Topic: United Freerunners jam

[parkourninja]

ok so iowa is way overdue for a jam and me and devils_unit are about to put together a huge one. basically me and my training partner have been wanting a jam in iowa for about four years now because besdides us there is one more traceur in des moines that we know of.  we know downtown super well because thats been our training ground for the last four years. now i encourage traceurs of all skill level to come to the jam but just make sure you can keep up because this jam wont be just meeting other traceurs, there will be conditioning as well as meeeting other traceurs and jamming. one thing i dont like is when someone is new to parkour and they see it on tv and think its just reckless jumping around. parkour is so much more than that. if your new to parkour i would highly encourage you to really loo into the philosophy and discipline of the sport as well as how much dedication and training it takes to become a traceur.those people you see on tv and videos on youtube trained there buts off to get to where they are in the world of parkour. when i was just starting out training i was lucky enough to have a traceur that was way better than me and he was about the philosophy and discipline of parkour so thats how i was taught. now four years later we are pretty much on the same skill level. anyways the jam is May 8th and it will start at the des moines public library downtown (not the old one theyre rebuilding). it will start at noon and we will give people til about 12:30 at the latest to get there. if you come to the jam and nobody is at the library you will probably run into a bunch of people training sometime. but if your serious about your training and want to attend this jam just call or text me at 515-250-2821 and i will put you down as someone who is coming. if you cant make this jam then there will be a bunch more in the future. i might even have to get into contact with the iowa state team and see if they can come down to. trust me we are tryna make this jam successful and huge. all you gotta do is show up and we'll be in business

[Devils_Unit]

good explanation. but yeah guys we're trying to get these jams set up. its not that easy with different schedules and such so we depend on weekends. during the summer expect more. my number is 515-210-1488. CALL or TEXT. my name is Malkan. May 8th will probably be light because it would be our first successful jam. It should be more about fun and meeting up then being serious. After all, you should be practicing outside of the jams. for those people who are new, just try what you feel you can, dont try to bandwagon behind someone. you will get hurt if you do parkour that way. from personal experience, parkour is only fun if you see the world in a different way. yea, you can kong that, or underbar that, but what else can you do? The best advice I can give, is that even when you get hurt, don't quit. My teeth pierced my lower lip all the way through during an underbar. it hurt, and i couldnt eat for 3-4days but i still do parkour. because everytime i get hurt, i also gain. when you fall, you know your limits, you know what you did wrong, you know what to focus on, and you never forget that lesson.

[parkourninja]

yea i couldnt have said it any better. like we said just hit one of the two of us up if your willing to go to the jam and we'll keep you updated on it. hope to see you guys there. oh yea and i also emailed APk for them to help me get the word out to iowa traceurs so that will help

[cgluck]

I won't be able to attend. But I also found about 3-4 freerunners in my area and I'll ask them if they can go and I'll tag along. 

[parkourninja]

ok cool. just spread the word throught APK  about this jam