THE ADVENTURE
A sacred, male, right-of-passage ritual that will transform your life as a man.
The Adventure also known as The New Warrior Training Adventure has been described by thousands of men as the most powerful personal growth opportunity they have ever experienced.
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What is The Adventure?
A time-honoured, Rite of Passage weekend that will transform your life and world as a man.
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Why do The Adventure?
Step towards becoming the partner, husband, father, brother, friend, leader you want to be.
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Upcoming dates & locations
See bottom of this page for when and where you can do The Adventure training in South Africa.
Change your life
Embark on the most recognised and respected modern initiation experience for men in the world.
Take a journey that will fundamentally alter your view of masculinity and how you show up in the world. Improve your relationships, starting with your relationship with yourself. Learn how to become the husband, partner, father, brother and friend you want to be. The Adventure is a life-affirming, personal-development weekend, honouring the best in what men have to offer the planet.
Become the partner, husband, father, friend, leader you want to be
The Adventure is a life-changing journey of initiation and self-examination. It’s a spiritual Rite of Passage that recreates the mythical Hero’s Journey for modern men. The Adventure has helped tens of thousands of individuals improve their lives by exploring and enhancing their connection to healthy, mature masculinity. This weekend-long learning experience will challenge, support and empower you to become more authentic, grounded and free as a man.
Individuals from all walks of life do The Adventure. Men like you. Gay, Bi, Non-binary and Straight men. Fathers, sons, brothers, husbands and lovers. Traders, professionals, office workers, athletes, business people, labourers, artists, soldiers, teachers – from every role in life. <em of all ages, races, faiths, nationalities and creeds are amongst our ranks and have benefited from improving their connection to the mature masculine.
Over 48 hours you’ll have the opportunity to take a good, hard look at the life you’ve created. What’s working, what’s not, and what do you want to change?
You’ll be challenged – and supported – to overcome your limitations. You’ll have the opportunity to face and work through some of the deep fears and wounds you carry – the things that keep your life from working the way you want.
You’ll form a deep connection with yourself, you’ll build deep connections with other individuals, and you’ll experience the love and support of a community of men working to better themselves and the world. You’ll come away with a clear sense of what you need to create lasting change. And you’ll know what steps you need to take to become more empowered and centred in your relationships to family, work and your community.
A life-changing weekend
It’s important to answer these questions before you register for the ManKind Project’s Adventure.
1. Are you doing this for YOU?
The weekend is for men committed to bettering their lives, healing their souls, creating community and connecting with the world in authentic service. You are the only person who can make this commitment. You may be feeling apprehension or fear. That’s great. Something powerful and mysterious awaits you.
2. Are you ready to challenge yourself?
The Adventure is an initiation into the mature masculine. It is an intense and challenging experience. It takes commitment and courage. You may need to face uncomfortable truths about yourself, but you will be deeply supported.
3. Are you committed to your personal growth for the long term?
This training lasts 48 hours and offers incredible opportunities for long-term growth. Integrating this learning will take time and commitment. Your growth as a man is a life-long practice.
Upcoming South African Dates:
4-6 April 2025, Onrus, Western Cape
9-11 May 2025, Cullinan, Gauteng
22-24 August 2025, Onrus, Western Cape
TBD September 2025, Cullinan, Gauteng
24-26 October 2025, Onrus, Western Cape
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During your training you will stand shoulder to shoulder with an immensely rich mix of masculinity, with occupations and ages as wide as masculinity itself. Whether they’re corporate executives or college students, all come to share a common understanding that their lives as men can be empowered with greater focus and direction, and that this personal initiation into manhood is crucial to their full development as men.
Some men come to heal. Some men come to find role models for positive and mature masculinity. Some men come to explore their Leadership abilities and expand their skills. Some men come to make a conscious transition from adolescent life to the life of a man. Some men come to find peace of mind in their transition to elder-hood. All men come because a small voice within them lets them know when it’s time.
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Fees for the New Warrior Training Adventure in South Africa are currently R5800 which includes an optional follow-up Primary Integration Training (PIT) averaging over 30 hours of sessions over 12 consecutive weeks.
Payment can be made via EFT, Credit Card or PayPal.
Payment steps will follow once you have registered.
We offer instalment plans for those in need. There is scholarship money available for those in serious need.
Please contact the enrolment team if you have any further questions regarding payments.
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Registration takes 2-minutes:
Follow the link below, and complete the form on the training you'd like to take part in. Once completed our enrolment team will be in touch to assist you in completing the necessary additional forms and payments.
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You will join a group of between 27 and 45 other men at a camp or retreat facility. We recommend that men drive no more than 3 hours to the training site. You will be asked to car-pool, in line with a commitment to ecological consciousness and as a way of beginning to create connections and camaraderie with the other men attending the training.
For a 48-hour period, from the time the training starts to when it completes (with meals, breaks and time for sleep), you will be asked to join in a series of processes and activities—all designed with one goal in mind—to help every man at the training step into his own unique sense of himself as a man among men. Some of the activities are individual, many are group processes. There are physical activities, writing, visualizations. It will be one of the most action packed weekends of your life.
You will be guided on this journey by a group of 25 to 50 staff men. Some of these men will be staffing for the first time, others will have decades of experience and advanced training. Each staff man will play a role in creating the weekend experience.
On the last day of the training, after celebrating your success, you will return home. It is a good idea to have a quiet evening planned. Some men choose to take the following day off in order to digest their experience and catch up on sleep. It will be up to you what you do with what you have learned about yourself and other men. For many men, the next sunrise is the beginning of a life with a renewed sense of vitality and purpose.
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We look at nearly every aspect of a man’s life:
Where you came from and how you were raised.
What you learned about how to be a man.
What you want for your future.
What you want for yourself and for others.
How you handle your past. (and how to break free of it)
How you deal with conflict.
How you learn to be more effective.
How you deal with being alone OR being a part of a team.
How you handle fear, anger, shame, joy, sadness.
What your unique purpose for being is. (and how to move toward it)
How you fit in to the natural world.
How you fit in as a man among men.
What is your relationship to your power as a man?
What is your relationship to your spirituality?
What is your relationship to death?
What is your relationship to women?
What is your relationship to your body and sexuality?
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We do not recommend this training for every man. We urge you not to apply to this program without serious forethought, and not to enroll simply at the urging of a spouse or friend.
You must be highly committed to your life. You should be ready to participate fully in the training activities, many of which encourage you to take a hard look at yourself, your deepest fears, your wounds from the past, and how you are willing to learn what you can do to take control of and improve your life. We choose to work only with men who are ready, and willing to do this initiatory work with us.
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In almost every global culture, rites of passage taught boys how to be men and become productive members of the ‘tribe’. Often these experiences were harrowing and physically painful. These days, that old kind of initiation is no longer appropriate, safe, or useful. (though dangerous initiations are still occurring in gangs, fraternities and adolescent acts of rebellion) Initiation – MKP has created a modern initiation for men. The modern initiation is safe, non-shaming, and focused on the problems that face men in the 21st century. We conduct an initiation because we believe it is absolutely necessary for a man to learn in an unequivocal way; what he is capable of, why he is here, and how to engage fully in his life.
With this knowledge, a modern man is freed to make choices, take risks and assume full responsibility for his life. This is not a hazing ritual or an entrance to a fraternal organization; this is a challenging 48 hour experience that will likely have life-changing effects. Not every man is ready for our training, but every man can gain something when he is willing to take that step. Our training may have aspects of other workshops you have experienced, but the power of initiation is in the challenge. This is not a spa, not a retreat, not a weekend getaway. It is an entry point into a new way of being you.
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Our trainings are offered in English. A few spoken presentations are offered in both Zulu, Xhosa & Afrikaans, and participants are invited to express themselves in their native language when needed. Zulu, Xhosa & Afrikaans speakers on staff will be available to offer translation assistance.
If you have a question about the The Adventure that is not listed here, we invite you to get in touch with us.
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