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« Thread Started on Dec 15, 2006, 10:07pm »
Hello,

firstly I should introduce my self, my name is Charlie and I have been training for about two years now and I'm one of the Moderators on the UKPKA forum. I will gladly help you if you have any questions etc and I'm sure some of the other most active members will as well. I mainly practice tricking but along side tricking I also practise parkour.

The whole point of this thread is to firstly prevent people from asking the same common questions over and over again… Also it’s to try and allow people to get a general understanding of what parkour is and the differences between parkour and other disciplines etc.

Tips:

Ok to start of with just a few tips when using the UKPKA forum. Before posting use the search option! The search option of the page is located at the top of the page between ‘help’ and ‘members’. This will prevent you from posting things that have already been posted such as videos etc. Also before posting please register to UKPKA. This makes it easier for existing members to help you out and it will be easier for you to contact other members and also use other features such as ‘modify’ allowing you to modify your own posts after you have posted them. Last tip is use a spell check when posting. I have a Google tool bar which has a very handy ABC check! Also please refrain from using offensive and abusive language, also please do not use ‘txt’ language when posting!

Ok, every one has to start some where and even if you have had experience in things similar to parkour we should all start at the basics.

[Taken from Wikipedia parkour page]

What is parkour?

“Parkour is an art to help you pass any obstacle; to go from point A to point B using only the possibilities of the human body. This art originated with French soldiers in Vietnam and was developed by David Belle, inspired by his father.”

What isn’t parkour?

“Parkour is useful. It's to go from a point A to a point B as fast as possible and in the most efficient way possible. That's the reason why acrobatics & tricks are not a part of this art. They would slow down every *Traceur who would implant them into a run! By adding some useless movements, the Traceur would not be moving as efficiently as possible.
Additionally, David Belle made this very clear in the TV report TF1 (7à 8)

* Traceur the name giving to some one who practices Le Parkour.

Conditioning:

During parkour we will obviously be required to have good overall strength. This is also important to prevent injury to joints etc later on in life. To prevent injuries we must condition our bodies so no injuries will come upon us. Like Belle said we should start practicing small movements then gradually we will start to build up strength. Conditioning techniques should be used on all parts of the body especially joints!


Conditioning for joint area (Examples of simple movements):

Ankles:

• Resistance training, with resistance bands.
• Calf raises, shin raises (Strengthen muscles around the ankle)
• Step ups

Knees:

• Step ups
• Squats
• Small jumps

Shoulders:

• Lateral rises
• military press
• commando press ups

Hips:

• Squat jumps
• Squat thrusts
• Leg extensions

Wrists and elbows:

• Hanging
• Hands grips

Practical training:

You don’t need lots of equipment to be able to start conditioning your body. Here is two videos from ‘Ross training’ where you see there is little or no equipment used.

Home training:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdthWDUEKtY&eurl=

Budget training:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6JvhCTjicY&mode=related&search=

Thanks for reading the article I hope this helps you understand parkour and why conditioning is important. Soon there will be a parkour movement’s article up showing some basic movements. If you have any questions please feel free to pm me!

Thanks

Charlie Crawt
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