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Comment by Ryan Fulmer on April 24, 2008 at 9:55pm

I'm making an entirely new one. its kinda weird.

too many ideas for a "flyer" that thing is a small book on parkour haha.

what should be the main focus of the flyer? (sfpk hasnt really jumped on this so it might just ALL baparkour guys)

1. describe the "DISCIPLINE" and focus of philosophy.
2. Where to find more information (website, Contact email-"kaos@baparkour.com" or something?, Movies b13 pilgrimage--why arent we hosting this on this page somehow?? atleast a link a thread?)
3. "progressive parkour" vs. "youtube PK! and FR scene"
4. PRINTED time for GWHS beginner sessions with Kaos. Acrosports class (though i want to stray from $$side, it gives us some credibility in the "what are you teaching my kids to do???!!!" department. Sloat Night sessions with Aero/me. 2nd sunday of the month SFPK.com monthly jam.
what else should go on the flyer?

can anybody who is coming make a poster or banner for the table ??? lets just call me artistically challenged...

Comment by Anthony on April 24, 2008 at 9:12pm

this sounds great, hope more people get interested! i just might be able to go if i switch my decorative showcase thing to sunday. anyway do you go to lowell?? if u do i wish i chose lowell over my high school....

Comment by Chris on April 24, 2008 at 9:00pm

Please don't forget to put BAparkour.com on there and mention that we cater to beginners in the Bay Area. Thanks. Also mention when and where our regular sessions take place.

Comment by Ryan Fulmer on April 24, 2008 at 8:01pm

so i will be running around gettting all the stuff together for this tomorrow. If anyone would like to lend a hand (Making bay area pk banner/poster, flyer construction, random obstacle we could use, ideas for clinic, just call me or post them here

Comment by Ryan Fulmer on April 24, 2008 at 7:58pm

yeah that is the one lethal used at the schools. seems kinda long but pretty in depth. If anyone one here wants to change it around and throw up a different (maybe shorter?) version that would be cool, jsut post it here and im going to try to have them made tomorrow. unless somebody has a printer and 50 or so pieces of paper??

its been hard to communicate with this lady today so i dunno when/if we have a scheduled demo time, whether or not they can provide anything more than a table and chairs, or what time i should even show up...

If all else fails we can just talk about parkour and bring more people to the weekend sessions. Best case: mini on the spot jam/clinic for beginners at the high school part not down by the track.

Comment by Ryan Fulmer on April 24, 2008 at 7:52pm

Equipment and Conditioning

One of the appeals of parkour is that it requires virtually no
equipment to do. All it takes is some comfortable exercise clothes and a pair
of running shoes. Of course, at some point what kinds of shoes you are
wearing makes a difference – in traction, weight, durability, and
padding. But most of the time it doesn't matter too much.

The most important piece of equipment is your own body, and parkour
teaches you how to use it to the best of its ability. In order to do all
the things parkour entails, almost every muscle group is applied, so you
can't leave anything out. Doing parkour increases body awareness: a
sense of where your body is, what it's doing, and how to control it with
better precision.

The Community Aspect

Parkour tends to be a group activity. Since parkour is relatively new
and hasn't hit mainstream too much yet, almost all activity centers
around local communities which organize on online forums. There tends to be
a lot of active discussion about parkour, advice for beginners and
veterans, notices about jams (parkour sessions) in specific areas,
pictures and videos of parkour in action or in the media, and parkour news.
This is the heart of the parkour scene, and where to meet other traceurs.
Our local community is at www.sfparkour.com. In Southern California,
traceurs meet on www.pkcali.com. There are various other local
communities; there are also a few national forums (www.americanparkour.com and
www.parkournorthamerica.com for example), and some international
communities (www.parkour.net).

Chances are wherever you go you'll be able to find a group around the
closest metropolitan area at least. Sometimes you just have to look a
little harder, and there are new communities forming all the time.

Comment by Ryan Fulmer on April 24, 2008 at 7:51pm

Flyer (draft)-What is parkour?

Parkour is the art of efficient movement: getting from any point A to
point B the most efficient way possible using only the abilities of the
human body. This often means you need to ignore the intentional paths
that are built into your world and create your own. It’s turning your
everyday world into an obstacle course, where you go over, around,
under and through any object in your way. A good traceur, as someone who
does parkour is called, appears to move quickly, fluidly and easily past
anything in his or her path.

People look at parkour as a physical counterpart to a
philosophy/lifestyle; a way to realize the potentials of the body, and of course just as
an exhilarating, exciting sport with a great community atmosphere.

I’ve also heard of free-running. Is that the same thing?
Though modern parkour and free-running originate from the same time and
place in France in the mid-80’s, they are now separate disciplines.
Whereas the intention of parkour is to move efficiently, the intention
of free-running is to move expressively. Free-runners will do flips,
tricks and other movement purely for the sake of aesthetics. Pure
efficiency has its own aesthetic value of course, but primary goal of parkour
is always to “get there” faster, whereas the goal of free-running
is to “get there” while looking cool.

History
A couple decades ago in the Lisses, France, David Belle and Sébastien
Foucan began a new form of movement that they called "parkour." Belle's
father, an avid gymnast, held with great regard the values of training
the human body and of reaching its natural potential. His son
inherited this as well. David Belle also became a gymnast, and using the skills
he had learned, he began to develop the discipline of parkour,
adapting it to the varied terrain of the suburbs in which he grew up.

In the last decade or so, it began to pick up momentum in the United
Kingdom, and thanks to viral videos and online forums, in the last 5
years or so it has spread to just about every other country on Earth. With
the release of movies such as Casino Royale and commercials featuring
parkour, it has recently had a boost of interest and enthusiasm.

Movements

The best way to understand parkour is to see it in action. Though
parkour is more about how you move than what moves you do, there are some
common techniques in parkour:
• PK (short for "parkour") roll: a technique to decrease impact force
from a hard landing. Land with both feet, bend your knees a little,
put your hands in front of you on the ground, tuck your shoulder and
perform a diagonal somersault.
• Speed vault: a simple, fast, efficient vault. Run at an obstacle,
jump, plant one hand, vault over, land.
• Kong vault: a diving vault that can clear long obstacles. Run
straight at an obstacle, jump diving forward, put both hands on the end of
the obstacle, let your body get carried over, land.
• Dash vault: the opposite of the kong, kind of. Run, jump with one
leg over the obstacle, plant hands while you are above it, push your
body back upright, land.
• Cat leap: a way to clear long distances. Jump, keep your feet
slightly in front of you, grab the edge of the wall slightly after your feet
make contact, hold on tight.
• Precision jump: basically, a long jump (standing/running) to a
precise location.
• Wall run: to scale tall walls. Run at a wall, jump and plant one
foot on the wall, push downwards, grab the top of the wall and pull
yourself up.

Flow

Most people consider flow the most important part of parkour. It
embodies the idea of not just individual movements but a journey through your
environment. Fluidity in movement means that every movement, when
possible, appears to blend into the next one seamlessly. By moving fluidly,
one can conserve momentum and move more efficiently – and look
better while doing it, too! Beyond that, it's difficult to put flow into
words, so we'll try to show you.

Equipment

Comment by Chris on April 24, 2008 at 7:42pm

Ryan when you get the chance, post up the info and flier and any other details. Also, are you going to make a poster board?

Comment by SafeNSure on April 24, 2008 at 1:48pm

please take a look at the info in the thread

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