Parkour

[TrippyJoey]

Parkour as evasion and self defence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GpOroM0g80

[Rebelac7]

I onced missed the bottom step of some stairs and fell. Does this count?

[TrippyJoey]

I onced missed the bottom step of some stairs and fell. Does this count?

I once missed the 3in support beam of a canopy and fell two stories down, it didn't hurt.

Until I woke up

[Dogan]

I onced missed the bottom step of some stairs and fell. Does this count?

I once missed the 3in support beam of a canopy and fell two stories down, it didn't hurt.

Until I woke up

Didn't learn how to fall, huh?

[TrippyJoey]

I do know how to fall but when I missed the beam on the way down my head hit that same beam so I was knocked out before I hit the ground.

[Dogan]

I do know how to fall but when I missed the beam on the way down my head hit that same beam so I was knocked out before I hit the ground.

Ow.

[TrippyJoey]

I do know how to fall but when I missed the beam on the way down my head hit that same beam so I was knocked out before I hit the ground.

Ow.

Yeah but after much practice I got it so it was worth it

[CipherNameRaVeN]

I have been a fan of Parkour for several years. I decided to throw in some of my favorite videos of all times.
Russian Climbing - street kids doing Parkour. The real deal!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxv8SS1XU_8

Damien Walters Showreels - This guy is a world class gymnast from Great Britain. He combines acrobatics and Parkour. It is sick!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkawsBwJwpE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeiwLLZjDo

[Arsenul]

I didn't see a thread so I thought why not make one. Parkour is a form of movement. It is often confused with free running. Parkour is being able to get to point A to point B and back again with any way possible. There are many different ways of Parkour. Please below tell what types of parkour you do and maybe post some videos of parkour as well. I hope you enjoy yourself.

[Arsenul]

I myself do buildering and parkour in general. Below are a series of moves and skills in both of the types. When watching the videos watch what they do with the hands, torso, and feet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctF0HOnNt1Q
This is simple to learn and I myself learned it the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1rU-ke1_pQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKyrjlsOC04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6I1J0zmE7U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wlb7dq5 ... re=related

And now for the fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2kJZOfq7zk

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqvr7gMQXZ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwJpvMpC ... re=related

[Grey Mann]

http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... 48&t=59437
http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... 93&t=69262
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=24973&view=next
http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... =31&t=6104

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Parkour is useless when you're carrying a 15+ kilo BOB while wearing boots and durable clothing. Outside of an urban area, simply being able to sprint and perform endurance runs becomes equally valuable.

[DurzoBlint38]

Thanks for the posts. I thought those videos were pretty neet. Looking back I guess I did some of that kind kind of stuff when i was kid but it didn't have a name. We were just kids messing around. It sure seems to keep those guys in great shape. I don't think i would try it myself though. I'd be worried about taking a nasty fall and doing permanent damage to a joint.

I think it could have some limited applications in a SHTF scenario but mostly it looks like an interesting sport that would keep a person physically fit.

[Jeriah]

http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=59437
http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... 93&t=69262
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http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... =31&t=6104

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Parkour is useless when you're carrying a 15+ kilo BOB while wearing boots and durable clothing. Outside of an urban area, simply being able to sprint and perform endurance runs becomes equally valuable.

Golly, I wish someone would merge all those threads, and this one, into the one in the Urban Skillz forum. We don't need five parkour threads, do we?

[Jamie]

http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... 48&t=59437
http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... 93&t=69262
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=24973&view=next
http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... =31&t=6104

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Parkour is useless when you're carrying a 15+ kilo BOB while wearing boots and durable clothing. Outside of an urban area, simply being able to sprint and perform endurance runs becomes equally valuable.

Golly, I wish someone would merge all those threads, and this one, into the one in the Urban Skillz forum. We don't need five parkour threads, do we?

I can't really imagine that we need even one parkour thread...but I'll plan on merging those and this thread today during my lunch...

Jamie

PS - I'm willing to bet that all of those guys are moving around like old men by the time they're 30-35, given the stress they subject their bodies to while playing...sure is pretty to watch though...

[Jamie]

I merged them, so now all of our threads about jumping around/over/through perfectly good stairs will be located in one place (which means that parkour-ers will probably have to access this info using a telephone)...

Jamie - nfa

[funky3450]

http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=59437
http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... 93&t=69262
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=24973&view=next
http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/view ... =31&t=6104

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Parkour is useless when you're carrying a 15+ kilo BOB while wearing boots and durable clothing. Outside of an urban area, simply being able to sprint and perform endurance runs becomes equally valuable.

take away all the flips and sport aspect of it, add the gear, and what you have are the basic skills leaned on the basic boot camp obstacle course. ain't nothin' wrong with that. to be in top physical strength and being able to clear walls and gaps faster than someone who is trying to kill you is a good thing. like the martial arts i have learned over the years, take the best...fuck the rest.

[Demonstaff]

Ah yes, free running. The art of running all over the goddamn place like a kid with ADD.

Well said.

I wanted to try this stuff out badly a few years ago but couldn't find anyone who was into running as much as I was at the time. I've never been into the gymnastics aspect of tuck rolling on top of buildings, but it sounded interesting just running through an area and going over whatever the heck gets in your way. A great skill for anyone who's in a scouting or runner position.

[That German Guy]

Ah yes, free running. The art of running all over the goddamn place like a kid with ADD.

Well said.

I wanted to try this stuff out badly a few years ago but couldn't find anyone who was into running as much as I was at the time. I've never been into the gymnastics aspect of tuck rolling on top of buildings, but it sounded interesting just running through an area and going over whatever the heck gets in your way. A great skill for anyone who's in a scouting or runner position.

A variant of this is done in our very own German Army: Some private gets a looooong piece of rope, and gets to walk/climb through the woods with one end, eventually coming back to the start.
Everyone else is given the following instructions: "Never stray more than one meter from the rope. Don't ever stop."

It's actually quite fun, especially if the terrain is rocky.

[PacmanSurvival]

Lately I've been working on shimmying across thin platforms with my hands, climbing walls, trees, building lower body strength, jumping further, tucking and rolling and basically just running across obstacles and things of that nature.
I also finally learned how to backflip, for years I could front flip successfully, but never backflip.

Not quite a pro by any means, but I'm sure I could give some people a run for their money

[ZackAttacker93]

I'm an active participant in free running myself actually so i may be able to help you out! I started out like you too, just seeing youtube clips and really wanting to learn it myself, so i did. Also important to know, i am a PRACTICAL FREE RUNNER not a glam free runner. I don't tipple backflip off shit and then hop a rail, i hop the dam rail in the fastest and most efficient way i can to keep up with the clock. And through all of my experience, these are a few key thing i have learned:

#1: CONDITION YOURSELF BEFORE YOU START ACTUALLY TRAINING! This is one of the absolute most important things. And by condition, i don't just mean working out to build pure muscle strength. While strength is also a very important aspect of free running, flexibility and endurance matter a great deal as well. One of the best workouts not only to properly condition all 3 of these aspects at once, but also to make sure that you have/maintain them, is to crawl down a flight of stairs head first "spiderman style", and then crawl back up them the same way, but backwards (so you're still head first down the stairs). There are many more excellent workouts for free running conditioning as well, and i'll post a link to a site that has a lot of good ones in a second.

#2: WHEN YOU TRAIN, TRAIN SMART, AND BE CAREFUL! Makes sense right? Ahaha but seriously, don't take on jumping from roof to roof if you have ANY doubt you can't do it. And don't just try a backflip either (i have done this, and almost have died, stupid me, plus you shouldn't be backflipping anyway if you trying to run from something to survive) start small, like jumping off of small heights and practicing rolling into them. And then work your way up until u feel 100% comfortable(i.e jumping off of a 2 story roof, rolling into the landing, then taking off in a full sprint) I would recommend staying AWAY from the city at FIRST as well. Start off in a park or place that can offer a softer landing, then build your way to the concrete.

#3:DONT DO THINGS YOU DOUBT YOURSELF ON! This ties into #2, if u have ANY doubts about what you are doing, you WILL fail. The body reacts to what the mind believes, and if u believe u cant do it, u wont b able to. ESPECIALLY in free running. Eventually u will psychologically condition yourself to accept your larger moves(i.e once grabbing a ledge, dropping a decent way down to catch another ledge, then climbing up and over that ledge into a full sprint) but until you are 100% CONFIDENT you can pull of a stunt or lower your fear factor enough to try it, Don't. Again, start small and work your way up.

#4: MAP OUT YOUR COURSES AN MANEUVER LIST BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF! This is just a good beginner rule and will get you comfortable with moving at a face pace and chaining your maneuvers together. I did this A LOT and ESPECIALLY to get me acclimated with the city and it really does help. Plus it is a very helpful safety net. You don't want to just start running and hop over a ledge to find that there is a 300ft drop on the other side. It also never hurts to time yourself and check your progress! Its a great feeling when that course that took u 11min to complete before shrinks down to 5.

Just a little more food for thought here too, I wouldn't free run with a BOB or any heavy gear myself ever. It'd throw me off balance and just plain get in the way. Me personally, if i was being chased by fast zombies or stuck in the midst of a horde and had to make a good free run get a way, i would just drop my BOB and run, i could always come back for it later when the horde thins out assuming that no one else picks it up or the zombies don't take it(wont know how smart they are until they get here). But i could see practical free running being a useful skill in urban evasion, zombie apocalypse or not. And hey, mix free running with a little bit of gun shooting and your the ultimate bad ass no doubt . Ahahaha hope this was a helpful post!

Link 4 good free running workouts and overall free running tips in general ----> http://www.americanparkour.com/

[nathat]

if you plan to do this PAW, at least I now know to look in the ally for extra equipment because someone didn't make their jump...

I don't see any reason to do stupid things in a survival situation, when slow and steady would work. Bear Grylls makes me cringe the stupid stuff he does just for the showmanship, instead of being safe and smart. In a PAW you will not have the availability that we do today to modern healing...And I think it is very silly to consider this a skill you will need.

[Braticus Caticus]

if you plan to do this PAW, at least I now know to look in allies for extra equipment...

I don't see any reason to do stupid things in a survival situation, when slow and steady would work. Bear Grylls makes me cringe the stupid stuff he does just for the showmanship, instead of being safe and smart. In a PAW you will not have the availability that we do today to modern healing...And I think it is very silly to consider this a skill you will need.

plus a googleplex

Strength and conditioning are always important, but Parkour in the PAW?

[TerryGecko]

Just because 99% of Free Running videos on youtube display people jumping from roof tops, doing flips, and other fancy stunts doesn't mean that's how Free Running would be applied to your E&E plan. Avoiding conflict is the absolute most important thing to me. If retreating will increase my odds of survival, I have no problem doing so. Practicing Parkour won't necessarily increase your ability to scale buildings or leap from one roof to another. What it does is educate you on your bodies limitations in terms of speed, falling, weight, and strength. Since I practice Parkour regularly, I am well acquainted with my limitations. I do, however, know that if I did need to flee suddenly, I could gauge/perform my escape faster and execute a landing better than someone who doesn't practice.

It may seem like a unimportant factor in survival but I have been doing it long enough that I can see clear benefits of knowing what I know. I don't own Body Armor and I train mostly with Pistols and SMG/PDW/PCC's because I'm a civilian. I already very much subscribe to the Grey Man technique so it may be a case where the benefits are more profound for someone like me (and the other Free Runners in this thread).

[KentsOkay]

Oooo, my new Mall Ninja Alter Ego. Step aside, Wasteland Texas Ranger.

The Urban Ninja. Expert Grey Man, Parkour Champion, Dual Wielded Pistols.

No offense Terry, this is just what popped into my head as awesome. Or I watched this video too many times

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

Parkour is like torture testing firearms. Push the limits, find out how much abuse can be taken, and work on weaknesses.

And make sweet videos.