When I started parkour 3 years ago, I remember going to google.com, typing in parkour, and there being some diesel videos on there, and nothing more ; and being very impressed.

It was a simpler time, when you didn't have to correct people who tag tricking videos, and gymnastics videos as "parkour," nor did you have a million comments below the video, by arrogant f***s who argued about a single flip "BEING PARKOUR."
No, it was a time when random videos from different countries showcased the best of the best.

Yet, I have noticed recentely the ammount of;and this is truth at its most here; crap videos.  Nearly every place I go:video google, youtube, etc...; are plauged by hundreds of idiotic clip of two seconds of a kong, or some kid jogging up to a gate and jumping over it.

Please, in reality:
*Noone needs to see you train, especially if ever, more than once.  The reason that makes training videos interesting is if you have a new method.  Think about it: if you ever have enjoyed a training video, it is because they have a unique method, and it is worth displaying using the tools of video and the internet.  Take for example, compare these two videos, and tell me which one is more interesting:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=T1V-yaGESJ4
and
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ss2lIAo2EiI&mode=related&search=


and funny enough, I just actually typed in "parkour training," and this was result one:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oMjevDv06z0
How pathetic.


*You DONT need to post a video every 2 weeks. Think about what makes a great video great when it comes out.  Think about those random videos that come out once in a while from random places that they came from:
     -The Speeders video from France
     -Dispersion from the USA
     -The PAWA rules from Russia
       etc...
 What makes them so good is because the members who film them only make a film when they have something to show.

*You don't NEED the internet OR videos
  People who post video of every kong they do, asking for people on the INTERNET to hold their hands and "COMMENT ON MY VID PLZZZZZ...," really; just stop.  David Belle didn't have the INTERNET when he trained, so you don't either.  If millions of other people learned to kong without having people watch videos of them, then so can you. 


*Shouldn't you be out training anyways and not making videos?



Ok, now that i've made those points, I now will call out the US and UK.  90% of these videos that I rant of, come from the US and UK.  Really try it; type in "parkour" and tell me how many videos are from the US and UK.  I'm from the US myself, so it's not like im just talking sh*t.

So please, next time you decide to make a video all you kids out there, please take my points into mind.


Your friendly friend,
JOMR


edit:

I just found this on parkour.net:

http://parkour.net/parkour/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7668&forum=4
http://www.parkourtube.com/



This is my point exactly.  Parkour should not be turning into this.  It should not be some cult website, where people can come and laugh at 12 second clips of kids jumping off things like idiots.




PLEASE, don't take me wrong, I love a good parkour video, BUT PLEASE..

I concur. I see so many poor vids (a lot of people don't even know WTH parkour is) and just do random jumping off stuff and give it that name. It's pretty retarded.

I do think that vids are a good way to get feedback on technique; however, they should probably be more than 3 attempts or less like we are seeing. Probably 10 attempts is better to get a sense of what people are missing.

Vids should mainly be posted up for:
1. Good vids with something to show (as you said)
2. Vids posted for quality feedback

exactly my thoughts

I wonder if anyone realizes that you don't have to make a video out of everytime you go Parkour-ing.
(Traceur-ing? What's the verb for that anyway?)


Edit: As a note about myself...
I found out about Parkour in mid-October, but I've already decided that I won't be doing anything other than serious strenght building until about February (Yes, I do need that long. ), and then I'd begin practicing the basics with any sort of frequency. The earliest I'd even be feeling ready to release a first video showing what the hell I've been preparing to do for months would be in late March...

And I'm perfectly willing to wait that long.

This is exactly how i feel.  I've been wanting to make a video now for a while but I just keep setting new goals for myself and saying that I won't make one until I have all my goals complete.  Right now my goals are better standing gainers, faster climb ups (always), better running gainers, arabians, and a few others that won't have any relevance.
Anyway my point is that its so rare to see a really good video that shows somebodies prowess and skill.

If your high school weight room is like any other weight rooms you should be fine. Virtually NO ONE does squats, DLs, dips, pullups and other great compound exercises so you should be able to do those. Most of them do biceps... and bench press, heh.

The way I see it, the majority of parkour videos on the net are those of people who want to "show off". If you have nothing to contribute to the advancement of parkour, then don't waste space.

Seriously, there are more than enough videos of people, noobs and veterans, just running around doing whatever they can. In my opinion, there is not enough creativity. And isn't that what parkour and freerunning is about? Freedom and adapting to your environment to make what you do unique and creative. I don't kno how many times I've seen an idividual do a double kong over a picnic table.

Maybe I'm wrong? Perhaps we should all limit ourselves to what we see others do and not strive to improve our techniques by expanding our imagination.

+1 Sky Native

I basically cannot follow that with anything that would better express my feelings on the issues you just discussed. That is exactly how I feel.

I will just add that parkour, for me, is a passion that is totally consuming. I think about it constantly and dream about my next chance to get out and train. I imagine variations of form and movement. I watch videos over and over again, in slow motion or frame by frame, to analyze the traceurs' forms. I sweat this stuff out when I run and when I miss a gap, it bleeds out from my veins. I would venture to guess that the people who turn out these videos are much the same. They simply want to share their passion with others, and that is never a bad thing.