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We proudly
introduce a new program at the
ACADEMY
NEVADA PARKOUR ACADEMY
With:
Jim
Robertson
and
Sylvia Maguina
Structured classes
will be available every week also.
Please check back with us and join
our program
Parkour Basics Workshop
Sat, August 20, 5pm – 8pm
( $15)
Parkour workshop geared towards
beginners wanting to learn the fundamentals, philosophy, and
basic techniques of parkour.
We will go in-depth on proper rolling technique, precisions,
and kong vaulting.
Beginners are high encouraged to come out and learn the step
by step process of each individual technique.
More Information and details posted
soon on
Facebook...
If you would like to participate
please click here to download your waiver:
Every Monday
7:30 - 11:00
Meet Sprcial Guest
Cuong Thoong
and
other professionals from Cirque du
Soleil
(USA, England, France and Canada)
Gymnastics Team Coach/Parkour
Parkour (sometimes
abbreviated to PK), or
l'art du déplacement (h:
the
art of movement) is the
physical discipline of training to
overcome any obstacle within one's
path by adapting one's movements to
the environment.[1]
It is a non-competitive, physical
discipline of French origin in which
participants run along a route,
attempting to negotiate obstacles in
the most efficient way possible.
Skills such as jumping and climbing,
or the more specific parkour moves
are employed. The goal of a
practitioner of parkour, called a
traceur if male, or traceuse
if female, is to get from one place
to another using only the human body
and the objects in the environment.
The obstacles can be anything in
one's environment, but parkour is
often seen practiced in urban areas
because of the many suitable public
structures available such as
buildings and rails.The term
freerunning
is sometimes used
interchangeably with parkour.
While freerunning is more to do with
expressing yourself within your
environment, parkour is aiming to
get from A to B the fastest.
However, there is some controversy
over the exact definitions of the
two terms. Though disputed, many
"parkour purists" say that the
biggest difference has to do with
theatrics. Free-running involves a
lot of trick moves, particularly
aerial rotations and spins. Because
these moves are merely showy, not
economical, and do not actually help
the participant to get from place to
place, they are considered contrary
to the nature of parkour. A
free-runner may also move backwards
in order to make a move as flashy as
possible. This is contrary to the
philosophy originally laid down by
David Belle. Although Sebastian
Foucan co-founded parkour, he is
more often associated with the sport
of free running. Some controversy
over the russian climbers and
parkour purists exist over which was
founded first. |
