Recently I've been doing a lot of barefoot training. It really is awesome. Last sat i spent nearly the whole day barefoot and it was really great to be out in the warm sun training :D
My feet have really toughened up over the last week and I've noticed that my touch has gotten slightly better and my climb ups are much quicker (technique is sorted now yippeeeee)
On saturday I did the 180 at wagzi's barefoot, the smaller running armjump and various precisions etc which i am really happy with because before I didnt have the confidence nor the toughness of my feet. it is so sick
I've also been working on linking movements and full runs barefoot, been working on making dashes efficient and including them into runs. I've also started working on becoming more smooth with my techniques etc and want to improve my runs overall - becoming more creative.
and i really need to sesh at the quad!
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Monday, 5 May 2008
Haven't been on here for agesssss - An Update
Life is good, awesome actually. School work is loads better and I have a healthy balance of parkour and other things.
I've been working on flips etc and have now learnt:
Wall Flips
Fullbacks
Gainers
and im still working on gainer dismounts.
I went to decathlon to buy new shoes yesterday, got a normal Kalenji 'Success' and another pair which are the same as Rich's but one size bigger :D. Like they aren't very grippy atm but i'll wear them in and they will be awesome. I wanted to buy a bow and arrow hahaha.
At first my new kalenji's (not success type) needed wearing in and were really squeaky and the grip wasnt very good. But now i've started wearing them in loads and they are awesomeeeee!
training.
Training has been so awesome, the last few days have been so sunny resulting in me training everyday. On Wednesday I trained with Matt and Ben in town (nearly all of sapk..) which was pretty awesome. Did some lovely symmetrical muscle ups, worked on the alban arena running precision and varying movements after the precision. Had loads of fun and the chats on the way home was pretty sick.
At my area I have been working on loads of runs through the trees, got the runs really smooth as well as recovering really well from 3 stupid bails hahahaha
I've been working on my touch too and i've noticed a difference, trying to walk quietly to school at school to my house etc is really good for practising and also I really wanna start more barefoot in town not just my area so that will be safe.
overall, LIFE IS SWEEEEEEEET!
I've been working on flips etc and have now learnt:
Wall Flips
Fullbacks
Gainers
and im still working on gainer dismounts.
I went to decathlon to buy new shoes yesterday, got a normal Kalenji 'Success' and another pair which are the same as Rich's but one size bigger :D. Like they aren't very grippy atm but i'll wear them in and they will be awesome. I wanted to buy a bow and arrow hahaha.
At first my new kalenji's (not success type) needed wearing in and were really squeaky and the grip wasnt very good. But now i've started wearing them in loads and they are awesomeeeee!
training.
Training has been so awesome, the last few days have been so sunny resulting in me training everyday. On Wednesday I trained with Matt and Ben in town (nearly all of sapk..) which was pretty awesome. Did some lovely symmetrical muscle ups, worked on the alban arena running precision and varying movements after the precision. Had loads of fun and the chats on the way home was pretty sick.
At my area I have been working on loads of runs through the trees, got the runs really smooth as well as recovering really well from 3 stupid bails hahahaha
I've been working on my touch too and i've noticed a difference, trying to walk quietly to school at school to my house etc is really good for practising and also I really wanna start more barefoot in town not just my area so that will be safe.
overall, LIFE IS SWEEEEEEEET!
Saturday, 26 January 2008
Parkour
I've been thinking a lot over the last week or so about what parkour really is.
I've realized that parkour isn't just efficiency of movement, but also efficiency of the mind. If say a gap is 20 feet far but only 1 foot of the ground and another gap is 400 feet high but 2 foot far.
If I was able to precision that far the thing that would really push my mental capability is the precision so high up, thats real movement. It's all in the mind, you conidition your body and keep going with that but after you've reached a certain level all training is; is a mental struggle for certain things.
The thing that a lot of people do not understand is that parkour isn't just a physical thing but also a mental thing. The reason some traceurs are so very good at movement is because they keep pushing their mental barrier and keep pushing that barrier further and further.
If you know you can do a precision to a tiny rail then why not do it right there on the spot no hesitation? Thats right it's the mental side of you that is stopping you doing the movement. Your mind is saying "What happens if I fall", "What happens if I slip and break an ankle"
It's a matter of overcoming that mental bit that will allow you the freedom to do anything inside your physical ability or even pushing your physical ability further.
So when your sitting in class and not bothered about anything, think is this going to help my parkour? Taking in everything will expand your mind so that you know more and overcome fears more easily. Just use your brain everyday and learn how people react and what emotions are the best and worst etc. Using your mind to solve a maths puzzle is exactly the same as using your mind to solve the problem of overcoming your fear. Maybe the fear is a bit more extensive than a maths puzzle but at least you've had some practice to how to overcome obstacles mentally.
I leave you with a quote that i have been thinking about all week, I made it up.
"It's all in the mind, after you've freed your mind you can do anything to an extent"
I've realized that parkour isn't just efficiency of movement, but also efficiency of the mind. If say a gap is 20 feet far but only 1 foot of the ground and another gap is 400 feet high but 2 foot far.
If I was able to precision that far the thing that would really push my mental capability is the precision so high up, thats real movement. It's all in the mind, you conidition your body and keep going with that but after you've reached a certain level all training is; is a mental struggle for certain things.
The thing that a lot of people do not understand is that parkour isn't just a physical thing but also a mental thing. The reason some traceurs are so very good at movement is because they keep pushing their mental barrier and keep pushing that barrier further and further.
If you know you can do a precision to a tiny rail then why not do it right there on the spot no hesitation? Thats right it's the mental side of you that is stopping you doing the movement. Your mind is saying "What happens if I fall", "What happens if I slip and break an ankle"
It's a matter of overcoming that mental bit that will allow you the freedom to do anything inside your physical ability or even pushing your physical ability further.
So when your sitting in class and not bothered about anything, think is this going to help my parkour? Taking in everything will expand your mind so that you know more and overcome fears more easily. Just use your brain everyday and learn how people react and what emotions are the best and worst etc. Using your mind to solve a maths puzzle is exactly the same as using your mind to solve the problem of overcoming your fear. Maybe the fear is a bit more extensive than a maths puzzle but at least you've had some practice to how to overcome obstacles mentally.
I leave you with a quote that i have been thinking about all week, I made it up.
"It's all in the mind, after you've freed your mind you can do anything to an extent"
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Movement in different ways
So today I was training (along with Alex) in my area and at trestle arts base. As you all know, in England the sun goes down at about 4:00 in the winter and it's very dark around my area and trestle arts base.
A lot of people see this different weathers or levels of light an excuse for not training, but in actual fact it's actually making your standard of efficiency and movement much better. An example would be: I was doing a precision in the dark at trestle arts base (quite a big one) and it took quite a while for me to refine my senses and know exactly where to land. In the dry I don't think I would of taken much time to look where I'm going to land and to prepare if something goes wrong.
will post more later just can't be bothered atm
A lot of people see this different weathers or levels of light an excuse for not training, but in actual fact it's actually making your standard of efficiency and movement much better. An example would be: I was doing a precision in the dark at trestle arts base (quite a big one) and it took quite a while for me to refine my senses and know exactly where to land. In the dry I don't think I would of taken much time to look where I'm going to land and to prepare if something goes wrong.
will post more later just can't be bothered atm
Thursday, 10 January 2008
Parkour is here.
It's a new year and training is going to be sick this year. I have a feeling this year summer is going to be so good with TRACE and training in places like Cambs, London etc.
Felt really good to train in DRY weather last saturday even though it only was for an hour or so, really felt good to have all sense of movement back again and not drilling techniques but actually exploring techniques and movements. But this place i live in is called England and it started to rain..
Hellnight was great fun, I was expecting it to be harder but the exercises we did have to be suitable for everyone. Barefoot training was awesome in the cold and wet, really good to get that started again because I want to train barefoot a lot more so that I can make my touch and control better.
I'm starting to approach harder movements differently to what i usually would. I'm also training different things in parkour, such as getting away when lying on the ground. Or training with one arm behind my back (so hard , dunno how you do it max!) and so on. I'm going to find more ways of training like this to apply in different situations.
I feel all my movements are becoming more fluid and controlled, after Phil came down I've been working hard on precisions. I trained some precisions that I'd never done before because I couldn't get over the fear factor or wasn't strong enough yet. My kalenji's are really good and I've finally worn them in after wearing them loads in the xmas holidays.
On the media side of parkour I want to maybe make a small documentary on young traceurs in hertfordshire - that is still undecided. I might just film a proper training session.
And i actually conditioned today, i really want to train instead but it's too dark and wet and i have homework :(. But conditioning from now is going to be good and I'll do all the exercises on the day! IF I DON'T BEAT ME UP (try to anyway bro)
peace
Felt really good to train in DRY weather last saturday even though it only was for an hour or so, really felt good to have all sense of movement back again and not drilling techniques but actually exploring techniques and movements. But this place i live in is called England and it started to rain..
Hellnight was great fun, I was expecting it to be harder but the exercises we did have to be suitable for everyone. Barefoot training was awesome in the cold and wet, really good to get that started again because I want to train barefoot a lot more so that I can make my touch and control better.
I'm starting to approach harder movements differently to what i usually would. I'm also training different things in parkour, such as getting away when lying on the ground. Or training with one arm behind my back (so hard , dunno how you do it max!) and so on. I'm going to find more ways of training like this to apply in different situations.
I feel all my movements are becoming more fluid and controlled, after Phil came down I've been working hard on precisions. I trained some precisions that I'd never done before because I couldn't get over the fear factor or wasn't strong enough yet. My kalenji's are really good and I've finally worn them in after wearing them loads in the xmas holidays.
On the media side of parkour I want to maybe make a small documentary on young traceurs in hertfordshire - that is still undecided. I might just film a proper training session.
And i actually conditioned today, i really want to train instead but it's too dark and wet and i have homework :(. But conditioning from now is going to be good and I'll do all the exercises on the day! IF I DON'T BEAT ME UP (try to anyway bro)
peace
Saturday, 22 December 2007
Just to tell you how it's been.
The last 4 weeks or so have been hectic as hell.
Haven't been able to come online as I haven't had internet for four weeks, wasn't too bad actually. Had plenty more to be doing.
I was also ill for a two weeks and have now recovered completely.
CONDITIONING
Conditioning has been hard with moving house and being ill, managed to condition a few times a week but sometimes only once a week.
I've found an alternative for a weighted vest - school books!
I just fill my bad with all my school books and do weighted pressups, chin ups, squats etc.
But this hasn't substituted my normal body weight conditioning, I'd do 100 body weight pressups and 20 weighted pressups.
I've started this because I felt I wasn't as strong as I could be and need to get back into shape!
I really need to get back into jogging again.
I'll be adding a Friday, Saturday and Sunday conditioning regime today or tomorrow.
PARKOUR
Ohh goodness...
I haven't been training much at all, haven't had a proper training session in quite a few weeks but that'll be lifted today.
I'm starting to work on making every movement I do silent, this will really benefit my overall training.
I really miss that scaffolding down the alley way, had great fun on it and I wish it could of stayed longer. But all good things must come to an end someday.
Barefoot training has almost completely gone out the day, today I'm spending a large chunk of the session working on barefoot training - this also helps in my training for silence of each movement. To be fair I hate winter training, but it will really help me with stabilizing my overall skill level and my mental attitude towards training. My current level of parkour is bad and at times it's my best but I really need to stabilize my training and my level of parkour.
SCHOOL
Funnily enough school has been very good, I've gotten high marks in all tests i've done and I'm working much harder than last year I'd think. I'm not slacking on homework and I'm doing loadsssss better in Maths and Science.
Ohh yeah- I got 99% in my last ever French test before we start the GCSE stuff.
SUMMARY
Keep doing well at schhool when I return.
Condition when I can and if not at least work much harder the next day.
Train whenever it fits. Don't slack when it's raining or icy.
<3 to everyone who read all this haha.
Haven't been able to come online as I haven't had internet for four weeks, wasn't too bad actually. Had plenty more to be doing.
I was also ill for a two weeks and have now recovered completely.
CONDITIONING
Conditioning has been hard with moving house and being ill, managed to condition a few times a week but sometimes only once a week.
I've found an alternative for a weighted vest - school books!
I just fill my bad with all my school books and do weighted pressups, chin ups, squats etc.
But this hasn't substituted my normal body weight conditioning, I'd do 100 body weight pressups and 20 weighted pressups.
I've started this because I felt I wasn't as strong as I could be and need to get back into shape!
I really need to get back into jogging again.
I'll be adding a Friday, Saturday and Sunday conditioning regime today or tomorrow.
PARKOUR
Ohh goodness...
I haven't been training much at all, haven't had a proper training session in quite a few weeks but that'll be lifted today.
I'm starting to work on making every movement I do silent, this will really benefit my overall training.
I really miss that scaffolding down the alley way, had great fun on it and I wish it could of stayed longer. But all good things must come to an end someday.
Barefoot training has almost completely gone out the day, today I'm spending a large chunk of the session working on barefoot training - this also helps in my training for silence of each movement. To be fair I hate winter training, but it will really help me with stabilizing my overall skill level and my mental attitude towards training. My current level of parkour is bad and at times it's my best but I really need to stabilize my training and my level of parkour.
SCHOOL
Funnily enough school has been very good, I've gotten high marks in all tests i've done and I'm working much harder than last year I'd think. I'm not slacking on homework and I'm doing loadsssss better in Maths and Science.
Ohh yeah- I got 99% in my last ever French test before we start the GCSE stuff.
SUMMARY
Keep doing well at schhool when I return.
Condition when I can and if not at least work much harder the next day.
Train whenever it fits. Don't slack when it's raining or icy.
<3 to everyone who read all this haha.
Saturday, 10 November 2007
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