Parkour

[Spartigus68k]

We have a parkour club at my high school in Boulder Colorado.
And i know CU and the local gyms have parkour classes.

Perfect, anyone else in that area want to get in contact with the group there?

The group where?

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

I wish it was more popular in the states, I'd love to get into it, I'm just worried someone is going to call the police, concerned about the boy climbing up the face of a McDonalds...

There is no law against parkour unless stated otherwise. Try not to draw attention to yourself if you're going to do it. If police come to you and ask you to move on, don't argue, just move along, the last thing anyone needs is getting arrested.

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

The group where?

The one you mentioned.

 

[Kubanator]

I wish it was more popular in the states, I'd love to get into it, I'm just worried someone is going to call the police, concerned about the boy climbing up the face of a McDonalds...

There is no law against parkour unless stated otherwise. Try not to draw attention to yourself if you're going to do it. If police come to you and ask you to move on, don't argue, just move along, the last thing anyone needs is getting arrested.

Uh, trespassing?

 

[Glerken]

It sounds really fun. And I think I would be pretty good. Unfortunately it's not popular in Arizona, so I have no way of really getting in to it.

That's why I made this thread. Hopefully you'll find others to do it with, if not, practicing alone is still good.

Ya, but I don't really want to do it by myself.
And since it's not popular, if people saw me doing parkour by myself, they'd probably think I was insane or attempting suicide.

 

[Gamer137]

I would like too after playing Mirror's Edge, but I am way to unfit to do it. I can barely do proper push-ups, much less break fall-and-roll using my arms, or whatever that technique is.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

I wish it was more popular in the states, I'd love to get into it, I'm just worried someone is going to call the police, concerned about the boy climbing up the face of a McDonalds...

There is no law against parkour unless stated otherwise. Try not to draw attention to yourself if you're going to do it. If police come to you and ask you to move on, don't argue, just move along, the last thing anyone needs is getting arrested.

I think Parkour might rub against trespassing and possible destruction of public and private property...

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

I wish it was more popular in the states, I'd love to get into it, I'm just worried someone is going to call the police, concerned about the boy climbing up the face of a McDonalds...

There is no law against parkour unless stated otherwise. Try not to draw attention to yourself if you're going to do it. If police come to you and ask you to move on, don't argue, just move along, the last thing anyone needs is getting arrested.

Uh, trespassing?

No, it's trespassing if you don't leave when they tell you to. Try to stay off other people's property while doing it, around town would be best.

It sounds really fun. And I think I would be pretty good. Unfortunately it's not popular in Arizona, so I have no way of really getting in to it.

That's why I made this thread. Hopefully you'll find others to do it with, if not, practicing alone is still good.

Ya, but I don't really want to do it by myself.
And since it's not popular, if people saw me doing parkour by myself, they'd probably think I was insane or attempting suicide.

People generally look at someone doing parkour and think that it's pretty cool, i've had people join in randomly when I was doing it in town because they didn't know anyone else did it.

 

[Spartigus68k]

The group where?

The one you mentioned.

O you were talking to other people
confused we there.... wow its late...

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

So basically you don't really need any real skills, you just join a group, go running and slowly get better?

I live on the boarder of NSW/QLD in the Tweed area so I could probably find a group near-by

Yeah, pretty much, I used to be really unfit, couldn't even run 100 meters, just got better with time.

I wish it was more popular in the states, I'd love to get into it, I'm just worried someone is going to call the police, concerned about the boy climbing up the face of a McDonalds...

There is no law against parkour unless stated otherwise. Try not to draw attention to yourself if you're going to do it. If police come to you and ask you to move on, don't argue, just move along, the last thing anyone needs is getting arrested.

I think Parkour might rub against trespassing and possible destruction of public and private property...

Don't break things then?

I would like too after playing Mirror's Edge, but I am way to unfit to do it. I can barely do proper push-ups, much less break a drop and roll using my arms, or whatever that technique is.

Landing and rolling are the first things my group will teach people, they're really easy to learn and it will be a natural reaction shortly after.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Don't break things then?

I probably wouldn't, but where I live, everyone assumes that teenagers : Immediate breakage of all valuables and possible robbery... I might take this up later... Scare some old people.

 

[Kubanator]

I wish it was more popular in the states, I'd love to get into it, I'm just worried someone is going to call the police, concerned about the boy climbing up the face of a McDonalds...

There is no law against parkour unless stated otherwise. Try not to draw attention to yourself if you're going to do it. If police come to you and ask you to move on, don't argue, just move along, the last thing anyone needs is getting arrested.

Uh, trespassing?

No, it's trespassing if you don't leave when they tell you to. Try to stay off other people's property while doing it, around town would be best.

That's not how the law works. That's essentially saying if no one tells you not to, you're allowed to.

Not all persons seeking access to property are trespassers. The law recognizes the rights of persons given express permission to be on the property ("invitees") and persons who have a legal right to be on the property ("licensees") not to be treated as trespassers; for example, a meter reader on the property to read the meter.

You aren't a trespasser if you walk into the McDonald's to order food, you're invited to. You are not invited to climb on the roof.

 

[akmarksman]

20 years of running and jumping up and down entire flights of stairs have done some damage to my knees..and that's before I heard of parkour.

Granted if I were a teenager again,I definitely would get into parkour.

Check out some of the vids on YouTube..
probably my favorite is 2 brothers free running.

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

That's not how the law works. That's essentially saying if no one tells you not to, you're allowed to.

Not all persons seeking access to property are trespassers. The law recognizes the rights of persons given express permission to be on the property ("invitees") and persons who have a legal right to be on the property ("licensees") not to be treated as trespassers; for example, a meter reader on the property to read the meter.

You aren't a trespasser if you walk into the McDonald's to order food, you're invited to. You are not invited to climb on the roof.

Which is why we do not like people going onto roofs, we strongly discourage it. It's dangerous and just plain stupid.

 

[Gamer137]

Landing and rolling are the first things my group will teach people, they're really easy to learn and it will be a natural reaction shortly after.

Shame I live thousands of miles from your group or I would be all over participating.

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

20 years of running and jumping up and down entire flights of stairs have done some damage to my knees..and that's before I heard of parkour.

Granted if I were a teenager again,I definitely would get into parkour.

Check out some of the vids on YouTube..
probably my favorite is 2 brothers free running.

Yes, it will do a lot of damage if not done correctly, this is why generally, we do conditioning, a lot of conditioning. If you land correctly, you'll do no damage to yourself.

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

Does anyone have anymore general questions they would like answered on the topic of parkour?

 

[SharPhoe]

Does anyone have anymore general questions they would like answered on the topic of parkour?

*raises hand* Oooh, ooh, pick me!

Speaking of injuries, how often would you say that they occur?

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

Does anyone have anymore general questions they would like answered on the topic of parkour?

*raises hand* Oooh, ooh, pick me!

Speaking of injuries, how often would you say that they occur?

I pick......SharPhoe. Injuries can happen quite a bit if you don't land correctly, or if you mess something up badly. Today in the morning jam, I smashed my knee into a wall, cut my arms and hands, and i've injured my feet a lot while doing parkour in the past. The most common injury aside from cuts and grazes, is the feet. You can bruise the bone and muscle, and it can hinder walking quite a bit, you usually get these from doing a drop that was too high for your skill level.

 

[Glerken]

Is landing easy to learn?