Parkour and Philosophy November 24, 2009
Posted by onebizarremind in Creator's Thoughts, Parkour.trackback
It has literally just turned today as I write this. Considering what I have to talk about, it is a wonderfully ironic coincidence.
As a fairly new practitioner of Parkour, I am still developing how I view Parkour in my life. For many, Parkour is no more than a regular or even occasional activity. But for others, including some of the first and the best Traceurs, it is a lifestyle, a philosophy that drives them; that extends to encompass every area of their lives.
Parkour as an activity is not so complicated. By itself, it can be broken down into some core techniques that can be learned, performed, and moved on from within a relatively short space of tiem.
I view Parkour as more than an activity, though. Parkour, for me, is a philosophy in development. If you ask me what Parkour is, I could easily give you a run-of-the-mill answer, a generalization based on what is generally accepted within the community. But if you ask be what Parkour means to me, I would have a hard time pinning it down for you.
Given that today, (or yesterday rather) marks the first day of my first serious training regimen, not just for physical fitness, but in behavior, thoughts, and spiritual growth, I think the time has come to fully explore what Parkour means to me. You are more than welcome to come along for the ride if you want. I won’t say any more now, because it is now ten minutes after today and my bedtime was yesterday. But stay tuned, and maybe both of us will discover something new about ourselves along the way.
(And yes, I do actually hand write most of my posts before actually blogging them, so don’t think you are being lied to.)
As an update, I am going to release something of an outline of of what I am going to be discussing later today, and after I write the posts I will link them to this page for the reader’s convenience.
Cheerio!
~Voran
EDIT: Well, one difficult matrices take home exam and a trip to urgent care later, I am already behind my posting schedule. I’ve decided to post the outline for the my discussion. Hopefully tomorrow I will have the first section up.
- Parkour and Myself
- Fitness
- Discipline
- Overcoming Obstacles, Overcoming Fear
- Creativity
- Learning, Observation, and Discovery
- Fun!
- Activity
- Parkour and Community
- Service
- Preparedness
- Examplar
- Productivity
- Inspire
- Humility
- Parkour and God
That is the outline for what I am going to cover…so far. Hey, life philosophies need to encompass all areas of life.
I hope I’m not already boring you out of your minds.
~Voran (11/25/2009)
Interesting bro. You’ll have to let me know what you do for Parkour. I’m thinking I might start doing that too to get my into a semblance of physical fitness.
So what does Parkour mean to you?
What is the training regimen?
I’ll attach a list of links I’ve found useful when I upload the outline. I’ll also share what I do and why in the post on fitness, due tomorrow morning. Thanks for the comments, guys!
and here i am just celebrating the end of a long day….
Voran rocks!
Sounds like a great plan, keep me updated on how it goes!