American Parkour

But, he was the one who said that time passes passes faster (for example) if you are with a pretty girl, but time passes slower when you're standing on coals, right?

lol OK, I misunderstood your question. Idk, Its an intresting thought though. In theory, I dont see why you couldn't train your brain to do it

And please remember everyone, the point of the thread is to be thought provoking

I bet Bill Gates uses Linux

I know that Yann, Laurant, and Chau add many many people on facebook, are on fairly frequently, and happy to answer any questions you'd have

We do it all the time [well sorta] when conditioning in groups! Especially reverse uphill QM. The song of choice is I'll Make a Man Out of You from Mulan. We had it going with a ton of people at American Rendezvous back in May when Laurent Piemontesi was kicking our butts in a session. It must be hilarious for people who see or hear us...

Lol, we also sang the Happy Birthday song from Red Robin, remember?

I think singing while you train is totally beneficial! Especially when you're stuck in a butt-kicking conditioning session from a former Yamakasi member...anything that can take your mind off of your exhaustion and make the whole thing seem much more light-hearted will really really help you when you're in a situation like this.

That was an amazing weekend... Love you guys.

Eye of the Tiger and Gotta Catch 'Em All as well. Yes, our Par-chorus had quite the variety lol.

indeed, singing your favorite tunes while conditioning releases some much needed endorphins, as well as keeping you distracted while your body is being torn apart. as for teaching you about your breathing, its indeed an intersing concept. it could be a valuable lesson for us all.

Stretching 10-15 minutes, Push Ups, Squats, and lots of water consumption before a session.
Eating Oats, and lots of water consumption after session.

If I know I am attending a session that day I make sure that I get plenty of sleep and I have eaten breakfast/lunch/dinner as to keep myself optimal.
Before a session I stretch for 10 minutes making sure that I am all warmed up before practicing anything.

Afterward, I stretch 10 more minutes, have a glass of water or milk, and relax. I also get something to eat, nothing too much, but just enough so that I feel full.

exactly.

which is wat make it all the more intresting, mon ami

wat about the KOs?

Alex - the change is where I go on to say that things don't always mean what they originally did - usage is a huge part of language -

Hey man, what's up?

That's cool.

You don't look up, or think something is cold ...

Freerunning was originally meant to be a term for Parkour - but Sebastien's beliefs were not necessarily founded on "flips aren't parkour" - to him flips were part of HIS movement - which is what freerunning came to represent - and now it means pretty much what I gave a definition for.

The evelution of language is a concept I aptly comprehend. But it seems to me that the words have evolved parallel one another. You make a referance to the infamous qoute "flips are not parkour", but something must be understood about these qoutes from the forgien guys: They arnt fluent, native speakers, so sometime you have to look a little deeper into their words. Most people take sed qoute to mean "flips haveno place in parkour", what I believe David was trying to express is "just flipping around isn't parkour, theres more to it"

But mark, heres where I see the contradiction within your post. You note that "Freerunning" was just a term a producer coined because it was easier to understand for native english speakers than "Parkour" or "L'art du déplacement". Yet you continue on to say that "Parkour" and "Freerunning" are 2 differant things. seems like a lapse in logic to me`.

Quite frankly, this arguement is really gettin on my last nerve! Hopefully y'all can accept my words, and I'll educate you once and for on this subject, so that you can go on to share this knowledge and (accuratly) educate others. Let it be known that most of my teaching derive directlly from the words of Stephane Vigroux, The Yamakazi(including both David Belle and Sebastien Foucan), and My mentor in both life and Parkour, John Conway (practioner of over 5 years and 1 of only 2 A.D.A.P.T. certified Practitioners in the U.S.)

That's not what the Yamakasi say. They say it's all the same thing and to stop worrying about titles or trying to differentiate the two and just move. We all move. We all train the same things. Why do their have to be two different titles? L'art du dèplacement is the original name, later changed to parkour, and later changed to freerunning to introduce the concept to America. Regardless of what you call it its the same thing. I have no clue why people argue this. It's a pointless debate when time is better spent learning that new move your trying to get.

this is an almost flawless direct qoute from Châu Belle and (to a point) Yann Henautra at the American Randezvous.

You had discussed the Physical and Mental Aspects with the Mental Aspect changing. Your on the right path, but this is not quite correct. You fail to mention the third Aspect, the Spiritual Aspect, which you mistook as part of the Mental Aspect. You see, its the Spiritual Aspect that is this much more personal and differing Aspect. The Three Aspects are as follows:
Physical - the actual movements that are observed,  as well as the physical training and conditioning.
Mental - The philosophies that dictate a Traceur/euse's choises and dicisions at every level in both training and life EX: "être forte, pour être utile", "One heart, One core"(A.K.A. "Fraternity" or "Brotherhood"), "Slow, safe progression," etc.
Spiritual - deeply personal, differenshiating charictaristic, including "Why you practice Parkour" and "What the discipline means to you".

In the end, Parkour, Freerunning, and L'art du déplacement, DO NOT differ by definition, only in sentiment of each individual practitioner. Although Tricking tends to be a seprate art do to most trickers' lack of large chunks of the Mental Aspect.

hehehehehe btw, yes, the term proposed as a verb meaning "To practice/do/train Parkour" was indeed "Traceing," which im quite fond of. But that discussion is one for differant thread