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1. Parkour - Simple Truths
6 months ago
A short documentation of my parkour, filmed through a single days solo training in Reading. I am an average traceur - I train two to three times a week, and at the point this video was made had been doing so for 5 years. I've included the mistakes for a few reasons - to show that they happen; to show that parkour teaches you to control your movement even in the event of a potential fall; and so that I (and others) might learn something from them, to further improve our movement in the future. 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 this is 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
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  • Simon Watmore 5 months ago
    Looks pretty good to me !
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  • acarboni 5 months ago
    Excellent video -- I've always been fascinated by this, and it's cool to see the work that goes into it. Could you recommend any good guides or videos for beginners looking to get into this?
  • Danny Pack 5 months ago
    Honestly, no. There are a few 'base' movements from which you can build much of your later movement, these I personally think are best learnt through analysing the movement of others, through videos or better watching traceurs in person. Certainly that's how I started (training alone back in those days, much like in this video actually), the only way to learn then was to watch videos of the French traceurs; Belle, Pisteurs, yamakasi, speeders, etc. It's not too difficult to see which movements are most flexible and effective in a wide variety of situations, they appear in different forms throughout most traceurs movement. Start with these, and in time adapt, combine and experiment to create the movement most effective for you.

    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.
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  • skrike 5 months ago
    This video is inspiring and amazing. Thanks for posting it, and I hope to see many more like it!

    One stupid question... what is the pack type thing youre wearing and where can I get one?
  • Danny Pack 5 months ago
    Urban tool sports holster - urbantool.co.uk

    Fair few places sell them online, not hard to find. Very useful for training though.
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  • Phoric 4 months ago
    I'm relatively in shape but if I tried this stuff my head would be smashed on the pavement within 15 seconds
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  • j mo 4 months ago
    love the video simplicity and the ambience of the area you are training in. Its totally against the regular videos unrelated music is put in the place of the sounds of the city. it totally feels like real training two with the thought pauses and all. ima go train right now.
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  • Joan Saez Castaño 4 months ago
    No me ha gustado nada, para llevar 5 años
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  • Marius R 2 months ago
    really good video, i like it. that there is no music makes it different.

    btw: you´ve chosen good camera positions, looks good
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