Train Hard - Stay Humble

Obstacles and Opportunity

TK17's description of the basics of parkour, taken from the documentary "Pilgrimage." Includes thoughts on method, conditioning, versatility, and flow, as well as describing some of the simpler techniques and their application.

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Comment by Bay Area Parkour on September 22, 2009 at 12:23am: ...short movie removed from YouTube has been mirrored here from the beginning:

Comment by hobby on December 26, 2008 at 11:12am: i liked this video a lot

Comment by SafeNSure on May 13, 2008 at 9:21pm: btw: running is 1:41 vs. 10' of total...

Comment by SafeNSure on May 13, 2008 at 9:11pm: "...better not to bother with names, and instead focus on the overall principles."
Amen!

Comment by Seng on May 13, 2008 at 3:36am: This is so good- simple, clear and honest. "...in a genuine emergency, many of these obstacles would simply be bypassed for the sake of time." I don't know if I totally agree with the B-to-A part, but it's a good thing to think about, esp when considering drops and gaps.

Comment by Anthony on May 10, 2008 at 7:52pm: dramatic personal revelation... lol , nice videoi guess he has a point on the running part...

Comment by Kirill on May 10, 2008 at 7:04pm: Shit.... Awesome....Very Astute...

Comment by Ryan Fulmer on May 9, 2008 at 5:09pm: the running isnt even the hardest though. its the repititive squat/lunge plyometric movements that destroy any sort of endurance i have. smaller movements, less wasted leg energy, focus on total body compound movement (more arm swing/landing control=less leg tiredness).

its a wrestlers type endurance where you are constantly resisting and pushing forcefully, but you have to survive the whole 6 (or 7 if ur OT) minutes without collapsing.
You have to be able to KEEP running/tracing away until you are actually away. not just over that first rooftop, set of rails, wall run, gap jump, staircase, hallway, level of parking garage. its just going going going going. very few if any practicing traceurs an accomplish this mentality to such an extreme extent.

this weeks trial: sprint/run in and out of everything atleast 15 ft. . i feel i have most of my moves down in the "three step" range. i have a harder time linking nowadays (faster, higher, more momentum). Lets slow it (speed,power,height) down on purpose once or twice and keep it long (sloats endless roof run loop) just jogging and keeping the flow of momentum. yeah imma do it...

Comment by SafeNSure on May 9, 2008 at 4:37pm: eheh... like boxing w/o "bobbing" or "slipping"...
...you know what I'm talking about.

Comment by Ryan Fulmer on May 9, 2008 at 4:23pm: eff running.

i practice sprint parkour. not really "super fast", but just short in duration...

haha