deeco Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 (edited) hi guys just wondering if their are any guys on here that do parkour or freerunning also does anyone from lanarkshire scotland interested in starting a club? i am applying for funding to build a parkour play park and would like to know if anyone would be interested in helping me with design feature etc. Edited May 17, 2010 by deeco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 parkour play park What does one of these look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeco Posted May 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 What does one of these look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyYINP9oCc8 something like the last section in this vid only with rails and more concrete blocks and shiz like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsrider.chris Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 What does one of these look like? id say this is a good representation bars drops ect.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Where's the 'They're the same thing' option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Where's the 'They're the same thing' option? I thought that too... genuine 'I thought they were the same', not taking the piss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt.price Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 I thought that too... genuine 'I thought they were the same', not taking the piss... yeh their the same thing i think. just parkour is the posh french word for it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam L Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 They're not the same, well technically they're not anyways. Freerunning is just doing things that look cool e.g. front flipping over/off a wall to get past it. Parkour is where you use the most efficient method of getting over/past the obstacle. In the freerunning/parkour community, saying the two are the same is basically like saying TGS and street are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 (edited) TGS and street are the same. Some people call TGS street. You know there are parkour competitons? From what I've seen it was just some different sized blocks and the guys did different things over them. I would've thought to make a competition out of parkour, you'd need to take a city, and time the participants from A to B, and they'd have to use their imagination to make the most efficient way through the city. Makes more sense than what I've seen on youtube. Edited May 17, 2010 by Revolver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 I want to do it, but don't have anyone to do it with and if you suck and your own you look like a tool x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeco Posted May 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 They're not the same, well technically they're not anyways. Freerunning is just doing things that look cool e.g. front flipping over/off a wall to get past it. Parkour is where you use the most efficient method of getting over/past the obstacle. In the freerunning/parkour community, saying the two are the same is basically like saying TGS and street are the same. no their are actually quite different. in free running you more flips etc and a free run is were you have to get from A to B in the most efective a fun way possible parkour is where you finds spots and look for lines where there are good cats, grabs , gaps drop off's etc if you are keen on both disiplines then you can freerun between parkour spots Some people call TGS street. You know there are parkour competitons? From what I've seen it was just some different sized blocks and the guys did different things over them. I would've thought to make a competition out of parkour, you'd need to take a city, and time the participants from A to B, and they'd have to use their imagination to make the most efficient way through the city. Makes more sense than what I've seen on youtube. that would be a freerunning not parkour but a good idea all the same does anyone have any ideas for a play park i am thinking of having a ground section with big concrete blocks for cats gaps monkey vaults etc and then an aerial section made up of scafolding and then some parts combining the two also is anyone any good at drawing this kind of thing out in a digital form as a would like to present it well in my application for funding is their not scotish people interested in joining my club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 and look for lines where there are good cats I know what a cat is, Couldn't help myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 is their not scotish people interested in joining my club There might be, but it doesn't help this is a trials forum, and so the odds are already stacked against you. Maybe download google sketchup, it's piss easy and you could have a go yourself at making a 3d model of what you want. Some of it is bound to be concrete blocks, which are as simple as two clicks to make on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 I know what a cat is, Couldn't help myself Looks silly when people do it about trials too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam L Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 parkour is where you finds spots and look for lines where there are good cats, grabs , gaps drop off's etc No you don't find spots at all, its commonly thought that Parkour is 'Freerunning without tricking' but it's untrue. Parkour is defined as: efficiently moving over obstacles from 'a to b' People that practice Parkour may use certain spots to enhance their skills, but other than that its one fluid run from you're start location to your destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeco Posted May 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 No you don't find spots at all, its commonly thought that Parkour is 'Freerunning without tricking' but it's untrue. Parkour is defined as: efficiently moving over obstacles from 'a to b' People that practice Parkour may use certain spots to enhance their skills, but other than that its one fluid run from you're start location to your destination. i dont tptally agree with that but hey evrione to their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 It can't be a legitimate activity if no one can even define it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Parkour is defined as: efficiently moving over obstacles from 'a to b' This. ...Is the actual definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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