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Jam Downtown Pleasanton 5/5/12?

So me and a fellow BAParkour member, Chase Converse, were thinking about holding a jam on saturday to get to know everybody, and showcase our skills.  Message me or him or comment on one of our pages if anyone is up for it.  Thank you all in advance

Added by RJ "Psych" Scott on May 3, 2012 at 10:05pm — 4 Comments

My world premiere!

On a totally non-parkour-related topic, a film I shot is premiering in San Francisco this Sunday, March 11, at the Castro Theater. It's a feature-length scripted narrative film so it's my largest project to date, I'm pretty excited because of that and also because it's the centerpiece film at the SF International Asian American Film Festival so it'll be red carpet and all that. It will screen a second time in San Jose the following Sunday (Mar18) for the conclusion of the festival down…

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Added by Seng on March 5, 2012 at 2:53pm — 2 Comments

Right, wrong and avoiding confrontations

Yesterday, after 4+ years training and volunteering in coordinating parkour sessions, I finally ended up in a verbal altercation with an annoying onlooker, who wouldn't quit complaining about the presumably "inconsiderate" behavior of our group.

 

In the past (and maybe also thanks to my older age and relative experience with life, work and differently opinionated individuals), I did manage…

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Added by SafeNSure on August 22, 2011 at 11:00am — 5 Comments

SF International Jam!

Only 3 more days!

Added by Quinn Sommer on June 14, 2011 at 7:42pm — No Comments

PKC at American Rendezvous 2

Forgive me, Albert, for not giving you the chance to share this on BApk first, but I was very excited. The PKC boys return from Ohio tired, sore and accomplished! Cali represent!

 

x-posted from the PKC blog:

 

This past week, Ryan and I (Albert) flew off to Columbus, OH to get the ADAPT certification from Parkour Generations and assist in American Rendezvous 2, hosted by Parkour Generations and…

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Added by marisa on June 1, 2011 at 6:32pm — 1 Comment

Microsurgery (and parkour) changes lives

Three years after loosing part of his right hand to an M-1000 firecracker, 16 years-old Carlos is doing parkour, which "involves running, jumping, climbing, and vaulting through urban areas dense with obstacles". (Indeed!)

 

"Now a junior at Freedom High School in Oakley, he has a right hand that, upon first glance, looks almost normal. He is a varsity golfer and an…

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Added by Bay Area Parkour on May 28, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments

everyday parkour fail

I just watched a guy steal a girl’s laptop on the BART train. Saw a guy. Watched a guy. I don’t know what I did, but one thing is for certain: I did nothing to stop it.

 

Let me go back a bit.

 

I’m waiting on the platform, writing responding to email on my crackberry about an animation idea involving candy characters. Train arrives, get on the train. Like any other train. Holding my bike by the stem, I walk onboard and quickly see that the space for wheelchairs is…

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Added by Seng on April 20, 2011 at 2:00am — 3 Comments

Bay Area People Should Check Out Seattle

I've been in Seattle for two weeks and it has rained literally every day.  However, there were some partly sunny patches in which I got some fun stuff done.  There are several great training spots including Freeway Park and Gasworks Park where you will not get bothered at all.…

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Added by Chris on February 22, 2011 at 5:56pm — 3 Comments

end-of-the-month progress

Hi! Well, i havent been on much, but i have been working on parkour. I can now jump down 6 steps and up 4. i can hop over some small stuff, and im working out with circuit training the last 4 saturdays. 10 rounds, 3 minutes each, then a mile and half, then 20 wind sprints. My friend Nick, who I have been friends with for 8 years, can also hop small stuff, and were both getting better.

 

Its not alot, but i like it. Also, going to chiropractor.

 

Thanks and stay…

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Added by Tangtom on January 26, 2011 at 8:05pm — No Comments

"Run" screening online

So I'm not much for parkour videos these days, but last spring I gathered a bunch of folks (including our very own Chris/Kaos and Lindsay) and made one that I hope carries more meaning than your usual running around because to me, parkour is nothing but a bunch of hackneyed street gymnastics without a mindful approach that carries into other parts of life. Check it out, let me know what you think (honest criticism appreciated).

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Added by Seng on January 14, 2011 at 7:17pm — 2 Comments

The new year

THE NEW YEAR


Well, uh, I'd like to say hi to everyone, and hope they have a great next year. One of my new year resolutions is to start training for parkour. That's one reason why im here.


Here's my website and gaming profolio. The picture is from a favorite game, Mirror's Edge.

Added by Tangtom on January 1, 2011 at 9:21am — No Comments

Practical Guide of Physical Education (1912) by Georges Hebert, English Translation

So I was digging for books around the net and, just by coincidence, noticed Herbert's name on one of the titles.



Turns out it's the 92-page version of his guide to physical education. APK posted their own 30 page version, but it leaves out a bunch of chapters this one has, and sports an inferior translation.



edit: I'm told that the complete work is over 500 pages, though, so we're gonna have to hold out a bit longer for the whole thing.



The book is basically Hebert's… Continue

Added by puck on October 31, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

College, frontflips, and public speaking?!

So basically college is amazing. Theres a bunch of time to train, which totally destresses me, and I feel like I'm progressing a bunch. Also happened to recruit 2-3 new trainees haha.

BUT, coolest thing yet, I learned how to frontflip! Which I'm super proud about. I never thought I'd be able to do that, but now that I can, I might start trying to learn more freerunning techniques like palm spins and what not to incorporate into my move set.

FINALLY, I'm giving…

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Added by kingtheking on October 14, 2010 at 12:48pm — 2 Comments

freerunning/ parkour games?

here are some parkour games i found on the internet. i dont think any of them are good.
other than that, what console games are based on parkour? i know theres mirrors edge which probably had parkour…
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Added by dan =( on September 25, 2010 at 11:35pm — 2 Comments

Celebrate Parkour Community Diversity

Tracers in the SF Bay Area are among the luckiest in the country. Not only do they benefit from an abundance of diverse training grounds, they also benefit from an abundance of diverse approaches to the discipline of Parkour. These practitioners are privileged enough to have two large distinct communities within the Bay Area that hold regular training sessions. Each community plays host to a variety of personalities and methodologies, and each caters to a different mindset. While the… Continue

Added by Chris on September 15, 2010 at 5:00am — 11 Comments

F YA!

dude, i just got my new k swiss's and F YA!

Added by Jake Gerber on August 16, 2010 at 10:02pm — 1 Comment

vaults

totally stoked today! Last night i learned how to dash vault. Took a little bit of skin from my shins and some soreness today, but so worth it. Vaults are probably my favorite part of parkour because they make you feel like you are flying. It is a feeling you can't get any other way. What i need to work on next though is rolling out of landings... would have been nice to know before i jumped...

Added by J-Bird on June 6, 2010 at 6:52pm — No Comments

American Rendezvous 2010

Two BApk representatives, Jodie and Giorgio, attended American Rendezvous in Columbus, Ohio from May 28 to 30, 2010.



Hosted by PKHorizons at their second edition bringing over from Europe PKGenerations coaches and assistants (Stephane, Dan, Blane, Chris, Annty, Alli, Dom) and -for the first time…

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Added by Bay Area Parkour on May 31, 2010 at 3:00pm — 8 Comments

Parkour is awesome

the other day me and some fellow traceurs were jam'n at EWU. i used to skate and so i now know that most good sk8 spots will also make good parkour spots. i also know the pain of parkour. i took my first fall the other day. advice from me, " if u try to vault a cement wall, make sure your legs clear it!" lol

Added by Jake Gerber on May 23, 2010 at 6:27pm — 1 Comment

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