Max's Article

tried to write bit more than what you usually get to read in articles..
yeh.. umh have fun reading etc..



“Oh, well, I practise Parkour.” By Maxim Jablonski

When we meet new people we usually tend to obey the appropriate social rule, which is to have a small talk conversation. So one question you bet you will get sooner or later is “So.. what do you do besides studying.” I then respond..

“Oh, well, I practice Parkour.”
And that is when 9/10 people actually having heard something about Parkour go “oh, yes, that roof jumping thing, isn’t it?”
Umh no. Really not. Not at all. Or in other words: You completely missed the point.
So, what is Parkour then?

Parkour is a discipline to help you pass obstacles on your way from point A to B. By utilising nothing else than your body you jump, leap and vault wherever you want to go. And roof jumps or landing from great height are actually big no-nos, as for the first you need years of training and the second does incredible long-term damage to your body.

But even subtracting this obvious danger, what most people still say is “Don’t you hurt yourself all the time.” Well, yes and no. Of course minor scratches and bruises are in-avoidable and actually quite a good hint as to what you need to change. But Parkour is only as dangerous as you make it. Every single person, no matter what physical activity they pursue must know where their limits lie and not overstretch them. And as a matter of fact I have never broken any part of my body in the three years I have practiced this discipline. On the other side though you still need to push yourself and be motivated to reach for your limit. A tricky business.

So one might wonder, why practice this unusual art. Well, at first it gives you an incredible buzz of freedom, when you realize you are able to perform new movements, reach places which previously were far beyond your reach and generally move in new ways. In addition, it hugely increases your self-confidence and trust in passing obstacles in life as well. However, and that’s the curious thing, the more you progress, the more you realise you actually know nothing, and only begin to grasp what this thing is about. During these three years of practice I have been to inspiring places, talked to people to have a far greater understanding than myself and really evolved so much, only to realise every single time how incredibly wrong all my assumptions were, how much more there is to understand and how far I still need to go to actually say I am a practitioner of Parkour. And so I follow an unknown path with an unknown destination and as with all things in life, so in Parkour, the one old saying says more than thousand words: “The Journey Is The Reward.”

Changes - A Training Movie

hey guys!

this is my first proper self-made video.
I have been training for 3 years now..
I would like to thank
TCT, esp. Ross, Owen and Jin, for setting me on the right path
and the Berlin Parkour Community for being such great friends and training partners
and the traceurs from Reutlingen for training with me and being nice peope in general.

comments are welcome


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkMH9CTUxGs

there you go

Air Alert (III)

Hi!

I have got two questions about the Air Alert III program:

1. Does it indeed enhance my jump (by a lot) or only minimally to almost nothing?

2. Can it damage me?


For those who don't know, this program consists of exercises such as Leap Ups, Step Ups and such..

Conditioning

So... there's always a lot of talk about conditioning and such. However.. I have yet failed to notice a link or at least some proper information on howto condition.

Therefore I would be glad, if someone could point me out to a good page about conditioning.

thank you

tough Ninja Jump n Run Game

I discovered this game some days ago.. helps against boredom

Plus it's really challenging (well, at least to me)

http://www.flashgames.de/index.php?onlines...=1355&todo=play


Stats at the moment:
0-6, 10-11, 20-22 (episodes)

wonder when someone here will finis it.. lol