Do you guys know what parkour is?
Do you practice it? I was thinking about actually trying it in real life so I'm just trying to get all the info. And yes, I'm certainly qualified. I've had gymnastics and extensive dance training. So, you know, I won't break my neck trying to do any crazy stuff. :)
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Permalink Reply by Parkour Ninja on -
Hi. I'm also 14 years old and i've been practicing Parkour for 18 months. I think vaults are really important in parkour to jump over fences, benches and other things. But it's correct that flips and other 'cool stuff' aren't parkour.
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Permalink Reply by Eviscerus on -
well I never did this parkour thing. It wasn't around when I was a kid (by that I mean, it wasn't popular, don't know anything about it's origins or what not). Sounds to me though like it's at least a good way to stay in shape. Being able to do a 540 and an aerial though is more martial arts isn't it? I mean, when I learned to do those I was practicing Capoeria. To me, parkour is sort of like that, at least as far as I can tell, it's Capoeria with running instead of the ginga, and no rhythm or instruments. That's just the vibe I get from it. I have no strong feelings about the practice one way or the other, as long as they aren't touching my car ;) Seriously though, I know next to nothing about it, other than the very little i've seen on tv or heard from the younger folks who talk about it in vague sentences.
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Permalink Reply by Ray on -
Good to know some younger people are into parkour Eshiyu. Most people tend to confuse Parkour and free running, both of which are great fun, great excercise, and horribly dangerous. I myself have broken countless bones while doing both, yet can't seem to stop. However, on one point I must disagree with you my friend, in most cases Parkour does require that you have no fear of major injury. You will get hurt doing it I can promise you that, so if that thought scares you, tuck your tail and run now. If not, you deserve the respect of many and the thrill of the sport is very much worth the pain you will suffer.
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Permalink Reply by Indur Dawndeath on -
Wow, good to hear there are some people who know the difference between parkour and free running!
My interest definitely lies with parkour. I practice a style of running called ChiRunning, which applies principles of tai chi to running, in order to make it highly efficient and natural. I'm now wanting to expand it to include parkour.
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Permalink Reply by shilo culver on -
im bad ass at parkoue practice all the time
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Permalink Reply by DarkCloud on -
Parkour has its uses ^_^,i started doin it about 2 months ago,but already getting a nice build,and can already do some really cool vaults and about 10 wall tricks,very fun,trust me if you wanna be ninja this is a very good activity to do,mix a bita martial arts...heh you got it made.
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Permalink Reply by Ivan-sama {hyperdrive} on -
lol
I used to practice parkour like more than an year ago when it was popular. They first called is frrerun and a was pretty good. then everyone quit the thing and it got rather lame. There still are guys who practice it but not that much.
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