Comments on: Parkour – Training to be Helpful http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/parkour-training-to-be-helpful/ "Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave." Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:10:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: traceurcamel http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/parkour-training-to-be-helpful/#comment-24 traceurcamel Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:20:17 +0000 http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-24 Yeah I agree with that mate, whilst it certainly isn't, "YOU MSUT HELP PEOPLE OR YOU'RE NOT A TRACEUR", but we need to take the initiative in taking that helping people a step further. And yes, part of that is to improve the image of Parkour world wide. But more to the point it is simply to help people and our community, who cares what people think of us, we know we're making a difference. Once we start getting this website running mate I'll be running smoe community services. Yeah I agree with that mate, whilst it certainly isn’t, “YOU MSUT HELP PEOPLE OR YOU’RE NOT A TRACEUR”, but we need to take the initiative in taking that helping people a step further.
And yes, part of that is to improve the image of Parkour world wide. But more to the point it is simply to help people and our community, who cares what people think of us, we know we’re making a difference.

Once we start getting this website running mate I’ll be running smoe community services.

]]> By: Cimp http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/parkour-training-to-be-helpful/#comment-23 Cimp Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:21:16 +0000 http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-23 I get where you're coming from. I think I mixed my point up, instead of saying that we don't HAVE to help because we already are, I should have said that we shouldn't feel guilty thinking that we aren't helping, because we are. I do agree though that by doing the extra things that you are talking about, it will develop a positive image of parkour in Australia, and will hopefully provide a positive stereotypical image for traceurs, as opposed to the one usually asociated with skaters for instance. Like I said before, Im definately up for it if you are doing anything in Canberra. I get where you’re coming from. I think I mixed my point up, instead of saying that we don’t HAVE to help because we already are, I should have said that we shouldn’t feel guilty thinking that we aren’t helping, because we are. I do agree though that by doing the extra things that you are talking about, it will develop a positive image of parkour in Australia, and will hopefully provide a positive stereotypical image for traceurs, as opposed to the one usually asociated with skaters for instance. Like I said before, Im definately up for it if you are doing anything in Canberra.

]]> By: traceurcamel http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/parkour-training-to-be-helpful/#comment-22 traceurcamel Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:42:57 +0000 http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-22 Cimp: Very true, we are helping people by spreading parkour, so that they can be useful. I know that, and yes we shouldn't HAVE to do anything, but if people only did things because they HAD to do it, very little good would be in this world. Mate it's not about what we have to do and what we don't have to do, it's about being useful and helping others. Helping people learn Parkour is a VERY small step in helping people, especially when there are so many other things we can do to help, somethingas simple as donating blood. I mean the boys in Melbourne have taken another step in helping, by teaching in detention centers, and are talking about other stuff as well. It isn't just a physical discipline, and it shouldn't just be left to teaching people the phyisical aspect. Zach: Thanks mate, it's good to hear you agree, take the step in with your mates and help your community out. Cimp: Very true, we are helping people by spreading parkour, so that they can be useful. I know that, and yes we shouldn’t HAVE to do anything, but if people only did things because they HAD to do it, very little good would be in this world.
Mate it’s not about what we have to do and what we don’t have to do, it’s about being useful and helping others. Helping people learn Parkour is a VERY small step in helping people, especially when there are so many other things we can do to help, somethingas simple as donating blood. I mean the boys in Melbourne have taken another step in helping, by teaching in detention centers, and are talking about other stuff as well.
It isn’t just a physical discipline, and it shouldn’t just be left to teaching people the phyisical aspect.

Zach: Thanks mate, it’s good to hear you agree, take the step in with your mates and help your community out.

]]> By: Cimp http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/parkour-training-to-be-helpful/#comment-21 Cimp Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:38:04 +0000 http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-21 In regards to helping others, I find that we are already doing this through what we do with the APA. We voluntarily teach parkour to people, and hopefullythey are learning the lessons in life that we have learnt through parkour. Good idea though, but we don't need to feel like we HAVE to do it to help the community, because we already are through the classes. Im all up for it though, and support the idea. In regards to helping others, I find that we are already doing this through what we do with the APA. We voluntarily teach parkour to people, and hopefullythey are learning the lessons in life that we have learnt through parkour. Good idea though, but we don’t need to feel like we HAVE to do it to help the community, because we already are through the classes. Im all up for it though, and support the idea.

]]> By: Zachary Cohn http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/parkour-training-to-be-helpful/#comment-20 Zachary Cohn Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:25:45 +0000 http://traceurcamel.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-20 This was incredibly inspirational. I really really think you've hit home on what the future of Parkour needs to be. Very nice post. This was incredibly inspirational. I really really think you’ve hit home on what the future of Parkour needs to be. Very nice post.

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