this is such a great film. i went out to do my first training yesterday. im 29, fat and out of shape. my knees hurting a bit but damn it was fun. didnt do nothing major but just to try is good. watching this vid is inspirational. i like that its deeper than just the physical side of it, its mind body and spirit in the way martial arts are. i just hope my manky old bodys able to keep doing it.lol. but im going to treat it like learning to walk. small steps. till its natural. got to get fit yet :)
@TheBarryNoVa Great! Careful though. Parkour is good but it's high impact on joints and bones. For you, since you've told me that you're overweight and out of shape, I'd recommend a lower impact ramp up into parkour. If you're interested, I'd recommend CrossFit as a supplement to teaching yourself parkour. I'd also recommend finding other people who do/teach parkour and learning what to do and what not to do. Depending on where you are, there may even be a gym where people train.
@themanofearth great advice there. dont worry im taking it slow.lol.turtle speed to be honest. i used to skate years ago and when i started that i was pretty heavy and that took its tool to begin with. my nephew has done a fair bit of parkour but football got in the way and now he wants to get back to it, so im doing it with somebody with experience. i wiegh around 230 last time i was weighed. had a health check a year or so back coz i started football and got all clear and aint much changed...
@TheBarryNoVa since then. been unemployed for a bit though so been sitting about for a couple years sleeping in bad patterns and not exercising. so theres the whole out of shape thing. the football team sucked ass so i left that, plus i was pushing myself to hard on the pitch. got a few chest pains so stopped that. i want to do parkour because its on my terms to learn and improve and the only pushing is from me. if im not ready, i wont try it. you think its possible given my age and condition?
@TheBarryNoVa You sound like you're taking it slow so I don't see any reason why you shouldn't. But like I said, if I were you I'd supplement parkour with other things that will increase muscle strength, bone density and joint mobility. Weight bearing exercise is going to be particularly important. You should be able to find training videos all over the place and I'd recommend urbanevolution tutorial videos for learning exercised and drills to improve.
@themanofearth cool.im going to do swimming on my days off from training. so to relax the muscles but still exercise. that crossfit looks more dangerous than parkour.lol.all that swinging about with weights looks hardcore.lol.bet it gets you fit quick though.im going to keep doing jogging and general conditioning aswell as parkour itself.im giving up smoking to if i can.probably make it all a lot easier.again thanks for your help buddy.
@TheWeedbullet Videos on the net are EVERYWHERE. Just look for the instructional ones and not the "wow" ones. Additionally you can go to americanparkour(dot)com and check out their forum. Make a new post asking if anyone's around or call a jam (gathering) in your city and see who shows. You could also travel. Go to a national jam and you'll be AMAZED! There's a FANTASTIC community in the Washington DC area as well as many other cities.
This is one of the best Parkour videos I've seen until now. Now that Parkour has reached every nook n corner of the world, Youtube has become an ego bullring. People just wanna prove they are better than the others. People have really forgotten the principle and discipline behind it. I can see it in your video. I'm a runner and for me running is like meditation. And among fellow runners there's a great respect. The distance speed or age hardly counts.
@Ipotaneos I agree. This video was produced by a film student in 2008 and it's the best parkour documentary I've ever seen and to my knowledge my channel is the only place that it is presented in full anywhere on the net. I completely agree with you on the ego bullring comment. Parkour has become a buzz-word for people and there are very few new initiates to the discipline who actually practice parkour or even know the first thing about it outside of "Parkour = run, jump, climb and flip"
At 6 feet you should take the tip from the ninja's of old and not dive off that shit like this video suggests. You STOP, turn around, throw your torso over while facing the wall and lower yourself into a finger hold with a toe hold. Then let go while your feet are >2 feet from the ground. You can come down silently and disappear along the wall's line.
@bamboo4tameshigiri ...OK it went on to describe exactly what I was saying. Kids- this shit will make you feel old FAST. Bones stop bouncing back after your teen years; they start breaking.
I was a LOT like that when I was a teenager. No wall could stop me, fences almost didn't exist. I used to climb trees like a monkey and even had one with a woven nest of vines I actually fell asleep in once, about 60 feet off the ground. I also studied martial arts and knew how to fall properly. I was never this good with momentum though; these guys blow my mind.
@themanofearth No, sir, I'm warn out. I've gotten injured from everything with wheels, to too much full contact sparring. Parts of me occasionally need lidocaine for me to make it through the task at hand. I would also suggest that anyone who is not naturally skilled at Parkour quit while they are ahead. I say that respectfully in the same way I look at the X games. Not all of us are meant to be on TV shootin' that half pipe.
Interesting, my boyfriend actually does Parkour and he travelled to France in 2009/2010 for a big gathering there and has video footage of himself free running in many of the places in this documentary. Specifically the old outdoor rock-climbing sculpture thingy.
this is such a great film. i went out to do my first training yesterday. im 29, fat and out of shape. my knees hurting a bit but damn it was fun. didnt do nothing major but just to try is good. watching this vid is inspirational. i like that its deeper than just the physical side of it, its mind body and spirit in the way martial arts are. i just hope my manky old bodys able to keep doing it.lol. but im going to treat it like learning to walk. small steps. till its natural. got to get fit yet :)
TheBarryNoVa 1 month ago
@TheBarryNoVa Great! Careful though. Parkour is good but it's high impact on joints and bones. For you, since you've told me that you're overweight and out of shape, I'd recommend a lower impact ramp up into parkour. If you're interested, I'd recommend CrossFit as a supplement to teaching yourself parkour. I'd also recommend finding other people who do/teach parkour and learning what to do and what not to do. Depending on where you are, there may even be a gym where people train.
themanofearth 1 month ago
@themanofearth great advice there. dont worry im taking it slow.lol.turtle speed to be honest. i used to skate years ago and when i started that i was pretty heavy and that took its tool to begin with. my nephew has done a fair bit of parkour but football got in the way and now he wants to get back to it, so im doing it with somebody with experience. i wiegh around 230 last time i was weighed. had a health check a year or so back coz i started football and got all clear and aint much changed...
TheBarryNoVa 1 month ago
@TheBarryNoVa since then. been unemployed for a bit though so been sitting about for a couple years sleeping in bad patterns and not exercising. so theres the whole out of shape thing. the football team sucked ass so i left that, plus i was pushing myself to hard on the pitch. got a few chest pains so stopped that. i want to do parkour because its on my terms to learn and improve and the only pushing is from me. if im not ready, i wont try it. you think its possible given my age and condition?
TheBarryNoVa 1 month ago
@TheBarryNoVa thanks for replying btw.
TheBarryNoVa 1 month ago
@TheBarryNoVa My pleasure. :-D
themanofearth 1 month ago
@TheBarryNoVa You sound like you're taking it slow so I don't see any reason why you shouldn't. But like I said, if I were you I'd supplement parkour with other things that will increase muscle strength, bone density and joint mobility. Weight bearing exercise is going to be particularly important. You should be able to find training videos all over the place and I'd recommend urbanevolution tutorial videos for learning exercised and drills to improve.
themanofearth 1 month ago
@themanofearth cool.im going to do swimming on my days off from training. so to relax the muscles but still exercise. that crossfit looks more dangerous than parkour.lol.all that swinging about with weights looks hardcore.lol.bet it gets you fit quick though.im going to keep doing jogging and general conditioning aswell as parkour itself.im giving up smoking to if i can.probably make it all a lot easier.again thanks for your help buddy.
TheBarryNoVa 1 month ago
@themanofearth also il check out that crossfit. cheers for the heads up and advice.
TheBarryNoVa 1 month ago
@TheBarryNoVa Again, my pleasure.
themanofearth 1 month ago
I totally want to learn how to do this.
TheWeedbullet 2 months ago
@TheWeedbullet What city do you live near?
themanofearth 2 months ago
@themanofearth I live In Louisville Kentucky
TheWeedbullet 2 months ago
@TheWeedbullet Videos on the net are EVERYWHERE. Just look for the instructional ones and not the "wow" ones. Additionally you can go to americanparkour(dot)com and check out their forum. Make a new post asking if anyone's around or call a jam (gathering) in your city and see who shows. You could also travel. Go to a national jam and you'll be AMAZED! There's a FANTASTIC community in the Washington DC area as well as many other cities.
themanofearth 2 months ago
This is one of the best Parkour videos I've seen until now. Now that Parkour has reached every nook n corner of the world, Youtube has become an ego bullring. People just wanna prove they are better than the others. People have really forgotten the principle and discipline behind it. I can see it in your video. I'm a runner and for me running is like meditation. And among fellow runners there's a great respect. The distance speed or age hardly counts.
Ipotaneos 5 months ago 2
@Ipotaneos I agree. This video was produced by a film student in 2008 and it's the best parkour documentary I've ever seen and to my knowledge my channel is the only place that it is presented in full anywhere on the net. I completely agree with you on the ego bullring comment. Parkour has become a buzz-word for people and there are very few new initiates to the discipline who actually practice parkour or even know the first thing about it outside of "Parkour = run, jump, climb and flip"
themanofearth 5 months ago
Most everyone could benefit from more exercise. You can choose a risk level you are comfortable with. Expand your cerebellum.
WarmWeatherGuy 6 months ago
@WarmWeatherGuy this is not exercise, is parkour
semillasdelorto 3 months ago
At 6 feet you should take the tip from the ninja's of old and not dive off that shit like this video suggests. You STOP, turn around, throw your torso over while facing the wall and lower yourself into a finger hold with a toe hold. Then let go while your feet are >2 feet from the ground. You can come down silently and disappear along the wall's line.
bamboo4tameshigiri 6 months ago
@bamboo4tameshigiri ...OK it went on to describe exactly what I was saying. Kids- this shit will make you feel old FAST. Bones stop bouncing back after your teen years; they start breaking.
bamboo4tameshigiri 6 months ago
@bamboo4tameshigiri Fair enough. Haven't experienced the lack of bone bouncing yet. Maybe I will soon.
themanofearth 6 months ago
I was a LOT like that when I was a teenager. No wall could stop me, fences almost didn't exist. I used to climb trees like a monkey and even had one with a woven nest of vines I actually fell asleep in once, about 60 feet off the ground. I also studied martial arts and knew how to fall properly. I was never this good with momentum though; these guys blow my mind.
bamboo4tameshigiri 6 months ago
@bamboo4tameshigiri It sounds like you were practicing parkour. You just didn't know it.
You're only 33. You could be good at it again.
themanofearth 6 months ago
@themanofearth No, sir, I'm warn out. I've gotten injured from everything with wheels, to too much full contact sparring. Parts of me occasionally need lidocaine for me to make it through the task at hand. I would also suggest that anyone who is not naturally skilled at Parkour quit while they are ahead. I say that respectfully in the same way I look at the X games. Not all of us are meant to be on TV shootin' that half pipe.
bamboo4tameshigiri 6 months ago
If I were only 30 years younger....
...I'd drive. Hey... very impressive though.
AncientAtheist 6 months ago
@AncientAtheist There's a 54-year-old at the gym I go to and he can kick my ass when it comes to fitness.
themanofearth 6 months ago 2
@themanofearth Yeah, but I'm 58. Those 4 years are a killer. ;)
AncientAtheist 6 months ago
@AncientAtheist If you say so. :-P
themanofearth 6 months ago
Thanks for the upload.
SpookyFan 6 months ago
Interesting, my boyfriend actually does Parkour and he travelled to France in 2009/2010 for a big gathering there and has video footage of himself free running in many of the places in this documentary. Specifically the old outdoor rock-climbing sculpture thingy.
ScouseCaspaXS 6 months ago