Anybody else have an interest in this? I'll admit that I'm not exactly the best at it, but apparently I can jump pretty high and climb fast~

I just need to work on all that cool fancy stuff.
If you haven't heard of it, I suggest looking it up. It's a lot of fun and a great way to stay in shape. It's also been getting more and more popular lately. It's good to see the interest in this growing~
Maybe soon people will start opening facilities to practice in safely? I can only hope~

my friends do this stuff. i just watch. i dont like heights as much.

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actually I hate heights myself, but challenging myself in this way kinda gives me a lot of a rush~

once the weather around here warms up I'll be getting back out there and looking for new places to practice.

I want to practice and all but I'm to afraid to kill myself without one of those facilities.

I'm sooooo for learning everything tho! I'm up for losing this heights fear!

I'll go for it. Although, I'm not telling any of my friends, they might think my religion is Izayaism~

I enjoy jumping over things, and parkour might be fun, but people look totally retarded doing it. Besides, showing off is stupid. Its popularity started when Americans went on Japanese Ninja Warrior.

It seems I'm not the only amateur freerunner who's afraid of heights. A rather strange disadvantage in this instance.

Still, it is fun, though I'm really not that good at too much fancy stuff. Which technically makes what I do more along the lines of parkour, but I don't want to sound all fancy and call myself a traceur or anything.

I'd love to try parkour/freerunning! It looks exciting and a lot of fun XD I just don't really know what sort of places I could
practice it in :/

omgg i want to try parkour too but im scared to break a bone or two.. xDD

>>9 me too...xD
I'm not that athletic... but I still want to try~

>>9
just start small. The most basic thing, IMO, would be practicing going into a rolling landing. Helps reduce impact by changing the downward momentum into forward momentum.
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I'm not too atheletic either, but this helps to keep me in shape~

I'm also SO NOT IN SHAPE but it's really cool!
but around here is actually just green and no way for a city praxis (and i like the city runs more than the green runs :P)

LOL this was TOTALLY on my mind right now! Well, so far, I've only been capable of running on wire fences around my school.

It comes in handy on many occaisons. For instance (Running from police officers) Which I don't reccomend, but if you absolutely need to. And if your late for work, just hop accross a couple rooftops.

I tried it with my friend another day, it was so much fun =]]

It definitely requires a lot of upper body strength for most things.

I think my main problem is that there isn't a particularly good place to practice around my university. Also, I am sometimes easily injured :P

But yeah, it's something that interests me.

I don't know if there even is a sort a facility based on parkour.
If anything you would use a gym for gymnastics.

And most people train locally around their towns where there is something to climb/jump/run around on. I'm not too sure if anyone would really drive a few miles to a good spot, considering that there's not really a physical gain besides excercise and maybe injuries.

But it's mostly for fun and excercise. But if you're really good; There are contests that you can participate in.
There was one that was aired on MTV a while back but I can't remember what it was called.

Oh man~ now I really wanna try this! It sound like so much fun! I watch YouTube vids on this and everyone is so amazing

i heard about it from a friend!! i really wanna try but i dont know where i can do it ;_; any ideas??

i heard about it from a friend!! i really wanna try but i dont know where i can do it ;_; any ideas??

Yeah i can do it. sorta

I have a few friends who've started doing it. One of them tried to teach me how to run up a low wall and climb onto it. It was like seven or eight feet tall. I failed miserably, but it was still really fun.

I've been getting into parkour myself, it seems very fun. :) I just wish I was a quicker climber.

I like the principal of parkour and watching it. I condition and practice a bit but never found friends who were devoted enough to meet up.

im very devoted to parkour in fact i have a team n we r still evolving but i think we will be ready to post n teach others about this disciplined sport :)

I've seen how-to videos on youtube. They make everything seem so easy. But i know you need to have strong muscles before you can actually attempt anything

I do parkour for like 2-2.5 years now....

I've been doing it for a while now, there's also going to be a competition in Detroit soon. Link for any nearby Dollars interested in going to watch.

http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Event/red-bull-art-of-motion-021243060389395

Freerunning is awesome but i just dont have the stamina to do it

pk and fr i do both even have a jim near my called apk where me some friend go to train

I've been practicing parkour for about a year now, but no freerunning. I'm not very good because I have low endurance and I'm a bit scared of heights but it's really fun. :)

I can do parkour but same as Xena I am a pussy at heights. Most likely i would get uo to the roof, then slip while looking down and hit my head on a fire escape.

You guys got any tips on how to gain more stamina, i love parkour and freerunning, ive been doing it for like a year and a half

Well for stamina, it's just the basics really, sit-ups, push-ups. Also there is something that we do in track that helps, lay flat on your back and keep your body straight. Then, lift your legs off the ground about six inches and keep them there. I remember when I first did it, it made my abs really sore, but you get used to it.

I can't really do parkour. Actually just to day, I was walking out of school and one of the kids I sit with at lunch did a wall flip off the side of the entrance, he's pretty good at parkour. And he's really fit, going into the marines.

I've wanted to try it, but I'm not sure where to start. Any suggestions on a good starting point?

Well, you should keep an athletic to slim physique for it, cardio is extremly important and so is leg strength, core strength and upper body strength. You should probably practice basic things at your local athletic park.

Well then, it seems like my first order of business will be to get stronger, cuz I'm weak as hell lol. Too many years just being a couch potato. >.<

I understand where you're coming from lol. Before I joined some sports I wasn't really athletic at all. And now I'm a decently athletic highschooler ^^

I would check out the Tempest free running academy. it's pretty crazy if you're in the area. sadly i've only been there once. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fouvwilGWc

>>41 Cool video, but from the beginning all I could hear was Mario sound effects lol. And sadly, that's nowhere near me.

>>41 That would be a mother's worst nightmare! lol XD

I was thinking why don't we make a dollars parkour group? All online, sharing videos, sharing techniques and having the more experienced help the less. just a thought. :)

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I want to learn how where shold I start?

>>47 http://www.learnparkour.com/new/home.php?p=tutorials&l=en

I need to get into shape T-T I'm light as a feather but no muscle to throw it around with. Wanna get into parkour sooooooo bad.

ive been freerunning for 10 years and im going to the ninja warrior obstacle course soon.

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Ive been on and off for 2 years but tI think im gonna be off for a while :/

hey freerunner here for 5 years

I would like to get into parkour, sounds fun...

>>5 lol>>9 agreed>>34 the same would probally happen to me also

parkour/free running FTW!

I parkour, my girlfriend plank. It turns out that we have something in common, kinda...

I am not the best at it either, but its really fun to do anyway.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

i love parkour but i dont know how to do it

This sound so cool!~ Can you do this in forests, like running, jumping, climbing trees, or just in the city?

i think you can do it any where but its usually done in the city.

>>62 Ah, thanks. Also, I saw that Freerunning academy thing, it was awesome!~ Too bad its in California, I'd have to go for the summer or summat.

I think I wanna try this but I have no idea how to start. Or where to parkour.

Wow, I watched the Freerunning Academy video and it looks like so much fun! * u*
I then found out there is a Parkour group that operates in my city, and I'll probably check them out soon.

To people who also want to try it for the first time I suggest you try find a group in your area. Remember, Google is your friend!

I can triple backflip on a trampoline and double on the groud. I love freerunning.

OMG IM in love with parkour ive made it my life and get better everyday :)

I love parkour, i practice with a friend all the time

SO DOES ANYONE GOT A TEAM

I Parkour, but I remained a secret of it but yeah

I wish I could do it. >.<

i love freerunning does anyone have tips on parkour ?

lolxz i been freerunning for 3 years it nice to feel the wind in ur face while jumpin off of builds

I want to try.
But I am not exactly that 'sporty' nor am I exactly fit.
I'm not fat or anything but you can say I am sort of weak.

im very interested in this! does anyone ko a good place to practice?

I do it, but there's no where decent down here for practice. We always get kicked out of downtown ><

>>76 rlly ? that sucks

OMG I love Parkour, my old school is where I practice because its perfect for vaults and practicing rolling and cat grabs. Actually we have competitions where a text is sent out and we all meet up either at the Old airport or schools when the security is low. I compete in the vaults and the short speed courses. Its super fun and sometimes if your lucky you get to watch some really good people perform, you learn a lot. Does anyone else do these kinds of things?

>>78 That's good to hear! I'm looking for people around me to do stuf like this with. keep it up

me nd parkour hav a dental history!! HAHAA

Parkour rules!!!

Parkour! <3

I love parkour!

If I lived somewhere with really tall buildings and more concrete parks. HECK YA I'D LEARN!! Anyone think of Assasin's Creed though? Sorry to go off topic it's just... when I think of Parkour... I think that and ninjas!! XD

lol i just had a 2 hour long conversation w/ another member on FB. i need to get in shape though. i love doing it though.
anyone know if there is a difference between parkour and freerunning?

here are some links on youtube that show some parkour/freerunning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEeqHj3Nj2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPIw3cv8Zls

I love running and jumping! Parkour Rocks!

this is fun as hell, but the best i can do is climb us a gazebo and barrol role down...and break my arm...

i absolutely LOVE jumping over gates and climbing roofs to places using only skill xD even though im a girl. allthough ive been wanting to try parkour for a while, idk where to start TT-TT. and most ppl dat i try parkour with call me crazy -.- so yeah.

Lol.... Reading what you guys have posted, now I want to try parkour! XDDD I'm not actually fit, but my brother is into Martial Arts maybe I'll try excercising with him! :)

Parkour is really great! Least it helps get to places a little faster too! :3 I prefer running on walls to get higher on buildings though :\

Love it!

I am not very good yet, but I and a few of my non-dollar friends practice all the time!

Well, I think its fun, but I suck at it! :P Either way, I still do it!

Parkour looks so fun!! >w< I'm gonna start by climbing the tree in the park~ I wonder, do you think bike riding would increase the lower body strength???

>>95 Uh....yeah. Any form of cardio increases lower body strength. And you don't necessarily need strength as much as you need stamina and flexibility. Not to sound gay, but yoga and jogging would be more useful than riding a bike if you're planning to try parkour.

I have the flexibility and the necessary lower body strength, but I need more upper body strength for the more advanced vaulting :V I'm not sure what kind of exercise would be best for it. Plus stamina. I have the least stamina of my group, so I really need to start jogging in my free time, but I feel like an idiot doing it by myself, but everyone has their own practice to do already.

So, yeah. Some advice is welcome if anyone has it.

>>77 Yeah, it does. I think I'm going to try practicing on the waterside of the town instead, or may be in the woods, because "urban" just isn't working out for practice between us and the officers at the moment lol

>>97 Lol...I know this is going to sound lame. But try jump-roping. It increases your stamina by a shitload... I have to do 300 a day as a warmup during boxing practice, and I gotta say, not even running 8 miles straight exhausts me like that.

>>98 ...that is amazing. I can and will will try this.

Also jumping jacks... strangely... Most things that involve repetitive jumping help increase your stamina by a lot.

Thank you, Mael. I'll definitely try these out...
starting tomorrow.

/procrastination

Yeah i do, it's fun. Helps when running away from cops, ect.

i do a little of this. its quite tuff tho. but fun

>>102 Really man. :\

>>102 Unless you live in France.
Cookie to anyone who knows the history of Parkour.

i do a lil parkour but not alot of my friends are into it :/ o well their loss

>>105 Can I look it up? *ignorantly hopeful*

I do a bit, but I live in the stick so it tends to be more of a weird mixture of Parkour and Crosscountry.

Aahh Parkour. The art of getting from point a to point b. Yes I do Parkour in that sense. Going to school, home, the toilet etc. But running and jumping around and all that stuff? I'm a natural :) I don't really do it though, but apparently my skills shows off in a good ol' fashion game of grounders. But nothing fancy like flips and stuff. I've been barrel rolling ever since I was in diapers. No seriously, I still wear diapers.

Its good for ninjas like me.

izaya knows parkour hehehe

I love PK, and free running, but I live in a small town in the country, so there's nowhere to practice, and only about three other people know what it is...*sigh*....I wish I lived in a big city...

I'm in the same boat, >>111

Parkour is great, when you live in the right area your really tempted to just jump around and eventually you learn how to use your body that way.
Exept for that moment when you break something... Awkward.

I loveeee parkour but i need music without that i have no energy in my body -_-

Love parkour trying and learning to know how XD

i want to tell parkour!!
coz parkour is the great sport

i want to tell parkour!!
coz parkour is the great sport

No places to practice. I might go to my friends house and try it though.

So someone else actually does this? Great, I'm not the only one.

I live within half an hour of a big city, and we haven't been banned, so me and my friends go to the city sometimes to practice.

I'm pretty good, but definitely not the best among us.

i want to do parkour but i dont know where to go for practice or what to do . so man please give me some advice.

i want to do parkour but i dont know where to go for practice or what to do . so man please give me some advice.

Seems fun. I guess I'm good at running, jumping and climbing. Maybe I'll try Freerunning sometimes xD I wonder if they'll ever turn it into an official sport. Or is it already?

I love Parkour ^^ my friend Mika is kinda training me.

>>122 Define "official".
It's a sport, what more do you want? To see it in the Olympics?

^

parkouer is not a sport it's a form of art that expresses philosophical movement. i do parkoer alot and i am also forming a team hpefully if any of live by me we could do parkouer togather oh and i am also recruiting members for my parkoer and free running team

if your interested are want to learn more about parkouer and free running talk to me in the dollars chatroom the name i go by is my actual nickname and i also use it in the dollar's chat it's nero by the way

>>127 I noticed you didn't spell Parkour right even once. o_o"
>>37 First, you need to build not only your upper-core strength, but also leg strength. In Parkour, you're only as strong as your weakest muscle. I started by doing push-ups, leg lifts, Pull-ups and Squats in sets of 10. Except for the Pull-ups, which I started at 2 >..> I hope I dont sound annoying, giving a near step-by-step guide. And I do hope you see this, since you posted a while ago.

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Parkour is the coolest shit. Learning it now. It feels so liberating, like what once were blockades are now cheat codes in life. And Downtown ATL is perfect for it.

Hey there. I'm also a traceur though I'm not exactly that good. It's good to see that there are traceurs within the dollars community. Too bad that this thread is quite dead, though.

For those interested in learning parkour, look for groups in your city or near where you live, most cities and towns now have a few people thats train due to the growing community, and most have either a forum/webpage/facebook page. Its rare to meet people in who train that arn't friendly so its best to meet up and they will show you the basics

I've been trying to learn a bit and get in good shape the University i'm going to has a parkour club so i'm preparing for that haha.

Any tips on getting in shape or basic stuff?

Hey all!
Parkour is one hell of activity. It makes your body harder,better,faster,stronger (daft punk reference XD).
Training is hard but fun. Discovering your limits and going beyond them. Expresing yourself through the movement and flow.
I was doing it for a year but stopped because of my injury. I made a jump I wasn't ready for. Its useful skill to know and maybe I'will start training again :)

>>136 That sucks.
Man, there really is nowhere to parkour around where I live. D:

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I and one other person on this site who I'll refer to as Ventus practice freerunning as much as we can. We're still learning, but we're definitely getting better!

Freerunning is the original (and the useful) version; 'parkour' is just about tricks and looking cool.
I do some freerunning

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I'm sorry, but that's completely backwards. David Belle founded Parkour first, and it was all about efficiency of movement and getting from point A to point B. Then Sebastien Foucan (who trained with David for a while) started freerunning, and David continued Parkour. Freerunning is more about individual expression, and Parkour is efficiency of movement.

just go to wfpf.com if you're curious about this amazing discipline. It's the World Freerunning and Parkour Federations website

>>141
Ehh, no.

>>144
Uhhh yes. Look it up.

>>144
A simple google search and a look at wikipedia or better yet an actual parkour associations website (americanparkour.com wfpf.com www.parkour.asn.au) will tell you that Nordri is right sorry to disappoint but you're misinformed

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Im a Traceur from hawaii nice to meet you :3

parkour has taught me to just live with the flow of everything around me :)

>>149
I know what you mean it's really liberating isn't it?

I agree Maximus. It's the greatest feeling ever.

simple mente yo, se puede decir, que soy un novato, pero es misteriosamente genial el estar en un lugar alto es adrenalina.
es genial aunque tengo 12 pero igual.

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I would try some of that. Probably...

I would love to see my friend do parkour EPIC FAIL

Haha I think we should make a fail video. It would be mainly of me.....

I'm sure we've all seen this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhPaiajwDY

PF!

http://learnmoreparkour.com/parkour-classes/ here's a link to a list of parkour gyms for those of you looking for a good place to practice keep in mind this is not a complete list so if there isn't a nearby gym on this list that doesn't mean there isn't one

P.S.Personally I attend the Apex Movement in Denver Colorado

I WISH I could parkour. But I'll inevidably end up like this.

I am pretty good at climbing trees but thats about all. :)

I'm pretty into it. At first I was just riding the hype train, but now I honestly appreciate it. A lot of people have told me how it feels so freeing but I never get that "free" feel. Instead, it just feels natural. When I'm climbing anything, I feel like I'm at home. It's just more comfortable than walking, if that makes sense.

Holy shit ppl who do Parkour and Freerunning this is awesome and yes I do parkour and freerunning been doing it for about 3 years now and not exactly the best I can say I'm pretty good at it.. xD just high but yeah me and my friends have this thing where we're called Team Fearless which consists of 5 ppl lol but seriously I love Parkour and Freerunning!

I had started two years ago not the best at it but I can still impress people

^

I dont know how to do flipss

ha I don't know much parkour I only know a small bit like the parkour roll and some vaults

Yup, traceur over here

The only parkour I can do is eat.

>>169 I feel you

Where is your country?

i love parkour it's fun i do it in my spare time

I'm very serious about my parkour training. If you wanna see my work look up @ventusfreerun on instagram

I go to a university every weekend to train in Parkour and Freerunning and I'm sore for the rest of the week, but it's worth it. 1.5 hours worth of Parkour training, and 1.5 hours worth of full body exercises. If one has a low body fat percentage, maybe 11% or lower, they could get toned abs from this program in 2 days.

I'm not very good but I really enjoy falling xD (jk)...

Seriously, it's really good. I highly recommend if you like adrenaline :)

Umm, I'm very curious about Parkour...any of you know where and how to train Parkour? Chi-chan is captivated when I see people doing parkour and stuff...they look so free, I really want to learn more about it \(._.)/

I was just in a jumphouse (basically imagine the floor is covered in trampolines, omg so much fun) with a friend- it was called Flight- Ninja Warrior and it was one of the most fun I have had for 2 hours.

I can run pretty fast, I'm like lightning. But it's only for a short time because I get tired pretty easily. T_T
It takes me 10 minutes for me to regain my breath.

I have an interest in it. I actually wanted to do track and field, but it's too late. If I wear shorts and a t-shirt, I'm so pale, I'll burn everyone's eyes. I also have a problem...I'm a hermit...and I can barely laugh a lot without hurting. I only wish that I could do something like this.

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I used to do parkour and free running. But then I started having heart problems because of energy drinks, and now I can barely no without having a heart attack.

>>181 It's not because of the energy drinks that you started having heart problems. You must have had a weak heart to begin with, otherwise energy drinks wouldn't have done anything. That is, of course, assuming you didn't drink five energy drinks a day, or something. The energy drinks probably only further weakened your heart.

owh .... Am so jealous XD

im a beginner at parkour but i am ok at it and it is really fun when you do it without the help of energy drinks and other sorts of energy boosters.

If you're in Ontario, I know there's a facility in Toronto where you can practice and even learn parkour! :D Me and my friends love parkour and want to actually get into it. It looks like so much fun! :D

there are plenty of places to parkour where im from which is tokyo i moved to washington at the age of 7

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Im a traceur. I practice parkour whenever I can. But im not into flips. I like it for the functionality of getting from point a to b in the fastest and most efficent way. and its fun.

I've always wanted to try parkour, and with your tips I am once again considering to try it. Frankly, the only problem I have is how to do it without looking like an idiot. Since I'm gonna do it by myself it's probably gonna look quite stupid, so if anyone knows how to avoid that I would appreciate it.

Well "me" the best way to avoid the feeling of looking like an idiot is to find a training spot that is almost isolated. Basically a place not many people pass by. But the best spots are usually the one crowded with people. So all I can say is find a good spot or just deal with the feeling of looking like an idiot.

>>191 Well I kinda figured that out by myself, but thanks anyway.

I really want to learn to do it properly but I have no way of doing that :( I still do all I can though!

I really want to learn it too and do all these fancy moves, it could be usefull.. somehow.. when you try to run away.. doing it with style, at least (don't ask me how is my life) but I'm pretty sure I'll end up with the floor whispering in my ears «I told you.. If you fall, I'll be there, chuu»

I love freerunning/Parkour, check out me and my friends on youtube (Demonfish00) or my insta (juniormegahops)

Instagram @ventusfreerun if anybody lives in Alabama and is looking to train with someone look me up

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Parkour looks like a lot of fun, however I can't think of any places to train. Any suggestions?

You can practice just about anywhere. You don't have to learn the flips immediately. I found the best places to learn are parks, buildings and trees. That's just for the basics of vaulting, scaling and rolling. For flips, just go to a gymnastics gym and try new stuff.

Parkour is dangerous I broke my legs before jumping out of a hotel window

>>200 ...you generally don't want to make jumps you're not 100% sure you can land. Just, you know, for future reference.

>>200 exactly said buddy..

As long as you are being smart then you wont hurt yourself doing Parkour , that's what I believe :)

>>203 I never did parkour, but as a rider I'd say your comment reads like :

"For sure, you'll fall and get hurt. Then, you will learn from it not to do the same mistake again".

Am I wrong ?

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Whenever I want to start practicing it (outside the home, in parks for example) I am ashamed of the people watching me and give up :(

Why ?
1) They don't care, or find this kind of thing amusing
2) Why would you even care ?

I'm afraid of falling and laugh at me. I know that fall in parkour is almost normal for beginners, and I'm not afraid to hurt me, but I do not want people to laugh at me. is kind of silly, I know.

Ah! I want to try this so badly. But I'm afraid of injuring myself.

@Cheoullie
Start with the basics and advance slowly to the awesome stuff. A playground is place, where you can train pretty safely

Maybe so, it's awful that they don't. I wish they would because I love the idea of being able to do so.

I feel you, bro.

I can do it, might hurt myself but I'd like to try

I used to be a free runner like you, then I took a edge to the knee