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Anonymous
Does /fit/ like parkour?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YYZTQJQ74lw
My latest video :3
>> Anonymous
>>378112
I like parkour, except for the fact that it's generally full of shit-eating, self-promoting faggots.

But then again, I suppose every sport has it's fair share of that.
>> Anonymous
>>378121
Aha but we disguise it under 'AHM LOOKIN FOR CRITIQUE' etc...
Also, feel free to critique my video please. I'd be grateful.
>> Anonymous
>>378121
oy, I've been interested in parkour for a while, even before I knew it was a 'sport'
when I came here, peopel started calling me pretentious, I don't know where the hate came from.
I haven't actually done anything parkour Yet, so I'm just confused as to why this mindset exists.

I just want to be able to run my ass off in an urban area if I get into shit, I don't care about looking cool or anything else really.

also makes cardio a bit more fun.
>> Anonymous
>>378121
Don't forget the 12 year olds that think it's cool to jump from high places.
>> Anonymous
>>378130
OP here. There's a fuckton of pretentiousness in parkour. Like, a lot. And it doesn't help that people worship others so much (people love to suck Ilabaca's dick). Also, there's a lot of bullshit 'politics' and what is and isn't parkour. Some of the people I've met are the nicest people in the world, and really easy to get on with. But at some of the bigger 'events' (term used lightly), I've met some absolute dicks.

If you want to start parkour, easiest thing to do is watch good videos by good traceurs (people who do parkour), start slow and low, and if possible, find some other, well-trained traceurs in your area.

If you like, I can link you to some videos which are widely seen as being excellent example videos, and the traceurs aren't complete dicks.
>> Anonymous
>>378137
Oh god don't fucking remind me.
>> Anonymous
It's always amazed me. Seeing someone move at a non-stop speed no matter what gets in their way is amazing. The most I can do is a BARREL ROLL though, but I'd love to learn it one day. I don't know anywhere that could teach though

also, I'm an ausfag, go figure.
>> Anonymous
AMAZING
>> Anonymous
>>378157
Whereabouts in Aus? Couple of guys in Aus are amazing. Also, there's nowhere you go to learn it. You learn it yourself, with friends, with more experienced traceurs. I mean sure, there are classes, but everything I can do (oh yeah.. I'm OP) is the result of 2.5 years training with friends, and I've been fortunate to also train with some of the best (actually, a lot of people have. It's a pretty close community, bitching aside).
I'm not amazing (infact, far from it. I'm distinctly average), but I'd at least say I'm not BAD. For 2.5 years.

Also, parkour's not a 'sport' per se. It's more looked at as a discipline. David Belle says it's like a martial art, in philosophy.

Oh god I talk so much.
>> Anonymous
>>378175

Perth, WA. Above you mentioned some links for training videos, sauce?
>> Anonymous
>>378146
Sure if it's not too hard I wouldn't mind seeing some good videos
I've been into running dodging and maneuvering since I was.. 7, Really young. I didn't find out that it had it's own sport classification until 2 or so years ago, 18 now.

I also happen to live near T.O, where there's a gym with an 'official' parkour team called Rago or rokoro or something like that. TO is perfect for parkour.

to me parkour is like the ultimate test of a persons natural efficiency; not too big not too weak, conditioned properly, endurable, agile, quick, etc etc etc. I don't see it as a fashion statement or anything to be self rightious about.
>> Anonymous
HEY GUISE, ME AND MY FRIENDS JUMPED FROM A THREE METERS TALL WALL AFTER SCHOOL, ARE WE COOL NOW?
>> Anonymous
>>378204
yes
>> Anonymous
serious parkour discussion without many trolls, on my fit???? what is the world comming to.
Anyways, watching the video now, back with criticue in a mo
>> Anonymous
>>378215
OK SO IM READY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL, I WILL GO AND JUMP FROM A HIUGHER PLACE TOMORROW!
>> Anonymous
>>378191
>
to me parkour is like the ultimate test of a persons natural efficiency; not too big not too weak, conditioned properly, endurable, agile, quick, etc etc etc. I don't see it as a fashion statement or anything to be self rightious about.

I love you, that is the essence of parkour summed up there.

Videos:
Blane - Leics, UK (near me. I've trianed with him a couple times, it's inspiring) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hNKp7keiIo

David Belle - Lisse, France (this guy 'created' parkour. As in, put it in a box, refined it as a discipline) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWJHSyjVMY8

Tigor - Paris, I think - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2vcoWP-2Lc

Some guy I found a few videos of recently, quite amazing to watch. I actually think I've met him, come to think of it... I don't know - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ECPoCwDZA

There are lots more. And ignore the flips in Belle's video. They're not parkour, and he says they're not but he puts them in because he enjoys doing them (and why not). Annoys me though....
>> Anonymous
>>378112

Run faster, jump over cars, then have an explosion take place in the background. When you throw the pokeball, do a 360 and barrel roll backwards.
>> Anonymous
>>378204
fo'sho

watched the vid now, loving your connections, although I think the landing after the first reverse might seem a bit uncontrolled, second rail precition around 0.37 should preferably be landed on the toes like your first one, it is clear that you can do it, just focus and get that shit to be second nature. Upper body strength seems decent but it is hard to tell since i can't see what sort of edges it is your are doing climbups on.

anyways, liked it, short honest and nice, is the rev any good theese days? I've been hating every single forum out there for a long time.
>> Anonymous
Those jumps are awesome. I want to do that, it's fun.
and to people who are trolling non-pretentious parkour-interested people, why do you work out?
I work out So I can be better at movement and agility in general, parkour is like a test of what you've accomplished
if you just lift weights so you can lift bigger weights next time, seems dumb.
well before I sound like belle's cock is in my mouth, I have a question.

Are squats helpful for jumps and bursts of sprinting energy? Are squats good in general for parkour? seems like they obviously would be.

ALSO OP, FUCK YOU @ 0:37
>> Anonymous
>>378236
Best way to describe the rev is .. it's not a parkour forum, it's a forum about anything filled with guys who happen to do parkour.

Also, yeah, I don't usually do reverses, and the landing was a bit shabby. The climbups from my arm jumps are fast because of the fences I use. On regular walls, etc they're a lot slower (see the running arm jump when I pretty much slam into the wall). And yeah, the precision... Kalenji's seem to ease you into landing on the midpoint of your feet. It's a bad habit I need to get out of, I know :(
Thanks for your crits, man. Muchos appreciated.
>> Anonymous
>>378250I do have to disagree about the train for parkour through parkour thing, sort of a fad caused by Blanes articles, and even he has gone back to reps and sets. BW stuff is fine if that is the only opption but I truly belive that weight training can give greater benefitt.
>> Anonymous
Its awesome, but i hate the fights betwen traceurs and freerunners, they are always so elitist about what is parkour what is not, to me the discussion seems useless.
>> Anonymous
I'm not a parkour master. but I know what looks cool.

critique:
cut the first 6-7 seconds off the beginning of the video. It is boring. You can probably lose the last second of this clip too.

Likewise with the next clip. You do an unimpressive tuck through the rail. That you land kind of awkwardly anyway then you stand up walk away(obviously to gain momentum) and then come back. This part of the clip is boring and makes you look like you lack skill

Cut at least one of the clips of you jumping the fence. The second one is the only one that I like, but I guess the first one is ok with the super cool 1337 foot shot angle.

Basically, you aren't linking your tricks or whatever you parkor kids call the moves into fluid looking combos. The lead in tricks are all really really easy and then you stop and size up each jump beforehand. Its obvious. It makes the boring easy tricks look tacked on. You'd be better off cutting them out altogether until you can do it fluidly without stopping.
>> Anonymous
>>378287
Fair points. But
>stand up walk away(obviously to gain momentum) and then come back.
They're two seperate clips (check the grass)
>> Anonymous
>>378272
I'm not sure. It makes sense to me. Reps & sets of the individual movements surely builds them muscles to do that movement...
But I don't know much/anything about weight training, strength training etc, outside of parkour. If I took that Parkour Generations training thing they have going, I'd fail so hard.

>>378278
Fuck those arguments. 'Elitism' doesn't exist. It's parkour or it's not. 'Pure' parkour doesn't make sense.
>> Anonymous
>>378315
Well, it depends a bit, surly, but we can say for sure that all olympic level length and hight jumpers train with weights, that sprinters train with weights and that all of theese people would beat traceurs within their specific fields. To train parkour you need far more all round abileties than theese people but I still can't see how their training techniques could not be applied to traceurs with greater sucsess.

Also, most traceurs will focus most of their lower body training on high amounts of repetitions, something which can not be said to prepare them for the more maximum effort like situations where strength alone can keep you from getting unjured. Slatters, jumpers knee and all of theese issues so many in the community struggle with can also be seen as repetative stress issues, so to me it makes little sense to try and prevent them through more repetative stress rather than strength increasing.
>> Anonymous
>>378339
This is a very good point... I didn't think about that (I forgot to mention, I'm a moron. I don't think deeply about stuff enough). So low rep, high load stuff would be the way to go if anything?
>> Anonymous
>>378366
working out well for me at last, I would recomend giving it a try and seeing for yourself.
Read will waylands topics here for some background on strength and parkour from a strength coach perspective
http://forums.worldwidejam.tv/viewforum.php?f=23.
>> Anonymous
>>378382
Who are you, by the way? Anyone I might know?
>> Anonymous
>>378386
probably not, unless you where on .net back when it was good, went by giant on a lot of forums if that rings a bell.
>> Anonymous
>>378386
Nah 'fraid not. I've only really ever frequented UF (Dohohoho) and the Rev.
Not sure if I want to go to that level of conditioning... it sounds like it would take a lot of the fun out of it, y'know? I know that's some peoples 'thing', and I respect that, I just don't think it's for me. I'm happy to be of a lower level if it means I don't have to do something I'd enjoy so little.
>> Anonymous
>>378408
haha, that is completly understandable. i might have been better known on UF had I not been banned for calling EZ bald after 100 posts or so. anyways, take care and train hard. I need some sleep
>> Anonymous
bumping this thread for shits...
OPs pic was taken at Trace, the most awesome shit ever. Bunch of 200+ traceurs all camping out and doing parkour on the peaks of the Peak District in Derbyshire. Fuck yes.
>> Anonymous
OP pic confirms my suspicion that all this parkour shit is strictly for faggots
>> Anonymous
...and so it begins.