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Who are our trainers?

Ian Holmes
He has spent the last decade training in numerous athletic fields, ranging through martial arts, gymnastics, weight lifting, and aerial acrobatics. This mix of backgrounds has given him a great deal upon which to draw, as well as putting him in contact with some of the best athletes and coaches in a variety of fields. He continues to work with Irrational Fitness and Aerial/Fire. It is this mix of approaches to athletics, and moreover, movement and mobility, that has laid the groundwork for Trained Mobility.

Alixa Sutton
She created the Cirque du Soleil 'KOOZA' contortion number and was the trainer of the Mystic Pixies. Coaching flexibility and competetive gymnastics for 9 years, her methods are a unique blend of traditional Russian & Chinese techniques from both circus and gymnastics, mixed with modern methods and ideas.

Alixa travels all over the world giving flexibility clinics and working with individuals. For the past year she has been on tour with Cirque du Soleil's new show KOOZA, creating and training the contortion number. She has also worked with the US Gymnastics Federation, Le Ecole du Cirque, Rhythmic National Team, American Youth Circus Organization, US Vaulting Federation and many more.