Bay Area Parkour

Train Hard - Stay Humble

Teige "Teghead" Matthews:

"I think Freerunning competitions are lame as hell. I find the ego-fest format pretty hard to stomach, and nothing very impressive ever happens because the objects they have to use are just boxes and bars. I've seen regular competitors like Tim do very impressive things outside, but what impresses me about people like him is their intuitive use of an irregular environment. What happens in a Freerunning competition is neither Parkour nor Freerunning; just bad gymnastics.

 

I enjoy watching highly regulated competition, like the recent Winter Olmypics, the specialisation of the event leads to very impressive athletes. I don't think Parkour could ever become that focussed without losing its essential features, and its function..."  read full interview on APK>>

 

Teg's a freethinker who knows how to deliver an opinion, while moving very effectively/essentially; see him

- starting RageFroobling, and

- completing it.

 

 

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Really interesting interview. I think he's got a very healthy perspective on the rhetoric and practice of parkour and how they succeed or fail in fulfilling one another.
i dont agree on the delusions part, i love my delusions!
Helped Gabe Arnold land this interview... :)
Good job!
You should talk to b2c too, who's -ahem!...- a close collaborator of Teige.
:D

(aside being the co-inventor of Beshensphere).

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