In this podcast, Tom Brown III joins Michael (Melanie was busy today! Sorry!) to first discuss what tracking is and what all is involved (terrain, geology, natural history, and more), then to discuss a neglected aspect of tracking: moving. Human movement. We discuss why it matters, how to do it, and how to practice it.


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Tom's bio: Tom, otherwise known as “T3”, has been a practitioner and teacher of primitive living skills, wilderness survival, tracking, and nature observation from an early age. Growing up in New Jersey at the Tracker School, he was raised with deep reverence and respect for wild places and the skills our ancestors used to live close to the land. After graduating high school, he spent a few years wandering the country, practicing the skills he learned as a child in both urban and wilderness environments. He eventually returned to Tracker School and after a few years became head instructor and director of operations. In 2009 he left Tracker School to start the Primitive Arts Collective, an outdoor education program that sought to teach people in small groups in many different states across the country. In 2016 Tom moved to Oregon and now works with Trackers Earth. Tom’s role at Tracker’s Earth involves being both the land steward and an adult educator. His unique insight and first-hand knowledge about how large groups of people interact with the landscape help him and the Tracker’s team ensure healthy land management practices. These pratices will benefit not only the students but also the wild things that are the centerpiece of these rural locations. Tom loves all things wild and free. During his downtime, you can find him on a river somewhere fly-fishing for steelhead with his Spey rod and exploring all the beautiful things the PNW has to offer.

Tom's bio on Trackers Earth: https://trackerspdx.com/staff.php
Tom's Instagram: Tom_brown3

Contact Melanie:
1. reasonrxpodcast@aol.com
2. https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-katragadda-nctm-9b14522a
Contact Michael:
1. reasonrxpodcast@aol.com
2. http://www.goldams.com
3. https://www.facebook.com/EpistemeRx/
4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/

External links:
1. Trackers Earth: https://trackerspdx.com

2. Tom Brown, Jr.'s Tracking School: https://www.trackerschool.com

3. April Vokey's interview of Tom Brown (also available on the Apple Podcast App, Overcast, etc.)
a. Part One: https://play.acast.com/s/anchoredwithaprilvokeyfishingpodcast/tom-brown-lll-primitive-skills
b. Part Two: https://play.acast.com/s/anchoredwithaprilvokeyfishingpodcast/fcb0e29cc7c343f08bf7f5f291b28501

4. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall, Fred Sanders, et al.: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=born+to+run&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

5. Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance by Christopher McDougall: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Born-Heroes-Mastering-Endurance/dp/0307742229/

6. Danny Clark: https://www.movnat.com/danny-clark/
(See also: https://www.movnat.com/author/dannyclark/)

7. Katy Bowman
a. website: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com
b. her books: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/the-books-ive-written/
c. podcasts: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/category/podcast-transcripts/
d. books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Katy-Bowman/e/B0057HLJY2

8. Dani Hemmat
a. website: http://www.moveyourbodybetter.com
b. more about Dani: http://www.moveyourbodybetter.com/your-trainer/
c. Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-hemmat-5b487a7

9. Erwan LeCorre
a. https://www.movnat.com/erwan-le-corre/
b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwan_Le_Corre
c. The Workout The World Forgot, the video Dani mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKGF-ErsJiI
d. The Practice of Natural Movement: Reclaim Power, Health, and Freedom by Erwan Le Corre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom-ebook/dp/B07M75GF7W/

10. Mark Rashid
a. http://www.markrashid.com/about/about-mark
b. Horsemanship Through Life: A Trainer's Guide to Better Living and Better Riding by Mark Rashid: https://www.amazon.com/Horsemanship-Through-Life-Trainers-Better/dp/1616087463/
c. Whole Heart, Whole Horse: Building Trust Between Horse and Rider by Mark Rashid: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Heart-Horse-Building-Between/dp/1628737220/
d. Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership by Mark Rashid and Rick Lamb: https://www.amazon.com/Horses-Never-Lie-Passive-Leadership/dp/1634502558/

11. MovNat
a. The Website of MovNat: https://www.movnat.com
b. MovNat's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNat
c. MovNat training at Wildfitness in Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nmu6mZd4s
d. Some intermediate-level MovNat workouts outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s9A4XgvuU
e. Erwin LeCorre's article The History of Physics Fitness: https://www.movnat.com/history-of-fitness/
f. The Practice of Natural Movement book by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/
g. MovNat Movement Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0XEBKYNfU&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCRN_VeYcEimsilu7IXiLmP_
h. MovNat videos showing 100+ movements done with good technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdaMhrNhzQ&list=PLC5sbdn5ESCSKU66Fbp6stQFPLaNQ8rib
i. Find a MovNat Trainer near you: https://www.movnat.com/find-a-trainer/

12. Michael's notes on his 2019 four-day fast: http://goldams.com/my-experience-doing-a-four-day-fast/

13. Harvard's Barefoot Running Lab: http://barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu

14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Ej2Qxv0W8
This one is interesting. The American seems like an awkward, uncoordinated kid by comparison. The African knows how to use his body efficiently and with good biomechanics. Sad that, in our culture, many would think the American “funds like a man” but the African “runs like a girl.” Those many have some errant, fallacious, emotion-based ideas about human movement. They are ill-informed. No wonder they get injuries. They African moves along effortlessly and joyously. The American looks like he is suffering. The African looks like he could run all day. The American looks like he wants to stop.


Image and bio courtesy Tom Brown III