When you hear the word parkour, what comes to mind? The Office? Casino Royale? Ninja Warrior? Minecraft? Do you imagine a pack of defiant teens jumping and flipping rooftops? Or a solo athlete/artist dashing through the streets below? Do you ever wonder how they avoid blown joints and cracked skulls? Maybe you don’t, but a … Read more
Taylor Carpenter / Ryan Ford / Point Loma, California Intro If you want to clean up your drop/landing skills without taking too much extra impact, consider the low-impact and highly accessible nature of fake drops. Surely others have trained fake drops before but I don’t recall seeing this series of drills anywhere else in my … Read more
“Fire under your ass!” “Bare feet on hot ground!” “Be less sticky!” All are useful cues for a common athletic problem—sticking to the ground (or obstacle) for too long during key hand/foot touches when sprinting, jumping, vaulting, climbing, etc. Moving too slow & sticky is 1 good way to limit yourself from completing your toughest … Read more
