purposely built parkour parks

[leechy]

Hey,
In England they have made a specific plcae to train, it looks awesome and if we could get one built here it would be legendary.

[Chris_Drew]

That looks amazing, not only would we be able to train, but it would also be an acceptable place to take some beginners, where even if people are watching, they're not going to be thinking "What a bunch of f***ing weirdo's!"

[ScottON]

Yeh it looks cool.

i prefer team Jiyo's though




Also the street movement park looks nice. I think we could possibly get something like this for aberdeen. As it's pretty small, and could be used as a normal park quite easily.

I want this

[Chris_Drew]

I wasn't able to see what was above in your post Scott, but the video is kickass, I'm all for THAT kind of park being made in Aberdeen!

[Graeme p]

haven't some of you been in contact with the council already? maybe who ever did that could get in contact with them to discuss something like this being made?. I think that the four issues they would have might be cost, location, health and safety and public demand for it. So maybe if you asked them about a public interest partition and got enough names from different parts of the community then they might take the idea more seriously. Another thing would be that if you did get enough interest, and they did build it. you would have to make sure that what they would make would actually be what we wanted, otherwise they will probably just shove together something cheesy, fisher-price and lousy in an attempt to be cool. Its not the most outlandish idea, but it would take a bomb load of thought and time on our part. [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register]

[STEVEN]

Hey I like the way this park has been made up and think it would be a good
idea for aberdeen.

Jyväskylä Parkour park.

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[ScottON]

Graeme - The meetings with council are on going. A parkour park is one of things we are aiming for long term.

All your points will be covered at the meeting, but it was suggested by one of the council representitives that we could mention union square gardens as a potential location. They are wanting it to be very unique and a Parkour park fits the bill. They will have us using it a lot which is basically free entertainment for those in the gardens.


And steven- That is also a nice park, good vid aswell

[manymovements]

I honestly am opposed to the park idea.

As Parkour gets more legitimised, people are moving away from the original philisophy. To be efficient, to be useful.

No doubt I would use it if it was made but... I like to think I would'nt.

[Danno]

Valid point David, though it could be seen as making parkour more into a sport and also the fact that if we get a designated training park then we may not be able to train anywhere else due to officials saying "Well you have your place, why don't you use it!". But I can also see the other side in the fact that it will add an extra location to train, and a great place for people of all ages/skill levels/experience. When it comes to corrupting the spirit of parkour i can also see your point but again I believe that depends on the individual. If we teach and practice our training in the manner of to better our movement for the use of real parkour when it's needed then it shouldn't matter if we have a specific 'park' to train in. I think that just adds an extra item to the traceur arsenal. Since we should be able to train in ALL locations, both man-made & natural, whatever condition these locations are in, what the weather is like & what our body's are like at that current moment in time.
I will try to remain neutral on this one, since I'm happy whichever way this goes. I have managed perfectly with what we have for 7+ years, so having a brand spanking new location isn't essential to me. Yet it also adds something fresh which I can't deny I would fucking love.
If you think about it, up until St Nicks is totally gone, it basically has been our parkour park. It is the location we have always met up at for jams & it is also the best location for all skill levels & it is the location we have spent the most time training on. Even now we still occasionally find new things to do even after years of ruthless training on it. I don't think this will change even with the introduction of a parkour specific park.

[manymovements]

I guess the word we must all remember is... adapt.

Good post Danno.