Train Hard - Stay Humble

BApk Training for Beginners 10/19

Event Details

Time: October 19, 2008 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Location: GWHS
Street: Anza @ 30th
City/Town: SF
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f…
Event Type: parkour, beginners, training
Organized By: SafeNSure
Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2008

Event Description

After the successful mission "down South", let's get back to basics...
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...

Fall back location -for any events that forces us to leave the premises- remains West Sunset Community Center, a 5' drive away... but if you get there and can't see us, check the sport field and both of its sidestairs before making assumptions...

ALL LEVELS WELCOME!

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Comment by SafeNSure on October 19, 2008 at 10:26pm: ...great turnout again today!
At least 5 or 6 new faces, training seriously all the way through... (congrats!)
Good runs, kickass follow-the-leader, and still new "angles" of GWHS (!), like the "press box" at the end, or the rail precisions, which we usually don't train so much.

Thanks to everybody who came out, also the ones who just stopped by to say "hi!", and remained for the warm-up...
;)

Comment by technique on October 19, 2008 at 12:16pm: ugh. sick. gonna just rest at home today.

Comment by Seng on October 19, 2008 at 11:10am: I think the jeans/not-jeans discussion deserves its own thread akin to the shoe thread.

Comment by rift33 on October 19, 2008 at 10:58am: (((IIiketovauItthings))) I also don't suggest wearing jeans they get caught on your knee when trying to bust vaults and stuff atleast that's what happen to me.....N E way see you all there!!....late 4 now

Comment by hillexallen on October 19, 2008 at 10:45am: Wow, I didn't know that. Is it in a waiver or something?

Comment by Just Steve on October 19, 2008 at 10:29am: You can bring anyone who is interested. I believe they must be at least 13 years old.

Comment by Pyromatic on October 19, 2008 at 10:19am: so i guess that leaves me with shorts? Also, am I allowed to bring a friend who is interested as well?

Comment by Iliketovaultthings on October 19, 2008 at 9:09am: i reccomend NOT wearing jeans..... i dont know anybody else but i cant do ANYTHING in those....

Comment by orem on October 18, 2008 at 9:51pm: you can wear jeans, but it's not recommended cause they tend to restrict the range of motion of your legs