Jazzle
Community Member
Posts: 106
|
Post by Jazzle on Oct 20, 2008 11:12:31 GMT
Finally someone who hates that pink uncute ball of fluffthat is supose to be a bunny with a battery backpack too. All Hail Nick (Jazzle mock bows repeatedly)
|
|
sazzz
Community Member
Posts: 8
|
Post by sazzz on Nov 6, 2008 16:12:03 GMT
parkour was banned at the college im starting next year.
|
|
|
Post by ANTISFIT on Nov 6, 2008 20:41:30 GMT
mhm, it's been done in guildford too. the hypocrisy is what i find to be quite lolz
where is this college?
|
|
|
Post by piratefreerunner64 on Dec 19, 2008 21:51:48 GMT
OMFGORZ I HATE THAT DURACELL BUNNY GRRRRRRRRRRRR =] me too. I'm new to parkour and I have to say that I did kinda stummble on it I saw a trailer for mirrors edge and that kinda got me thinking about it. Then I started trying some things out failed then seeked help off youtube were I watched one vid saying how to wall climb and then I tryed it and was quite happy with myself as I did it ok then I started doing it more and more. I don't like the Idea of doing it at schools as it will be like e.g.football. everyone does it so parkour could become some thing everyone does at brake. as for the police I don't mind that as it will be better for catching people.
|
|
manian
Community Member
Posts: 1
|
Post by manian on Dec 27, 2008 22:20:21 GMT
i need help with parkour training listen , i'm 14 now already , i got to school if they bring it into school it would be brilliant for us to try n practice it i used to do parkour a couple of months ago, and i soon couldnt grasp how hard it is are there any training associations around st.helens in merseyside
|
|
|
Post by thedarbar on Jan 6, 2009 22:09:41 GMT
i dont know about where you guys stay but up where i stay health and safety regulations is pretty tight likes.
i can see them introducing a really kind of "diluted" parkour into schools you know like when your at a m8s house and he's a bit tight with food but he offers you anyway and you get like half a pack o crisps! sorry i will stop babbling
|
|
|
Post by etherton on Jan 24, 2009 17:02:41 GMT
i think parkour in schools would be great. although you wouldn't really be able to do much (health and saftey) and most schools wouldn't agree. they think football and rugby is better...
|
|
|
Post by Lukman on Jan 25, 2009 0:48:04 GMT
Parkour can be taught in schools. Parkour is taught in schools. I have taught parkour in school.
The main problems are qualifications and insurance.
It's hard for teachers and governers to know the standard of teaching, the level of knowledge and ability of the instructors, etc. They also have to be covered by insurance. There are now qualifications and insurance available for parkour instructors, but the number of qualified instructors is nothing compared to number of potential students.
After that, another problem is equipment.
Parkour is about interacting with your environment. What happens when your environment is unsafe, or falling apart? Is it better to teach someone completely inept how to be safer during a risky activity in an unsafe environment, or would they be better off not knowing the risky activity at all?
What about the students themselves?
Some people, to put it bluntly, are not meant for parkour. Some people are mentally or physically unsuited. Some people don't want it. How do you decide who should be taught?
And who pays the instructors? The school? The students? Can anybody teach full time for free?
Sorry about the rant. I haven't slept recently.
|
|
|
Post by maggiemorley on Feb 5, 2009 20:38:07 GMT
I am a teacher and I know the children would love to see some of you in action but would just like a one off demo for a funclub/playscheme and the opportunity for some of the children to learn some simple moves they will be aged 3-12 and can be divided accordingly. does anyone have a contact no.for a team or individual who would come into a school we are based in Oxted Surrey. Would be very grateful for any advice or help Thanks Maggie
|
|
|
Post by Lukman on Feb 5, 2009 22:43:37 GMT
The best people for you to talk to would be Parkour Generations. www.parkourgenerations.com/contact.phpThey have been involved in events like this across the UK and even a few abroad. Seeing as you're in Surrey, you're not so far from them either. I have trained with, and been trained by, some of these guys, and I trust them. While I can name other groups who do similar things, I believe these are the people you want.
|
|
|
Post by piratefreerunner64 on Feb 6, 2009 18:19:18 GMT
we don't do it for pe but me and around 7 others have got permission to host a club in the sports hall after school so new people can join and have mats and stuff like that to pratise on so should be good
|
|
|
Post by Lukman on Feb 6, 2009 19:40:24 GMT
Be careful, dude.
Most teenagers think they understand parkour, but very few understand it as well as they think they do, and even fewer are competent at teaching others.
Make sure nobody gets hurt in your sessions. Ever. If you get blamed for something going wrong, it reflects badly on you, on me, and on anybody involved in parkour.
And beware of training on padded surfaces. Soft mats can really help training once you know what you're doing. However as I said earlier, very few people understand parkour as well as they think they do, and it's easy to pick up bad habits from training in a "safe" environment.
|
|
|
Post by paul2k8 on Feb 17, 2009 14:01:58 GMT
i think you should only learn it if you are going to carry it on, most kids at primary school will find it too challenging and give up on it, i think very few will actualy carry it on, making it pointless. But if it goes the other way and everyone starts it and carries on it will be a common sport and will lose alot of the awe a person feels when they see someone do it, losing publicity and eventually going into the background. also if they teach it to the police then criminals will learn it too in hopes of a higher chance of getting away and that will give the sport a bad name.
|
|
|
Post by Lukman on Feb 17, 2009 17:53:55 GMT
The same could be said of martial arts.
A few people use their training to carry out illegal acts, but the increased discipline and understanding of social responsibility seems to dissuade most practitioners from using the art for anything untoward.
And while both were initially seen by most as nothing but a show and a cause of trouble, those that look deeper see more.
Besides, preventing someone from learning how to fight / escape isn't going to make our society safe or just. You don't need to leave the house to steal from someone; you don't need to see someone to cause them harm; there are people aplenty in this world who are happy to do both.
|
|
|
Post by partoon185brumtown on Mar 6, 2009 11:54:41 GMT
I have signed up just to let people know my opinion, forum needs opinions :3
I stumbled across Parkour also. But I wasnt aware of the disipline when I began. Im on my 4th year on May 28 so I have been exploring it for a long time, I have a close friend named WOODY Who works in Wolvhampton. He is very disiplined and I dont understand the meditation side but I do feel that Im apart of parkour not parkour being somthing I do, and I know when im seeing things Im challenging the terrain and structures, Everything is a feat worth doing, On average I train for 2-3 hours usually about twice a week then I do a session every sunday. And obviously usual wonderings get me walking on walls and hoping over short cuts.
About the Schools I dont feel it should be open to everyone, you know how stupid the younger years are, as soon as they get themselves hurt on the concreate it will be removed from schools. and we dont know how the council will react to this, ours is very annoying, We dont want to see any restrictions.
About the police force, realisticly its a good idea, they are terrible at catching anyone even on a normal persuit on foot. And giving our piggy friends a taste will actually make it all the more interesting.
But I wish parkour not to be shared with schools but for open clubs would be more ideal. so going would be at more of a cost to cover for equipment etc. Otherwise kids will choose it as a doss lesson and just try and do flips, which i enjoy ofc.
Parkour is my disipline I suppose as im always pushing myself. and then the adrenaline encourages me to push harder or higher so I can progress, and at the end of the day I feel 10ft tall, meditation no thanks, but the mental side of me is telling me; "Alex, shoes on, we going to try some new things today, we gown have som furn"
Also media parkour is bad idea, most of the time you see people doing it to show off. ok fair enough but to make a show out of it is sick.
Alexpartoon_parkour(at)hotmail.co.uk
|
|