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Nov 13, 2009 1:10:25 GMT -5
Post by Agt. Cross (SparK) on Nov 13, 2009 1:10:25 GMT -5
I was thinking here with my buttons... how we forget sometimes what is the real purpose of this all... or where it came from...
"Be strong to be usefull" - Georges Herbert "To be and to last" - David Belle
Georges Herbert said our society have made us weak and sick compared to old civilizations... Thus we must exercise and be strong so that we may be usefull for our society.
David Belle inspired by his father carrer on the firefighters, which their objective is to be highly efficient in emergency situations to save lifes, ended by accomplishing what Herbert once said.
Then traceurs come to follow Belle's Parkour/Path trying to inspire on Belle and Herbert, trying to do something healthy and useful... It didn't last long until weak minded people "appreciated" our art, even Belle's friends tried to take his discipline down.
Now the world faces not a discipline, but a high risk sport, that instead of saving lifes, is being used to risk others and even take them...
Let alone the freerunners trying to be "superior", which is a term we never use while training to be a better person, more helpful, kind and polite with our Parkour/Path. Let alone the kids and the weak minded, blinded by their lack of discipline, showing off, distorting our vision, trying to make money, to compete, to be the "best"... they may rest in peace with their short lives, while we remain, healthy, strong, useful.
---- SparK Stay Alive Parkour Clan - Against Competition
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Nov 13, 2009 10:46:20 GMT -5
Post by Isaac Preston (wrayayrton) on Nov 13, 2009 10:46:20 GMT -5
If I was doing "parkour" as a firefighter, and NEEDED to jump across roofops to save lives, maybe I'd be a little less competetive, but as it is; I'm not- so I'm sorry if I want to have a little "fun" with my friends. It's human nature to compare oneself with others, so why go against that. I'm not saying everything you do has to be a competition; but isn't it nice to know that you can smoke your friend in the long jump? or have fallen from farther? It should feel good to know that, so you can poke fun at eachother later XD
all I'm saying is- a little healthy competition is a good thing.
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Nov 13, 2009 11:37:05 GMT -5
Post by Agt. Cross (SparK) on Nov 13, 2009 11:37:05 GMT -5
the bad part about competition is... if you cant win, you force yourself to jump something you can't jump, either by fear restriction, or physical restriction. You push you limits, you end hurt or take a little damage, which will affect you in the future...
you know... I wanna be walking, running, jumping, stretching when im 70... that's why you practice a physical activity, to be healthy.
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Nov 16, 2009 9:40:48 GMT -5
Post by Isaac Preston (wrayayrton) on Nov 16, 2009 9:40:48 GMT -5
that's what it's all about. I want to be dead when I'm 70, like I should be. I push my limits a little further every day, so I may get better.
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Nov 16, 2009 12:09:22 GMT -5
Post by Agt. Cross (SparK) on Nov 16, 2009 12:09:22 GMT -5
that's what it's all about. I want to be dead when I'm 70, like I should be. I push my limits a little further every day, so I may get better. exactly, you said a little further competitions force you to train for the others, the judges and the crowd. while parkour is an useful and relaxing activity i really think the evolution chain is: yoga > taichi > parkour > kung fu and not swiming > surfing > skate boarding > parkour > freerun you can take parkour out of the second chain without any problems --- you know, parkour is not the techniques but the mindset you can be in the academy doing pushups, if you are thinking about improving youself to overcome obstacles, fear, limits either in training or in your professional life... that's parkour! it's individual/solo, you can train in groups ok, but the real training is when you are alone, concentrated/forcused.
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Nov 16, 2009 12:53:21 GMT -5
Post by Isaac Preston (wrayayrton) on Nov 16, 2009 12:53:21 GMT -5
oh, I kinda don't have a chain, It's just
parkour or skateboard or videogames
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Nov 18, 2009 7:05:44 GMT -5
Post by Garret Hattori (obliviondoll) on Nov 18, 2009 7:05:44 GMT -5
Swimming - Surfing - Skateboarding v ---------------------------------------Martial Arts Tricking and Freerunning Yoga - Tai Chi - Parkour - Kung Fu ^
They're not sourced from one side or the other specifically. Freerunning couldn't exist in the form it is without Parkour. And Tricking wouldn't have a basis without Martial Arts.
They're a lot less about discipline and more about performance though, so the mindset surrounding them can easily be the extreme sport adrenaline junkie idiocy. Doesn't mean you can't get responsible Freerunners or Trickers. Just means there's no required attitude like there is for a Martial Artist or a Traceur.
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Nov 18, 2009 16:33:30 GMT -5
Post by Isaac Preston (wrayayrton) on Nov 18, 2009 16:33:30 GMT -5
I have actual FUN, that's the thing, they say a traceur has to be all disciplined. BS
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Nov 18, 2009 16:55:28 GMT -5
Post by Agt. Cross (SparK) on Nov 18, 2009 16:55:28 GMT -5
I have actual FUN, that's the thing, they say a traceur has to be all disciplined. BS a Traceur has discipline a FreeRunner doesn't
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Nov 18, 2009 17:16:35 GMT -5
Post by Isaac Preston (wrayayrton) on Nov 18, 2009 17:16:35 GMT -5
but I don't freerun. I don't flip unless I want to. I use parkour to get from A-B
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Nov 18, 2009 18:26:26 GMT -5
Post by Garret Hattori (obliviondoll) on Nov 18, 2009 18:26:26 GMT -5
I have fun while being sensible about how I train. There's no rule against fun.
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Nov 18, 2009 20:20:21 GMT -5
Post by Agt. Cross (SparK) on Nov 18, 2009 20:20:21 GMT -5
I have fun while being sensible about how I train. There's no rule against fun. exactly @wray, it's not your movements but how you progress in your training and how prudent you are... and, yeah, flips are useless
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Nov 18, 2009 22:27:33 GMT -5
Post by Isaac Preston (wrayayrton) on Nov 18, 2009 22:27:33 GMT -5
seriously. only good for showing off.
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