Bay Area Parkour

Train Hard - Stay Humble

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Basic Training 5/18

Time: May 18, 2014 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Location: Christopher PG and Glen Canyon
Street: 5210 Diamond Heights Blvd.
City/Town: SF
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/m…
Event Type: basic, parkour, beginners, training, bapk, bay area, san francisco
Organized By: Bay Area Parkour
Latest Activity: May 22, 2014

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Event Description

We'll be meeting at Noon - warm-up/stretch - at 12:30pm we'll move to the Canyon for some nature techniques in addition to climbing and precision work on the nearby rock formation - 1:30/45pm back for skills and technique training (thus, if you are late and don't see us, just come to the rocks, or warm up and wait for us ). Absolute beginners/newcomers shouldn't be late!
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Basic/beginners training provided, but ALL LEVELS present and WELCOME!

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 Andres Ornelas on May 22, 2014 at 7:37pm

Awesome. Looking forward to practicing on Sunday!

ps. Just got this book by Dan Edwardes and it looks to be full of great content... Anyone else read it already? http://j.mp/1mbNqIC I'll bring it Sunday in case anyone wants to flip through it!

Comment by Bay Area Parkour on May 22, 2014 at 2:22pm
Given all the different locations people are coming from, attendance gets more affected by access than by time of the year. Historically we have gotten more people showing on Thanksgiving WE Sunday than on Pride parade or B2B... :)
Of course we try minimizing that picking a favorable location.
Comment by Andres Ornelas on May 22, 2014 at 1:29pm
Bummed I couldn't make it! I'm down for 5/25 though, and will probably bring a friend with me... are you planning to go Giorgio? I imagine it will be an even smaller group due to the holiday :/
Comment by SafeNSure on May 19, 2014 at 2:39pm

This ended up being a pretty good light sesh.

Eight people showed up including Mike, back from his recent ankle sprain, aaand FUGGINJoe (with his mini-him)!  :D

We even explored the newly renewed Glenn Park playground (which is good per se, but busy with the usual gazillion kids-and-tutors taking over new playgrounds everywhere... not there's anything wrong with it!); that place needs to be hit up in a foggy or winter evening.

Good times.

Comment by wilson trang on May 18, 2014 at 3:57am

Traffic shall be brutal. I will take this one off. i will be training at Crab Cove in Alameda is anyone is interested at 12. :)

Comment by Bay Area Parkour on May 18, 2014 at 12:38am
Yeah, even if by 11:45am most of the crowd should have passed the Masonic Ave. intersection, it might be hard to get South of the GGpark.
Comment by Julien on May 17, 2014 at 10:52pm

Was hoping to come, but sounds like bay to breakers will block the city until late...

Comment by NoHero on May 17, 2014 at 1:20am

Moving apartments for the next 2 weeks. See you all next month.

Comment by Seng on May 16, 2014 at 4:39pm

I'm busy in Oakland until around noon so I'll meet up with y'all back at the playground.

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