Yesterday I attended my first BAPK jam with Fyrel and Dogwithrabiez. They were both extremely friendly and patient with my lesser degree of skill, and really weren't afraid to point out my errors and help me improve.
We started out with a bit of chatting, and moved on to vaults, then went to wall runs, balance, and flow. We wrapped up with some really intense QM training and did a short run. What's amazing is that I was really pushed my limits in each of these techniques, and drastically improv…
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Added by puck on October 25, 2009 at 11:42am —
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If you've ever trained with me, you've heard me say over and over (other than lean forward) "SWING YOUR ARMS!" i have always been a fan of, and will every single time, tell you to use the full extension of your arm swing. swing both of your hands
all the way (comfortably) behind you. as you swing your arms forward- don't bend at the elbows, keep them straight (other than the very slight natural bend that comes from remaining relaxed), don't tense up, and then reach out fully in front of y…
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Added by jodie on September 15, 2009 at 10:00am —
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PLEASE vote for us!
Jodie, Niko, Natasha & I were conditioning on Saturday, and after a death defying hike through Mile Rock Beach, we came across a Hansen's Soda Truck. They're giving away $500 a week to the best photo showing off SF, so we'd greatly appreciate it if you voted for our photo. The setup is by the ramp at the Ocean Beach Seawall, and while Jodie & Niko are freerunning,…
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Added by technique on September 8, 2009 at 11:54am —
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Since 7th grade i've been addicted to one of the most unhealthy beverages known to mankind, soda. For
some reason it took me till now to realize how much better shape I could be in if I just stopped. Starting
today I'm going to try my best to drink water instead of soda, and hopefully lose some monumental
poundage. Not sure why but I felt like writing this made it more official... like a pledge or something, idk.
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Added by kingtheking on August 19, 2009 at 3:12am —
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This past Sunday, I finally met up with the women of PK. It was great and everyone was super nice. I really have to move to SF to enjoy the full benefits of hanging out with the SF Pk-ers. Jodie was really encouraging and I did a lot more QM exercises than I would have done by myself.
We started off along the Embarcadero, by the Ferry building, doing warmups and whatnot. Then, we moved to this rooftop garden which was beautiful and peaceful. Here, we could do a lot more since there weren't anyo…
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Added by June Huang on July 28, 2009 at 1:03pm —
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Thought you'd all like this one.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/how-to-fix-bad-ankles/
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Added by technique on July 9, 2009 at 9:00am —
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hey! so i haven't been able to train as much if at all in the city latley. I've been really busy with summer school and everything else going on. hopefully ill break the trend and start coming to the jams more often! oh and im trying to learn how to do a turn vault without landing on a ledge. so... like turn vault into a cat position... any advice?
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Added by kingtheking on June 26, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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Today was a rest day for me with no real training commitments, so I decided to prepare a sampler video. This is another thing I have been putting off...I would film a little bit, play it back, not like it, and then delete the video altogether. I kept on telling myself that I should train more until I film and put a video up on the Internet, but I am now forcing myself to put a video up. I noticed that some people on YouTube who are now considerably skilled Traceurs had “noob” videos. In those vi…
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Added by Haku on June 21, 2009 at 5:27pm —
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Hello everyone!
It's about time I get around to this...I was supposed to start making “progress posts” throughout the year, but school took up a LOT of my time. But now that summer is finally here, I have much more time to practice what I love most - Parkour, Freerunning, and Tricking. I only had time to practice for maybe 1 or 2 hours every 3 days or so during the school months, but I have created a schedule for this summer that consists of 6 days of practice from afternoon till sundown. This…
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Added by Haku on June 20, 2009 at 1:30am —
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I just got the shirts I ordered and they look good! The design works (omgnoway!) and I'm satisfied with the printing.
You can now get your own in a variety of styles/colors
here.
If you would like to make a bulk run or if you have access to your own screen printing, let me know and I will send you the file.
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Added by marisa on June 15, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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I'm starting to lose my ability to teach. I dunno if it's my style or what. People seem to be going elsewhere to get advice and help. I think I'm going to change my focus back to the small scale and solo sessions train hard and keep my mouth shut. I'm gonna stick two just being the old Aero, so ask Seng,Jodie or Chris for awhile for instruction at the sessions cause I don't feel like leading anyone down anymore bad paths or to bad habits.
Not trying to be a lazy asshole or anything, I just sinc…
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Added by AeroSFCity on June 10, 2009 at 1:00am —
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Hey BApk.. Just got back from an awesome session at NWCrossfit in Seattle. Led by
Rafe, an undoubtedly experienced and progression-minded traceur, we trained rail balances and precisions, rolls, and worked on flow through an obstacle course. We did some conditioning and weight training as well, working deadlifts, ring dips and muscle ups. I'm beat!
Best of all it was FREE (for first timers). A must attend for anyone in the area. Unfortu…
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Added by Niko on June 10, 2009 at 12:00am —
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June 6
Heck of a session today, Socal really started the summer off right. We held our first Monthly jam of the season and it was just as crazy a time as the ones from last year :)
Never got an official head count, but I'd say upwards of 40 traceurs and traceuses made it out to UCLA to hit up the usual favorite areas and enjoy the sunny weather (it was supposed to be cloudy but it wasn't, HA). Spirit was high and we all seemed to have a good time playing and sweating together. Some of my best…
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Added by orem on June 7, 2009 at 2:16am —
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Hello All! Summer is upon us and I will be in Paris until July 1st, so I won't be able to attend any jams or sessions for June. I do want to get better and I think I've achieved most of the goals I wanted for Spring 2009 so I can't wait to come back and improve with you guys in San Jose, San Francisco, and especially the girls of BAPK.
Hope you won't miss me too much and I will you see soon. Cheers!
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Added by June Huang on June 5, 2009 at 8:46am —
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Hello friends, I'll be in town for bit at the start of June!
I'm heading down to Yosemite from Sunday - Tuesday, so will miss Sunday jam and Monday conditioning :(
Are you guys still training on Friday nights?
Looking forward to seeing the BAPK crew again soon!
Xav
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Added by Xavier Shay on May 27, 2009 at 11:14am —
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Hi guys - me (Jen) and Youssif want to say thank you to everyone who organized the jam and the barbecue !! Youssif had a great time and learned some new stuff. Thanks to everyone who gave him pointers & guidance, as always !! I had a great time too, it's always fun hanging out with you guys. =)
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Added by Youssif on May 25, 2009 at 10:39am —
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I would like to say thank you to all of Bapk. I started school last August (at USF), and was interested in trying out Parkour, which I had learned about from the pkcali link. At first I was nervous that the members would not accept me or that it would be hard being a beginner. I was very wrong.
From that beginning day, Bapk members have been nothing but helpful, kind, instructive and motivating (not to mention they design cool looking t-shirts). When I had a question or concern, there was someo…
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Added by Pyromatic on May 23, 2009 at 1:49am —
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saw this on Bart's twitter:
http://www.crossfitmarin.com/blog/?p=258
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Added by Mackenzie on May 20, 2009 at 2:39pm —
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hi my name is kyle i love parkour and even started my own group in napa but it seems there is a lot of drama that comes with running a group. you have to plan and call and run after people . some thime it simple . i have noticed that the more simple it is the more fun people . reallly with this blog im just telling you my likes and dislikes about running a group. dont get me rong it's a blast but it tacks a lot.first you got the people who try to destroy your group just because their jellous. th…
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Added by kyle on May 12, 2009 at 7:49pm —
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http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-amp-gaming/article/2009-05/physics-free-running
If anyone's flying Virgin America, you'll see NoSole in the intro video looking for Pringles at SFO's gate A20.
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Added by technique on May 12, 2009 at 8:36am —
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Saratoga jam review
swing those arms!
Hansen's photo contest
Quitting Soda
Women's Jam This Past Sunday
Training Log 2
ProParkour Against Competition SHIRTS!
Inability to teach
Washington Parkour
SoCal Group Session no. 1 (jUiCyLA)
I'm coming to SF June 2 - 12
Had a great time at the West Coast Jam !!
Thank you Bapk!
saw this on Bart's twitter:
http://www.crossfitmarin.com/blog/?p=258
the power withen
