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britishninja	Why do you do parkour? :)	Lead	[-]
Posts: 5 (Thu, Dec 27, 2007 03:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : parkour, art, project, drives, ambitions, reasons Hello everyone, first of all please allow me to introduce myself! I'm a parkour beginner from the UK and a student at art college. For my latest project I have decided to use parkour/freerunning as my subject! As part of the project research process, I would really like to get to know some parkour enthusiasts (I don't really know any 'round my way, unfortunately) and generally find out what makes you guys tick and what drives you. So, I want to talk about the reasons that all of you have for wanting to practise parkour and why you have continued to for as long as you have. Personally I am addicted to the idea of urban freedom, of not being caged in by pavements and subways and railings, and also to the idea of applying athletic grace to real-world situations (unlike tennis for example, parkour is a sporting skill that you can actually use in your everyday life). If everyone could spare a few minutes to try to explain to me what drives you.... I would be enormously interested and grateful! Is it the sense of freedom? The health benefits? The competitiveness of doing bigger and better things than other freerunners? Showing off to parkour n00bs? C'mon, let me inside your head Thanks guys, and happy holidays to all of you!
PKLoaf		#1	[-]
Posts: 3 (Thu, Dec 27, 2007 05:49) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Well, I originally started Parkour because I saw some vids on the internet and I was incredibly impressed, so I gave it a try. After I actually started, I couldn't believe how much fun it was to practice, especially with a friend or two. Then, eventually, I realized that by striving for self-improvement, I was setting up goals all along the way for myself, and when I realized I finally had some goals to accomplish, I knew that I wanted to stick with Parkour for a long time to come. So, basically I do Parkour for fun, to improve myself (body and mind), and to have something to do. I hope this is a bit of help
dvil 666		#2	[-]
Posts: 48 (Thu, Dec 27, 2007 06:28) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	i started because like you said you are free you get an adrenaline of excitement, anger, fear, peace and freedom it's not frustrating even basic things can be effeicent and impressive and useful unlike skateboarding i used to do when i was little i got so frustrated with it you have to learn an ollie to get all the other moves in parkour you dont youre mind is allway's focused more reasons to practise it as you get better like when i first started it was i laugh then i wanted to be a ninja then i just wanted to get to places efficently also because not many people do it you can show off a bit but in a cool way like jsut do it naturly. after a while of training you can't imagine life without it parkour becomes your life it effects how you think what you want to do how you feel you can express your emotions through parkour feel at peace. i have met and made some amazing friends because of parkour and seen and done to be what i thought to be impossible. i have had an amazing parkour journey which will never end until i die ( i consider dying to old to do parkour as parkour is my spirit and getting old and been able to eat what you like not having to exercise will be sad but in a way a reward for all your hard work.) thank you so much for this post this has been on my mind recently and havnt told anyone and to some the paragraphs i just wrote will sound a bit stupid but you will understand one day) Never give up parkour it will be worth it you will lie down and relax after a session and think... well you can fill in the blank everyone has a different mind.
KastsuroPk		#3	[-]
Posts: 149 (Thu, Dec 27, 2007 06:47) Rookie Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I do parkour because I need to get somewhere as fast as possible!
Wra1th		#4	[-]
Posts: 128 (Thu, Dec 27, 2007 08:19) Rookie Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Because it looks cool. Seriously though, I have an interest in architecture, and the way people interact with their environment. Plus it keeps you fit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- () --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
britishninja		#5	[-]
Posts: 5 (Thu, Dec 27, 2007 08:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	dvil 666 wrote: after a while of training you can't imagine life without it parkour becomes your life it effects how you think what you want to do how you feel you can express your emotions through parkour feel at peace. i have met and made some amazing friends because of parkour and seen and done to be what i thought to be impossible. i have had an amazing parkour journey which will never end until i die ( i consider dying to old to do parkour as parkour is my spirit and getting old and been able to eat what you like not having to exercise will be sad but in a way a reward for all your hard work.) Wow, two replies in and already somebody posts a very inspirational set of comments I'm really excited to see what else people might post...
freerunner101		#6	[-]
Posts: 1590 (Thu, Dec 27, 2007 08:56) William Cosby Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Ok erm... At first i just looked at it and learnt about it. Then i began fully doing parkour about 11 months ago. After a while your mindset changes and it becomes a main aspect to your life, You start to get 'pk vision' and see the world differently and approach obstacles in your environment and your life with more control. Personally this is my own Experience. I haven't properly found anyone that can do it with me. But as seb said, Being alone means you can conquer your mentality, For example fear. All The Best Hope it helped. You Only Live Once
Rob D		#7	[-]
Posts: 550 (Thu, Dec 27, 2007 09:12) Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I do pakrour for many different reasons, like most people have their stupid no one likes me depressed days I did it then and thought it was a cool way of being an emo. Now I do it to keep me fit for the philosophy and because it is like a lifestyle, not being able to do parkour would kill me literally. I feel parkour is so important to me now that everything I do relates to parkour, getting a drink before I get out is more efficient in the long run than buying one because it saves money etc. Never before have I had such commitment, respect, love, enjoyment out of an activity i do. You can tell who does parkour through the things they know, the way they train, terminology they use (kong = no offence. And the reason for this is for my upmost respect for what parkour does and gives to people, we all have a laugh when we train without that I would find it near impossible to train properly. But the people that just sit around all the time and dont train are not real traceurs, There are people that I train with and just come to socialise, I have no problem with that what so ever I just prefer to train and socialise at the same time Wow I started an essay then love talking about parkour haha Happy trainings I'm Reformed!!! Cheers shaduu :P Rob's PokePet Barry the level YOUR MUM Blastoise!
paul or fish		#8	[-]
Posts: 619 (Thu, Dec 27, 2007 11:28) King Strawberry's Jester Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	i just love it. I love the feeling of being free (why i like urbex too). I like the challenge,always trying to get better. Its great when theres something your bad at,you work at it loads and the movement you were worst at becomes one of your strong points. It feels great doing it. It looks cool and i love the speed and fluidity of it all.
Pyrotom		#9	[-]
Posts: 3284 (Fri, Dec 28, 2007 11:21) Flozart Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I want to talk about the reasons that all of you have for wanting to practise parkour and why you have continued to for as long as you have. I've been doing Parkour for three years because it's just fun I guess, I've got nothing better to do with my life. Is it the sense of freedom? Deffo, when you're doing Parkour, you just don't really care about anything else but Parkour. The health benefits? Well if you train hard enough it builds up your muscles, shaves off that fat. The competitiveness of doing bigger and better things than other freerunners? Showing off to parkour n00bs? I don't really care man, yeah, it's nice to be better than other people, but I aint gonna rub that in their faces. My latest Parkour video
britishninja		#10	[-]
Posts: 5 (Fri, Dec 28, 2007 01:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Wow, thanks for all your comments, guys! There's some great stuff posted in here already. Personally I don't really know anything about parkour but it looks like enormous fun and I'd like to get into it. I'm quite fit as I am already a martial arts enthusiast and have been doing taekwondo & seal lung kung fu for around four years and I think parkour would be an excellent new diversion for this aspiring ninja, lol Did any of you guys have backgrounds in other similar activities (martial arts, gymnastics, breakdancing etc) before you ran across parkour? What did you find were the biggest obstacles in getting into this new sport, coming from that background? Or did you all come straight from couch potato land, hahaha Not knowing the techniques doesn't faze me, having done MA for a few years I know that it takes time to get techniques down. Mostly I guess it's the fear factor of jumping over things at speed. How did you guys deal with this? I'm building up confidence to clear obstacles more fluidly and fearlessly, but it's taking me some time. A few months ago I screwed up a vault and carved a big gash out of my left shin, lovely! I guess you guys must have your fair share of stories about things not going to plan.
freerunner101		#11	[-]
Posts: 1590 (Fri, Dec 28, 2007 03:05) William Cosby Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Lucky, I have no kind of gymnastic background so its way harder for me. Unlucky mate, Condition your shins to stop things like shin splints. You Only Live Once
mcmicken		#12	[-]
Posts: 13 (Fri, Dec 28, 2007 07:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I started because I wanted a way to vent my anger so when I got hurt it didn't matter too much. Then a mate started so we kinda pushed each other along, taking us to another level (still not that great...but it was good enough for us). Then we started filming stuff which pushed us further because there was the pressure of the camera. Nowadays I do it because it's good excercise, it's fun and it's a rush.
Biomech		#13	[-]
Posts: 6644 (Fri, Dec 28, 2007 10:34) UF Moderator (Young) Lady Killer. Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	seal lung kung fu I am so looking that up lol I've been into Parkour since 2003, there have been a lot of changes and unfortunately a lot of bad things have come about during that time. I practice Parkour because I like the way different things make my body move in different ways; I love to jump and spin. I have previously trained in Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Kickboxing; now I practice and am doing an instructor course in Lau Gar Kung Fu, PKA Kickboxing and Gee Wai Shu. Parkour looks great, it feels great to perform and can be very useful in given situations. For me, the best part of Parkour is that nanosecond that you are in the middle of the technique, the moment you're over a rail or about to land a cat leap. Right then, for that tiniest of moments, time stops. Nothing else exists outside of that moment. If you stick around you'll hear a lot of crap about what is and what isn't Parkour. It never used to be that way, unfortunately a lot of new people came along and, thinking they knew more about it than they did, forced a divide. Parkour is used for escape, it's used for getting from one point to another in the best way possible. Parkour is NOT getting from point A-B, that is the result of what Parkour really is - over coming obstacles. And as such you can build an entire philosophy around the concept of Parkour. Although you will get god knows how much spew thrown at you from people who think they know better and aren't receptive to your ideas. Biomech Parkour Merchandise \| Get Paid to Google \| Join the UF Tube Video/Photo Community! "Either you define the moment, or the moment defines you" 2007 Mod of the Year :)
Biomech		#14	[-]
Posts: 6644 (Fri, Dec 28, 2007 10:53) UF Moderator (Young) Lady Killer. Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hrmm I'm guessing you're SifuSocky? Biomech Parkour Merchandise \| Get Paid to Google \| Join the UF Tube Video/Photo Community! "Either you define the moment, or the moment defines you" 2007 Mod of the Year :)
britishninja		#15	[-]
Posts: 5 (Sat, Dec 29, 2007 12:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Yeah, that's me Where'd you find me? There's hardly anything online about seal lung kung fu - it's kind of a small-time British eclectic martial art combining bits from lots of different arts, JKD style. It was the first thing I ever trained in and I then took up TKD because I enjoyed the kicking. It's a shame that seal lung is pretty rare and unheard of because it's a really nice little style and great for beginners. I'm intrigued by your comment about an entire philosophy being built around parkour... I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Can you elaborate on that at all?
KastsuroPk		#16	[-]
Posts: 149 (Sat, Dec 29, 2007 04:29) Rookie Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Elaborate? Of course! http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/articles/articles.htm Just scroll down a bit and you'll see non-advertisement etc. stuff. This section covers philosophy, balance, vision, adrenaline, pretty much everything a traceur should know/will learn throughout their training.
bmxfreak		#17	[-]
Posts: 217 (Sat, Dec 29, 2007 06:36) Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	mm....i started parkour on and off after Jump London, i think it was.... It was soon after i stopped martial arts, and i needed something to fill the void, i guess. And because it can be a solitary sport, it appealed to me, as i suck at all organized sports :] And because its fluidity and blah blah FRPK= Fred Ringer Pimps Kadillacs
Biomech		#18	[-]
Posts: 6644 (Sun, Dec 30, 2007 01:35) UF Moderator (Young) Lady Killer. Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I'm intrigued by your comment about an entire philosophy being built around parkour... I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Can you elaborate on that at all? Absolutely. If we look at the result of Parkour being fast, direct movement between two points. The the purpose of Parkour itself would be to overcome the obstacles in your way in order to successfully achieve the desired result. Many practitioners of Parkour find that their training helps them in other areas of life, either subconsciously or by applying the ideals of Parkour to those aspects. So aspects of everday life that involve fear, loss, under-performance, when approached with a Parkour Philosophy, can appear more attainable. We used to have people ask what kind of person it takes to do Parkour, whether people with certain disabilities can practice the art. Personally I have always said anyone can. It merely depends on your physical abilities as to what aspect of Parkour you lean towards. People like Max "The One Armed Bandit" Runham, a traceur who only has one arm, happily achieves a good level of Parkour despite his disability. Others, perhaps more stricken, can apply the core principles of Parkour to areas of their life that they feel require improvement. Mention Parkour as a philosophy to overcome obstacles in all areas of life, not just escape and evasion, and you'll probably get a large proportion of cock nuggets who will tell you that Parkour is purely there to get from A to B as fast and efficient as possible when being chased. Yet these very people are the ones that will tell you that Parkour is not a sport, it's not a fad or something competitive but rather a discipline, a way of life. But what is a philosophy if it's not a belief system undertaken as a desire to ethically guide ones lifestyle. Biomech Parkour Merchandise \| Get Paid to Google \| Join the UF Tube Video/Photo Community! "Either you define the moment, or the moment defines you" 2007 Mod of the Year :) Last Edited By: Biomech Sun, Dec 30, 2007 01:38. Edited 1 times.
bobthebeast21		#19	[-]
Posts: 83 (Sun, Dec 30, 2007 07:54) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	i do parkour because it teaches you to completely throw the fear out of your life. its not only training for the body but it also trains the mind, which you wont get out of any other sport or art.
Pyrotom		#20	[-]
Posts: 3284 (Sun, Dec 30, 2007 11:11) Flozart Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	bobthebeast21 wrote: i do parkour because it teaches you to completely throw the fear out of your life. its not only training for the body but it also trains the mind, which you wont get out of any other sport or art. Bull. I look at a 9 foot precision with a slight drop onto the edge of a skip, it scares the shit out of me but I know I can do it so I do, I'm still scared when I try it again though. Most sports train the mind too, in fact, I don't think there is a sport that doesn't. Sorry, but I just disagree with you. My latest Parkour video

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