Train Hard - Stay Humble

BApk Sunday Basic Training 1/18

Event Details

Time: January 18, 2009 from 11:45am to 3:15pm
Location: GWHS
Street: Anza @ 30th
City/Town: SF
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f…
Event Type: BApk, Sunday, Basic, Training, parkour, beginners, starting, beginning
Organized By: SafeNSure
Latest Activity: Jan 20, 2009

Event Description

BApk t-shirts available at session!

Check here for RIDES.

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...

Basic/beginners training provided, but ALL LEVELS present and WELCOME!

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

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Comment by Kirill on January 14, 2009 at 6:05pm: havent seen you all in a while :)

Comment by kingtheking on January 14, 2009 at 10:12am: also going to be snowboarding!

Comment by monk on January 14, 2009 at 7:05am: imma be snowboarding this weekend, still maybe!

Comment by orem on January 14, 2009 at 1:40am: yaaay i missed gwhs

Comment by SafeNSure on January 14, 2009 at 12:32am: It was the idea... but with Kaos we thought a third session at GWHS will give us a chance of reviewing (and "take in") exercises and drills we experimented with our guest-hosts last Sundays.

We'll explore on the 25th when the ladies are kicking us from GWHS...
:)