BApk Sunday Basic Training 4/5 -new SF spot!-

Meeting point: Portola @ Glenview (leaving at 12:15pm, sharp!)

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...

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Comment by Chris on April 6, 2009 at 9:20am

Too bad we got kicked immediately...but Christopher Playground was amazing!

Comment by Anthony on April 6, 2009 at 12:53am

wow these are nice pictures of the spot. wish i could have wnt

Comment by orem on April 5, 2009 at 10:36pm

soooooooo fun today. we gotta train at these places again, great spot. we just gotta be careful not to swarm it too often :)

Comment by Ryan Fulmer on April 5, 2009 at 10:17pm

How awesome was king of narrow hard to balance on thing?

Comment by SafeNSure on April 5, 2009 at 10:12pm

...record # comments for an after-session?
Dunno, but 11 it's not bad...

Yes KtK, we got gently told by the newly hired custodian that we couldn't stay (= "take off backpacks" in the fenced areas (= Quad, where we were), but also that the surroundings area, the track or the tennis court "where probably ok" ("even if we didn't belong there..." loved the specification!).

I very much liked that we overcame all physical, motivational and concentration obstacles today!

Comment by kingtheking on April 5, 2009 at 9:40pm

wait i didnt even notice we got kicked...i thought we just left for no reason haha. who told us to leave sota? when? haha

Comment by Kirill on April 5, 2009 at 8:51pm

Fun fun fun!!!

Comment by hillexallen on April 5, 2009 at 8:24pm

Getting kicked out was hilarious, the hike/run to Christopher Playground was tiring, training at the parkour was AWESOME, and the ice cream was heavenly.

Comment by SafeNSure on April 5, 2009 at 7:41pm

...no, we started out getting kicked out (gently, though)... lol!

Overall I think it was better like that: crossing the canyon, and training at the spot we know (from the Silent Sessions), but full force, was very exciting and productive...

I even liked the games!
:O

Comment by kingtheking on April 5, 2009 at 7:21pm

wait we got kicked out? haha

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