Chippa and Alex were in Canberra today, on their way back from Bathurst where they were part of an extreme sports festival.
We hit up a few spots, and got to do some good training. I had a close call with a cash over two bins. My hand slipped out of the dash and I fell on my ass. Luckily one of my feet hit the ground first, reducing the impact.
What I got most out of the day was being able to talk with Chippa. About parkour, the APA and the military. He wasn't really training much, due to exhaustion from the festival, but just being able to talk to him was helpful.
He talked to me about developing more leadership skills within the instructors. So im going to start throwing the guys into the deep end, putting them in charge of different parts of the lesson. Starting with giving a technique each to a instructor, then conditioning to another, warm ups and warm downs to others. Just building on different things.
Chippa also gave me the idea of running instructor training days, maybe once a month. Where we spend the whole day drilling movements, teaching each other and providing advice afterwards. This will then develop our skills as instructors, as well as standardise how we teach techniques.
Overall it was good having Chippa down, mainly because I got to catch up with him and just talk about different things.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
APA Basics Class - Civic
We ha th first class for the year today. 15 people showed up, 8 of which had been before. i first thought that we spent too long on the warm up, but now i realise that everyone would have gotten pretty bored if we had spend longer on the techniques. overall it was a good session. everyone seemed to have a good time. we taught precisions and arm jumps for techniques, and everybody was exhausted after conditioning, which is what we aim for.
Chippa is in canberra tomorrow. i finally get to meet up with him, after trying for the since natjam. should be some good training and catching up.
Chippa is in canberra tomorrow. i finally get to meet up with him, after trying for the since natjam. should be some good training and catching up.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Holder Gym
I went to holder gym last night. Started with underbars, then moved on to precisions and then vaults with a small amount of arm jumps. Every 10 minutes or so, I'd go and bust out 3 pull ups. My theory is that at gym and while out training, whenever there is a lull in activity, i should bust out 3 pull ups. Hopefully this will then build ups to sets of 5 and so on. My plan for this is to slowly improve my upper body strength, mainly in pulling strength. Last night I was able to get out about 18 pull ups in total. The got harder each time I did them, but I could already feel my body strengthening.
I also met a guy at the gym who does strength training in the last 15 minutes of each session. he invited me to join him. Im going to take him up on his offer, as it will be good conditioning training, and he seems to know what he's doing.
I also met a guy at the gym who does strength training in the last 15 minutes of each session. he invited me to join him. Im going to take him up on his offer, as it will be good conditioning training, and he seems to know what he's doing.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Erindale Gym + Civic
Last thursday i went to erindale gym instead of holder, to check it and meet up with some of the other guys there. Worked on a few different things. The one problem was that the session only went for an hour. Which is why I am going to stick with Holder gym, as the sessions go for 1.5 hours for the same cost. I also plan on training at holder gym on tuesdays as well as thursdays. I find that I get a lot out of gym sessions, as I am constantly training. This is why I going to start going twice a week.
Last sunday I met up with Travis in civic for some training. Ive just been hit with a cold, so its been affecting my performance. It was only a short session, hitting up toast then noise wall. Then we moved on to the stairs outside the Canberra Theatre for some conditioning. In the end I was pretty exhausted, especially thanks to my cold.
Im hoping to start a more regular weekly training program. Basketball on mondays and wednesdays. Holder gym parkour on tuesdays and thursdays. FNC on fridays. Then parkour training on saturdays and APA class on sundays, maybe with some training afterwards.
I'll have to fine tune the program a bit, to accomodate for rest and such.
Last sunday I met up with Travis in civic for some training. Ive just been hit with a cold, so its been affecting my performance. It was only a short session, hitting up toast then noise wall. Then we moved on to the stairs outside the Canberra Theatre for some conditioning. In the end I was pretty exhausted, especially thanks to my cold.
Im hoping to start a more regular weekly training program. Basketball on mondays and wednesdays. Holder gym parkour on tuesdays and thursdays. FNC on fridays. Then parkour training on saturdays and APA class on sundays, maybe with some training afterwards.
I'll have to fine tune the program a bit, to accomodate for rest and such.
Friday, February 22, 2008
A Series of Events
A few things have happened in the last few days.
Two days ago, I met up with Travis at Holder gym. It was the first time I had been to gym in a while. I mainly focused on precisions. I did a few underbars as well, to practice my technique. I was extremely exhausted by the end of the session. It felt good to get back into some solid training.
Yesterday we had an APA meeting to organise everything that was coming up. Before the meeting we did some light training. During the meeting, we discussed classes, NatSoc and other plans for the future. We have been a part of Youth Week again. Instead of running a class, like we did last year, we're going to perform a demo of the APA Instructors. It should definately be good publicity for parkour in canberra.
Today Brett came up from Cooma for some training. We met up wiht him in belco and sessioned aroudn there for a few hours. I also did a bit more filming for my video. Mainly rail precisions and arm jumps. Im getting a lot closer to the big arm jump at the library, much better than what I was getting with Conan when we last trained in belco. Josh also showed me a few more things that can be done at the derro apartments, so i'll have to go back there to have a go. The HUGE arm jump is still waiting for someone else other than Ruz to try, let along make.
Overall the last few days have been pretty good. Lots of parkour, which is the way I like it. I wont be able to do any more training for a week, which is okay as it will let my body rest from all the training I've been doing.
I've decided to get the 5.10 Freerunners, a new shoe that is coming out in 9 days. 9 DAYS! The 5.10 savants were pretty popular with traceurs around australia, so I'm going to give the Freerunners a go. I can't wait to have shoes with awesome grip.
Two days ago, I met up with Travis at Holder gym. It was the first time I had been to gym in a while. I mainly focused on precisions. I did a few underbars as well, to practice my technique. I was extremely exhausted by the end of the session. It felt good to get back into some solid training.
Yesterday we had an APA meeting to organise everything that was coming up. Before the meeting we did some light training. During the meeting, we discussed classes, NatSoc and other plans for the future. We have been a part of Youth Week again. Instead of running a class, like we did last year, we're going to perform a demo of the APA Instructors. It should definately be good publicity for parkour in canberra.
Today Brett came up from Cooma for some training. We met up wiht him in belco and sessioned aroudn there for a few hours. I also did a bit more filming for my video. Mainly rail precisions and arm jumps. Im getting a lot closer to the big arm jump at the library, much better than what I was getting with Conan when we last trained in belco. Josh also showed me a few more things that can be done at the derro apartments, so i'll have to go back there to have a go. The HUGE arm jump is still waiting for someone else other than Ruz to try, let along make.
Overall the last few days have been pretty good. Lots of parkour, which is the way I like it. I wont be able to do any more training for a week, which is okay as it will let my body rest from all the training I've been doing.
I've decided to get the 5.10 Freerunners, a new shoe that is coming out in 9 days. 9 DAYS! The 5.10 savants were pretty popular with traceurs around australia, so I'm going to give the Freerunners a go. I can't wait to have shoes with awesome grip.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Civic Training
I did some solo training in civic today. Mainly working on precisions, with a few arm jumps and balance work thrown in.
I still find it a bit uncomfortable to do solo training around big groups of strangers. Even if there is one other person there with me, I feel more confident. I guess it just takes experience in it to get accustomed.
I still find it a bit uncomfortable to do solo training around big groups of strangers. Even if there is one other person there with me, I feel more confident. I guess it just takes experience in it to get accustomed.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Belco Training with Conan
Ive just recently got back from my work trip to Melbourne. Which means that I have been out of training for about a month now.
I went out for some training with Conan today. We hit up belco for a few hours. We started with the usual spots, moving around trying different things together. We tried some really big arm jumps from the bridge onto the painted wall, but were unsuccessful in our attempts. Its was hard enough psyching yourself up to committ to the jump, let alone making it. From there Conan showed me a new arm jump by the side of the lake. It was an arm jump involving a drop, which meant that you had to stick your feet hard into the wall. I was unsuccessful in getting it, but was getting really close. Conan then got me to do rail precisions. I surprisingly got my first decent rail precision. The distance was about a metre and a half. I used to be really scared of doing rail precisions, but I've now found that if I concentrate, I can get it.
Overall it was a good session, especially with the rail precisions. We were really exhausted by the end of the session, which just comes to show that my fitness has dropped a bit over my break. It's time for me to get into some more serious and regular training.
I also talked with Conan about NatJam 08, and how it is going to be held in Canberra. Here is a rough plan that we thought up between us.
Everybody will be staying at the YHA in civic. On the friday afternoon, we will run a basics class in civic. This will hopefully get people to hone their basic skills and prevent injuries before the main event. That night we will have the APA Annual General Meeting, which will hopefully be held at Stage 88, depending on availability. The saturday will be the main event. We will split into four groups. Two groups will go to belco while the other two groups will go to woden. The bus system should be good enough for transport. All the groups will then meet up for lunch in civic. After lunch, the groups will then swap. So the people who went to belco will then go to woden, and vice-versa. The sunday will then be left for people to go off and do their own thing, either continue training or see the sights of canberra, and it will allow for the more experienced traceurs to go off and do their own thing.
Hopefully NatJam 08 will be a success, see what happens.
I went out for some training with Conan today. We hit up belco for a few hours. We started with the usual spots, moving around trying different things together. We tried some really big arm jumps from the bridge onto the painted wall, but were unsuccessful in our attempts. Its was hard enough psyching yourself up to committ to the jump, let alone making it. From there Conan showed me a new arm jump by the side of the lake. It was an arm jump involving a drop, which meant that you had to stick your feet hard into the wall. I was unsuccessful in getting it, but was getting really close. Conan then got me to do rail precisions. I surprisingly got my first decent rail precision. The distance was about a metre and a half. I used to be really scared of doing rail precisions, but I've now found that if I concentrate, I can get it.
Overall it was a good session, especially with the rail precisions. We were really exhausted by the end of the session, which just comes to show that my fitness has dropped a bit over my break. It's time for me to get into some more serious and regular training.
I also talked with Conan about NatJam 08, and how it is going to be held in Canberra. Here is a rough plan that we thought up between us.
Everybody will be staying at the YHA in civic. On the friday afternoon, we will run a basics class in civic. This will hopefully get people to hone their basic skills and prevent injuries before the main event. That night we will have the APA Annual General Meeting, which will hopefully be held at Stage 88, depending on availability. The saturday will be the main event. We will split into four groups. Two groups will go to belco while the other two groups will go to woden. The bus system should be good enough for transport. All the groups will then meet up for lunch in civic. After lunch, the groups will then swap. So the people who went to belco will then go to woden, and vice-versa. The sunday will then be left for people to go off and do their own thing, either continue training or see the sights of canberra, and it will allow for the more experienced traceurs to go off and do their own thing.
Hopefully NatJam 08 will be a success, see what happens.
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