@June: First thing is to practice cat leaps (jumping to a wall to hang with fingers) which can be practiced anywhere with a ledge over a reasonably high wall, ie with enough room for your feet to land on the wall. For the wall-to-wall movement, start with 180deg jumps to cat hang from the ground before doing them ledge-to-ledge. In the cases of many walkways such as handicap ramps, the gap is probably small enough that you can actually touch both ledges with your hands while supporting yourself on opposite surfaces with your feet at the same time so the leap in between is more of a turn than an actual jump- this is a good way to be able to build confidence in the turn transition. A railed walkway can be fine for working on quick 180 turns, too (I remember a bunch of us were using the covered one at Cap HS for this). The 180deg leaps between are basically about keeping your mind calm while turning mid-air.
@Giorgio: No, I meant at 2.23-2:35 or so...when he's just holding onto the ledge with his fingers and jumping from ledge to ledge...not sure what to call it or how else to describe it. Any tips?
@June: you mean the transitions at 0:25, at 0:37, at 0:52, etc?
Those are mainly downward 'lazy-vaults'... they can be trained as lazies at the gymnastic beam (or any narrow ledge small wall) first, then at the gymnastic 'horse' (to swing the lower body more, almost 180 degrees, from back to front), or at a bigger 'block' (wall or mat).
Once you have the hand work and the body swing down, you can easily transfer it on any descend movement from a transitional (not drop) height, say between 3 to 5+ feet approx...
The music is Lake Swimming by Laura Veirs- I used to play music with her back in college! So funny to hear a pk vid use her stuff. I like the laid back soundtracks- maybe because that's what's usually in my head when I'm practicing, trying to slow down my thoughts and clear my head.
There are certainly some nice movement in this video, though I think he's also a bit gratuitous with monkey vaults (a lot of reaching down to touch an object when simple flexibility in stride would have been less effort and smoother c.o.g.). Those ruins restorations look like awesome pk playgrounds.
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These write ups are good stuff.....A lot of the times I mean to do the same kind of thing, but I'm terrible at getting around to it. Keep it up, it's really interesting to read about other people's experiences.
Cool! It will be nice to see you both there. Hey, I miss training with you guys! It has been soo nice out lately too! I have too many obligations. Gonna try to go on Friday and Sunday....hope to see you soon.
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It seems that the conversation is moving in the direction suggested above of "gathering all the existing and new valid suggestions to prevent "recklessness" behaviors in general.
In fact a new...
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My Name is Caleb Madrid, I am one of the Founders of a new Free Running Gym in the Bay Area.
On November 14, 2009 I will be hosting a beginner Free Running workshop in Milpitas, ca. This workshop is directed toward teaching beginners the ...
Yesterday a group of traceurs lit up Sunset Elementary with two back-to-back parkour jams. The first was organized by BAPK, and the second by some Napa Valley guys who wanted to shoot a documentary. A ton of people came and went as the day went on...
Practice "Controlled Hazard" - expose yourself gradually to more risk, get used to danger, be prepared for when something goes wrong, because it always will.
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