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Tricking / My somewhat "improved" butterfly kick, I need help and tips.
« on: August 02, 2011, 02:47:29 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzYr2fZMqts

Is it a pretty solid butterfly kick? Am I ready to move onto a b-twist? If so, what are the best ways to start?

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Freerunning / Side Flip
« on: June 15, 2011, 08:03:07 PM »
Well, I've been practicing front flips a lot and I've managed to be able to land them 90% of the time, so I decided to work on something else.

I haven't quite gotten enough balls to try a back flip, so I decided to try a side flip.

Unless I'm doing it way wrong, it's a LOT easier then a front flip... Well, it felt like it.

I started tonight and I already managed to land one. It wasn't a pretty landing, but I still landed it. I'm going to be working on these for the next couple of weeks, then I might try a back flip.

Edit: I'll probably post a video tomorrow showing what I have so far.

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Texas / Fate Texas
« on: June 10, 2011, 02:20:09 PM »
Well, I'm moving to Fate Texas next month and I was wondering if there is anyone that trains near there or if there are any classes, gyms and things that are for parkour / freerunning.

If you have any information, please let me know!

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Tricking / How does my butterfly kick look? How can I improve it?
« on: June 06, 2011, 04:26:19 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nenTYXcdaxo

What am I doing wrong? What could I improve?

I really want to get this down that way I can learn the butterfly twist.

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FAQ / Is gymnastics experience required in order to be good at flips?
« on: June 03, 2011, 01:48:21 PM »
Is doing gymnastics pretty much required in order to be good at doing flips and what not? Obviously it's probably the safer way to learn, but can you learn to do things well enough without having to do gymnastics?

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Parkour And Freerunning / How do I get past this?
« on: February 16, 2011, 08:23:50 PM »
I'm young and I've taken a great interest in Parkour. Sometimes I'll be on the computer and see a video of someone that inspires me to start training, which I do... For only a couple of days though. I'll eat well, exercise almost everyday and overall do what needs to be done over the course of those couple of days, but then I always end up stopping after those couple of days and then I'm so disappointed. How do I get over this hump? When I had a few friends training with me, I was even more inspired and I didn't stop for several weeks, but then they did... Now I'm training by myself and I just don't feel good when I'm doing all of this myself.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

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Website and Forum Troubleshooting / Why do I keep receiving a 404 error?
« on: February 16, 2011, 08:14:38 PM »
http://americanparkour.com/learn/faq/155/887-how-do-i-get-started

Almost all of the links lead to a 404 error.

Hopefully this can be fixed soon so I can get started again.

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Parkour And Freerunning / Why is parkour so addicting?
« on: October 05, 2010, 12:57:37 PM »
I've only been doing it with a few of my close friends for roughly two, almost three weeks...

Now it's all we do, all we talk about, and all we, or at least I think about.

I just love it.

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Parkour And Freerunning / I'm a beginner and I'm in need of advice + support.
« on: October 04, 2010, 11:38:34 AM »
I've known about parkour for quite some time, but I've never taken a interest in doing it myself until roughly two weeks ago. My friend Alec and I have started training together, but I'm in need of some advice. I'm one of those people that start things but always end up giving up, but this time I want to turn things around and keep working hard. How do you suppose I keep myself motivated? Also, where should I start? My friend and I have just been messing around at our local park, but we'd like to advance.

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Welcome! / Alex - 15 - Colorado
« on: October 02, 2010, 07:56:04 AM »
Hey everyone, I'm Alex, I'm fifteen years old and I'm from Colorado. I've known about parkour for a long time and I've always envied those who could do it, but I never really tried myself until two weeks or so ago. My friend Alec and I now train together and are really getting serious about trying to get good. Does anyone have any tips and tricks for beginners? I'd really appreciate any help.

Aside from parkour, I love basketball and hanging out with friends.

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