Free running, Parkour

TeddyTedson

How do people get into this sort of thing. I looks amazing.
I'd love to be really good at it.
What sort of training would they be doing?
Mostly cardio?

Jarren

Not sure but boards.ie have dedicated forum here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=645

and who can forget this scene from Casino Royale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJubOZLpp4A

Hanley

I'd say gymnastic style work and body awareness stuff is by far the most crucial aspect.

Improved flexibility and mobility would be good, as would balls of steel.

Nervous Wreck

There's a forum for it right here! Would be awesome to be good at but jaysus...

The Guvnor

It is awesome BUT the top guys are all gymnasts basically and have been all there lives.

I would class the likes of David Belle and Damien Walters as gymnastic stuntmen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNvJy0zoXOY

Another Damien Walters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAi4WEzMtqM

David Belle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlXssWsTmVM

And now a simple jump by David Belle which goes wrong - he is fine but it just shows how even the best can slip, misjudge etc and imagine a novice plus most of these guys weigh the same as a gymnast - there is at a guess no 100kg parkour chap who is world class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kh8NeG9wf8

The Guvnor

I should have said would love to see one of these guys on gladiator doing pyramid or the wall!

I know the youtube clips are cool but they don't just rock up and jump - research and a lot of it goes into this.:)

Hanley

The Damien Walters showreels are some of the best things I've ever seen.

Nervous Wreck

Hanley wrote: »

The Damien Walters showreels are some of the best things I've ever seen.

Seconded.

Duck's hoop

It's one of those things that if you're not shit hot at it you're going to look faintly/totally ridiculous. In full public view.

Not to mention all the shin eggs and general boney protruberance trauma you'll endure for the first while.

I'd say if you're wanting to pick it up at any age over 12, and become anything other than very average, without a gymnastics background fugget it.

And it's also a really good way to completely screw you up, really fast, for a meaningfully active lifestyle in later years.

Transform

You are going to see a big growth in adult gymnastics classes in next few years

Sacred_git

Transform wrote: »

You are going to see a big growth in adult gymnastics classes in next few years

what age do you class as adult? in my opinion there is no way this will happen, i really believe this is a sport to start when your young, just for the agility and fear factor! taking a fall when your young and when your even a young adult is very different! i disagree with you!

Transform

Sacred_git wrote: »

what age do you class as adult? in my opinion there is no way this will happen, i really believe this is a sport to start when your young, just for the agility and fear factor! taking a fall when your young and when your even a young adult is very different! i disagree with you!

Well my wife, her sister and about 10+ more in Trojans gymnastics would disagree.

They are not looking to be top level, just some handstand walks, ton of gymnastic conditioning work, bar work and some social banter. What's not to like and when your wife can do handstand walking up and down your back garden I'm flippin impressed

Plenty in there with parkour or breakdancing bAckgrounds also

Hanley

Movement based fitness will be the next big thing.

Loss of mobility and the ability to run, jump, cut and move in general etc etc are probably the biggest determinents of long term sustainable "health" and protection against the typical feebleness and slow down old age brings in my opinion.

The amount of people I see, girls especially, who haven't attempted to jump off both feet or change direction at any speed above a walk since they were 16 or 17 is staggering.

Crow92

There's a website www.pkire.com that is used a lot to organise, mainly teens and early twenties go to these but it's probably the best bet if your looking to do so in a group.

I know there used to be classes in dun laoighre and in maynooth but I'm unsure, it was something i did for 2 years but stopped about 3 or 4 years ago. Very good fun and gets you moving.

bokkenspiel

first everyone needs to understand that parkour and freerunning are not the same thing. parkour is all about the most efficient movement from a to b. while freerunning is more like doing flips and more about what way you choose to do a movement and according to most youtube videos freerunning is just about showing off.

Both take alot of of training and physical strenght (upper and lower body). i'd recommend pkire.com for more information such as conditioning, techniques, etc. But remember you don't need to go to any gym (or gymnastics) to get better all you need is anywhere outside. If you want to learn flips it may help going to a gymnastics club as they have landing mats and other people to help you.

TeddyTedson

I looked into gymnastics before but found nothing accommodating to myself at 25.