Meaningless Acceleration - Bay Area Parkour2024-03-29T00:26:45Zhttp://baparkour.ning.com/forum/topics/meaningless-acceleration?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI think this makes an excelle…tag:baparkour.ning.com,2010-12-05:2070047:Comment:696702010-12-05T19:18:24.684ZPhilosofisthttp://baparkour.ning.com/profile/mizu
I think this makes an excellent point.
I think this makes an excellent point. Seng, what have you learned f…tag:baparkour.ning.com,2010-11-01:2070047:Comment:678772010-11-01T17:06:16.326Zlethalbeefhttp://baparkour.ning.com/profile/Lethalbeef
Seng, what have you learned from your experience about how to deal with this? I mostly agree with your sentiments, but I really don't have a solution for it. As a teacher and a community leader, I'm often preoccupied with retaining and satisfying the people who I'm training with, perhaps because if we can keep them within the community, we have the opportunity to teach them something more sustainable once we have captured their interest. I know that was how it worked with me - I was just trying…
Seng, what have you learned from your experience about how to deal with this? I mostly agree with your sentiments, but I really don't have a solution for it. As a teacher and a community leader, I'm often preoccupied with retaining and satisfying the people who I'm training with, perhaps because if we can keep them within the community, we have the opportunity to teach them something more sustainable once we have captured their interest. I know that was how it worked with me - I was just trying to do as much as possible when I started but my sensibilities about the discipline evolved and the concept of progression grew and I work it into my training more heavily now. I guess there are two parts to this question: Is it important to suppress the "check list syndrome" from the beginning, or is it something that can be weened away? And in either case, what can you do about it? Aside from the danger of inju…tag:baparkour.ning.com,2010-10-25:2070047:Comment:677052010-10-25T05:06:10.113ZSenghttp://baparkour.ning.com/profile/msgr33
Aside from the danger of injury or lack of basic joy of movement, another failure of the checklist mentality is that it tends to be accompanied by a lack of quality in movement. Even with the goal of "getting moves", a tracer should require of themself more than just clearing a specific movement at their usual training spots, they should be able to execute them at different speeds, off-balance, ambidextrously, in different weather and surface conditions, at varying heights, under varying levels…
Aside from the danger of injury or lack of basic joy of movement, another failure of the checklist mentality is that it tends to be accompanied by a lack of quality in movement. Even with the goal of "getting moves", a tracer should require of themself more than just clearing a specific movement at their usual training spots, they should be able to execute them at different speeds, off-balance, ambidextrously, in different weather and surface conditions, at varying heights, under varying levels of fatigue, wearing different clothing, carrying a load, etc., and have awareness through every moment not to mention be able to adapt them to new situations in new settings. I think creating new challenges within even the most fundamental movements can help convert a checklist mentality to a much deeper practice. Good article even if a little…tag:baparkour.ning.com,2010-10-22:2070047:Comment:676382010-10-22T06:49:36.636ZSafeNSurehttp://baparkour.ning.com/profile/SafeNSure
Good article even if a little verbose for my taste.<br></br>
Dunno if the metaphor works well with me (due to my country-of-origin induced driving style?!?...), but I agree on the underlying philosophy: <b><i>it's about the journey not the destination</i></b>.<br></br>
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I found this part very agreeable: "<i><b>It is important to focus some time and attention on developing the understanding of what progress is and what form it takes. The end or completion of a goal is surely important, but will…</b></i>
Good article even if a little verbose for my taste.<br/>
Dunno if the metaphor works well with me (due to my country-of-origin induced driving style?!?...), but I agree on the underlying philosophy: <b><i>it's about the journey not the destination</i></b>.<br/>
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I found this part very agreeable: "<i><b>It is important to focus some time and attention on developing the understanding of what progress is and what form it takes. The end or completion of a goal is surely important, but will never be above the external, but directly related lessons and experiences gained during the progression.</b></i>"<br/>
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I remember a playful-turned-into-serious conversation we had about <a href="http://baparkour.ning.com/forum/topics/2070047:Topic:17369">BApk motto</a> and <a href="http://baparkour.ning.com/forum/topics/2070047:Topic:17369?page=1&commentId=2070047%3AComment%3A17413&x=1#2070047Comment17413">the desirable "speed" and "pace"</a> of our progression, and truly -quoting the article again- "<i><b>there are no good, well rationed reasons to speed through your training as quickly as possible to become the “best” traceur in as little time as possible. I assure you, you will find yourself there, and potentially at the same time as you would have through fractured acceleration. Calm and patience are one of the more prominent, distinguishable characteristics between true traceurs and traceurs suffering from check-list syndrome. Don’t risk your health and your joy in movement simply to acquire skills or arrive at a destination as quickly as possible, only to find yourself in a cast, in therapy, or worse later.<br/>
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...your training is not a race. It is an experience.</b></i>"<br/>
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