05/02/2026
I’m going to massage school.
Motive is also moving into a bigger space in 2027, at least double our current size.
Those two things are connected, and I want to tell you why.
For years, it’s been hard to find manual therapy that thinks about the body the way we do. Most bodywork is built around relaxation or chasing pain to its location. That’s not wrong. It just rarely connects back to training in a way that actually changes how someone moves.
The bigger reason is Functional Release, the manual therapy side of FRC and KINSTRETCH. Same scientific framework; same way of thinking about joints, tissue, and the nervous system. The techniques are designed to do what passive stretching can’t: create real change in tissue and immediately train it through active movement.
To practice FR on clients, you need to be a licensed manual therapist. Massage school is the route to that license in Texas.
What this means for you:
You could come in, get assessed, receive specific manual treatment for a tissue restriction (if needed), and immediately train that range in the same session. Most manual therapists don’t coach mobility this way. Most coaches can’t do hands-on work. Putting both under one roof, applied by the same person, using the same framework, is rare.
In the short term, I’ll be in the gym fewer hours during school. The team is ready for it, and we’re actively hiring strong candidates. Your training won’t suffer.
Motive is still a coaching gym. Strength, mobility, and long-term joint health are still the core of what we do. Manual therapy is an addition, not a redirection.
More good things to come. 👊🏻💪🏻
Brian