The Floreio Project: Combining Floreio Movements

“The main problem with attempting to flow usually is getting to a ‘corner’ or a bump in the flow, a place from where at that particular moment you cannot continue from. The CSF’s main concern is to create a rounded, circular system with no corners or bumps, that the practitioner will be able to continue flowing in, moving infinitely from movement to movement.” – Ido Portal

Once you have started to get comfortable with the following floreio movements, you can string them together:

1. Role
2. Au Cortado
3. Corta Capim
4. Rotations Into Low Bridge
5. Rotations into High Bridge
6. QDR Rotational Push Up

I have attempted to list the combinations in the order with which Ido presented them.

Here’s the outline of this blog post:

• Two movement sequence (6 combinations)
  • Role & Au Cortado
  • Role & Rotation into Low Bridge
  • Role & QDR
  • Au Cortado & Rotation into Low Bridge
  • Rotation into Low Bridge & QDR
  • Rotation into High Bridge & QDR
• Three movement sequence (3 combinations)
  • Au Cortado & Role & QDR
  • Rotation into Low Bridge & QDR & Role
  • CC Rotations & Bridge Rotation & QDR Exit
• Four movements (the final closed system flow)
  • Role & Au Cortado & Low Bridge & QDR.

Two Movement Sequence

Role & Au Cortado (More Info)

• Role into Half Au Cortado (Beginner)
• Role into Au Cortado (Intermediate)
• Role into Regretting Cortado (Advanced)

Role & Rotation into Low Bridge (More Info)

• Role And Rotation Into Low Bridge (Beginner)
• Role and Rotation into Low Bridge (Intermediate)
• Role and Rotation into One Arm Low Bridge (Advanced)

Role & QDR (Variations) (More info)

• Role into QDR (Beginner and Intermediate)
• Role into QDR Rotational Push Ups (Advanced)

Au Cortado & Rotation into Low Bridge (More Info)

• Half Au Cortado and Entry Rotation into Low Bridge (Beginner)
• Au Cortado and Rotation into Low Bridge (Intermediate)
• Au Cortado Press and Rotation into One Arm Low Bridge (Advanced)

Rotation into Low Bridge & QDR rotational push ups (More Info)

• Entry Rotation into Low Bridge and QDR (Beginner)
• Rotation into Low Bridge and QDR (Intermediate)
• Rotation into One Arm Low Bridge and QDR Rotational Push Ups (Advanced)

Rotations into High Bridge & QDR Rotations (More Info)

These are the preparatory steps towards Rotation into High Bridge with QDR Exit (a fusion movement.)

• Head Bridge to QDR Exit
• Rotation Into High Bridge with QDR Exit
• Rotation Into High Bridge Lower to Head with QDR Exit

Three movement sequences

Au Cortado + Role + QDR (More Info)

• Half Au Cortado + Role + QDR (Beginner)
• Au Cortado + Role + QDR (Intermediate)
• Au Regretful + Role + QDR Rotational Push Up (Advanced)

Rotation into Low Bridge + QDR + Role (More Info)

• Rotation into Low Bridge & QDR & Role

CC Rotations + Bridge Rotation + QDR Exit (More Info)

• Prerequisite: Corta Capin Rotations, Corta Capim Spin, and Rotations into High Bridge with QDR Exit
• Corta Capim Rotations into Bridge Rotation with QDR Exit

Four Movement System (Closed system flow)

Closed System Flow: Combining Four Movements (More Info)

This closed system flow combines Role, Au Cortado, Low Bridge, and QDR.

• Four Movement Closed Flow Beginner
• Four Movement Closed Flow Intermediate
• Four Movement Closed Flow Advanced

Long Sequence work: Au Cortado + CC Spin + QDR PU + Role (More Info)

• Prerequisite: Corta Capim Spin into QDR Rotational Push Up
• Au Cortado & Corta Capim Spin & QDR Rotational Push Up & Role