Best sport out there. I think. i practice it quite often and its pretty damn fun.
If you don't know what it is...here ya go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH114yikV34
note: i didnt make the video...so yea.
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Best sport out there. I think. i practice it quite often and its pretty damn fun.
If you don't know what it is...here ya go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH114yikV34
note: i didnt make the video...so yea.
my brother does parkour, and i keep telling him to find something else, but to no end.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkCarni
ive heard of it. i actually really want to do it. is it something you can pick up or do you have to be in peak visical form with super human strenght?
It's also refered to as 'free running' over here, there were a bunch of programs about it when it became popular. I thought it was cool, but I don't have the strenght or acrobatic skills to do it.
Freerunning is different....WAY DIFFERENT!!!!!! sorry i have to emphasize that. mainly because freerunning includes flipsQuote:
Originally Posted by xAllTheRagex
No you can pick it up. but you'll have to start working out to get better at it. Endurance is important and being able to multiple pull ups. So you can pull yourself up over a ledge. Ive seen some pretty scrawny kids do it. But you gain muscle the more you do, do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by chadfitzy
This is actually classed as a sport now?
Well yeah..i mean some people call it a lifestyle...But essentially it's a sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by D1988
dictionary.com - Sport- an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
its not competitive but id does require physical prowess
Oh right. I guess that's uninformed documentaries on Channel 4 for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkCarni
yeah...thats what happens. i think they just say that because parkour is hard to understand whilst freerunning is a little better.Quote:
Originally Posted by xAllTheRagex
encourage him to do it, but get some proper coaching and learn about the sport itself, do it responsibly and learn what it is about, dont just go out and jump of shitQuote:
Originally Posted by SgtD
i cannot believe you just said thatQuote:
Originally Posted by DarkCarni
its more of a martial art, but it also a sport a way of life and an artQuote:
Originally Posted by DarkCarni
ANYONE can do it, its not that they are scrawny that is called tone.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkCarni
freerunning is more about self expression through movement and is more flashy and thus inefficient, parkour's goal is to be fast, efficient and safe
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It what sense is it a martial art? Are the moves designed to defeat an aggressor physically and defend physical attacks? I've never seen it in this light and being that i follow martials arts quite closely i have to question that statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Segadoway
Parkour and freeflow/run has fascinated me for some time now. I've seen videos and heard of classes being offered to train traceurs a/o runners. I didn't realize it had gotten so big. I did see on http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/events/ that there is development of competitve events, which then would qualify it as a sport, but I'm still confused as to why you are considering it a martial art.
I admire the ideology of not being hindered by the physical boundaries society has placed; it reminds me of something one of my anarchist friends would say.
FUCK URBAN FREEFLOW! seriously those fucking arseholes! i cannot even begin to say how many things are wrong with those fuckersQuote:
Originally Posted by CarlaRant
a martial arts does not have to be aggressive, it is to be used to get to or away from dangerous situations, it can also be cross trained with other martial arts to help during a fightQuote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
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I never suggested it had to be aggressive but i did illustrate what common elements all martial arts have, which is a structure used to deal with some kind of attack and a defence system. I think its a stretch to call it a martial art and have seen nothing to suggest it is. Anything can be cross trained, that doesn't make it a martial art. I mean i run, swim, do a little weight training and even a little dancing and it all feeds into my kung fu training and would help me in a fight but it doesn't make any of those things martial arts. So for now it seems pretty clear that its no more a martial art than running, sure its useful and can be taken on board by a martial artist to aid and improve areas of their training but it certainly isn't designed as a martial art.Quote:
Originally Posted by Segadoway
Perhaps you should try and be able to say how many things are wrong with them because right now all i'm getting from this is that you hate them and like to swear but i have no idea why you hate them. You seem so angry like they have really harmed you and done something very wrong but i have no idea what.Quote:
Originally Posted by Segadoway
Wow, hostile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Segadoway
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
they put themselves off to be the creators of parkour, try to commercialize the sport thus destroying the whole philosophy of it, they are trying to create parkour competition once again destroying what the whole sport is about, and they also threatened the entire australia parkour movement i quote "you guys will be steam rollered, on a global scale" because we refused to let them take over and control the entire movement in australia, then they tried to sue us because we stood against it.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlaRant
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Thank you for explaining. I can understand why that would make you upset.
However, competition is within the the very definition of the word sport, so if someone wants to classify parkour as a legitimate sport, there needs to be competitions, correct? Forgive my literal interpretation, but I am an English teacher. It sounds like you're more upset about the group's attempt to capitalize on the artform and philosophy which is parkour. I only brought the group up to make a point about the possible evolution of parkour into a sport since it was mentioned in this thread. Obviously there is a lot of personal politics and dissertion within the parkour community which I am unaware.
i think i'll just stick to skateboarding :)
Good choice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lifestyle_X
a sport can be an activity, there are sports that are non competitive too.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlaRant
there is also a hell of a lot more things that EZ and his bullshit corporation u$f have done.
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Originally Posted by Segadoway
I'm sure you are right but i can't think of a sport that isn't competitive now!?
running is a sport but it doesn't have to be a competition.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
a dictionary definition i got was "Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively." as you can see it says OFTEN.
Running as a sport is competitive though, competing against others or time and yourself. Running to get the bus doesn't conjure up sport at all, neither does my commute to work even though driving too can be a sport when its put in context with competition and rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by Segadoway
The use of often could refer to the removal of intense competition like for instance in a charity sporting event by people who aren't really athletes, its still a sporting event governed by rules but the win lose factor becomes less significant...i guess thats the same for fun runs and the like, they aren't really as competitive either but are still structured in a competitive way. So i'm still struggling to find a sport that is completely free from that and is just an activity.
well i cant find the thing anywhere, but a guy (i think it was yaro) on the pk forums made a thread explaining how it is a sport, ill try to find it for you, or ill make a new thread asking.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
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Originally Posted by Segadoway
Ok then i look forward to reading it.
as do i its been a while, sorry i just got back from work havent been able to get him lolQuote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
No worries, i have patience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Segadoway
damn page isnt loading on my computer, i should have it done within the week thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by Segadoway
parkour rox i do it a little but im not very good
i hope you do it properly as with anything you have to practice to be good at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by XDevonxDisasterX
also they thought i was trolling lol so no answer unfortunately :(
you mean no answer about explaining how it is a sport? I'd kinda given up hope of you posting that now to be honest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Segadoway
haha yeah, i really did try, for now lets just assume its not.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
I assumed that anyway, i was just giving you the opportunity to put your argument forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Segadoway
well thank you for that opportunity xDQuote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
Ive taken this up and it's one of the best sports ive ever tried. I'm quite a heavy guy and play rugby but you can do it to whatever level you like and it's a load of fun. Even got a guy teaching me some stuff. :)
i never thought i would say something like this, but i prefered your slipknot avatar way more. let alone your signature.Quote:
Originally Posted by xMaggotAzzAx
haha :P not a fan of Che Guevara??