Marcus
2x World Champion · Sport Physiotherapist · Open Focus Certified
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For CEOs and Elite Athletes
At the top, pressure never stops.
The question is whether you perform through it or despite it.
Winning a world championship does not happen because you handle pressure well in the moment. It happens because you have trained your body and mind to stay sharp, balanced and precise when everything is on the line. No margin for error. No second chances. Just the ability to narrow your focus when it counts and open it again when the situation demands.
The same is true at the top of any organisation. A CEO does not get to have an off day. The room reads you before you say a word. Your decisions carry weight that cannot be undone. And the pressure does not come once. It comes every day.
StickDo trains the physical and mental foundation that makes sustained high performance possible. Not stress management. Not mindfulness. The real work of staying connected, sharp and decisive at the level where it actually matters.
2x World Karate Champion · Sport Physiotherapist · Open Focus Certified · Featured at INSEAD
The Real Challenge
Pressure is not the exception at the top. It is the condition.
Every significant decision you make as a leader or competitor carries weight. The stakes are real, the margin for error is small, and the pressure does not let up between one difficult moment and the next.
The challenge is not to remove that pressure. It is to stay sharp, balanced and decisive inside it. To let your body and mind work together rather than against each other. To know when to narrow your focus completely and when to open it wide. And to do that consistently, not just on a good day.
That is what separates elite performance from simply managing. And it is a skill that can be trained.
Who is Marcus
I have competed at world level. I know what it costs to lose that connection under pressure.
Becoming a 2x World and 6x National Karate Champion took one thing above everything else. Learning to stay present, balanced and sharp when the pressure peaks. To narrow focus in a split second and open it again just as fast.
That experience led me to physiotherapy and to Open Focus, the neuroscience-based attention method developed by Dr. Les Fehmi at Princeton Neuro-Feedback Center. I trained directly with Fehmi and brought the method to Denmark.
StickDo combines all of it. Slow, precise movement. Breath work. Attention training. Not martial arts as a sport. As a practice for staying connected and clear under pressure that does not let up.
You are already performing at a high level. We train you to do it with more of yourself available in the moments that count.
2x World Champion · 6x National Champion · Sport Physiotherapist · Open Focus Certified · INSEAD
For Organisations and Teams
When the team is in sync, everything works better.
Pressure affects teams the same way it affects individuals. Decisions slow down. Small tensions become conflicts. Communication breaks down at exactly the moment it matters most.
StickDo builds a shared foundation of focus, presence and balance across your team. Session by session, it becomes part of how your people show up together.
Two formats
Single workshop: A half-day or full-day session. Physical, practical and immediately applicable. Your team leaves with shared tools and a common language for performing under pressure.
Monthly programme: An ongoing series of sessions tailored to your team. Available as a fixed programme or customised to fit your specific situation and goals.
Five core capacities
01
Observation
Reading the room accurately under pressure
02
Reflection
Stepping back when everything pulls you forward
03
Presence
Staying fully available in the moments that count
04
Open Focus
Shifting attention from narrow to wide as a team
05
Synchronicity
Moving, deciding and communicating as one unit
What High Performers Say
In their own words.
"StickDo is a simple and effective way to create body awareness and mental clarity during a busy workday."
"Marcus has strengthened our leadership programmes for years, helping participants grow while creating real balance."
"A powerful method that builds team focus. Marcus was a key part of our leadership training at INSEAD."
"StickDo strengthens the body while measurably improving awareness and cognitive performance."
The Method
Three things trained together. One result.
01
Calm the body
Using slow, precise movement and breath work drawn from martial arts, you train your nervous system to stay regulated under pressure. Not relaxed. Regulated. There is a difference.
02
Open your focus
Dr. Les Fehmi spent 40 years researching how the brain performs under pressure. The answer was attention. Specifically, the ability to shift between narrow and wide focus on demand. That is what this trains.
03
Stay connected
When the body is regulated and attention is flexible, something shifts. Decisions come faster. The room feels different. The people around you feel it too.
For CEOs and Leaders
The boardroom has its own kind of pressure. Most leaders never train for it.
You walk into a room and the people in it read you before you say a word. A difficult board meeting. A negotiation that has to land. A decision that cannot be undone. These are not moments where thinking harder helps. They are moments where everything depends on whether you are fully present or not.
Most executive training works on strategy, communication, and frameworks. None of it trains what actually happens in your body when the stakes are highest. The tension that narrows your thinking. The stress response that clouds your judgment. The moment you needed to be at your best and something else took over.
That is what StickDo trains. Not to make you calmer. To keep you sharp, grounded and fully yourself in the moments that matter most to the people around you.
For Elite Athletes
Your sport. Your arena. The same principles that decide world championships.
StickDo is not martial arts. The stick is a training tool, not a weapon. What Marcus took from two world championships was never the fighting. It was the ability to stay fully present, sharp and decisive when everything is on the line.
That is what this trains. Slow, precise movement. Breath work. Attention under pressure. Directly applied to your sport, your competition calendar, and the moments that decide everything.
If you compete at a high level there is a programme built specifically for you.
"The mental clarity I gained through StickDo has been invaluable during competitions. It helped me stay focused and execute under pressure when it mattered most."
Take The First Step
This is where it starts.
Start with a message. Tell Marcus who you are, what you are working with, and what you are looking for. He will get back to you personally.