About
Jozef Dodo Herák
Movement has been my whole life. I spent 24 years on the dance floor and nine in the martial arts of Wing Chun and Tai Chi. Both taught me the same thing: strength comes from balance and calm, not from tension.
Three paths, one goal
What I teach and why
Each of these paths leads through a different gate to the same place: a body that is relaxed and ready, and a mind that is calm and clear. In a session I choose the one that will help you most at that moment, and I often combine them.
Tai Chi
The slow, flowing Yang-style form. It teaches rooting, relaxation and breath, and leads to the state of Wu Ji: a calm from which you can act at any moment. In pushing hands with a partner, you discover how to receive force instead of fighting it.
Wing Chun
A southern kung fu built on sensitivity, precision and the shortest path. It teaches you to read a partner through touch, stay in contact and act at the right moment. It is not about strength, but about structure, timing and clear intent.
Latin American dance
Samba, cha-cha, rumba and more. They bring rhythm, joy and confidence. Partner dance is also a school of leading and trust: a clear impulse on one side, a sensitive response on the other.
Dance
24 years on the dance floor
As a junior I became Slovak champion in Latin American dance, and at 16 I was a finalist in the adult category.
As a coach I have prepared professional couples, children and amateur dancers who went on to win international Pro-Am competitions in Rome and Barcelona.
Viewers in Slovakia may remember me from the TV show Milionový tanec, where I made the final 10 out of 3,000 dancers, and from Let's Dance 5.
Martial arts
9 years of Wing Chun and Tai Chi
I learned the martial arts privately, under the personal guidance of masters. In Tai Chi I have mastered the complete Yang form of 108 movements; in Wing Chun, work on the wooden dummy and with weapons.
I teach them as a path to balance. The martial side remains, but the goal is calm, coordination and the ability to stay relaxed and ready at the same time. In Tai Chi this state is called Wu Ji.
Two worlds
The negotiating table and the dance floor
I have spent most of my professional life where people negotiate, sell and decide. In private companies and in public administration, in Slovakia and in the Gulf. I know the pressure of deadlines, difficult conversations and decisions that can't wait.
I have also worked with people who did not have it easy, from children to adults looking for their place. It taught me patience, and that every person needs a different approach.
My best decisions were never made with a tense mind, but when I stood firmly and breathed calmly. That is why I teach the way I do. Movement is not the goal for me, but a path to awareness. When you feel your body, you see the situation in front of you more clearly. And then we can face it together, calmly and with a clear head.
Let's meet in person
Call or write. I reply personally within 24 hours.