
Parkour - Simple Truths
1 year ago
A short documentation of my parkour, filmed through a single days solo training in Reading, late December '07. I've included the mistakes (1:23, 1:40, 2:25); one point I really wanted to demonstrate is how well parkour conditions oneself to deal with faults and problems in our movement - whether this be through repetition and practice to improve upon something, or the overall level of competence we gain so as to be able to control our movement even if something does go wrong. I like to think it conditions us to deal with problems outside of parkour in a similar way too.
I see this as somewhat of a reference for what the average traceurs solo training might look like, though obviously I'll only ever experience my own.
"More discipline than sport, this seems truer to parkour values than the over-the-top [youtube] highlight videos" - waxy.org
Featured New York Times blog - themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/the-digital-ramble-les-jocks-sportifs
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I see this as somewhat of a reference for what the average traceurs solo training might look like, though obviously I'll only ever experience my own.
"More discipline than sport, this seems truer to parkour values than the over-the-top [youtube] highlight videos" - waxy.org
Featured New York Times blog - themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/the-digital-ramble-les-jocks-sportifs
Featured Sadie Lou blog - sadielou.net/2008/07/02/vimeo-roundup
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What is important in Parkour is to keep the philosophies that drive your movement in mind at all times when practicing. Rather than thinking 'how do I learn this movement' you should think 'how do I move effectively through this environment'. Yeah there are some movements that are important to know, but they are important because of their ease of use or application. What I mean to be getting at here is this: don't focus on a particular movement, focus on a particular environment. Move through it quickly and efficiently, utilising whatever movement is best for yourself at the time. This probably isn't much use, but I feel the only way to train your body and your mind simultaneously is by learning for yourself.
btw: you´ve chosen good camera positions, looks good
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