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« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2006, 08:43:08 PM » |
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I think APK has helped alot of tracuers get back on the meaning of parkour. Good post Asa!  |
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« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2006, 11:44:21 AM » |
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Nicely put, Asa. I have to agree with the others, great analogy.
However, I have a question... or two.
You mentioned in your explanation and clarification that Kong's and other moves are used as a basic skillset. What if I feel that a certain "move," for instance the Kong or dash, is not efficient for me and I only drill them every once in a while. If I still have the same mindset of Parkour when actually DOING Parkour, but I don't use dashes or Kong's in the process, does that mean I'm NOT "doing" Parkour when the time comes?
I think I just confused myself a bit with that question, but I hope you can see what I'm getting at.
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"Definition is not the grand path. It is understanding that is the true destination." -RGM.
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« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2006, 04:45:15 PM » |
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Nope, you're spot-on. If a certain movement isn't the best way for YOU to overcome an obstacle, then it's not Parkour, as much as it may be a "standard" movement used by a majority of the Traceurs. The moves themselves are a foundation from which you find your body's most effective methods of moving over, around and through whatever obstacle may be in your intended path. If Kongs don't necessarily work for you, there are plenty of other ways to get where you're going  Asa, we might use this once we get our tutorial articles up and running on the main site. We had something similar written up, but it's always nice to get as much of the community involved with the content as possible, and you worded it perfectly |
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« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2006, 05:04:43 PM » |
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but adding on to what gear said, just because it doesnt work best for you doesnt mean it cant work best for you through practice and repetition. there are some general movements that are definately better than others if you have them mastered.
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« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2006, 06:20:32 PM » |
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Damn straight, very good point. Don't use that fact as an excuse to put-off training something that may be extremely functional. Nice catch Demon |
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« Reply #20 on: March 16, 2006, 05:18:54 PM » |
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well i gave you a cool click for that, your absolutely right about that too.............man, that was deep
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« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2006, 08:55:52 PM » |
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word and word. more peeps need to learn this for sure. my biggest worry about PK in the US is that it catches on as some "X-treme sport" on ESPN2 or something, so the more traceurs keep this in mind, the better!
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« Reply #22 on: June 08, 2006, 03:21:32 PM » |
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Well, thank you Asa. That clears up a misconception that I myself had. Thank you. I shall not look at it that way anymore. Good analogy btw. It helps a beginner learn how to look at Parkour. (Like me).
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« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2006, 10:33:52 PM » |
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Corndogg, I think that if parkour does end up on ESPN2, it will probably be under a different name. And not to be obvious, but parkour isn't a competition. It's good that parkour gets some media exposure, but when mainstream dilutes it into what they want, we're screwed.
Back on topic, I personally think that it's good to have a "base" set of moves in parkour. Say you're coming up to an obstacle that you haven't encountered before and you don't want to stop, you already have a pretty good idea of what you're going to do and you won't hurt yourself anywhere near as bad because you have already practiced a technique to overcome it.
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« Reply #24 on: August 04, 2006, 09:36:15 PM » |
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this is true trip however you shouldnt be limited to things you have only done in training. if theres a more eficient way to overcome it that you havent tried try it anyway.
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« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2006, 04:46:36 AM » |
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Corndogg, I think that if parkour does end up on ESPN2, it will probably be under a different name. And not to be obvious, but parkour isn't a competition. It's good that parkour gets some media exposure, but when mainstream dilutes it into what they want, we're screwed.
Back on topic, I personally think that it's good to have a "base" set of moves in parkour. Say you're coming up to an obstacle that you haven't encountered before and you don't want to stop, you already have a pretty good idea of what you're going to do and you won't hurt yourself anywhere near as bad because you have already practiced a technique to overcome it.
Who cares if the sport is dilluted by the media? How does that effect what the individual can do in the sport. |
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« Reply #26 on: December 04, 2006, 11:34:49 AM » |
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Who cares if the sport is dilluted by the media? How does that effect what the individual can do in the sport.
Well the problem with it being diluted by the media is that everyone will stop looking at the mental part of it. If it goes on espn2 then people will think "o hey i can do that" jump a fence and think they are "doing parkour" if this goes on for long enough parkour will really cease to exist and we will have another event for X games or something like that. If you want to think of the big picture, after we are all gone, and this espn2 rehash of something great has been around for some time, people wont know what it was we were really doing. We will be looked at as "skateboarding without a board" and something that used to have a lot of meaning will be dead. in its place will be something that wants to be parkour but never will and its just messing up peoples perspective of it... phew whata rant |
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« Reply #27 on: January 09, 2007, 06:23:34 PM » |
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great analogy. it kind of puts a different perspective on pk. I am fairly new. + karma for you
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« Reply #28 on: January 17, 2007, 11:10:45 AM » |
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exactly!
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« Reply #29 on: March 31, 2007, 01:39:55 PM » |
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perfect! this entire thread hits the nail right on the head, many times. |
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"Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it." - Bruce Lee if you don't enjoy training alone, your training for the wrong reasons. www.oklahomaparkour.tk |
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