Author Topic: With Parkour Comes Discipline (Read 3135 times)

ATK PK · « **on:** October 01, 2008, 02:12:10 PM »

Today when I walked into school (I am a senior in High School) a kid threw water on me, mostly in my face. Yes it was random, and unprovoked. I had never seen this kid at school before, the conversation went as follows....

me- "Dude, wtf."

him- "what are you gonna do about it b*tch," as he steps in front of me and puts his face in mine.

I step to the side of him, as I do,

he punches me in the side of the face. In my head I say , "wtf is this guys deal?" I was not even looking at him it was a complete blindside punch.

I look at him and say, "grow up." And walk away.

Its not the fact that I would have lost the fight, I know I would have won. Especially since I have been lifting for two years now.

A year or two ago I would have laid him flat when he got in my face, but not now. I have found that lifting weights and parkour is an excellent release from all stresses, and rather calming for my mind. One could say that I am a changed man since starting parkour.

CyanideSoda · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2008, 02:29:58 PM »

I agree parkour leads to discipline. And discipline is required to train extensively in parkour. However i could not resist laying him out. That is just plain disrespect and in my book, anyone with that degree of disrespect deserves an ass beating. Maybe after that he would learn not to do it again. Maybe not, i'm not completely sure.

Anyways my point being, i hate people like that. Who think they can run around disrespecting anybody without consequences.

Dan Elric · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2008, 02:33:01 PM »

Wow you handled that well

He was looking to start a fight and you didn't play his game, way to go!
Also, no one wins in a fight. You'll have injuries regardless of whether you win or lose.

CyanideSoda · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2008, 02:34:10 PM »

Quote from: Daniel "Seraph" Kelley on October 01, 2008, 02:33:01 PM

Wow you handled that well

He was looking to start a fight and you didn't play his game, way to go!
Also, no one wins in a fight. You'll have injuries regardless of whether you win or lose.

Lies, i've been in fights and came out unscathed.

Eli Kurtz · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2008, 03:31:53 PM »

Quote from: CyanideSoda on October 01, 2008, 02:34:10 PM

Quote from: Daniel "Seraph" Kelley on October 01, 2008, 02:33:01 PM
Wow you handled that well

He was looking to start a fight and you didn't play his game, way to go!
Also, no one wins in a fight. You'll have injuries regardless of whether you win or lose.
Lies, i've been in fights and came out unscathed.

The act of getting into a fight is in itself a failure.

ATK PK · « **Reply #5 on:** October 01, 2008, 04:35:17 PM »

Well I plan on going to college next year, and I don't really want "fighting" on my resume. I agree though

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The act of getting into a fight is in itself a failure.

Alec Furtado · « **Reply #6 on:** October 01, 2008, 05:34:50 PM »

I just wanna study stuff like Aikido... barely even do anything and put him on the ground.

I definitely think you had the right to put him in his place though, but still great self control! Especially since it would have been totally different before...

Although maybe you should have laid him out... it would be a service to society haha. Idk...

CyanideSoda · « **Reply #7 on:** October 01, 2008, 05:41:02 PM »

Aikido is a wonderful martial art. It has thought me as much mentally, and physically as parkour. And my love for it is rivaled only by parkour.

Alex L. · « **Reply #8 on:** October 01, 2008, 06:02:58 PM »

That's incredible patients to just walk away after someone punches you. Just watch keep an eye out on him sometime in the future karma might get to him.

John Conway · « **Reply #9 on:** October 01, 2008, 06:10:37 PM »

Man, you are a very controlled individual.

That is simply amazing. I find that parkour relieves me from
my stress as well. Anger is not too much of an issue anymore
and things just don't bother me like they used to.

+1 for A. realizing parkour has helped your life and B. walking away from a fight
which I feel (and you said) is aided and influenced by parkour (calmness, awareness, pacifism).

But Karma that you will receive in life is much more than a +1 rating on here, that is
an invaluable lesson to all those around you who witnessed you walking away.

Rebecca Myers · « **Reply #10 on:** October 02, 2008, 03:34:21 AM »

Props for not decking him. Woulda been fun though

haha.

My dad used to do Aikido. I never really felt it, I like the rougher sports, haha. My only thing is; would it work in a real fight? It's so simple, graceful, etc.

Andy Animus Tran · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2008, 05:21:40 AM »

Aikido works in a real fight.. not to FIGHT, but to disable. When I don't want to bother looking for a fight and soemone throws a punch, I normally just get him in a wristlock, drag him out somewhere public, and then give him a lecture about why violence is wrong. (Okay, only happened once.)

This all said, that kid was very rude, and I am not a stable enough individual to not have given him what he wanted. Kudos to you. You're a better man than I, and several years younger.

Ryan Nicolai · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2008, 07:44:22 AM »

There is nothing wrong with a fight, as long as you understand why you're fighting. He walked off and nothing happened so obviously I don't think a fight was needed. However, what if the kid kept coming? You then make a choice, fight or take it? There are also other choices, do you go all out or try and diffuse the situation while you're holding back? Do you inflict blows or disable him with holds and pressure points? Every situation is different. Of course try not to fight, but sometimes your choice is made for you.

CyanideSoda · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2008, 12:23:33 PM »

Aikido is one of the martial arts that work best in a true fight situation. In aikido we practice all things in repetition, so that when someone throws a punch at you, your brain is automatically programmed to know what to do. Aikido also trains you to control a fight, so that when the hecticness of a street fight ensues, you have the ability to bring it back into an area where you are comfortable.

Dan Elric · « **Reply #14 on:** October 02, 2008, 04:18:21 PM »

Hmm. Akido might be great for a real fight, but I think Brazilian jiu jutsu is way better. 90% of street fights end up on the ground (or something like that) and that's where jiu jutsu excels

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CyanideSoda · « **Reply #15 on:** October 02, 2008, 04:36:22 PM »

This is going to become one of THOSE arguments. Well ideally if you were proficient in Aikido it would never have to go to the ground because you would be in control. But things do not always go as you wish, even if you are very skilled. Now Jiu Jitsu is a very useful martial art, but if your fighting someone who knows what they are doing standing up, you are going to get your head bashed in before you get a good takedown.

My solution training in as many martial arts as possible to create a well rounded fighting style. Also no martial art will truly prepare you for a street fight, so in many cases real fights are the best way to train. Me and my friend bash each others face in weekly, fighting as hard as we can until someone says the safety word.

Corey Rift Ehrler · « **Reply #16 on:** October 02, 2008, 05:13:42 PM »

I train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo and they are both great martial arts and my brother trained Aikido for a little while. I think training any martial art will give you the upper hand due to your heightened sense of awareness of you and your opponent.. Even training Parkour would help for that matter... The only problem would be if they are more skilled than you

And lets not make it one of THOSE arguments... I have had too many...

KC Parsons · « **Reply #17 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:37:25 PM »

Quote from: ATK PK on October 01, 2008, 02:12:10 PM

Today when I walked into school (I am a senior in High School) a kid threw water on me, mostly in my face. Yes it was random, and unprovoked. I had never seen this kid at school before, the conversation went as follows....

me- "Dude, wtf."

him- "what are you gonna do about it b*tch," as he steps in front of me and puts his face in mine.

I step to the side of him, as I do,

he punches me in the side of the face. In my head I say , "wtf is this guys deal?" I was not even looking at him it was a complete blindside punch.

I look at him and say, "grow up." And walk away.

Its not the fact that I would have lost the fight, I know I would have won. Especially since I have been lifting for two years now.

A year or two ago I would have laid him flat when he got in my face, but not now. I have found that lifting weights and parkour is an excellent release from all stresses, and rather calming for my mind. One could say that I am a changed man since starting parkour.

That's good stuff. Don't forget, you also took a blindside punch and were conscious to say "Grow up."

THat probably hit harder than you could have.

Although, using your wit and publicly embarrassing him could have been effective too.

Either way, props. Keep training hard (and lifting. PS: Are you doing starting strength?)

Andy Animus Tran · « **Reply #18 on:** October 03, 2008, 08:43:06 AM »

Cyanide, given the use of the term "safety word," that whole thing sounds eerily homoerotic.

Ryan Nicolai · « **Reply #19 on:** October 03, 2008, 10:25:48 AM »

Haha, you watch too much Eurotrip.

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Author Topic: With Parkour Comes Discipline (Read 3135 times)