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Offline Charon

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Parkour
« on: June 18, 2013, 08:34:54 pm »
Any other traceurs in here?

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2013, 03:44:51 am »
'Other'? You do it?
I suppose Japan would have buildings pretty perfect for it?

I'm from Darwin, Australia. Which is a very small 'city'. We have a parkour club, but really it's just jumping over fences and padded shit in a gym setting...

The idea of Parkour and Free Running is actually really interesting to me, but I can't partake because of a back injury and the amazing physical condition you need to be in to do it effectively.

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2013, 06:14:18 am »
Sure do! I run a team out here named Uprising. About two months ago, we had no idea what we were doing. Now we're konging into cat presses and the whole nine.

I think the physical aspect scares off a lot of good people who might be pretty good at all this. I've seen all sorts of body types vault obstacles, and a wide array of weights: From 140 to 200. A lot of the physicality will come to you as you're tracing about your environment.

If you think you might have fun doing it, you should give that club a shout. I'm sure they'd love to help you start. If that prospect doesn't sound so good, I've shot a few tutorials that should help you take off.

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2013, 06:41:27 am »

This is basically all that Charon does in his spare time when he's not playing GOIO.

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2013, 06:48:57 am »
In his defense it looks fun as hell.
Are the tutorials online - youtube?
« Last Edit: June 19, 2013, 06:53:24 am by Morblitz »

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2013, 01:45:15 am »
Yeah I do it now and again. Can't do any fancy shit but I can pull a really long cat-pass :D

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2013, 01:55:47 am »
Morblitz: Yeah, we're up on youtube. I'll toss the link at you!

Qwerty: What vaults are you solid with?

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2013, 03:12:29 am »


Parkour!

Offline Morblitz

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2013, 11:16:44 pm »
Yeah that's me.

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2013, 01:25:27 am »
Ya what squash put down.  Last time I sprang from one object to another and did some amazing wall climb thing I was running from a mad crazy dog in Cambodia that was some how better fed and meaner than its owners.

Got up that wall like I was a ninja.

It is amazing how spry I can be when suitably terrified.

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2013, 05:38:28 pm »
Adrenaline is a miracle drug, I tell ya.


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Re: Parkour
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2013, 05:54:14 pm »
*snip*
Parkour!

That was my understanding of "it" as well.

Urm... the closest thing i got was probably some nights when I totally wasted, trying to run away from my friends by climbing every wall, car and tree I clould find. I bet I pulled a few rolls there as well...

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Re: Parkour
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2013, 07:47:38 pm »
I'll post a video with some vaults today and give the link to the Uprising youtube so you guys can play around with some of it.