For those interested in Parkour - Train with the founders.

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Fnua Atxkxe

You know what they say about the internet and having to have pictures to back up your statments.... :D
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Oe kamä ìlä oeyä txe´lan ulte fìtsenge leiu oel hu ayngati ma oeyä smukan sì smuke ulte nga ma Coga, nì´ul to fra´u ^_^

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Quote from: fnua atxkxe on April 18, 2010, 06:36:31 PM
You know what they say about the internet and having to have pictures to back up your statments.... :D

lol ;D It's better with pics we can have fun too :D
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Fnua Atxkxe

Our garden actualy has quite a few trees, obstacles and walls that are fun to practice on :)
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Oe kamä ìlä oeyä txe´lan ulte fìtsenge leiu oel hu ayngati ma oeyä smukan sì smuke ulte nga ma Coga, nì´ul to fra´u ^_^

muhammad

Quote from: fnua atxkxe on April 18, 2010, 06:54:38 PM
Our garden actualy has quite a few trees, obstacles and walls that are fun to practice on :)

That's more like it :)

The proper way to train is staying low to the ground for the first year. You must build up considerable strength in your legs - in the bones, muscles and tendons - before you are able to safely take drops higher than you head. And before all that, you have to have mastered the soft landing technique. Everything you do in parkour should be stealthy and SILENT, or at least as close as you can get to it. If your landings make a loud noise, you're doing it with bad technique, which will eventually harm your joints. Landings should always be on the balls of your feet, and quiet like a cat. The second very important technique to learn is how to roll from shoulder to hip. This is to help absorb impact on drops over four or five feet in height by spreading the impact out evenly over your body. Conditioning your body is essential to prevent injury. The best exercises for conditioning are variations on press-ups, pull-ups, crunches, sit-ups, all types of small precision jumping, quadrupedal movment, etc.. You guys would benefit from watching some well made tutorials, or even better go train with some experienced traceurs.. people who have been training seriously for more than a year. The more experience they have, the better.

Parkour Generations: Warm Up, Ohio

Always do a proper warmup before training. A good warmup will elevate your core body temperature several degrees, until you're sweating. Joint rotations are also essestial. If you make a habit of doing these things before every training session, it will greatly reduce your risk of injury!


Fnua Atxkxe

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I think I have a fair bit of leg muscle strength through various sports such as cycling, swimming and rugby :D will definitely need to work on upper body strength though :P I'm going to start preperation for this tomorrow, do some excersises and have a few good practice sessions with whatever I can use near my house, luckily my area has quite a few nice walled private gardens with plenty to use and I get on well with some of the neighbours ::), after a year of that maybe I can think about taking this further ;D I also used to be very good at gymnastics *grimace* and am apparently quite flexible which will hopefully help as well :)
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Oe kamä ìlä oeyä txe´lan ulte fìtsenge leiu oel hu ayngati ma oeyä smukan sì smuke ulte nga ma Coga, nì´ul to fra´u ^_^

muhammad

Quote from: fnua atxkxe on April 18, 2010, 07:28:26 PM
I think I have a fair bit of leg muscle strength through various sports such as cycling, swimming and rugby :D will definitely need to work on upper body strength though :P I'm going to start preperation for this tomorrow, do some excersises and have a few good practice sessions with whatever I can use near my house, luckily my area has quite a few nice walled private gardens with plenty to use and uget on well with some of the neighbours ::), after a year of that maybe I can think about taking this further ;D I also used to be very good at gymnastics *grimace* and am apparently quite flexible which will hopefully help as well :)

I wouldn't wait a year before finding others with more experience to train with. If you are already in fairly decent physical condition, then you should go immediately to find people in your area who are already training. Training with others will rapidly increase your knowledge and skill. Even if you aren't in good shape, it's still better to find people to train with. If they are proper traceurs, they will do warmup exercises before each session, which you could benefit a great deal from.

guest2859

Quote from: muhammad on April 18, 2010, 04:56:35 PM
Quote from: Ean Ikran on April 18, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
I tried parkour with some friends. I had trouble getting onto a house. XD

Parkour is not about getting onto the roofs of buildings. This is a common misconception caused by poorly made videos on the internet.

Getting on top of a house was really the only thing to do in our town. But I desperately need to learn to roll.

Fnua Atxkxe

Well thanks muhammed, I'm far too busy with exams ATM but I will definitely look into finding out more about people near me for during the summer when I am (relatively ;D) free, plus a few weeks of getting fitter can't hurt  :D
Anyone feel free to add me on msn or skype: [email protected]

Oe kamä ìlä oeyä txe´lan ulte fìtsenge leiu oel hu ayngati ma oeyä smukan sì smuke ulte nga ma Coga, nì´ul to fra´u ^_^

muhammad

Quote from: fnua atxkxe on April 18, 2010, 07:37:25 PM
Well thanks muhammed, I'm far too busy with exams ATM but I will definitely look into finding out more about people near me for during the summer when I am (relatively ;D) free, plus a few weeks of getting fitter can't hurt  :D

I am happy to help you guys out as much as I can. You're all welcome to ask as many questions as you like and I'll do my best to answer them. I'm glad to see people interested in learning about parkour. It's a great discipline, and very good for you physically and mentally.

muhammad

Check out this awesome video about parkour from Fight Science.

Fight Science - Parkour Episode: Ryan Doyle & Daniel Ilabaca


*Disclaimer*

All information is provided for informational purposes only. Any examples of skills are not intended as teaching aids, but are simply shown out of interest. Parkour is by nature a dangerous discipline, and all risks you take are your own entirely, including those taken as a result of anything you may read on this site. Always obey all recommended safety guidelines. Parkour Horizons highly recommends that all individuals should seek instruction from experienced traceurs before attempting to train parkour. All content on this site is not here to be taken as advice, and you accept all risks as your own as a condition of reading this site.

muhammad


muhammad

*Update*

Registration for American Rendezvous will close on May 9th! This gives you just under three weeks to reserve your spot if you are planning on coming. Also, we have confirmed a seventh additional instructor. Chris Keighley, of Parkour Generations will be in attendance, along with the aforementioned: Yann Hnautra, Chau Belle, Laurent Piemontesi, Stephane Vigroux, Dan Edwardes, Chris "Blane" Rowat, and film maker Julie Angel.

http://american-rendezvous.parkourhorizons.com/





guest2859

I might have found a way to get over this weird fear of rolling without hitting my head. It think that may be a problem. I just prop my feet up against a wall, doing a hand stand, and just staying there upside-down. Then eventually I'll start going into a roll and work out how that's going to work.

Fnua Atxkxe

I started training last night to get ready for this in the summer :D The upshot of it is...... I hurt XD Will keep going though ;D
Anyone feel free to add me on msn or skype: [email protected]

Oe kamä ìlä oeyä txe´lan ulte fìtsenge leiu oel hu ayngati ma oeyä smukan sì smuke ulte nga ma Coga, nì´ul to fra´u ^_^

guest2859

Yes, me and my friends can only run up empty houses if at all. Being on the Great Plains doesn't get any harder than this.

muhammad

Great Plains... hmm. One of my friends lived in a very rural area that was flat so he built his own obstacles to train on. If you're in a small town or a suburb you can always find things to start out on such as trees, cars, railings, fences, curbs, low walls along pedestrian walkways, etc. The more you train, the more your "vision" develops. Eventually, you will begin to see training opportunities everywhere, and as your skill increases, you will be able to move easily in places that other people cannot.

guest2859

I thought of that, but then I'd get griped up for the thing taking up too much space. I can't get on my own house, it's a steep triangle and my mom would get mad, but I have friends showing me what to do on small houses, and trying to teach me to roll on my shoulder, or just how to roll period.

muhammad

Quote from: Ean Ikran on April 21, 2010, 08:17:22 PM
I thought of that, but then I'd get griped up for the thing taking up too much space. I can't get on my own house, it's a steep triangle and my mom would get mad, but I have friends showing me what to do on small houses, and trying to teach me to roll on my shoulder, or just how to roll period.

The roll is crucial for saving your body from impact damage. Start out rolling on grass. That's the easiest. Try to get used to rolling over both the left and the right shoulder. Once you've mastered the rolling technique on grass from a squatting position, move to a standing position. Once your good at that, go from a small jump. Once you are good doing everything on grass, you can try it on concrete or pavement. One quick way to know if you're technique is good or not is the pain you will feel if you're doing it wrong LOL. When you roll properly, even on concrete, it shouldn't hurt at all.

I strongly caution everyone to stay away from taking any drops higher than you head in height if you have been training less than a year. You may be able to do it, but it will be risky for you, and will do damage that you won't be aware of until later. You must train regularly for at least nine months before I would say your body is ready to begin taking drops of head height. Just keep that in mind. It will take a while to build the necessary strength in the muscles and tendons, and it also takes a while for your bones to become more dense. That stuff doesn't happen overnight, so don't break a leg trying to rush it, or mess up your knees. Eat nutritious, whole foods, organic as much as possible, and don't forget to take your vitamins ;)

Ikranä mokri

i found that its easier to do the roll from a standing position with a bit of momentum behind it (maybe because i used to do judo and the rolls are exactly the same)





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muhammad

Forward momentum is your friend in parkour. The ability to use it efficiently to move smoothly and quickly over, under and around obstacles is called Flow. So may the Flow be with you ;)