Hey my name is Clive, 18, and I'm not from the states (oops) i'm from a place called malta in the mediterranean sea.. i've been only into parkour for about two months..

i've joined this community to have a vision of parkour outside my areas, because here i do not think anyone practises parkour, besides me and 2 of my friends.. there is no group or anything in malta.. so i cant really join any local forums =/

hi all ^_^

i have logged some of our training and other things regarding there parkour training here www.parkcore.blogspot.com , but there are only 3 sessions, because i have started it only recently to summarize my progress etc

hope im not too out of place =O

Hi.  Um, I've been here for a month or so, but never filled this out.  The name's Ben Kreger, 17, and I do Parkour for fun and sometimes as a workout.  I like climbing things and extending the abilities of my body, mostly through vaults and balance.  As immature as it sounds, I have a huge respect of the law, but I still daydream of stealing a cop's coffee and making a clean escape.   

Hey, The names James I've Been flipping about since 05/06 and freerunning since early 07. I'm from Scotland (and no I don't have a stupid Scottish accent, eat haggis or have ever worn a kilt) Unfortunately I can't train at the moment due to "Osgood Schlatters Disease" and i can't do much apart from upper body & flexibility training. We're the Fife freerun team, the Street Devils we currently own a gym in Kirkcaldy (south Fife) where we take classes twice a week and we're also sponsored by rockstar energy drinks (we get them free now!!!) and also a tattoo guy who's designing our team t-shirts and hoodies.

The reason they call me risky:

No it's not because I take stupid unnecessary risks.

The first thing that was caused by me that changed the way I thought about everyday training is my first theory on risks, It's kinda hard to explain but I'll give it a shot.

If you jump you open yourself up to succession & failure.
If you choose not to, you close the door on succession and open the door of security.
Would you rather have the chance of success yet failure, or no chance of failure but walk away unsuccessful?

This is the basic idea, however you could say the basic Idea to "Chaos Theory" is anything can happen.

Basically I find it hard to put into words.

Greeting, traceurs. I am Uberman5000, aspiring parkour fanatic from Canada, and refugee of Parkour.net. I come seeking the wit and wisdom of an experienced body of parkourists, so that I too may someday run free.

My interest in parkour is young. I first discovered it through Youtube videos and then researched it further. I started training with my local parkour group about two weeks ago, and I'm enjoying it. Though they are helpful, I like the large culmination of advice that comes from a forum.

Part of what interests me most about parkour is the philosophy behind it: to move as humans were meant to. I believe we have terrific strength at our disposal, and not just physical. Traceurs can overcome any obstacle they face and move with incredible swiftness and dexterity, using only their strength and their wits. To be able to overcome any obstacle you face is as much a mental boon as a physical one. Unfortunately, in this society, mobility is discouraged. Whatever we can't get from right in our living room can be delivered right to our door, or we can drive to it. We must relearn how to move like a human being, rather than just being carried along by a machine.

I also like the applicability, direction and informality of parkour. I've tried to get in shape in a lot of ways, and a lot of them are pretty complex, and the goals have vague use. For instance, I tried bodybuilding for a while because I'm rather underweight, but I couldn't understand how I could use it later, and their advice was a bit clumsy (either they would tell me a laundry list of stats, or to "eat"), and it doesn't cover things like flexibility and speed. Parkour doesn't have much strict technique or arbitrary benchmarks, and it's noncompetitive. Plus it will be much easier to feel like my progress is helping me, and it covers nearly all corners of fitness. I'll be stronger, faster, more flexible, more toned (with any luck...  )

Anyway, those are my thoughts on parkour. I'm glad to be here.

Hello all!

I'm Michael, I'm a 21 year old soldier in Savannah, GA aspiring to train in the art of Parkour. I'm having trouble finding like-minded individuals in my area. I'm navigating the board here and on overflux.com and learning the ways before possibly starting something on my own. I am very excited to train, but would rather not do it alone. I can't wait to chat it up in here, LOL.

wut up its Saul from the ♣CHI♣ i have been parkour for 6 months

Hi, my name's Brandon, also known as Leon_Kazihachi.
I'm from the south edge of the Mojave Desert, California. (Won't be specific, now! xD)

I train with my friends, also known as: Hodge_Podge, and Kazuo Deshinuh.

We're all on a team, and granted, we're not extremely good at it, yet, but we strive to become better! ^_^

Hi all.
My names Brian (16) i live near Niagara Falls NY and just recently found out about this.