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| | | | Re: What this board is for.. < Reply # 7 on 6/6/2006 4:31 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by res_novae Thats one thing I never really understood about Parkour is the infighting between more puritanical Parkour and more of the acrobatic style. | Are you confusing the "infighting" between the styles with that between some of the most vocal groups on either side? There is "infighting" regarding UF not as much for the style but for some of the personalities at the helm and the tactics used as an organization. That they also have as a mission to promote a different style doesn't help much, of course. Outside of that issue I do not see as much "infighting" as many think along these lines, it is simply a desire on the part of those who truly love Parkour for what it is to defend that definition. The media is not one for nuance so to properly promote and get the message behind Parkour out, it is sadly necessary to keep some definition to the terms. I agree too much time gets wasted on this debate but that is one reason it continues to rage on. Puritan or not, the reason a lot of people dislike some types of "flare" or "style" motions is it creates a culture based around "moves" or "tricks" that runs counter to Parkour itself ... and some of these kinds of motions go even further and create counter-productive, backward, or inefficient motion that doesn't let the traceur progress as intended. I think that's a fair criticism -- some people's samplers feature incredible Parkour flow that is then totally interrupted and broken by a meaningless flip -- but on the other hand I do know some people just want to move around in whatever way they want. To paraphrase David Belle (as 'puritan' as Parkour gets) ... "That's a flip, I do them and I like them, it isn't Parkour but I'll still do them". How better to sum it up then that? Peace, however you choose to move ... T.
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