A parent's guide to Parkour

It looks dangerous!. Extreme!.

When viewed the first time, Parkour seems to be in the same category as skateboarding, snowboarding, and other sports that seem to attract the attention of teenagers (especially boys). With still better known than his young parkour other physical activities, it is understandable that parents would not hesitate to support the wishes of their children in Parkour. "Why not something more" safe "like football or hockey?

Although dynamic, looks spectacular, parkour is actually a positive and safe activity for people of all ages if done properly. With proper support from parents and other adults who care, parkour is very safe for young children. The trick is to ask the right questions and see things right when your child take a parkour training, just as you do if your child is interested in trying a new hobby or join a new community.

How to support your child.

First, do not let the videos parkour scare you! Do not judge a book by its cover. Know that Parkour is not about tricks alone. Parkour is about efficient movement of the entire body and overcome obstacles. Do research and find out what parkour is, and make sure your child also understands. If your child is influenced by the spectacular videos, then support the interest, even though you may not agree with these videos. Use the attitudes that support to help your child discover that parkour is not about tricks or carelessness, but it is about hard work and self-discovery. Encourage your child to learn about the physical condition, exercise, and safety training. Help them find a means to set some fitness goals and exercise routine. Researching and learning about parkour together can be a great way to ensure that your child get the right information to practice safe, and you will fully understand what they wrestled with this newfound pursuit.

The best way to help your child to practice Parkour with a safe and prudent approach is to understand the difference between serious parkour practitioners and people who are only interested in making videos parkour on YouTube are spectacular. The serious parkour practitioners will always think about the benefits of conditioning, became a champion of safe ", a slow development of skills, and will be more interested in training at the soil surface rather than jumping on the roof. Just as you would for any new social group of your child, check the community where your child to get information about parkour. If they look like a thrill seeker, if they distanced themselves from salvation, then they are not practicing parkour. But do not let this hinder your child's interest. Instead, help your child (and quite possibly his colleagues) find the right resources for a safe approach to parkour training and the right attitude.

As with other physical activity, parkour involves the risks involved. It would be foolish to argue back. But the risk in that parkour is not much different from other physical activities. This risk can be reduced, and even eliminated, with proper training and conditioning programs. If your child is interested in starting parkour training, encourage him to start with a conditioning program. Training involved in parkour conditioning will look more familiar to you: squats, pushups, pullups, running, and similar exercises. It's hard to argue against the benefits of exercise, especially since most fitness programs, and organized school sports teams, using similar exercises during the workout and training sessions. Actually, this kind of fitness training, not reckless jumping, which is usually used as the basis of an exercise of the traceurs.

Second, see if there is parkour community training in your area. Most urban areas have formed groups who practice parkour together. This is usually an informal group who get together and practice in a supportive environment on a regular basis. Small towns may also have a community of Parkour, or at least one or two traceurs who train together. This is a great way for your child to learn from more experienced practitioners and can add new friends, and also for you to have the opportunity to examine directly how parkour training. If no group in your area, do not let this discourage you or your child. Many practitioners are practicing on their own, and even the founders of this discipline to do a lot of practice itself. There are a lot of correct information on the internet to help traceurs practicing on their own, and internet famous parkour community support and help.

Practicing Parkour seriously not only will help your child become more physically fit and active, but will also introduce him to the whole community of people who are interested in healthy living. Traceur serious are those who are very interested in exercise, nutrition, and welfare. Your child will learn a lot of useful, actionable information through parkour exercises that will have health benefits and well-being throughout their lives.

Parkour is a non-competitive and requires no special skills or equipment, which makes it far more accessible to pursue physical than most organized team sports. All that is necessary for success in parkour is a desire to work hard and be safe. Many traceurs have observed that physical training in overcoming the obstacles they have been translated into improved ability to cope with mental or emotional barriers. Discipline and dedication required for the traceurs parkour training can assist in all areas of life, not just in parkour. The common expression of this, among parkour, is, "I no longer see the obstacles, but opportunities." Through practice parkour, traceurs can learn the life skills like goal setting, perseverance, healthy living, work together in a community, helping people Another, self-discipline and motivation, and perseverance. This can be carried over into school life, personal relationships, and responsibilities of jobs and careers.

Third, try to include your child to a "jamming" or more (eg Jamming Regional or National). Jamming is a large gathering of traceurs, usually from the scope of a wider geographical area, over an extended weekend. This activity is a good opportunity to learn. This event is an opportunity for your child to work with larger groups, and often with more of an experienced traceurs. Parents are always welcome at jamming activities, either as observers or as a participant (Yes, you may find that you like it too!), And will benefit while attending the jamming. Your child will always know about jamming activities which will come from the announcement on the internet. If your child expressed an interest to attend a jam, try looking into it and consider a fair chance. This event was fantastic, positive learning experience and create opportunities for a new friendship, because with the tight-knit, welcoming community nature of parkour. Furthermore, the experience of traveling to jamming, arrange lodging, budgeting money, communicating with large groups, and managing schedules all provide valuable life skills in a supportive, structured environment.

Finally, the best way to understand parkour is to try for yourself! Parkour is a natural way of moving, it has been hard-wired into our DNA from prehistoric times. Parkour is all about the game. Games like tag, follow-the-leader, and "hot lava" all part of parkour training. Parkour is available to anyone, anytime, regardless of fitness level or experience. As mentioned, all it takes is a willingness to work hard and be safe. Parkour practitioners come from all ages and all walks of life, so you will not be seen as "weird" to try it. Parkour welcome all circles, and most traceurs so passionate about their discipline and they are more pleased again to welcome anyone who is interested in learning more about parkour, regardless of gender or age. It's not just for teenage boys! What better way to get the shape and bond with your child than to try parkour itself (together with your child)? Read More...

The spirit of Altruism

Observing development of the world and the stories that later coloring and inspire many people, I remembered the characters who became my idol as a child. adventure story Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer courage, fortitude Oliver Twist, Old Shaterhand the enviromentalis, kebiajksanaan and prestige Winnetou, Tintin the intrepid, even Indonesia's first cartoon series that first impressions could be the most ditunggu2 after bathing in the afternoon the Huma and Windy. The stories that breathe like that which may never be heard again by the children of today. Or still remember us in the movie Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks?

At the time I was a kid, stories like that become a childhood story was fantastic and was carried unconscious to the present. Memories of Huckleberry Finn's adventures exploring the surrounding nature, the spirit of friendship and camaraderie that carried the stories of Old Shaterhand and Winnetou, patience exams and hatred of others who demonstrated Oliver Twist, the courage to challenge injustice Tintin, and the spirit of mutual assistance which exemplified the Huma and her friend the Windy. I realize how the ages are so many articles, stories and movies that are very qualified and have a big impact on the development of one's soul. Fortunately for me, including those introduced in the stories as a child through fairy-tale night before bed.

Spirit-the spirit as it is basically instinctive spirit of someone as a form of actualization and individual existence. To be honest some of us would ever aspire to be like Robin Hood, Zorro, Spiderman, Batman, Superman, or some friends and then choose to become a journalist like Tintin, or adventurers who live in the outback with the tribal people because of inspired Old Shaterhand. A helpful and useful consciousness wanted because of a stimulant of the environment, which indirectly gives the format a person's character because of the intake which later became the behavior or attitude. And to be honest can not be proved statistically on paper ... that the heroic and the heroic attitude is basically owned by everyone.

Altruism. An unselfish attitude as a negation of the attitude of egoism, is actually a basic value that are offered by many traditions and even religion. Altruist attitude appears usually because keterpanggilan upon a moral responsibility, could be due to a habit or a position or ability. Remembering the sentence Ben Parker in Spiderman 1, "behind a great power there's a great responsibility" ... indirectly give a firmness about the efficiency and effectiveness of the capacity of someone ... "what you have, do and have an impact, having a petanggung answer in time "

Georges He'bert (born 27 April 1875di Paris - August 1957di wafat2 Tourgéville, Calvados), a physical education teacher from France to realize this, so that then make this ethos into a personal motto, "e'tre fort utile pour e'tre" ... " being strong to be usefull ", became stronger (better) in order to be useful. Motto which then until now a collective motto for the practitioner who practices a discipline He'rbetian with the introduction of "parkour" by David Belle ..

Of all the stories that filled my childhood, there's one more story which then fills in my adult life with a more realistic fantasy of childhood that mengangankan become Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Zoro, Robin Hood, Tintin, Old Shaterhand, or any others. We are starting today are schools where possible and which are not possible. If you include people who have experienced bumps, broken bones or teeth falling out as a child because he had tried to fly like superman or batman would eventually understand that the dream of becoming heroes only exist in comics or movies, so that compensation is the minimum to be a hero for the people Just like the closest, brother, lover, wife, children, families, friends and orang2 yag you can still help in other forms. Being a real hero in the form of a konkkrit, conditions and realistic situations is a form of realization of understanding of the spirit of altruism. This ethos is basically owned by every person, even by people who say, criminals or rogue class too. The problem is awareness and habituation. Samurai Story of Modern era "Yamakasi" give me a realistic fantasy about being a hero and the usefulness of one's own abilities.

The story is directed Ariel Zeiton memberika a picture of responsibility for the impact of what everyone is doing. Parkour is introduced here provides an understanding that being a hero requires a long process. Even his moral responsibility is what we do also have an impact on other people, not only positive but also negative. Without prudence and wisdom of the ability of any harm, not just ourselves and even others. The story is told of a child fan Yamakasi group then imitate what was done so that fell and suffered heart failure. It is aware of all the members of Yamakasi that what they do as a personal achievement of a pleasure and still have a moral responsibility to others. Provide an awareness to others that a person's achievement can not be measured by the outcome but the process.

A phenomenon that evolved when parkour into an urban trend, many people are injured because they want to try to be someone he saw in the videos that he had seen without seeing a long process to reach there ... but what is brought and taught by parkour is to be yourself , became a hero with your own way. David Belle does not make orang2 who trained with him to be like him or follow his style, but gives an overview of the process. At every practice, Stephane Vigroux always say, "May you follow my route, but you do not have to move exactly like i do, just move as your own way ..."

Able meakukan gerakan2 vaulting or others is not a trait that you represent a traceurs / traceuse ... being able to do much less flip vaulting itself is not parkour, but your attitude and daily life that shows whether you are a traceurs / traceuse or not ...

Altruism is the root of the emergence of the spirit of the motto "e'tre fort utile pour e'tre", BEING STRONG TO BE USEFULL. Prophet Muhammad SAW said, "The man survived the truest strength equal to 20 ordinary man and a true Muslim is beneficial to the whole of nature" ...

Being a hero is a long process, a true hero knows no age. Their spirit never dies, "pour e'tre Dürer ...". O Heroes candidates .... Practice continues ....
"PRACTICES AND BE STRONG FOR Yourself FOR OTHERS ..."

(Inspired by: The Great Inoman).

By: Alex Atmadikara. Parkour Sukabumi Read More...

Flow: A Psychological Term

Most people on .NET don't really like the use of the term "flow", because it reminds them of UF, or showing off, or whatever. I agree, it sounds a bit silly. But after doing a little research, I found out that "flow" is a scientific term, made up by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (what a name!), a Psychology professor.

According to Csikszentmihalyi, flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing, characterized by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?

The fundamental characteristics of flow are the following:
1. Completely involved, focused, concentrating - with this either due to innate curiosity or as the result of training.
2. Sense of ecstasy - of being outside everyday reality.
3. Great inner clarity - knowing what needs to be done and how well it is going.
4. Knowing the activity is doable - that the skills are adequate, and neither anxious or bored.
5. Sense of serenity - no worries about self, feeling of growing beyond the boundaries of ego - afterwards feeling of transcending ego in ways not thought possible.
6. Timeliness - thoroughly focused on present, don't notice time passing.
7. Intrinsic motivation - whatever produces "flow" becomes its own reward.

Csikszentmihalyi based most of his research empirical data drawn from surveying people spontaneously about what the activities they were undertaking and the way they were feeling at the time. He used a watch which beeped at random times during each day and required his subjects to immediately complete a standard survey. For many subjects he followed them for one week a year for several years. The research has been undertaken and confirmed in several countries, and now reaches 250,000 surveys.

In simple terms, the research showed that people were generally unhappy "doing nothing", were generally happy doing things, and generally knew very little about what made them happy.

In one answer, Csikszentmihalyi summarized it as all about having to learn to control our consciousness. This might come from practicing certain disciplines such as arts, sports or religions. Read More...