Ghent, 1:1 movement coaching
Your body is not broken.
It is out of practice.
Private movement coaching in Ghent for adults carrying pain, stiffness or tension they cannot train away. One coach, one hour at a time, a body that works in real life.
No sales pitch on the call. If it is not a fit, I will tell you.
Sound familiar
You have done the exercises. Something still does not work.
- 01The physio ended, the problem did not.
Acute pain is gone. Nobody told you what to do with the next ten years. - 02Gyms never stick.
You go for six weeks, you stop, you feel worse than before you started. - 03Your shoulders live at your ears.
Eight hours at a desk, tension you can feel by 11am, stretching that lasts an hour. - 04You feel far away from your own body.
You know how it should feel. You just cannot get back there alone.
The difference
Movement, not exercise.
Exercise asks your body to repeat. Movement asks it to solve. One builds a number, the other builds a body you can live in.
Sessions are built around how you actually move, feel and recover. Ground work, locomotion, strength, mobility and breath, layered in the order your body can take them. Slower where it needs to be slow. Demanding where it can take load.
This is movement education and coaching. It is not a replacement for medical or physiotherapy treatment, and I will say so when you need one.
Read
A full movement assessment. Where you hold, where you avoid, what your day is doing to you.
Release
Tension comes off before strength goes on. Breath, posture, decompression, ground work.
Rebuild
Strength and mobility in the same session. Control you keep, not conditioning you lose in three weeks.
Own it
You leave with a practice you can run without me. That is the point.
The offer
Session by session, at your pace.
Nothing to sign, nothing to lock into. You book when you want to work, and we build from where your body actually is.
Private, 1:1
One to one session
The core of the studio. Ninety minutes for the first session, sixty after that.
- A full movement and posture read in the first session
- Work built around your body, not a template
- A home practice that takes ten minutes, not an hour
- Book one at a time, no packages, no membership
2:1
Duo session
Train with a partner, a friend or a colleague. Same work, shared cost.
The Reset
A longer trajectory, ten sessions built as one arc rather than ten separate hours. Still being put together.
What people say
After the sessions.
I used to go to a typical gym, but quickly realized it just was not for me. Burak's approach is something completely different, and exactly what I needed.
StephanieBurak gave two workshops during our Continuing Education weekend on Fasciatherapy and Elite Sports in Leuven. The sessions were a real added value for our group of 20 participants.
DominiqueMy experience with Burak Balci was extremely positive. His out of the box approach pushed me to go beyond my limits in ways I never expected.
PascalNext step
Twenty minutes. No pitch.
Tell me what your body is doing. I will tell you honestly whether this is the right work for you, and what I would start with.
The work
What actually happens in the room.
No circuits, no counting down from ten, no music telling you to push. You move, I read what I see, we change it, you feel the difference before you leave.
A session, start to finish
Ninety minutes for the first one, sixty after that.
- Check in. What your week did to you. Where it sits now.
- Breath and decompression. Tension comes off first, always.
- Ground work and locomotion. Crawling, rolling, transitions. This is where the nervous system relearns.
- Load. Strength in the ranges you just opened, so you keep them.
- Take home. One or two things, not a programme you will abandon.
Three ways in
Recovery and beyond
Physio is finished, the pain is quiet, and nobody gave you a plan for real life. The bridge between rehab and living.
Desk body
Sitting, screens, shoulders at your ears. Posture, breath and decompression that survive a working week.
The challenge
You want to be pushed. Strength and mobility in the same hour, and you will feel it tomorrow.
Pricing
One rate. No memberships, no lock in.
| Format | What it is | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Private session | 1:1 at the studio, ninety minutes the first time, sixty after | €65 |
| Duo, 2:1 | Two people, one session, same work | €95 per session |
| Group class | Drop in, or a monthly subscription. See the Classes tab | €15 |
| Online session | Live 1:1 video, somatic and conversational | On request |
| Corporate workshop | Team building through primal and animal movement | On request |
| The Reset | A ten session trajectory, built as one arc. In the making | Coming soon |
Sessions run at the studio, Raas van Gaverestraat 18A, Ghent. Weekends possible, just ask.
Who this is not for
Being clear saves us both a call.
- You are in acute pain and have not seen a doctor or physio yet
- You want a number on a bar and nothing else
- You want a plan you can follow without ever showing up
- You are looking for medical or psychological treatment
Questions
Is this physiotherapy?
I am not fit at all. Can I do this?
Do I have to commit to a block?
Private session or group class?
What language do we work in?
What if I cannot come to Ghent?
What if it is not a fit?
Start with the call.
Twenty minutes, free, no obligation. You will leave it knowing what your body needs, whether you work with me or not.
Group classes
A room, a schedule,
and a lot of ways to move.
At BURAKABI Movement Studio we host a diverse range of group classes, from strength and mobility to yoga, pilates, boxing and karate. Each class has its own identity. All of them share the same foundation, intelligent movement and real physical development.
Prices
Drop in, or come every week.
Same classes either way. A subscription only makes sense once you are actually coming, so start with a drop in if you are not sure yet.
Most people start here
One class a week
A weekly rhythm, which is where the change actually comes from.
All in
Unlimited
Every class on the schedule, as often as you want.
Schedule and booking
Pick a class and book it.
Live schedule, trainers and spots left. Booking and payment run through Eversports.
First time here
Nothing complicated, but a few things help.
- Wear something you can move in. That is the whole dress code.
- Arrive five minutes early. So we can say hello properly and I know what to look out for.
- Book your spot in advance. Places are limited and classes do fill up.
- Tell me if something hurts. Everything can be scaled, but only if I know.
Where
- StudioRaas van Gaverestraat 18A
9000 Ghent, Belgium - Questions+32 484 40 54 52
- Emailburakfbalci@gmail.com
Come and try one.
Fifteen euro, one class, no subscription and no conversation about signing up afterwards.
About
Burak Balci
Movement coach in Ghent. I train people for life, not for aesthetics.
I grew up curious about martial arts and sport, not to compete, but to learn how to move. For a long time though, I lived the way most people do, mostly still. Until the body started speaking up.
That is when movement became the answer. Not a sport, not a fitness goal, but a way of living in my body again. It is the same thing I now build with clients, ground work, locomotion, strength and mobility, bodies that move well in real life.
I work in English, Dutch, French and Turkish, plus enough Spanish to guide you through a session, from the studio at Coupure in Ghent.
Background
Where the work comes from.
Movement practice
Locomotion, ground work, stick and partner games, brachiation. Movement as a skill you keep practising, not a workout you survive.
Systema and breath
Relaxed force, breath linked tension release, staying soft under load. Most people are strong. Few can let go.
Somatic work
Posture, fascia, awareness. Slower work for people who need to feel their body before they can change it.
Come and move.
The fastest way to know if this is for you is twenty minutes on a call.
Free discovery call
Twenty minutes.
No pitch.
You talk, I listen, and you leave with a straight answer about what your body needs next.
On the call
- What is going on, in your words, not in medical language
- What I would start with, and in what order
- Whether a private session or a group class is the better start
- Practical things, times, the studio, cost, no surprises
Studio
- AddressRaas van Gaverestraat 18A
9000 Ghent, Belgium - WhatsApp+32 484 40 54 52
- Emailburakfbalci@gmail.com
- Instagram@burakbalci
- LanguagesEnglish, Nederlands, Français, Türkçe
Before you book
Three things worth knowing.
I will be honest
If you need a doctor, a physio or a psychologist first, I will tell you on the call and point you somewhere.
Nothing is sold on the call
No package, no card, no pressure. You go away, you think, you decide.
Start where you are
No fitness level required. Most people arrive stiff, tired and unsure. That is the normal starting point.