 | Demon's Drill of the Month for December. Demon's Drills can be found in "Features". | | | What is the one thing virtually everyone could improve upon in their videos? I have seen hundreds of parkour videos and my answer is climbing up from a cat grab position. This is very frustrating to me because it doesn’t take a lot to clean them up. All it takes is a conscious effort to do every climb up with proper technique. The drill of December is to help you master the “topping out” part of a climb up. |
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The Method: - Find a sturdy wall about 4-6 feet tall. This is your practice wall. Step One: Assume the starting position of step one from the video. With straight arms, kick one leg back very hard. This is an exaggeration of the actual technique, but it will help convey the driving concept of getting your hips up. When you get your hips up, it makes it possible to bring your feet over the top of the wall. Practice throwing the leg back over and over until you are comfortable with the movement. Step Two: Do the same thing as in step one but quickly after you kick the leg back, bring both legs back under your body. If you do it right, you will plant on top of the wall. This mimics the “topping out” part of a climb up. It is a very easy thing to do, yet so many people fail to realize its effectiveness. Step Three: Perform step one, but this time, bend the arms. Practice coordinating the simultaneous leg kick and arm push. Step Four: Do the same thing as step three, but after you kick and push, quickly bring the legs back under your body. This movement simulates the connection between the “pull up” part of the climb up and the “topping out” part. Step Five: Go out and apply this technique to some actual parkour. At first it will seem awkward and hard to get everything right, but as you drill it over and over, your climb ups will improve greatly. NOTE: I have ended this progression at planting on top of the wall. I have also performed this drill in a symmetrical planting position. I land on top of the wall with my feet between my hands much like a saut de chat. It is also possible to eliminate the plant and completely pass over the wall. I prefer to plant on top because FOR ME, it is easier, more controlled, and has very little difference in speed compared to other methods. FOR YOU, it may be better to do a slightly varied movement. Like anything else in parkour, experiment and fine tune your technique to what works best for you.
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But thnks so much!! i bet ill perfect it with this skill. 
