Train Hard - Stay Humble

BApk Sunday basic training 3/15

Event Details

Time: March 15, 2009 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Location: West Sunset Community Center
Street: Ortega & 39th in the Sunset (access from and parking on Ortega)
City/Town: SF
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/m…
Event Type: basic, training, safe, progression
Organized By: SafeNSure
Latest Activity: Mar 16, 2009

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Event Description

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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!

Ah! And it's FREE, in case you were wondering...

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

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Comment by Iliketovaultthings on March 16, 2009 at 6:29pm: anybody wanna try aptos again?

Comment by Philosofist on March 15, 2009 at 7:13pm: Fun session, the next time I see a playground I need to explore more ways of conditioning. I went home and watched for about the 6th time Parkour Pilgrimage and realized that.

Comment by Just Steve on March 15, 2009 at 5:15pm: Sorry I didn't go for Ice Cream. I ended up going to the Presidio/Crissy field under the bridge. for some solo training. Got some good training in for a little over an hour or so. See you next time..

Comment by Chris on March 15, 2009 at 4:43pm: Sorry to those who left early. The rain cleared and we played on the playground until 4. It was actually a lot of fun.

Comment by SafeNSure on March 15, 2009 at 11:09am: ...In general, and for future reference too: if it's not "CANCELED", it's "ON".
;)

Comment by rift33 on March 15, 2009 at 11:01am: i'll be a bit late, I hope it's still going on

Comment by Bravebeans on March 15, 2009 at 10:59am: so...is this still on?

Comment by SafeNSure on March 15, 2009 at 10:04am: I guess we better start calling this spot West Rainset...

Anyway: 10:00am observation and forecast
"it's cloudy but not rain clouds" (source: Jodie)
"rain chance between noon and 4:00pm is 0-5%" (source: weather.com)
;)