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fadedbison2 said:And to build on that—every single person I’ve ever met who claims to be into "parkour"—or whatever their version of it is—is just exhausting as hell... mostly because they think being an athlete means being able to throw a backflip from a three-foot ledge. 🙄
Don't take this the wrong way, but you clearly haven't met anyone actually practicing parkour then... 🙄
A backflip isn't parkour...
And neither is breaking your legs or arms or any of those other stupid stunts...
I scrolled through some of the first posts, hit the last page, and saw that Getz and Krešmir have already jumped in to set the record straight. 🙂
The whole issue with parkour is that there's always some attention-seeker doing flips or nearly killing themselves, then running around claiming they "train parkour," which just gives the whole movement a bad reputation.
Because honestly? It's more entertaining to watch someone on the street who looks like they're about to snap a bone than it is to watch someone actually training parkour, which—let's be real—isn't even that extreme most of the time.
It's a classic distraction tactic... like, I saw this video on YouTube once titled something like "fat guy almost dies" or whatever. It was just this overweight dude struggling on some tiny skate ramps—really poorly, too—but the title baits you into thinking it's going to be some high-octane, extreme spectacle. And the video gets tons of views just because of the clickbait and the fact that you spend three minutes watching, waiting for the inevitable crash.
That's exactly what these clout-chasers are doing when they act reckless without actually training. People watch them because they're expecting a disaster, and that's what builds the public image of parkour.
These types claim they've been training for a year, but then they get bored once everyone realizes they aren't actually putting in the work and stop taking them seriously. They're just out here dragging down the reputation of people who actually treat this as a serious skill. 😢
And saying there aren't good traceurs in America is just flat-out wrong. You can't even explain it...
My advice? Just try training. Learn the basics, find the people who actually know what they're doing, and judge for yourself. You won't lose anything—you'll basically feel like you're flying and see what it's really about. 😉
Look, you've got the idiots looking for attention, sure, but you also have people who see parkour as something much deeper than just jumping off walls. Most of the community is great and always willing to lend a hand or give some solid advice. 🙂