Train Hard - Stay Humble

Basic Training 10/10

Event Details

Time: October 10, 2010 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Location: GWHS
Street: Anza @ 30th
City/Town: SF
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f…
Event Type: basic, parkour, beginners, training, bapk, bay area, san francisco
Organized By: Bay Area Parkour
Latest Activity: Oct 11, 2010

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Event Description

Check here for RIDES.

UNLESS THE GATE IS OPEN, we'll gather outside of it, thanks!

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. =)

Ha! And it's free, in case you were wondering...

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Comment by SafeNSure on October 11, 2010 at 12:44am: Quick update on today's date:
very good turnout with a mixed levels group of about 30 new and old faces.

After a good warm up, and working the basics (rolls in a variety of combination, arms swinging and basic vaults on rails) on the new, sleek astroturf of GWHS we were gently asked to leave by a janitor/custodian, who was closing down after a soccer game on the other side of the school, and -allegedly- setting up the "alarm connected with the surveillance cameras", since we "didn't have a permit".

We were passed the first hour in the training, so it was a bit of a bummer, but thanks to the abundance of vehicles we relocated promptly to West Sunset RC, where pretty much everybody continued in a less structured yet still beneficial format.

The question remains if it's still worth it scheduling trainings at GWHS, given the random unpredictability of our capacity to remain on location for the whole time of training, or at all...
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Comment by Bay Area Parkour on October 9, 2010 at 12:12pm: @Will: do not drop for a while, and jog on the balls of your feet (<-doesn't constitute medical advise! -duh!-)

Comment by NoHero on October 9, 2010 at 11:28am: I think I bruised my heel bone last month and it hasn't gotten much better (still hurts to distance run) I might show up. Any advice for the heel (besides rolling next time?)