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« Reply #30 on: August 16, 2007, 09:05:25 PM » |
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Lazy people.. There's always those couch-potato types that hate physical exertion. I know it's hard for any traceur to imagine, but it's real!
Thats where you are wrong lol this is the only physical activity I have done since inter murals in middle school. It catches on to everyone! |
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« Reply #31 on: August 17, 2007, 06:42:05 PM » |
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but i think there are people who wouldn't want too. i don't think rosie o'donald would want to. i don't think any one could convince her to.  |
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« Reply #32 on: August 17, 2007, 07:19:25 PM » |
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I think parkour might be the thing that encourages some lazy people to get moving again; simply because it's fun and you can do it anywhere.  Glad the video helped you convince your mom, king! But you should thank Muhammad, not me. It was his suggestion.  Keep your eyes on the prize with your training! Keep up the good work! |
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« Reply #33 on: August 17, 2007, 09:23:12 PM » |
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I had the same problem with my parents. I thought they wouldn't approve of me doing parkour and would turn it down because it looked too dangerous. I showed them a youtube video and explained that it's about training and discipline rather than just jumping off of things and hurting yourself. Now they'll actually give me a ride to where ever my team meets up each week.
As for the training in public, I was never embarassed to practice out in the public because I love to do parkour and don't care what other people think of it. Besides, if anything they'll think it looks cool and will want to learn more about it so you shouldn't be ashamed to practice in public.
P.S. Rooftop_King don't go on rooftops. I did that for awhile thinking it was cool until I almost got arrested for it because someone thought I was a robber. After that I decided to stop dicking around and actually learn real parkour. So please for your own good don't go on to rooftops.
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« Reply #34 on: August 17, 2007, 09:26:55 PM » |
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People love to watch Parkour in action anyway. It's quite a spactacle to see.
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« Reply #35 on: December 01, 2007, 05:08:56 PM » |
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People love to watch Parkour in action anyway. It's quite a spactacle to see.
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« Reply #36 on: December 01, 2007, 06:53:11 PM » |
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It was bad enough when i started out with the basics on the play structure, but I feel embarrassed when I go into the city and everyone is watching me training and giving me weird and sometimes dirty looks. This forces me to train at night, or spend a heck of a time looking for a place without any people in it. And when I train at night i have no depth perception and I almost broke my leg last night when I jumped off a rooftop and landed on a flight of stairs! Help! what do i do?
Don't worry about what people think, unless said people happen to be cops, in which case, DO care  . Make sure though that you don't get on anything on private property (people's yards, churches, etc.) without these landowners' permission. Other than that though, just disregard any laughs or insults people may say. |
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« Reply #37 on: December 01, 2007, 07:02:02 PM » |
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Holy Resurrected thread, Batman!
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« Reply #38 on: January 08, 2008, 02:35:09 PM » |
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I know what you're talking about. I'm relatively new to the whole parkour thing so some of my movements are awkward. I think you'll feel less silly when you get better and you flow better. People rarely think someone is stupid when they are obviously very good at something
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« Reply #39 on: January 08, 2008, 02:56:54 PM » |
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Kind of pertaining to this topic, but kind of not. I wanna meet up with some traceurs so I can learn from other than a video. But I know I'm gonna fall and land on my butt like I did today, in my yard, with no one there.
You just gotta ignore them. If they're watching, they must think you're good. Or they're interested in what you're doing. Or in my case and probably NOT yours, you fall on your face.
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« Reply #40 on: January 08, 2008, 03:30:03 PM » |
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If you quit because other people saw you fail, you're a failure. If you press on, you will succeed.
Public humiliation is really not as bad as you may think, anyways. You'll find your fear of embarrassment is much worse than the actual embarrassment. Don't let it get under your skin.
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« Reply #41 on: February 19, 2008, 06:35:37 PM » |
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bailing in front of people is good for you. it makes you humble, which is an excellent quality to possess.
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« Reply #42 on: February 19, 2008, 07:00:36 PM » |
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Dude, it's hard being a leader sometimes. Don't be afraid to stand out. Just be indie man! Why the hell care about what others think of you? I had a friend that was so frustrating to train with because he was scared to try new things. He was scared to move outside his comfort zone, and would always stop moving when people would walk by. He then quit Parkour because he was frustrated with it. If you want to progress in Parkour, focus on yourself not others around you. You can't worry about looking stupid for trying something new. That's the art of creativity. Imagine how David Belle looked when he first started. It takes drive and diligence. Now get your ass out there and start training!!!  Sorry for the rant. I was going for the Miracle motivation. |
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« Reply #43 on: February 19, 2008, 07:11:57 PM » |
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Although this has been said...
You probably aren't going to see most of the people ever again. Sometimes, people have outcasted opinions because they don't know what Parkour is...
It seems like this problem has been solved...so keep goin!
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« Reply #44 on: February 21, 2008, 02:15:33 AM » |
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if people make fun of you and say they can do that better than you, they probably dont know what parkour is. just ask them politely to show you in front of you so you may learn better. most will probably walk away. |
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