Train Hard - Stay Humble

BApk Sunday basic - special East Bay session

Event Details

Time: November 1, 2009 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Location: UC Berkeley
Street: 111 Koshland Hall
City/Town: Berkeley
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q…
Event Type: beginners, training, bapk, basic, bay area, parkour, peninsula, east bay
Organized By: Bay Area Parkour
Latest Activity: Nov 1, 2009

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Event Description

Training at UC Berkeley, starting location will be the seating area next to the Genetics and Plant Biology building (between Warren Hall and Mulford Hall on the linked map)

Let's do this!
LET'S JOIN OUR INCREDIBLY LOYAL EAST BAY MEMBERS ON THEIR TURF.
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Session description:
This training provides a healthy atmosphere for new practitioners to start parkour, and for everyone to advance in a safe way. This is achieved in several ways. Because safety is paramount, a positive example is set by the more experienced practitioners. This means you will always see warm ups, stretching, and slow progression of movement. It also means there will be no showing off, which leads to copy-cat behavior and subsequently injuries. Rather, people pass on knowledge humbly in a group effort to advance. While there may be several different skill levels represented at these sessions, everyone keeps a beginner mentality.

Another key aspect in this beginner atmosphere is the absence of media. There are no camera crews or reporters to get in the way or cause people to feel self-conscious. While individuals may bring cameras, they should politely ask before filming/shooting anyone other than themselves.

The perception that parkour practice is (and should be) fun, yet being "a discipline, not a game", is set from the beginning. While the atmosphere is relaxed and can be playful at times, horseplay is discouraged, and teasing, mocking, and cliquish behaviors are not tolerated...

Minors and Newcomers pls. check this frequently asked questions about liability. =)

Ha! And it's free, in case you were wondering...
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Comment by SafeNSure on October 29, 2009 at 8:30am: Mariners and San Franciscans: if we get a bit organized we can meet say at 11:00 at some known city spot (Mountain Lake? GWHS?), and either drive together (provided Bay Bridge reopens by Sunday, which should...), or drive to and ride BART together and back...

I imagine that, at least 2 cars with 6 extra spots should be leaving town.

But let's hit each others up for rides!
:)

Comment by Seng on October 29, 2009 at 1:29am: I think we should take the regular Thursday session over to Laney/downtown Oakland sometime. But this time around, since so many SF folks don't know what they're missing out on, let's do UCB.

Comment by kingtheking on October 28, 2009 at 9:39pm: its so far for me... but im going to try really hard. I haven't done any pk since XC seaosn started!

Comment by SafeNSure on October 28, 2009 at 5:57pm: ...yeah, Laney is good. We did that a bit more than a year ago.

But we never did UC Berkeley as Sunday basic session... stoked!
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Comment by Justin Tang on October 28, 2009 at 4:02pm: YEAH East Bayer!

Laney College has a lot of potential too. Newly jammed 2x in the past week.
AND only one block from Lake Merit Bart. A huge PLUS b/c of bridge closure.

just throwing it out there...

Comment by Seng on October 28, 2009 at 10:30am: Official word on the Bay Bridge is at 511.org; The Chronicle also seems to update pretty regularly.

Luckily, BART stops just a couple blocks from the UCB campus. Final meeting spot TBD but still on campus so within a block or so of Doe.

Comment by Bay Area Parkour on October 28, 2009 at 9:41am: Please, ANY East Bayer, advise on the bridge status ASAP!

Comment by Jennifer Hsu on October 27, 2009 at 9:35pm: FYI, I heard that the Bay Bridge is closed indefinitely?

Comment by Seng on October 27, 2009 at 8:38pm: it's not old for the people who haven't been there. Other Berkeley spots off campus would be good, too, though, please advise.