I know I know, yet another post from me, you must be bored of me by now
(what are all you other contributors doing, get your acts together lol)
but this is some important information so I thought I would post it here to give everyone a chance to read it!
as of last week 15th March 08 classes have been restructured to accommodate the increased demand, here are the details
3pm-4:30pm - £3 - Beginners UNDER 13
4:30pm-6pm - £3 - Beginners 14 +
6pm-8pm - £3 - Advanced (you need to apply through our forums for this class as its advanced and so you will need considerable experience to attend)
I am surprised it has been a whole month since I made the post about the Thursday sessions, time moves so fast, it feels like yesterday we had our first session.
anyway its going to be a short report today cause im working on my dissertation but lots of photos to keep you entertained instead
On Saturday the 1st of march myself (Liam), Stuart, Ryan, Dale and Mike took part in a small experiment at NK sports centre, We where asked to use our skills to help the Power bocker’s to see if we could teach them to do somersaults and vaults wearing Power risers.
It was a good experience for us to have been given the opportunity to help out, Our own Mike Knowles had been interviewed, here are his thoughts on the power risers.
a quick update to point you in the direction of our article in the Lincolnshire echo.
It basically tells you what Jonny has already posted before about how Lincs Parkour came to be, and how successful the classes have become but this time its from an outsiders point of view, so there are some details about what Parkour is and why we do it…
“It’s known variously around the world as Parkour, free running, street running or PK.
And the people who do it are called Traceurs, street ninjas or urban athletes.
But whatever you call it the latest craze to sweep the country is essentially about overcoming hurdles, both mental and physical.
As an activity Parkour is difficult to categorise. It is referred to as an extreme sport but it was not invented as one. The sport was founded by David Belle in France as a way to develop the body and mind to be able to overcome obstacles. The aim of the practice was to train the body to move as quickly and efficiently as possible, from one place to another, without letting the surrounding environment get in the way.”
Hey guys, thought you may like to hear a little about training “Down Under”!
Recently I have been involved with the media quite a bit, doing a piece in the Penrith Star newspaper with a friend, which has attracted quite a few new people in the local area. I have also been contacted by another local newspaper, the Hawkesbury Gazette, to do another piece on Monday. You can find the Penrith Star article here, along with the photo-shoot: P.S ARTICLE
The following is an article that I have composed detailing how Lincs Parkour began, how it developed, and the intentions and goals of our community. Please enjoy and feel free to suggest any alterations.
In the beginning sunday of the February Half-Term Me, Jack and a Few of Team Reality started of the Half term in Hartsholme Park, this then led on to Me, Ryan and Jack spending a day in The park and then we have a few of the guys from Lincs Parkour out training on tuesday ! was a great half-term for training enjoy the vid ! ( Edited by Jack Grange)
Well Saturday was the day that the Lincs Parkour Gym sessions had its biggest register ever, with over more than a hundred students turning up. what an outstanding turn out of little Lincolnshire !!
So any how about the workshop this week. It was truly crazy ! To begin with I took everybody outside (as it was such an awesome day) for a warm up/conditioning session. This included a lot of CV work for instance jogging round the football and rugby pitches, then sprints, side stepping, big skips and quadrapedal all the length of a rugby pitch twice ! After that we got into some jumping on your toes to get the calves burning (cant say the students were a big fan of this one) then some more leg work mainly on the quads though. Then I got the students doing some arm work then finally finishing of the conditioning with the core for example static abs, v-ups, crunches etc. Once we had finished conditioning I then took them through some stretches and then we all sprinted back into the hall after about 45 mins of warming up !
Once in the hall Me, Ryan, Jack Dale, Jammie and Jonny all took a group of the students and took them through different routes through a different set of obstacles, This included Tic-Tac precisions, slides, arm jumps, Cat pass - arm jumps, Balancing and a whole variety of just moving through round and over the red blocks ! It was all going well just getting the kids to move their own way maybe giving some ideas of what to do. After they got the idea we let them have about 45 mins to do as they pleased looking at different things seeing if they could overcome an obstacle their OWN way and if they wanted help to do something specific like help with a technique we were more than happy to help as I know me and Jammie set up a Cat Pass course to help students work on it. The students seemed happy yet tired as all of the moving and conditioning they had been doing but was amazing to see kids as young as 8 still trying their hardest. After their 45 minutes of “freedom” I then again took all the students outside for a warm down once finished the beginners went home and then It was time for advanced.
During the summer a few members of Lincs Parkour did an interview with Sleaford’s Local Paper, The Sleaford Standard, as promised the article has been put up promtly and is now in this weeks issue of the Sleaford Standard! (There was a slight delay and the article is about 8 months late :p)
3 Members of Lincs Parkour we’re interviewed, including Myself, Johnny Parker and Stu Pembrey, and we are pleased with the outcome of the final piece. You can buy the Paper from most Local Shops, or read the Article here
Posted by Dale
On Saturday the 1st of march myself (Liam), Stuart, Ryan, Dale and Mike took part in a small experiment at NK sports centre, We where asked to use our skills to help the Power bocker’s to see if we could teach them to do somersaults and vaults wearing Power risers.
a quick update to point you in the direction of our article in the Lincolnshire echo.
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