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Hacker
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It looks like a fun thing to do. And I want to take it up so I joined the slcpk (salt lake city parkour) they are the team that is the biggest in Utah and they have their own website so once I get a car I can drive 30 miles to salt lake and join in on what they are doing
Has anybody else tried it
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drewbocop
Joined: Jun 20 2008
Location: Michigan
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I've read a lot about it and seen some shows on it. It seems awesome.
Me? I think I'll stick with Assassin's Creed.
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Syd Lexia
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Hacker
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Just search parkour in YouTube or google it
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IceWarm
Joined: Dec 22 2008
Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
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Looks pretty cool but also pretty dangerous. As drewbocop I'll stick with the video game equivalents like Mirror's Edge, Prince of Persia, and Assassin's Creed.
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TheRoboSleuth
Title: Sleuth Mark IV
Joined: Aug 08 2006
Location: The Gritty Future
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Real parkourists would run that 30 miles to mormonland, preferably with as much backflips as possible.
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Knyte
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Joined: Nov 01 2006
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I'd rather do "Ninja Running" over Parkour.
Looks even cooler, and doesn't have a gay french name.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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| RobotGumshoe wrote: |
| Real parkourists would run that 30 miles to mormonland, preferably with as much backflips as possible. |
or bounce off cars on the interstate without touching the ground until they got to SLC.
anyhow, i read about parkour and considered joining it myself. unfortunately, my work schedule + commute to/from work doesnt allow much extra time. and i dont think im in decent enough shape to do all that jazz
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Good luck hacker.
It is all about seeing things differently. The obstacles that normal people see become your paths.
Expect to get banged up a lot. You will feel the pain.
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Cameron
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Joined: Feb 01 2008
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Hacker, if you can pull off any of the moves that Faith does in Mirror's Edge, I will personally construct an alter in your honor.
Also, learn to roll. Probably the best advice anyone can offer someone who's taking an interest in parkour.
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Syd Lexia
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You'll probably die doing this.
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Knyte
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| Cam-win wrote: |
Hacker, if you can pull off any of the moves that Faith does in Mirror's Edge, I will personally construct an alter in your honor.
Also, learn to roll. Probably the best advice anyone can offer someone who's taking an interest in parkour. |
Indeed, Study kinetic energy and how it applies to your body. Pakourist can jump from great heights because they know how to roll through them and thus distribute the kinetic energy. If you have no idea what I am talking about, then Syd will be right.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| You'll probably die doing this. |
Would make for an interesting article on SydLexia.com
Perhaps you should get him to sign something confirming his story belongs to you.
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
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if you do get seriously injured be sure to say that you were imitating video games
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Syd Lexia
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| You'll probably die doing this. |
Would make for an interesting article on SydLexia.com
Perhaps you should get him to sign something confirming his story belongs to you. |
I wasn't try to be mean or rude, and I'm not rooting for his death. I'm simply stating a fact and issuing a warning. It is dangerous, and without the proper training, he will severely fuck up his body.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
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Any one remember those shoes with the grind plates in them? I hurt myself so many times with those as a teenager. 
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SoldierHawk
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King
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Joined: Apr 27 2008
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Blackout they were Soap Shoes and I had a pair or 2. I loved em, and was ok at it.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
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| Blackout they were Soap Shoes and I had a pair or 2. I loved em, and was ok at it. |
The grinding wasn't what hurt me, it was walking up and down stairs and having the grind plate slide on the lip of the stairs, suddenly feet in air, face in stairs. 
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Syd Lexia
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Instead of walking down stairs, you should have been grinding the railings like in Sonic Adventure 2.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| Instead of walking down stairs, you should have been grinding the railings like in Sonic Adventure 2. |
I could never get the leaning forward part right, curbs and benches were easy, but ask me to grind anything with an incline and I ended up tumbling head over heels, much like the kid in the failed parkour vid.
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King
Title: CTE
Joined: Apr 27 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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I used to love to grind the edges of the old metal sliding boards
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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The best part was the warning sticker on the plate itself. You couldn't effectively grind with out removing it, and it said something along the lines of WARNING by removing this sticker you release Soap Shoes LTD of any and all liability due to any injuries that occur during the use of this product
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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The ninja guy was amazing... yet I find myself asking, "Why?"
Why would a person run across an I beam in a mall? It just seems like a perfect way to slip and die. Isn't the value of one's life worth more than a mistake?
I mean, at least Jackie Chan has fail safes and shit when he does crazy stuff.
I understand the appeal of an adrenaline rush, but there is a point where it borders on the lack of respect for life itself.
I guess for the time being, I'll watch and admire from afar wondering what the hell makes these guys do it.
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Dr. Jeebus
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