North Hampshire Parkour Community Blog

Eternal rest is over

2005-06-10T19:44:00.000Z

Haloha all!

You're listening to StuzOne FM,bringing you the latest updates from the Andover movement world for the next X amount of words.

I'm not gonna drown you in politics and Parkour this and Freerunning that and Freestyle Parkour all else.Just move how you want and dont be afraid to experiment.Leave the arguing up to the powers that be.

Yes as Kohl said,Sunday saw the start of our Andover scene.I arrived at town centre on time to discover none other than some stupid market on in the town centre,which ruined our first spot of the rails outside Woolworths.When Will and Rob (God that guy can move) arrived we swfitly moved out of the chaos down the side of Tescos Metro an did some balance drills and wallruns up 2 different walls.Moved onto "the wooden dick" as I call it an tried to figure out how we could get the most out of it.Then onto HSA for some pop vaults,general vaults and tic-tac practice.Then we went to the George carpark an tried a few "Bridges" (newly made name on the day cause I've never heard the idea referred to) and some more wallruns and balances.We moved swiftly onto the beauty that is outside Keskins,near the subway.Then onto the back of Marks an Spencer.It was a good day,there were 3 of us but 3 is better than 0.I wasnt expecting progress overnight.

Then the 4 of us had a good gym night on Monday.The first time all 4 of us had been there.We tried out some interesting ideas that I hadnt seen before (mostly the birthchild thoughts of Matt the schizophrenic professor).

Me an Will are to be out training again this Sunday morning from 9 till 1130 at all the above mentioned spots.We'll be starting at 9 outside Woolworths before moving on so if yu're reading this come along and join in/ogle :-).

-Stuz-

Andover Scene on the Up

2005-06-06T13:46:00.000Z

Well , as weve seen over the past 2+ months , the parkour scene has taken its ups and downs with myself and Stu taking injuries and shortly after discovering other parkourists in Andover. *how convenient*

but yesturday saw the return of Stu to parkour in Andovers 1st ever Jam. Which i was unable to attend due to band obligations. But from the sound of it , a worthwhile event and hopefully get some more information about how it went through me or from stu on here.

So Tonight also sees stu back to the gym, though not 100% , it will be good to see the group of us at the gym tonight providing Will and the others are available. As Last week saw my second week back though my foot is still in its final weeks of healing after 2 months off.

We shall now see more updates and progress on the parkour front and planning for events over the summer , with afew strangers situated in andover who are still to be consistant in contacting us.

and a lesson from the injuries , beware of the gym floor!, be aware of the objects around you and most of all only attempt parkour on object which have been checked before hand for stability and safety...

Is Anybody Out There...

2005-05-06T12:39:00.000Z

YES!It seems there is somebody out there after all.After a chance discovery in the UFF forums the other day Kohl an myself have found Team Twist,based in none other then Andover..fancy that!.A 6 legged team,they have been practicing since mid January time and have released their first video,based in the housing estates around Andover. Give their website a shout at http://www.kinnish.co.uk and help support our Andover traceurs,all 5/6 of us :-).

-Stuz-

my progress

2005-04-21T15:54:00.000Z

Well as Stuz has mentioned me being off as well as he is a pain, i actually went to get a doctor diagnosis today and it was exactly what i thought it was, i have been off the last few weeks with a torn ligament in my foot , just walking.

Ligaments can take longer than a break to heal .... great news all round. But it makes me more eager to get back (safely)....
Ive been alittle busy with small projects both musically and web related and am now free of the web project.

Fingers crossed ill be back in 2 weeks... so resting up till then.
I will Add the Gym page to the Andover hotspots a.s.a.p, I and Ben took accouple of photos at my last gym session and havent had a chance to put them up.

Everything On The Western Front

2005-04-13T20:14:00.000Z

Well,you're probably thinking all is quiet.....and it is. Right now both of us are out with injury,me with the elbow that's going to be going in for physio soon,and Matt/Kohl with an aggrovated ligament or something in his foot. But my spiwits are been kept high by some people,and Matt/Kohl (what do you want to be referred to as??) is confident of a recovery sometime soon,however this is the longest lasting injury in the time I've known him.

On a separate note it turns out we were both simultaneously first considering taking up the gymnastic classes at our local gymnasium to improve our overall flexibility and fitness,and to get down some moves that would help us with our overall Parkour......However,for various reasons that i forget,I have decided not to,and Kohl has put it on hold for a while.Then it turns out we were both thinking of taking up a martial art of some form,to get back to that basis of fitness and flexibility.Before our gym session on mondays there are classes that we sometimes get to glimpse into, 1 time being the instructor lunging variously with a wooden mallet of some sort and this 16-17 year old girl had to deflect his attacks and "take him down" so to speak.So after a bit of nifty sherlock work from Kohl it turns out they teach Kung Fu there,which once fully healed we intend on taking up.

-Stuz-

on the mend ...

2005-04-02T09:43:00.000Z

Well i am the latest to get an injury, How you ask ? Well by walking along the gymnastics mat on monday and the edge was uneven though i wasnt assessing the floor as a risk,... and my foot twisted over horizontally and clicked and after 30mins into the session i have a strained ligament and bruising and slightly discoloured top of my left foot.

So , not only can parkour be dangerous but walking.

I was ment to be attending the uff3 workshop as was Stuz but now both out with injuries.... Callum is still going with friends and i was thinking about it just to watch and get some decent video footage but im still unable to walk 100% .
Im hoping for a Jam possibly next weekend , so will see whats on and will post...

Man Down

2005-03-27T18:51:00.000Z

Allo!So I finaly got to zie posting on dees blog ja.
I am out of the game for a while,minimum of 6 weeks as I broke my elbow in Southampton on Wednesday night in an almost flat backed,1.5m fall onto concrete.Worst fall of my life.A few xrays,3 days in hospital and a bit of surgery later my elbow is now screwed in to keep itself together but is obviously weakened and can barely support my arms weight right now.
I would also like to mention that as of mid-last week there is now an easier to remember url linking to this site in the form of http://www.purityparkour.cjb.net.
Cya in 6 weeks time.

-Stuz-

First NHPK Video and Updates

2005-03-24T18:25:00.000Z

Today saw the upload of accouple of videos and photos, yes there arent many at the moment, for one reason me and Ben will be starting work on an extremely fast arrangement for a NHPK video "#1", which will contain footage from February and March's Portsmouth Jams as well as Gym Sessions from this week.

The Second reason is i intend on adding more soon and havent had the time.

Over the next week or two i have every intention of making available a new set of hotspots for portsmouth once some extensive photos are taken.

UPDATE : Videos and Photos added to Gallery

GYM SESSION NEWS , UFF PKW3 and Updates

2005-03-23T18:04:00.000Z

So, from Sundays Jam , Ben was up in andover from uni and I as well as Stuz were feeling tired and aching from the the Jam as well as the previous week we were not sure whether we were all going to be able to survive Mondays Gym session.

But looking back is was worth it, Alot of warming up was required but eventually the aches went to the back of our minds and went through basic drills, and proceeded to go forward onto flowing kongs which is looking good but different to the less dynamic almost two footed Kongs.

Though both can be done on the move , from discussion at the Uff workshop and portsmouth jam realising it would be more important to get a one footed take off and it is reaping its rewards and takes its place in training from now on. I Managed to proceed with Callum and developing our Wallspinning technique but feel 1 nights practice is not enough currently so "repetition is very important" as a wise French man once said. I didnt manage to further my somersault practice with there being alot of demand for the trampolines.
Ben has got hang of Dash's which is great news and look forward to see him doing them outside so look out for Gallery updates!

Callum , Ben , Stuz among the practice went on to doing large Cat to 270 Cat's. Unfortunately Stuz seems to have a Foot problem also involving some swelling which reoccured in the session and hope will be well for next week, im sure he'll post progress.

Gym News
We were all informed tonight of great news that another Gym session will now commense on a Wednesday , So we will now have the ability to train in the Gym twice a week , though this will not always be the case but a BRILLIANT development and i shall soon be organising Andovers first Parkour workshop....

Sunday 3rd April sees the Third installation of Workshops from UFF in London and the list has gone up and am 99% sure I , Stuz as well as Callum and accouple of friends will be going as our names are on the list, so a substantial group of us going...

Ill Be updating the Gallery with Images and small clips as well as a video compiled by Me and Ben from the 2 previous portsmouth jams and this weeks gym session. Unfortunately we dont have expensive footage but enough for out first....

Portsmouth Jamfest

2005-03-23T17:47:00.000Z

I Must apologise for the lack of last weeks updates.... So ill just add each seperatly now.

21th March, Saw mine and Stuz's first portsmouth jam, and i have to say i really enjoyed it, with meeting people from SCP and experiencing portsmouths spots
for the first time a very worth while experience.

I got down to portsmouth the night before and stayed at Bens to hopefully not experience trouble with transport on the day.
The Jam started at 12:00 from the Guildhall and most people were there before we got there inluding stuz who got the ferry over from the other side of the water....
We Spent a reasonable amount of time at the [guildhall] and saw everyone using the obstacles in their way , and then a short walk round the corner to a good spot and
further onto [Old Portsmouth] which was great for high wall run practice, turnvaults and just about all other technique's.

After some time here we walked onto Southsea's [ Pyramids ] which was great for precision practice for everyone as well as roll and wallspin practice up and down not too steep inclines.
BluePrint left us from here and we eventually moved back to guildhall for food and to finish up a jam with great weather.

Eventually bit by bit everyone left , and me and Ben were left to train further till 5:30 and then ventured homeward exausted on the train.

A Very good day and experience.Thanks for everyone who took part and organised.....

UFF workshop 2.....

2005-03-14T17:42:00.001Z

Stuz attended the first and unfortunately the places got filled quickly and i therefore made the list.
I ended up missing my train into london and walking alot mainly because the of engineering works, story of my life, i got to the session late by which time
the introduction and such had passed and therefore the session was a sort of free for all by then but made the most of the 3 hours i had in the gym....

The Energy from so many freerunners ranging from no experience to very experienced was a benefit and managed to drill basic moves which are the most important
and meet some very cool people from portsmouth and Newbury.

Its also good to get advice from more experienced people in how they approach their parkour training and got afew good tips from some of the UFF krew.
The Day ended and my legs weary and only just managing to keep me up and got home in good time.

A very worthwhile experience and i cannot wait to attend the next, the Andover Gym session is great but having advice from other freerunners is priceless...
Attend one if you can.

Nhpk and Urban Freeflow workshops

2005-03-12T03:03:00.000Z

Well the site has progressed from Beta to Version 1 with a final push since everything seems to have been getting in the way.... The site is 95% functional at the moment considering the hosting for the site currently and the gallery will soon become populated ;) but hosting will surely change in accouple of months before the summer.

Version 2 design will be an ongoing project till then.

Parkourwise , ive been off with quite severe Calf strains which i did 2 weeks ago... ouch . and managed to get to the regular gym session on monday and really enjoyed myself. I , following in stuz's footsteps from last week will be attending the second UFF workshop....
i can't wait, though i dont feel i will learn too many new techniques it will certainly allow freerunner socialising and drilling and maybe getting ideas.

Ill post a possibly long review of the day on sunday since it will be a relatively long train journey there and back.

New NHPK version imminent...

2005-02-26T00:24:00.000Z

In alot of activity earlier this evening a new blog has been designed to encorperate the other functions of the blog as well as hotspots,gallery , etc so expect a large update this weekend with a New Interface and the preceeding days seeing the new pages come into effect

Also, all pictures will also be updated So Watch this space...

updates , updates, updates ....

2005-02-12T22:02:00.000Z

BLOG UPDATE : Links and Navigation

As you may have noticed ive update alittle today with new heading, upcoming events etc and also just created a hotspots page(under construction) for extensive spots throughout Andover, which will also be updated with other locations in neighbouring towns.

Obviously these details will be provided to UFF and South Coast Parkour but extensive photos and information will be available through the site.
This was also done because i can appreciate the fact this blog could infact become cluttered with photos and also be hard to find when needed so it also provides a centralised location :).....and something else worth adding is a "interactive" map of andover will also display useful information in regards to parkour . i will post as soon as i have version 1 up....
So Click Andover Parkour HotSpots on the right navigation --->

P.S on the events upcoming there are icons for those people attending (also viewable by hovering your mouse over it)
: Stuz is attending .... etc

Mondays gym session .....

2005-02-11T16:03:00.000Z

Charlton Gym is a goldmine find and has really made the need for gym sessions go up in importance in my mind.

So GYM is very useful because it minimises to great extent injury worrys of landings and such.

The Gym itself has everything a traceur would need,... vast amounts of mats of all sizes, space.... wooden wall bars which we found incredibly useful for a minimum preparation time Cat Leap space.....
Balancing,.... rolls,... precision also, everything we need to progress safely. bring on next week

Next Week as Stu will not be joining me (being away) i shall more than likely try and possition a Jump britain/UFF esk catleap area for practicing.

Gym Session tonight

2005-02-07T16:33:00.000Z

Well gym session at charlton tonight @ 8:30, i really cant wait, a safe environment to practice in... :)

i have some more photos from last weeks small pk practice with stuz from various spots..... just more interesting pictures ... will post tommorow more than likely with tonights progression.

First Gym Session

2005-02-01T07:03:00.000Z

Tonight saw my first visit to the gymnastics gym that Kohl mentioned in his last post. At first I was nervous walking in by myself and seeing all these trained gymnastic teens doing their stuff but after a little talk to the old man behind the desk comfortability set in,and now all I can say about gym training sessions is THEY ARE TOTALY NECESSARY AND THE SAFEST PLACE TO PRACTICE ANYTHING,NOT TO MENTION KICKASS AND ARE FUN AS ANYTHING!!!!
I spent a good hour and 15 minutes just rolling.I shit you not.A woman showed and explained to me how to do a forward roll,which as we all know is NOT what you want to be doing in Parkour because it was right along the spine,but because I was on padded mats I did quite a few to get used to the feeling and momentum of rolling.Then when I felt no attention was on me I started practicing the Parkour roll.Not as easy as it looks and is gona take me a while to progress to concrete.Have come to the conclusion that no matter what it is gonna hurt and you're gonna have more impact with the floor than you expect.

Gym Session...

2005-01-21T16:42:00.000Z

For progressions sake a gym session seems the ideal event, Other gym sessions are currently being organised around the hampshire area but nothing solid as of yet.

I will be approaching a local gym about a parkour training session, when i go up there for an introductory session more than likely this week if not, the week after....
So keep an eye here for news about an Andover gym session.

Potential Parkour Spots in Andover

2005-01-20T18:20:00.000Z

Photos Taken Recently , just a small shoot generally to give everyone possibilities.... (i have 2 dozen more to go up asap.... afew arent that great mainly due to not being public)

[ p i c t u r e s m o v e d t o G A L L E R Y]

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2005-01-14T16:37:00.001Z

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