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is that basicly self defence: someone grabs your wrist and how to get out?:someone grabs you in a "bear hug"position how to escape: ?

that's a lot like the first defense you're taught in kenpo for the attack. only, they grab and you drop into a horse and hammerfist their groin, and the elbow goes to their chin.

Here's a very basic interpretation of the technique called Captured Twigs, Twigs are arms, captured because they are pinned. Idon't really like the execution of the tech, but it is the base technique where as the other is a more sophisticated variation. I also like that this shows the Long Greeting, our traditional Kenpo salute!

This isn't how it is taught in our lineage (there are many different lineages in kenpo) but there is one vital part of the techinque here that most others fail to mention and it's the "nudge" the instructor talks about.

Parkour (or Free Running) is really awesome ^_^

It requires a lot of strengh and endurance, which is what I admire in "runners", since it's really not so easy to attain such strength, not to mention the skills needed.

I myself haven't been able to train in it, but man, do I want to. blaugh

Ok, I didn't know there was a difference and you cought my interest, so I did a little searching and yeah, there is a difference:

Parkour:

Parkour (sometimes also abbreviated to PK) or l'art du déplacement (English: the art of movement) is both a discipline with the aim of moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and quickly as possible using principally the abilities of the human body, but is also built on a philosophical premise, perhaps more similar to martial arts than to a sport such as gymnastics. Parkour's focus is on how any obstacle is dealt with, whether the obstacle be either physical or mental.

Parkour practitioners are often called traceurs, or traceuses for females.


Free running:

Free running is a form of urban acrobatics in which participants, known as free runners, use the city and rural landscape to perform movements through its structures. It incorporates efficient movements from parkour, adds aesthetic vaults and other acrobatics, such as tricking and street stunts, creating an athletic and aesthetically pleasing way of moving. It is commonly practiced at gymnasiums and in urban areas that are cluttered with obstacles.

The term free running was coined during the filming of Jump London, as a way to present parkour to the English-speaking world. However, free running and parkour are separate, distinct concepts — a distinction which is often missed due to the aesthetic similarities. Parkour as a discipline emphasizes efficiency, whilst free running embodies complete freedom of movement — and includes many acrobatic maneuvers. Although the two are often physically similar, the mindsets of each are vastly different. The founder Sébastien Foucan defines free running as a discipline to self development, following your own way.

Info is from Wikipedia

Thank you for the heads up ^_^

I didn't used to be scared of heights; you might say I developed the fear spontaneously.

I was cliff jumping at the river with some friends one day and was on a boulder about 20 ft high...not very high, considering I've jumped off 40 ft high railroad bridges...anyway, we'd been there for hours, jumping off this rock but, on the last jump I made, I fudged my angle of entrance and smacked the back of my head on the water...got a gnarly concussion and ever since then, I've been really wary of it. redface

I have to admit though that I've alway been leary of being on high platforms when other people are around...I guess it's a trust issue. I always think that they might accidently trip and knock me over the edge or something stupid like that... rolleyes I know, totally lame... lol

I see... it's always on the last one xD

Well, of course you can't go around trusting everyone, but being careful isn't lame, my friend. Although maybe you're looking at it in a wierd way sweatdrop

There's a little something called "healthy paranoia"... instead of being freaked out all the time, "healthy paranoia" is basically being fully aware of your surroundings and any danger that might be present, at all times, as a precaution and as a self defense. =)

I believe this should be part of the mind set of a true martial artist.

In the RL i have a speed type build and before i even heard of Parkour, i was and did quite a few of the moves easily. I am startin to study more of it and i am slowly gettin better at it.