, stretching routines, exercise routines, and many more too numerous to list.) I really think these guys are onto something with body mechanics in a way similar to Ray with Endocrinology and nutrition.
You can check more here:
Home - GOATA Movement
www.goatamovement.com
Some of the concepts are a bow landing with your foot, knee, and hip complex when landing from walking, running, or jumping. Keeping the inside ankle bone high, and the heels moving away and out when driving forward. Ensuring you are back chain dominant which is not common among most modern people due to Cell phones, computers, desks, shoes, sitting in chairs, and weight lifting.
image showing the bow shaped landing, with trailing leg heel away.
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and resting postures that heal:
sitting with toes in heels out, if you have the mobility on the floor, if not on a Seiza chair.
or sitting in a squat, head up, on outside front of foot ankle bone high.
standing with stacked columns, inside ankle bone high. Weight is toward 4th and 5th (pinky) metatarsals.
Anyway check out GOATA if you are interested in pain free knees, back, hips etc. tons of info online.
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