Train Hard - Stay Humble

BApk Sunday basic training 2/22 -CANCELED!-

Event Details

Time: February 22, 2009 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Location: West Sunset Community Center
Street: 39th & Ortega in the Sunset
City/Town: SF
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/m…
Event Type: basic, training, safe, progression
Organized By: SafeNSure
Latest Activity: Feb 24, 2009

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Event Description

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PHOTOS here.

Session description:
This training provides a healthy atmosphere for new practitioners to start parkour, and for everyone to advance in a safe way. This is achieved in several ways. Because safety is paramount, a positive example is set by the more experienced practitioners. This means you will always see warm ups, stretching, and slow progression of movement. It also means there will be no showing off, which leads to copy-cat behavior and subsequently injuries. Rather, people pass on knowledge humbly in a group effort to advance. While there may be several different skill levels represented at these sessions, everyone keeps a beginner mentality.

Another key aspect in this beginner atmosphere is the absence of media. There are no camera crews or reporters to get in the way or cause people to feel self-conscious. While individuals may bring cameras, they should politely ask before filming/shooting anyone other than themselves.

The perception that parkour practice is (and should be) fun, yet being "a discipline, not a game", is set from the beginning. While the atmosphere is relaxed and can be playful at times, horseplay is discouraged, and teasing, mocking, and cliquish behaviors are not tolerated...

Basic/beginners training provided, but ALL LEVELS present and WELCOME!

Minors and Newcomers pls. check this frequently asked questions about liability. =)

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Comment by knownanonym on February 19, 2009 at 10:46am: most likely attending. but have work at four so ill probably leave early. i can give rides from oakland, if they dont mind gettin dropped off at bart when i head to work. ill have a definate answer by tonight.

Comment by Seng on February 19, 2009 at 12:53am: Time for some new comments about rain?

If it's as wet as last time, I might stick to Berkeley. It's not necessarily drier, but a lot of the training areas are unpainted and are more forgiving in the rain. If that's the case, I definitely invite y'all over for a tour of the area.

Comment by Chris on February 18, 2009 at 6:07pm: I took off some of the old comments about rain.

Comment by hillexallen on February 18, 2009 at 5:00pm: Take two!

Comment by Ryan Fulmer on February 18, 2009 at 4:15pm: yay

Comment by SafeNSure on February 18, 2009 at 1:05pm: I'm happy to reschedule at this very good location...

Comment by Philosofist on February 14, 2009 at 8:33pm: Will be joining a half hour to an hour into the session. Looking forward to it.

Comment by Seng on February 14, 2009 at 5:09pm: I'm also available for rides from the East Bay. Leaving Berkeley around 11am, would be down for ice cream afterwards.