Chris Spencer

Chris Spencer

SeTs Ryu
Helsinki, Finland
EnglishFinnish
Can Travel ✓
WellbeingDevelopmentSpeaker

About Chris

About SeTs Ryu:
I'm Chris Spencer, a qualified vocational teacher (HAMK), authorized personal trainer, and certified Parkour instructor with 30+ years of experience teaching movement, self-defense, and functional fitness across Finland and the UK.

My approach combines street arts (Parkour, self-defense) with functional fitness to create practical, engaging physical education that builds both capability and confidence. I deliver sessions in English or Finnish for corporate teams, schools, and community organizations.

Training Philosophy: Experiential and Borderless Learning through interdisciplinary learning and cross-functional training—developing mind and body together through practical, inclusive programs that meet people where they are.

Every workshop is customized in real-time based on participant energy, facility capabilities, and group dynamics. With 35+ years of experience across diverse contexts, we adapt program flow, intensity, and focus to ensure an optimal experience for YOUR specific team. This adaptive expertise—not rigid scripting—is what creates memorable, effective sessions.

Workshop pricing covers instruction, program design, and standard equipment. Venue rental fees (if required) quoted separately based on location and group size. Many corporate clients prefer to host in their own facilities (meeting rooms, company gym) at no additional cost.

All prices exclude VAT (25.5%). VAT applicable per Finnish tax regulations.

More info and alternative workshops can be found on our website at: www.mindsets.eu

Expertise
Focus
WellbeingDevelopment
Sessions
Interactive & Passive
Facilitation
Yes - Interactive
Speaking
Available
Background
Corporate Experience
Moderate
Past Clients
Helsinki kaupunki (classes and workshops for local schools), Vantaan kaupunki (school afternoon classes and 'Liikuva Koulu' workshops (2015,2017,2022), various schools (E-g- Kalajärvi & Viherlaakso), Summer Actio Camps at Kameleonten Sports Centre, live stage presentations for KEG Oy at the Norway Action Film Festival (NAFF) about violence in films vs. real-life self-defence and young audiences from the perspective of an educationalist..
Certifications & Credentials
1. Authorised Personal Trainer (APT) @TrainerLab.
2. Parkour Instructor (VOK1) @Suomen Parkour Ry (SPY –member).
3. Self-defence Instructor since 1987 @Lii-Kan Jitsu (3rd dan chief instructor).
4. Qualified Vocational Teacher (IPTE) @ HAMK (University of Applied Sciences)
. M.Sc. Security & Risk Management @University of Leicester
. B.A. honours in Business Studies & Financial Modelling @Plymouth University
5. Certified Protection Officer (CPO) @International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO).
6. T.E.F.L. English language teaching certificate @Multi-Lingua, Guildford.
7. Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Certificate @Helsingin Summer University (Instructor: Barbara Wagner).
Availability
Schedule
WeekdaysWeeknightsWeekendsVariable/Other
Travel
Suitable locations depend in large part on the duration and value of the event. Short events and distant locations may incur extra travel and accommodation expenses) Expenses are always negotiable based on the requirements and circumstances/location ;-) Tier 1 Workshops Espoo, Helsinki, Vantaa, Finland Uusimaa, Finland – Leap of Faith – The Freedom Formula Tier 2 Workshops Rest of Finland – Flow State – Move & Think – Rooted & Ready – Stand Your Ground – Risk Recognition Tier 3 Workshops/Courses Europe. – AARM day courses – Team Building Action Camps – Multi-workshop programmes
Other Details
Depends on other commitments and availability of subsitute teachers/coaches or rescheduling options. As much advance notice as possihble is always desirable. The lead time depends on the workshop, location and travel requirements.Varies from 1 week to 1 month or more.

Chris's Offerings

Workshop

Leap of Faith: Jump Start Your Mind-Body Connection and ‘Discover Your Movement Potential’

Jump start and revitalise your mind-body connection. Experience the art of efficient movement in this high-energy 20-minute introduction to Parkour fundamentals—no death-defying stunts required. Participants learn core Parkour…
20 – 30 min8 – 16 ppl
Workshop

Aware and Assured: Risk awareness and personal empowerment – workplace safety fundamentals for unshakeable staff

An introduction to situational awareness and conflict prevention/management for customer-facing professionals and frontline staff. This 90-minute session covers foundational concepts from the comprehensive AARM (Assault Awareness & Risk…
90 – 90 min8 – 12 ppl
Workshop

Stand Your Ground: Practical Self-Protection and Safety Skills for Modern Life

Build practical personal safety skills and unshakeable confidence in this empowering 90-minute workshop that goes far beyond basic self-defense techniques. Through partner-based exercises and realistic scenario work, participants…
90 – 180 min8 – 16 ppl
Workshop

Grounded and Centred: Active Meditation Training for Focus and Resilience in Daily Performance

DESCRIPTION Learn practical active meditation techniques that help counter-act long hours of concentration at the desk, and provide immediate stress relief and improve mental clarity—portable from desk to…
60 – 60 min8 – 16 ppl
Workshop

Mobility Mashup! Street arts & fitness fusion for fun and functional physical education and dynamic exercise

DESCRIPTION Break free from traditional fitness formats with this energizing 60-minute multi-discipline movement experience that combines elements from Parkour, fitness training, and martial arts into engaging team challenges.…
60 – 60 min12 – 20 ppl
Workshop

Find Your Flow: Parkour Fundamentals for Adaptive Movement in Mind and Body for and Everyday Life

Discover the real art of Parkour—not YouTube stunts, but intelligent, efficient movement that transforms how you navigate your environment and handle physical challenges. Adaptive movement in body and…
60 – 60 min8 – 16 ppl
Workshop

The Ginger Bread Man: Release, Respond, Run, Catch me if you can’ – self-preservation skills where ‘Movement Meets Protection’

Discover practical personal safety skills through dynamic, energizing movement in this interactive 20-minute experience that blends real-world Parkour with modern self-defense fundamentals. Participants work in pairs and small…
20 – 30 min6 – 20 ppl

Good to Know

Client Requirements
We don't have our own training hall yet, but do have a rental agreement with a local sports centre. Ideally, the client supplies their own local gym and heavier equipment which, would also be more convenient for the participants. Some workshops/courses such as the AARM course need a meeting room with projectors, whiteboards and flipcharts etc.
Additional Notes
I am currently trying to get my fledgling association off the ground and someday establish my own training centre and creative studio that builds on these foundations and extends internationally into event organization/management, 'Active Research' and 'Investigative Learning' through independent film and video making. The vision is to break down the silos and bridge the gaps between knowledge systems & industries, people and cultures. The mission is encapsulated in our concepts and catchphrases:
1. Borderless & Experiential Learning, by Design.
2. Collaboration without tears, Learning without Frontiers. It's Mind SeTs!
3. Functional Education & Exercise
4. Sound in Body, Sound in Mind

To this end I am currently actively looking for funding (grants or investors) and collaborators to help me. Currently, I really need a collaborator or partner who can help me take care of the web and technical development and management for me, including adoption and use of AI applications and systems, as this is eating up all my time instead of the content creation and other tasks to which I am better suited. Networking, marketing/sales, and general promotion is the other big Bugbear as always.
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