Parkour and the Human Body (PKGen) - Bay Area Parkour2024-03-28T18:32:21Zhttp://baparkour.ning.com/forum/topics/parkour-and-the-human-body-pkgen?feed=yes&xn_auth=noYup. Even I was in favor of…tag:baparkour.ning.com,2012-04-07:2070047:Comment:1018962012-04-07T03:58:25.322ZChrishttp://baparkour.ning.com/profile/kaos
<p>Yup. Even I was in favor of competitions when I started (2001) and had no clue what the sport was about.</p>
<p>Yup. Even I was in favor of competitions when I started (2001) and had no clue what the sport was about.</p> ...(some) people change (some…tag:baparkour.ning.com,2012-04-06:2070047:Comment:1018472012-04-06T18:58:11.377ZSafeNSurehttp://baparkour.ning.com/profile/SafeNSure
<p>...(some) people change (sometimes).</p>
<p>Sometimes it's life, sometimes it's age, sometimes it's (better/differentiating) marketing.</p>
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<p>Parkour and its practitioners (as life) are not black-or-white...</p>
<p>...(some) people change (sometimes).</p>
<p>Sometimes it's life, sometimes it's age, sometimes it's (better/differentiating) marketing.</p>
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<p>Parkour and its practitioners (as life) are not black-or-white...</p> Dan Edwardes has come a long…tag:baparkour.ning.com,2012-04-06:2070047:Comment:1020792012-04-06T18:34:15.885ZChrishttp://baparkour.ning.com/profile/kaos
<p><span>Dan Edwardes has come a long ways. He was one of the original proponents of competition and 'freestyle parkour.'</span></p>
<p><span>Dan Edwardes has come a long ways. He was one of the original proponents of competition and 'freestyle parkour.'</span></p> On the adapt qualified forums…tag:baparkour.ning.com,2012-03-31:2070047:Comment:1018802012-03-31T04:55:01.902ZRyan Fulmerhttp://baparkour.ning.com/profile/RyanFulmer
<p>On the adapt qualified forums you will hear about the newly certified coaches talking about how it is their job to be the front runners in the "protection" of both parkour and its traceurs.</p>
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<p>The Urban Free Fuck video links to Kaos's old UFF article from NAPK and all the pkgens adapt coaches commented about it as if it were their new gospel.</p>
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<p>I never understood why BAPK's founders were so wary of PKGens especially when the philosophy about training and tenets about…</p>
<p>On the adapt qualified forums you will hear about the newly certified coaches talking about how it is their job to be the front runners in the "protection" of both parkour and its traceurs.</p>
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<p>The Urban Free Fuck video links to Kaos's old UFF article from NAPK and all the pkgens adapt coaches commented about it as if it were their new gospel.</p>
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<p>I never understood why BAPK's founders were so wary of PKGens especially when the philosophy about training and tenets about longevity are so similar.</p> ...hard to disagree with any…tag:baparkour.ning.com,2012-03-31:2070047:Comment:1017442012-03-31T02:53:43.802ZBay Area Parkourhttp://baparkour.ning.com/profile/BayAreaParkour
<p>...hard to disagree with any of this.</p>
<p>Longevity of training (and aging of the first waves of practitioners) is the 1000 pound gorilla in the room that few talk about.</p>
<p><br/>BApk always did, and was instrumental to inserting "<em>longevity</em>" in this <a href="http://baparkour.ning.com/page/definition-of-pk" target="_self">definition of Parkour</a> elaborated in 2008, during a gathering of North American long time community leaders and organizers.</p>
<p>...hard to disagree with any of this.</p>
<p>Longevity of training (and aging of the first waves of practitioners) is the 1000 pound gorilla in the room that few talk about.</p>
<p><br/>BApk always did, and was instrumental to inserting "<em>longevity</em>" in this <a href="http://baparkour.ning.com/page/definition-of-pk" target="_self">definition of Parkour</a> elaborated in 2008, during a gathering of North American long time community leaders and organizers.</p>