American Parkour

When on your first date in the movies with your new girlfriend, you wallrun climb up, and pop over straight to the seat because you didn't wanna walk all the way around the wall and up the stairs coming back from the front desk.

She freaked.

Also, when you forget a wall run with sharp rocks tore your finger up the day before, and you out of pure instinct do a wall run climb up by accident and forget entirely that you have missing skin until you feel the wall on your fingers insides. =3

Been so many discussions on how kony 2012 is a scam, and it pretty much is.
Shady organization, basically splurging off of donations, and kony has already kinda been stopped, dude. He's on the run, and the LRA is inactive and already in peace negotiations...

America has been after him for yearsssssss.
also
"Military intervention may or may not be the right idea, but people supporting KONY 2012 probably don’t realize they’re supporting the Ugandan military who are themselves raping and looting away. If people know this and still support Invisible Children because they feel it’s the best solution based on their knowledge and research, I have no issue with that. But I don’t think most people are in that position, and that’s a problem."
http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/

I'm a small town boy, living in a lonely world.
I'm taking a midnight train to Montreal, after a midnight plane to Venice.
Free Running is taking me from being the "kid that does martial arts and flips around" in a town of 1400 people with no gym access, to "That kid that is getting the f#ck out of this small dead end town by following his passion!"

I'm starting to get to travel around, meet new people and hopefully relocate to a place where I can join a community, instead of learning everything by myself on grass, lol.

BUT: I'm for sure going to Venice for free running, and Montreal after. (25 hour train ride, oh lawrd)
And I'm planning on Texas(Few towns, visit friends, etc), Tampa, Denver, and trumbull. (Shay!)
and i'm really hoping to travel as much as possible for this!

where will your passion take YOU guys?! where do you want to go, and do you think you'll make it your reality?

You looked like you were having fun, nice flips, lol bank flip though, I liked the tic-tac-to-cat-grab. The only thing I noticed was you rolling onto your ankle/shin/knee instead of your foot/toes, and your foot flopping like a dead fish, on the two rolls from 2:05-2:16, that could hurt on concrete.

I noticed that too, it actually scared me when I saw it.
I don't feel them on concrete, but I don't think I've always done that... I can't figure out why in the world I started doing that....

It's looking like I will be in venice, Florida for a little while to visit my dad!
Not only is that exciting because it's pretty much the second time I'll meet my dad and step mom, and first time meeting step brother/sisters, but also Venice has a few friends from free running, and a new place to train! I'd be so psyched if I could get in contact with more people from that area and jam it up if when I'm there and have any free time! anyone wanna suggest some traceurs?
^Copypasta of my fb status, but yeah.
I seriously would LOVE to be able to train with anyone in florida! I live in a small hickass town in Illinois, and I train with the St. louis group whenever possible.
About a year of serious training, interested in parkour, tricking, free running, and pretty much anything else.

hit me up on facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1181102661

I train barefoot almost exclusively. I love the feeling  of having the closest possible connection to the environment around me, aside from being completely naked that is. I'll probably get into that someday.

Ah.... the joys of training in the nude.

I'm planning on outside barefoot training in spring, and on the days it's warm and dry out here I'm doing some, but it's been soaking wet and decently cold lately, and my feet and hands lock up badly in cold/wet conditions.
Can't wait. <3

+ 575 + 725

6,080

My facebook status really bumped my numbers today...

I wear a short sleeve shirt, long sleeve shirt, and a pretty heavy hoodie, with a hat that covers my ears and my hood up.Sweatpants under jeans, or two pairs of sweatpants if I'm needing more flexibility.

But seriously, no using gloves can mess you up bad if you're in like 8 degree weather like I have been.
My fingers lock up easily, though. But even with gloves eventually my fingers get so numb I can't do anything with my hands, even if you can handle it without gloves try not to push it, because I always did and now my fingers can lock up in above freezing temps. Anatomy and physiology teacher said pushing it without gloves will create a lot of problems health wise if we're constantly touching metal objects or snow/ice.

I have that kind of strength because the only way I used to be able to do pullups was on my door frame. You're pulling yourself up with your fingertips instead of your hand, essentially.
Try some of those.

Is there anyone out there who knows anything about free running in or near south central IL "mt vernon/centralia area" I have not found anyone. Lookin to fine toon some skills and just have a good time.  Lookin for a group as well or to start one.

I live in Centralia.
Go to Mt. Vernon often.

I'd def love to meet up and train sometime