Help / Tips Area
Here you will find Help and Tips written / filmed by me which will help you with
certain moves / aspects of parkour. Hope you find them useful
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Monkey Vault - Video Tutorial | |
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A narrated tutorial with example footage
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Cat Leap - Video Tutorial | |
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A narrated tutorial with example footage
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Turn Vault - Video Tutorial | |
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Getting up a wall quick-like! : -
Video 1: 11-12ft wall
video 2: 7ft wall
Explanation: Run at wall quite slowly then explode towards it as you near, jumping
so that you kick the wall with (whatever foot you feel comfortable with). Use
this foot contact to kick yourself up until your hands can reach the edge and
pull yourself upwards. Bring your other leg up to do another wall contact to
help you final stage of ascension. By this time, if you used your momentum effectivley,
you will have managed to get your elbows vertical so you can push down on the
top of the wall and flick your legs over the top with another step.
Note: This wall was big, twice my height. With smaller walls ranging from 5ft
thru to 7ft, use the same technique but aim to get directly to crouching position
on the top of the wall after ONE step:
So its kick, grab edge at top and push down, bringing your knees underneath you
so you can quite literally perch up on top |
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Safety roll! : -
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Wall-flip! : -
Video 1: Wall-flip on street
Video 2: Wall-flip on grass
Video 3: Wall-flip... at party!
This is a great move to learn. Ok, ideally you should try this out in a gym,
for example by propping up a springboard on the wall and placing a crash mat underneath
on the run-up. Taking off from a mat is harder as it absorbs your steps, but
it really will give you confidence as you can land any way possible (apart from
on your head!) without hurting yourself. Have a spotter (someone who helps you
physically around a somersault of any kind) to stand by the side and grap your
shirt and shorts, propelling you around to make sure you get the necessary rotation
even if you bail in fright mid-air. If you have no access to a gym, have a go
on grass but make sure you have a spotter on one side or ideally 2 either side
1st time. They will give you the confidence you need!
Ok firstly, get your friends to spur you on and let the encouragement soak in.
You do NOT need any previous gymnastics or even Parkour experience to physically
pull off the move. The wall-flip is easy, it really is.
Right this is how to do it! Take a nice long run-up towards the wall to give
yourself time to think through every action involved and to spur yourself on mentally.
Set off towards the wall at a slow jog, then as you get withing 5 or so steps
of the wall, explode forwards. Do not jump before you get to the wall, instead
aim to step up the wall into a smooth transition and lean back. Throw your arms
up and try and think about going UP rather than BACK. This is the most important
thing for height. Keep your first leg fairly straight to allow your second leg
to travel up without touching the wall, to propel yourself round the flip. You
may have your eyes shut first attempt - Doesn't matter, you'll land approximately
on your feet as long as you really commit to the move. Just keep telling yourself
that bailing mid-air in fright is an ironic thing to do because it is more dangerous
than going for it. As long as you put energy into it, you WILL make it without
hurting yourself.
I must stress that the hardest thing about the wall-flip is getting over the
fear to go at least as far as upside-down for the first time! Once you've done
one, your there. You will make easy progress afterwards and clean up the technique. |