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Basic Training 6/24 (repeat!)

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Basic Training 6/24 (repeat!)

Time: June 24, 2012 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Location: CCSF
Street: Ocean Ave. @ Phelan Ave. - Balboa Park BART
City/Town: SF
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?h…
Event Type: basic, parkour, beginners, training, bapk, bay area, san francisco
Organized By: Bay Area Parkour
Latest Activity: Jun 24, 2012

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Event Description

MEETING POINT: behind Main Quad (map here!)

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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 Bay Area Parkour on June 24, 2012 at 9:24am

@Gazedrop: that sounds very reasonable, you might be able to do some zero impact quadrupedal ground work (maybe on your other 3), but don't trust upper body work (like lifting up on bars), because even gently dropping out of them is a typical injure prone movement with weak joints...

 

@everybody: last Sunday we spent three good hours working basics at the Main Quad, so today -depending on attendance and mood- we might move from there as soon as we finish the warm-up.
If you arrive more than 40 min. late (newcomers shouldn't...) look for us either in front of Science Hall (North end), by the Wellness Center rotunda (South East), at the concrete fountain in front of Batmale Hall (North East), or between Creative and Visual Arts (North).

Map here.

 

Comment by gazedrop on June 24, 2012 at 8:05am

I'm in the final stages of recovering from an injury, so I probably won't be able to participate, but I plan to drop by just to check this out for the future when my ankle is better...

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