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Welcome friends, As this issue was wrapped up and ready to upload, we just went beyond the 10,000,000 views mark! This isn’t bad when you consider that the issue you’re reading now is only the 15th we’ve released to date. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, producing this mag is great fun and to know that it is received so well each month, makes it all the more worthwhile. So thank you to everyone who supports the cause. It’s very much appreciated.

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Issue 15 Contributors: Chima Akenzua Moises Soria Patryk Raszkowski Mitch Lee Diego Tellez Will Wayland Alexandra Arefieva JC ‘Sage’ Greening Josh Usalla Mohandas Amesh Daniel C. ‘Casquinha’ Handley Pyro Peñaloza Tika Gomez Zak Sinclair Marc ‘Defo’ Torres Sergio ‘Steel’ Cora Rhys ‘Roo’ Clarke Jonathan ‘JK’ Kobylanski Mariano Galea Jacob Glew Ken Irons Alberto Momio Will Carman Urban Revolution Abdallah Enshsi

UF ad athlete: Chima Akenzua www.youtube.com/chimaxeno Photographer: Ez

Around the middle of April we announced a new project titled the FR World Series, which is an online video championship we’ve set up in association with Parkour City. We think it has all the ingredients to do very well and the feedback we’ve received so far, has been been great, so it goes without saying that we’re ultra fired up about it all. For those who didn’t see the announcement on the UF site, there’s some more info about it in this issue which will explain how it all works.

For our main features this month we’ve caught up with Polish powerhouse, Patryk ‘Sonny’ Raszkowski and the UK’s Urban Revolution team. Catching up with Sonny and pinning him down for long enough to get his piece done, was a MAJOR pain in the ass but we think it was worth the effort.

Back in the UK during April we were (surprisingly) blessed with some beautiful sunny weather, so we seized the opportunity to get out there and do 2 shoots with the guys from Revolution for the Bexleyheath Massive piece and the Fila shoe Pressure test. Hopefully there will be more of the same weather wise soon, as there’s so much that we want to cover and experiement with this summer.

Just as this mag went live, the highly anticipated ‘Brink’ FPS game was released but unfortunately, the timing meant that we couldn’t produce a review in time.

Anyone who’s a gamer reading this will have already been blitzed by all the video teasers prior to the official launch on April 10th and will know that it heavily features Parkour. We’ve seen a few mixed reviews so far from the gaming industry, but hope to have a review next month from someone who’s both a gamer and a Parkour practtioner, so watch this space....

Enjoy....

Ez (Editor)

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Say What?

Urban Freeflow and Parkour City have joined forces to present the FR World Series as a new online Freerunning championship. It uses a tried and tested competition format but provides a fresh twist, where participants are simply required to submit a filmed run in their own country using familiar training spots.

There will be no purpose built stage, no crowd, no DJ and no loud PA system.

Instead, we’re stripping it down so that it’s ALL about the athletes and the streets as they film an unedited run that displays technical difficulty, clean execution, creativity and flow.

Our hope is that the event will serve as an ideal platform for up and coming athletes to get recognition and to put them in line for invites to bigger events such as the World Freerun Championship.

What we’re looking for is very simple….

1. A filmed run of between 60 – 90 seconds in length incorporating a full range of Freerunning movements.

2. It must all be shot outside. Gym footage will NOT be accepted.

3. The video should be clean with no editing. We appreciate however, that not everyone will have perfect areas to work with, so we will allow for just ONE editing break. Where and when that break is made, is completely up to you and if you wish to use 2 different locations for your run or to show the same area from a different perspective, that’s your choice.

4. How it is filmed (either from a fixed position or with the assistance of a handheld operator) is your choice too. The most important thing to bear in mind is that the moves can be seen clearly when executed.

5. You can use whatever music you want or no music at all, the audio track is

completely up to you.

6. Upload your run to Youtube and title it: FR World Series – Your Name – Your Country For example: FR World Series – John Doe – USA 7. Email a link of your Youtube run to FR@urbanfreeflow.com 8. All submissions for the qualifying round MUST be with us BEFORE Wednesday 1st June 2011.

Judging Criteria....

This is to be split into four categories; 1. Technical Difficulty: The complexity of the techniques being executed.

2. Execution: This covers the mechanics of the moves; posture, foot placement and ultimately, clean landings.

3. Creativity: Variety is the keyword here for both the obstacles used and the moves you choose to execute during your run.

4. Fluidity: How well you make the transition between each technique performed. Whilst we encourage technically difficult moves within a run, we’re also putting heavy emphasis on maintaining flow and this can only be achieved by stringing everything together in a fluid manner.

Judging....

All submitted runs will be vetted by a panel of ten international judges who will vote to find the top thirty to forty from all the submissions. These will then be uploaded to Glyphmedia (the largest PK/FR Youtube community channel in the World) where we’ll invite the community to cast their votes (‘likes’) in order to find the best fifteen - twenty of those to go through to the grand final. Those qualifying finalists will then be required to film and submit their second run to be uploaded to Glyphmedia, before the international judging panel votes again to decide the top three.

Scoring….

Some Examples....

A maximum of 10 points will be awarded for each of the four categories, so any given run can receive a maximum of 40 points from any given judge. With all the judges taken into account, the maximum amount of points that can be scored for any run is 400. As soon as the community has voted for the top 15 finalists from the 30 to 40 that are uploaded, we’ll be openly posting the individual scores from the judges along with their additional comments.

This edit is just a demo to give a clearer idea of how a run should be filmed, the duration and that there is only ONE cut in the action.

International Judging Panel....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAAweGnHpbc

Sascha ‘Cionn’ Hauser (Austria) Jakob Jensen (Denmark) Jihane Dehbi (France) Amir Imani (Iraq) Daer Sanchez (Mexico) Eddie Karyakin (Russia) Sergio ‘Steel’ Cora (Spain) Ez (UK) Tom Manning (China) Thomas Tapp (USA)

This next video is an actual submission from Alexander Bayturin and as you can see, he’s performed his run in a small area and has made a concerted effort to move quickly and fluidly. The cameraman needs a few lessons in shooting though.

*All runs MUST be submitted BEFORE the deadline of June 1st 2011 to be included.

FR@urbanfreeflow.com www.frworldseries.com Sunset image courtesy of: Sergio ‘Steel’ Cora Featuring: Pablo ‘Brian’ Lopez

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngf-TVLkitE

Another submission for the comp from Alexei Pavlyuchenko, but this time we see a larger space being used for his run.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8kxEKkC5GA

‘Summer’s Arrived’ Artist: Jonathan ‘JK’ Kobylanski www.thejkproject.com

Leandro Pousa and Diego Tellez (Spain) www.youtube.com/sonnermedia Photographer: Diego Tellez

SONNY SIDE UP Interview by Ez

The first time Sonny caught my attention was when he released his ‘Sonny Journey’ video on Youtube. I can clearly remember that particular day, as it had been a long and tiring one of non-stop meetings in London....

I remember getting home and firing up the laptop to check out a bunch of submissions to be uploaded to our Glyphmedia channel, before heading off to bed. After sifting through about 10 and not being inspired in any way, shape or form, I had 2 left to watch before calling it a night. Sonny’s was the second from last to be viewed and when it came on, it took a while to kick in but once it did, it made me smile. Needless to say, it made the grade and was upoaded. It was then that I decided to earmark Sonny for a future spot in the mag but tracking him down was no easy task, as it took over a month to reach out and fire up a line of communication before sitting down to record this interview.....

Sonny, please introduce yourself….

Sonny: My name is Patryk Raszkowski, I’m 24 and I live in Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland. I have been practicing Parkour for as long as I can remember.

Parkour for me is something natural, I believe it’s something that is inside all of us.

Explain the feelings you felt when you first discovered Parkour?

Sonny: Those are the feelings that I still feel now. I say that nothing is impossible, something can always be achieved with determination, time and patience. From an early age I quickly learned what was right and what was wrong and what makes life interesting. Everybody has got his or her own life and the only thing we know for sure in life, are the things we have got control of.

That’s why parkour is so unique, so magical, because everything we do, every single move, depends on us, our lifestyle, what kind of people we are, what is important for us. This makes our styles unique.

The world is an aggressive place and people have lost respect and value for themselves and others. When I was growing up as a kid and until the present day, I’ve always consciously chosen my path in life. When my friends chose the easy option to enjoy themselves with alcohol and drugs, I put a smile on my face by practicing hard to become who I am now and I am still smiling today.

I have always been the fastest and strongest among my peers. With time I soon realised it’s because I have the urge to always be on the move and be active. Because of the mockery people made of me, it just motivated me more to pursue my passion. I never look that far to think what will become of my future, I only thought about the present which at the time is most important, but the

To supplement his Parkour training, Sonny is also a climber and likes nothing more than to hang around

future plans motivating me to be continuously active in the present. Most people don’t realize how important the present is. I am just trying to create my own reality.

Where did you see it for the first time?

Sonny: Parkour has always been a part of me even before I knew it had a name. I was born to move and I realised this at a very young age.

Did your previous sporting background help with your Parkour?

Sonny: Yes, when I was 12 years old I practiced breakdancing and was inspired by a guy called bboy Kujo. He was quite bulky in size, but he could do incredible things with his body and that gave me the courage and motivation to believe that I could do whatever I wanted to do. During that same period of my life I used to take part in survival camping activities. Because of this, I decided to start training myself hard and effectively, but also to try and make the training enjoyable. Another activity I’ve been involved in is wall climbing. A combination of these activities have made me who I am today. My passion was so intensified that I had the urge to join the special forces, army or police. At the end of the day, I chose to put my cards on one path with Parkour. I don’t like complicated things, so I always make my own rules. Practicing Parkour has really helped me to be mentally stable and physically fit.

or is it one big family?

Sonny: When it comes to the Polish community you have people who train Parkour and people who train in Freerunning. Because everyone wants to learn something new, people have started to socialize and share their skills. It’s a good opportunity to create one big family like the one that exists in the UK. Do you ever think about competing on the international circuit?

Sonny: Yes, soon I hope to represent Poland at the World Freerun Championships.

What’s your general view of competition? Good or bad for the scene and the individuals involved?

Sonny: In every aspect of our lives people look for new challenges and new solutions and this is the same in sport. Competing is a natural thing and all these things you can find in Parkour & Freeruning. But the bad thing is that sometimes people treat the sport as just a way to show to others how good they are, what tricks or jumps they can do, and that they are the best instead of having real passion in their hearts.

“I WAS BORN TO MOVE AND I REALISED THIS AT A VERY YOUNG AGE”

In your ‘Sonny Journey’ video you throw in a fair few flips which leans more towards the Freerunning side of things. Where do you stand on the whole Parkour/Freerunning debate?

Sonny: I also practice Freerunning movements like flips and tricks. It helps me control my body even more.

Because of my holistic practice of Parkour, it helps me to be aware of my strengths and my weaknesses and it allows me to work on them to challenge myself further.

My team and I share the same philosophy about practicing Parkour, which is to be strong, effective, useful and dealing with any given extreme situation. I always remember about those things and the rest of the activities I am doing just helps me to get there. The most important thing is to come back to the roots.

Are you actively involved with the Polish community?

Sonny: I am trying my best to keep up with them. We meet, train and make new projects together. Every time we meet up we do something new and interesting. That is the way of my life and I cannot imagine living in any other way.

Is there a divide between the Traceurs and Freerunners

You’re part of the Arte Crew….please tell us a bit more about the team.

Sonny: Our team is a group of friends who share a similar perspective of life. We are not just people who train Parkour or Freerunning, we are people from different cities, who have a passion for different kinds of sports. We have our training, new projects and meetings and that helps us to keep together. All the work that we do is to show people that there are so many ways to make your life complete and it’s worth it to make your dreams come true. This is very important for us because the Polish community has a very strange mentality when it comes to dreams. Sure, they talk about it, but they do not even try to make them true. Me and my close friend Michal Rosiak have big Parkour and Freeruning plans. We are going on a tour in August over in the UK and in the near future we would like to open a professional school of Parkour in Poland.

What other Polish teams/individuals would you say are worth keeping an eye on?

Sonny: There are no teams that really stand out but there are some really talented individuals. A few of them are my friends and I always have my eye on them. For example Michal Rosiak, who is presently living and teaching in England. Another good guy is Radoslaw Grzanka, who’s flow surprises me all the time. There’s also Filip Stachowiak, who’s the youngest member of Arte Crew. He’s very good.

Parkour means something different to each person. For Sonny, he sees it as a window of opportunity to express himself

When up high, anything short of being completely in the zone isn’t an option

Climbing can be thirsty business. Here we see Sonny taking a deserved break from the action

Is the scene over there developed to the point where you have government backup in terms of dedicated training facilities (Parkour parks) being provided?

Sonny: The Polish Parkour scene has developed really well, but is still not that popular. We’ve got people with passion, but who treat the discipline as just a hobby and not as a way of life. It is different in the UK, where the government supports people and their passions. In Poland whatever is not within accepted standards, is not worth supporting. This means that if something is not on TV or is not bringing in good money, then it’s not worthy of the government’s attention. There are currently no Parkour centres here which could help focus all the people with ideas and perspectives for their lives.

How much time per week do you dedicate to your training?

Sonny: My training is not defined by a particular schedule. It’s all to do with my feelings on a day to day basis. There are certain routines that I religiously perform every time I practice though. The rest just goes with the atmosphere and how I feel and what I feel I should doing. For example, if I want to go and lay on the grass and look at the sky as part of my practice for that day, that’s what I do, that’s my Parkour <laughs>.

with any other kind of training?

Sonny: I still like to climb a lot.

Do you eat healthily?

Sonny: Not really, I eat whatever I like and it’s worked for me so far. I have no special diet but every morning and evening I eat cereal, I am just addicted to it <laughs>.

Do you usually train with others or do you train alone?

Sonny: Everybody has their own path which they follow.

When I started my training I was alone and then people started to join me. Unfortunately, the natural selection process makes some of them give up, but the rest are still with me. It’s beautiful when people with the same values in life meet and make art together, which others are not able to fully understand. Anyway, now I usually train on my own because all the crew is currently spread out all around the world.

Do you ever train with headphones on?

Sonny: That depends on what kind of activity I am engaged in <laughs>.

The other day I used my MP3 player to help get the Parkour rhythm while I trained.

“MY TRAINING IS NOT DEFINED BY A PARTICULAR SCHEDULE”

Can you give us an example of a typical day of training Sonny style?

Sonny: There is no strict training routine. As I previously said, it’s all about what I feel I should do. I am always looking for inspiration in everything around me like people or music. I remember a few years ago there was this place that I’d been going to every day religiously. I’d arrive in the morning with my breakfast and something to drink and then I’d just practise. It was a scaffolding rig around an unfinished swimming pool and was 9m high. It consisted of 4 inch wide beams that I used to do balancing drills on. I’d normally spend a couple of hours every day on it and it was a mind blowing experience every time I was there. You see, when I was there, I never once thought of jumping, climbing or flipping. It was all about slow and controlled movement on the beams. I knew that even one mistake would cost me all my training achievements. Any time that somebody comes to train with me, I take them straight to my favourite spot.

Do you take it all seriously or is it more of a lifestyle choice?

Sonny: Quite simply, Parkour is my life. I cannot imagine life without it.

Outside of your PK/FR training, do you supplement it

What techniques do you most enjoy drilling?

Sonny: Parkour <laughs>.

It is important to keep moving all the time. Every technique is good if it is effective.

What techniques do you least enjoy drilling?

Sonny: For me there is no such thing as single moves. If I start running, I start jumping, if I start jumping I start climbing. That’s my way.

For you, what kind of setup would make for the ideal PK/FR training hotspot?

Sonny: For me every place is perfect, as each place provides different opportunites to move.

Do you enjoy travelling?

Sonny: Yes! When I feel that I want to go somewhere, I just pack up my stuff and go. That is the adventure part that I really like. Every place provides inspiration to create new runs.

Have you travelled much outside of Poland?

Sonny: Yes, I have been to many different countries and have met so many people, and that is what feeds my inspiration. To see other people’s moves and experience their way of looking at Parkour, gives me new ideas for my work. Every journey is different from the previous one. I think my trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, was very special because of all the people there. I met a lot of

When dealing with authorities, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to take a

a deep breath and just deal with them in a civil manner. Here Sonny does the wise thing and follows it by unleashing an Hadouken attack

important people like champions from different kind of sports. One of my most important trips was to Czech Republic, where me and few of Arte Crew members were working as instructors. These trainings days were very important for me, because there were many people there who were new to Parkour, so I was in charge of teaching them everything I know about this sport and what’s important during practising. After four years I am going there again to do some courses, so I’m wondering if anything’s changed in the people’s mentality to Parkour since that time.

If you could hit any 3 countries to train at on an all expenses paid trip, where would you choose to go and why?

Sonny: That’s not a fair question. I want to go on one big trip to every country where Parkour is practised <laughs>.

How important do you think Youtube has been in spreading the word about Parkour/Freerunning?

Sonny: All multimedia is very helpful in spreading Parkour & Freeruning around the world, but they also are sometimes dangerous for the people who are just starting their adventure with this sport.

Like Youtube, many people watch our videos and they are taking the inspiration from us. But sometimes they forget about the proper way of approaching training, jumps or tricks. They forget about being safe.

So it’s very important to find good motivation, and good inspiration with well presented safety elements.

What do you love about PK/FR? Sonny: One word; everything <laughs>.

What do you NOT like about PK/FR? Sonny: There isn’t anything I don’t love. Seriously.

Do you ever worry about getting injured?

Sonny: Yeah I worry because an injury would prevent me from moving. And I do not like the idea of that much.

Have you suffered any injuries yourself?

Sonny: Luckily, I have never had a serious injury. The worst so far was just an ankle sprain.

Do you feel fear when you are attempting to do anything ambitious?

Sonny: Yes but If I know that there is something that I am not prepared for, I just do not take the risk. For me there is no point taking unnecessary risks at all.

Do you ever teach?

“FOR ME, THERE IS NO POINT TAKING UNNECESSARY RISKS AT ALL”

How frequently do you film your own stuff to upload?

Sonny: Not as often as I should. Usually I prefer to just get out there and move instead of filming.

When can we expect another video as epic as ‘Sonny Journey’ to be released?

Sonny: Soon……maybe <laughs>.

Do you enjoy the creative process of filming and producing your own videos and photoshoots?

Sonny: Around six years ago all of us decided to start making videos of what we do. We wanted to show people that Parkour & Freeruning is not only a sport, it is our way of life. We would like to show what accompanies our moves, like feelings etc.

Who in the scene has influenced you most?

Sonny: Any person out there who has dreams and is not afraid to make them come true, they are a real influence to me.

Sonny: Yes, I enjoy passing down knowledge and seeing people progress. It’s very rewarding.

If you were training on the street and saw a beginner doing stupid shit like big drops or anything beyond their level, what would you do?

Sonny: It really depends on the situation. I mainly observe other people.

Some people learn from their mistakes and the others do not. Anyway, that kind of situation doesn’t arise in my life very often.

Do you think that it’s your responsibility as an experienced practitioner to help other people out or should they be left to find their own ‘way’?

Every person who is in the Parkour & Freeruning scene should feel responsible for developing their discipline.

If any of us have years of experience, we shouldn’t be selfish and keep that knowledge just for ourselves. That would be the contradicting the values of Parkour & Freeruning.

Have you ever seen anyone bail heavily? If yes, what was it and how bad?

Sonny: Yes I have. Unfortunately there are many people thinking ‘’if he can do it, I can do it too’’, but sometimes they couldn’t be more wrong.

Do you have a favourite shoe for training in?

Sonny: The best shoes to practise Parkour are my bare feet. If you know where to get them, please let me know because I need some new ones and don’t know where to get them<laughs>.

Getting in the zone again

Taking a leap of faith in Poland

Not now guys, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m kinda tied up at the moment

How about gym training, are you a fan of training in the gym or are you strictly an outdoors guy?

Sonny: First of all, every place is different. What you have outside you cannot find in the gym, and the other way round. But wherever I will go, whether I am inside or out, I am having fun and I keep moving doing different exercises, jumps or tricks. So it doesn’t matter too much about the location.

will jump all over it <laughs>.

Do you think that you’ll continue to train when you’re much older?

Sonny: I do not know what is going to happen in the future, so I accept what it is now. I am trying not to think very much further. But I believe in what I do and I hope I will be able to continue that until the end of my days.

If you could pass down any information to beginners who have dreams of being a professional athlete in the not too distant future, what would it be?

Sonny: Just do what you love doing and never ever give up.

If you suffered a serious injury that meant you had to give up PK/FR right away, what impact would it have on your life?

Sonny: That would be really tough to deal with. I don’t even want to think about it.

On a less serious note, what makes Sonny smile?

Sonny: Being able to move around like a free spirit makes me smile a lot.

What kind of music do you listen to when you’re chilling like a villain?

Sonny: I am always chilled out, that’s why music is always with me. It always makes me feel calmer. I think that every kind of music has it’s own special feeling, but I’m able to find my balance in all genres.

What would be your dream pro job using your PK/FR skills?

Sonny: I’m already living my dream just by doing Parkour. This discipline has already given me everything I could ever have wanted plus more. Anything else that I’m lucky enough to have come my way, is a huge bonus.

I think your style is perfect for the new FR World Series event. Do you think that you’ll be able to film a run?

Sonny: I heard about it but can you tell me more because I didn’t understand it fully.

It’s a video championship project that provides a big platform for skilled athletes to break through.

Right now there are many athletes out there with skills to pay the bills but for some reason, they haven’t had the recognition they deserve.

I think it will help get the ball rolling for many people who want to take the competition route.

Sonny: Ah yes, for others this can be a very good opportunity to show their abilities. For me it is a problem to film a run because I have a contusion, but if I am fit and healthy before the deadline, I will try my best to do something.

“THE CZECH REPUBLIC TEACHING PROJECT WAS SO SPECIAL”

With regard to professional activity in PK/FR, what has been the most enjoyable one you’ve been involved in yet?

Sonny: The Czech Republic teaching project was so special because of the amount of responsibility I had on my shoulders What has been the least enjoyable and why was it so bad?

Sonny: Nothing at all. It’s just one big adventure.

Outside of being paid to play during a pro assignment, do you like the whole process? All the waiting around, long hours etc….

It doesn’t change anything because I love what I do.

Every time I give 100% of myself and I do not care if I am getting paid for that or not. The reaction from people after my show is giving you back all the time and money what you spent to be there for them. And then you know it’s worth much more than just the money.

Ever wanted to work in the movie industry?

Sonny: Sure, who doesn’t? If the opportunity comes, I

Ok cool. Sonny, thanks very much for taking the time to talk to us. We wish you all the best as you follow your path and don’t forget to release a follow up video to Sonny Journey.

Sonny: A pleasure bro and yes, I will release something very soon........maybe <laughs>.

Essential links....

Sonny Journey video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwplreTS1f0 Arte Crew Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/ArteCrewProd

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With the arrival of summer, comes the inevitable rise in temperature and more people begin to actively increase the amount of training they do. With that in mind, exercising in the heat really needs to be approached with caution and planning.

Given the international reach of Jump Magazine it would be worth checking out your area’s wet bulb globe temperature, as relative humidity is a big player in the risk of heatstroke. For example training in Taiwan during the months of June/July will carry a greater risk than training in the UK during the same months. What I’m aiming to do here is explain the physiology involved in the body’s response to heat.

The physiology As the heart works to provide blood and oxygen to the exercising muscles, it must also shunt blood to the skin where it can be cooled by the evaporation of our sweat. Exercising in heat pushes the body’s ability to control its internal environment and this has significant physiological consequences. Your body is striving to maintain a balance between preventing “hyper”thermia and maintaining an adequate fuel supply to the muscles.

The body defends itself from heat through three mechanisms: breathing, sweating, and changing the blood flow. Some of the acute responses to heat are plainly obvious but some are not. Increased sweat response (most obvious), Increase skin and muscle vasodilation (flushed red look) are easy to spot. Whereas an increase in core temperature is not so easy to spot.

Other responses are...

• Increased heart rate • BP maintenance • Increased lactate production Heat stroke If the body isn’t cooled fast enough then heat stroke begins to set in. What happens here is that sweating causes a decrease in the amount of blood pumped with each heart beat. As a result, your heart rate goes up to compensate.

While this happens your blood pressure starts to decrease and it becomes a battle of temperature regulation vs blood pressure regulation. Blood pressure always wins because blood is diverted away from the skin

and evaporated sweat loss stops. This is when Hyperthermia is setting in. When training others or with team mates, things to look for are tiredness, dizziness, lethargy, fainting, dry mouth and disorientation.

Sweating and fluid replacement How much you sweat during training is determined mainly by the temperature and your training status....

Fluid loss • You can lose as much as 2-3L per hour during exercise in the heat.

• Hypo hydration/ Dehydration.

• Lack of fluid intake/sweat rate.

• Dehydration impairs thermoregulation.

• Leads to Hyperthermia.

• Hyperthermia.

• Inability to use cooling mechanisms in extreme environments.

• May feel dizzy, faint, nauseated or very thirsty. When dehydrated you will see muscular endurance and aerobic power decrease.

Strategies for dealing with heat....

Replace lost electrolytes Sweat leeches salt and minerals from the body. It’s important to maintain sodium and electrolyte levels if you are sweating profusely and exercising for more than 90 minutes. The easiest way to replace these are with electrolyte sports drinks.

Wear appropriate clothing There is evidence to suggest that compression clothing may improve exercise performance by reducing the impact of hot and/or humid conditions on the body’s thermoregulatory system. Try to choose to use lightweight, light-coloured and loose-fitting clothing. In the hot sun, a hat and sunscreen is helpful.

Wear light, loose-wicking clothing so sweat can evaporate. These fibers have tiny channels that wick the moisture from your skin to the outer layer of the clothing where it can evaporate more easily.

Use sunscreen and avoid sunburn Sunburn decreases your ability to cool yourself and causes fluid loss. Use sunblock with SPF 15 or higher. Wear a hat that

provides shade and allows ventilation.

Acclimatise to the heat You will have a greater tolerance for exercise in the heat if you become accustomed to it slowly over one to two weeks. If traveling to a hotter climate, allow several days to acclimateise before doing intense exercise.

Avoid exercise during the hottest time of day; train closer to sunrise or sunset.

Use common sense Avoid hot foods, alcohol and heavy foods that increase your core temperature. If you feel any headaches, fatigue or irritability or notice your exercise performance decreasing, stop exercising and cool off.

Important points.

• During heavy work, muscles need more blood flow, which reduces the amount of blood available to be directed towards the skin and release the heat.

• Sweating also helps the body to cool off.

• Humidity levels need to be low enough to allow the sweat to evaporate.

• Water and salts lost through sweating must be replaced in order for you to keep sweating.

To read more articles from Will, checkout www.williamwayland.blogspot.com

Oleg Makhnev (Russia) Photographer: Alexandra Arefieva

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By JC ‘Sage’ Greening

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This particular creature has been studied, analyzed, evaluated, and mimicked since the dawn of time.

The human body works so perfectly, combating the deadliest disease while embracing the greatest beauty. But to know the true possibility of the human body, one must go beyond studying the it; one must put the body into motion. Traceurs know more than anyone the potential of the human body when it is combined with action. As videos and photo’s of Parkour and Freerunning demonstrate, the human body’s limitations are still yet undiscovered, which in itself makes the human being a wonderfully mysterious creation. Furthermore, Parkour and Freerunning also serve as water and sunlight to the fragile plant of humanity, enabling flowers of beauty to bloom and scents of life to disperse into the cold, dark, lifeless world of concrete, conformity, and civilization. Traceurs artistically paint potentiality and splendor with their movements through means of athleticism and discipline, combining every grand element of the human experience into one aesthetically-pleasing path. It is this unique ability to synthesize physical, mental, emotional, and imaginative qualities that makes Parkour and Freerunning very special human activities. So, instead of narrowing Parkour and Freerunning into one specific genre like sports or art forms, one should rather examine how they meet and exceed the qualifications for each and thereby can be any or all to a specific individual.

Freerunning Is A Sport “Sport is a highly ambiguous term having different meanings for various people. The broad yet loose encompass of sport suggests that sport can and perhaps should be dealt with on different planes of discourse.” - John Loy

Sports mean different things to different people. Sports provide financial security to professional athletes. Sporting events serve as family outings, long to be remembered by children and parents. The physical health offered by sports attracts many people to the various fields of play. But, for some, sports represent the entirety of life.

Beyond fans, fame, and fortune, these athletes live their selected sport in each moment of their lives. These “lifestyle” sports shape the athletes in every facet of life, from clothing to language; the sports actually set the practitioners apart from the rest of society, creating a counter-culture. Parkour and Freerunning are lifestyle sports.

Lifestyle sports at first appear to be a youthful counter-cultural movement against the old ways of play. The new athletic body is not only required to be fit, but is also used to rebel against “bourgeois forms of control, self-care, rationalization and training”. The modern athlete is deliberately making a statement about the world and human beings’ role in it.

Practitioners of these new sports declare this statement by choosing a certain dress code, listening to specific genres of music, speaking a unique language, and moving through the environment in creative ways.

Thus, the sport becomes a way to live—a lifestyle choice. Lifestyle sports still retain a high level of training and practice, but embrace a playful attitude toward the sport as well. The sport becomes an expression of identity to the athlete; through lifestyle sports, the athletes move through the environment to discover themselves as well as the limits of the sport.

This relationship between the identity, the world, and the athlete appears to be unique to lifestyle sports, exaggerated to the highest degree in Parkour and Freerunning. But, does Parkour

share any common characteristics with older, established sports? Philosophers through the years have tried to create a list of necessary conditions for sports. Though the all-inclusive definition remains unidentified, there are rudiments that remain common in all attempts at defining sports. As an examination of the elements will demonstrate, Parkour and Freerunning definitely qualify as sports.

The first shared element is the voluntary choice to participate.

Every sport seems to offer this quality. Parkour and Freerunning are no different, with the athletes choosing to participate on a voluntary basis and freely playing the sport. This does make gladiators non-athletes, however, since they are forced to play with tigers against their will. To be a gladiator is to fight for one’s life, which is a game with too much uncertainty to voluntarily play.

But some level of uncertainty is necessary in sports. The conclusion of a competition must remain unknown until the very end. This endless possibility builds tension and excitement for both the participants and the spectators. Even if the sport has time limits and spatial boundaries, the possibilities of play are open and unknown within the constraints. Athletic leagues and bracket competitions were created to cause greater uncertainty during games.

Parkour and Freerunning require uncertainty as well. The inability to predict the future and endless possibility of movement are integral components, much like other types of sports.

Traceurs feel a certain energy as they push the limitations of their bodies and chosen path into the world of possibility, even if there is no formal competition occurring.

However, philosophers argue that competition is a necessary element in the category of sports.

Sports must have some form of

competition in order for athletes to be compared to each other. The most common form of competition is team against team, like football. Next, there is the individual athlete against another athlete. This can be in the form of direct competition (such as a tennis match) or indirect contention. An example of indirect competition would be golf, where each athlete plays the entire game and then all the scores are compared at the end of play. So, whether there are teams or individuals, sports need to be competitive. Parkour and Freerunning are competitive on many levels. As we all know, Urban Freeflow’s World Championships are the premiere example of formal competition.

But there are other forms of competition occurring even in the purest form of Parkour and Freerunning.

Sebastien Foucan suggests competition dampens sports: “Competition is a limitation and an illusion: if your motivation is wanting to win a trophy, or to beat someone, you aren’t thinking about what’s best for you and your body. Focusing on what people think, rather than concentrating on your own way of expressing yourself, prevents you from enjoying the here and now.”

But, there are forms of competition occurring here, though not as obvious and external as in other types of sports. The first kind of competition is man versus nature.

The traceur battles the elements of nature as she tackles her chosen path. Parkour seeks a higher level of competition, choosing to go outside similar species and challenges nature instead. And the natural world has no capacity for mercy!

Freerunning also has the capacity for another type of competition: the competition with the ideal.

Traceurs seek after the perfect self, wanting to become better and

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Forged by: Josh Usalla www.guampk.com

better at Parkour. This competition with the ideal can be internalized, suggesting an individual competes against the self. A traceur strives to become more flexible with each training session, competing against the old self and pushing the limitations of the body. The competition with the ideal could also be externalized, stating it is a competition with time and space, such as when a Freerunner attempts to go through the same obstacle scenario faster and smoother each time.

Rules are another element that sports must implement, according to philosophers. Rules are often necessary to create sports in the first place. The game needs set boundaries and limitations, as well as rules to increase uncertainty, to make the game unique and secure. Almost all of professional sports have formalized rules, with rule books, sanctions, and enforcement agents (umpires, referees, etc.).

Even if the sport is performance based, such as gymnastics, there are still formulas and rules to follow when judging the artistic actions of the athletes. Parkour calls for individuality and rejection of rules. Furthermore, since there is no equipment to limit movement or a playing field to put boundaries in place, this particular sport exists without the element of rules. Though there may be initial rules to separate the sport from others (that is, definitional rules), such as Parkour is defined as an athlete that uses her body to move through an environment, there are no rules governing time, space, or play while doing Parkour. The athlete can create rules, such as making a Parkour game into a form of tag, or can disregard all rules and simply move through an environment as freely as possible.

Parkour may be as close to child’s play as an adult athlete can get; to play at Parkour only requires movement of the physical body through an environment. But, Parkour can still break the rules

and be a sport, as seen above.

This leads to the next element, which is the sport must be playful and outside the “realm of the serious”. This does not mean the athletes don’t care about the game, but rather the game itself exists externally to serious consequences. Therefore, a war cannot be a sporting event because the death of citizens and nations is a very possible result of war, which is quite a serious matter. On the other hand, a football game will not dictate whether athletes live or die (at least in the physical sense).

Sports must have playfulness to them, and Freerunning meets this criterion. Simply attend one jam session, and one will discover just how playful traceurs are!

There are, however, limitations to the element of a lack of seriousness in sports. Where is the line between serious and non-serious drawn? Physical death is definitely on the side of seriousness, but what about notions of identity or financial ruin? Professional football players rely not only on winning, but also on making key plays during the game in order to keep their careers. Traceurs use the sport to express the “self,” values, and beliefs towards society.

Furthermore, professional raceurs actually do risk life and limb while performing their sport.

Compare these sports to the child’s playful game of hop scotch, and one realizes there is a more serious element to sports; hop scotch has no serious consequences. Life, self-expression, and career are important aspects to a human being, and it seems sports may be more in the “realm of the serious” than initially proposed by philosophers.

Then, perhaps, the last element will be more universal, which requires sports to be in a “realm” all of their own. Philosophers argue that sports must be separate from the everyday world, with a

field of play that disconnects the sport from the rest of the environment. In essence, the sports field becomes a small world within itself, as athletes dress in “other worldly” uniforms and walls of seats encapsulate the players. This separateness puts boundaries on sports, both spatially and temporarily. A particular game is limited by an outlined field and only so many minutes on a play clock. Whether this is a gymnasium, basketball court, or swimming lane, sports want to disconnect from the rest of the world.

Parkour challenges the element of separateness to the greatest extent, almost requiring the direct opposite—complete immersion into the everyday world.

Freerunners want to be a part of the world, not detached from it.

This direct relation with the everyday realm is what aids sports in becoming a part of the lifestyle of the athlete. When the sport takes place in the sphere of daily life, the athlete can envision the sport throughout the process of living, examples being career, home, and social life. The sport meshes itself with all other facets of life, and this creates a lifestyle personality in the practitioner.

Parkour does not offer an escape from reality, but rather a deeper understanding of life. For some philosophers, the lack of separation from reality makes Freerunning and Parkour questionable contenders for inclusion as sports. They literally become a part of the everyday landscape, and may resemble something else more than sport. This is why some propose Parkour be defined as an art, a dance, or a new category of physical activity. However, extrapolating from this examination of the elements of sport, Parkour and Freerunning definitely meet most the criteria for sports and improve on the other elements. But, Parkour and Freerunning could be art forms as well.

Parkour Is An Art Good art captures emotional experiences of humanity and freezes them to exhibit the beauty in life. Every traceur can remember times during movement when a move over an obstacle resonated something within, something lasting and perfect—something beautiful.

Additionally, Freerunners watch numerous videos of fellow athletes, critiquing the style of movement and cinematography, searching evermore for those precious seconds of beauty. These two very different, but symbiotic, views demonstrate how Parkour resembles good art: the artist and spectator connect through the artwork’s shared beauty.

Though spectators stand in line for hours to see sporting events, art has a deeper relationship with spectators. Those who watch and view art can feel a connection to the artist, can see something entirely different than the artist, or can feel no connection at all.

Good art definitely creates a connection between artist and viewer, but it also allows individual viewpoints to exist.

Thus, a video of Freerunning can mean one thing to the Freerunner in the video and something entirely different to the viewer. However, at the same time, the athlete in the video and the spectator may both point out the same move as beautiful.

Parkour enables the physical body to become an instrument of beauty. Parkour and art create beauty.

Parkour is not only a game, but goes further and becomes an exhibition of creation. The traceur creates a path, and this path has a special style to it, making the traceur the owner of that specific path. The traceur thus becomes an artist, creating a picture of movement on the canvas of blank concrete and stamping his signature to it. This creation consists of numerous elements, such as the obstacles in the environment, the physical

capability of the athlete, and the athlete’s imagination; but regardless the athlete is in control of the process. The athlete becomes an individual.

Individuality is the hub of Parkour, which makes it very artistic.

Lastly, just like in art, aesthetic value is of utmost importance in Parkour and lies as a deeply rooted motive. Whether a traceur expresses beauty through double back flips or seamless movement, the athlete is still seeking the feeling of flow, which shines a spotlight on that inner knowingness of beauty. Though we are not outside of ourselves to see it, we as traceurs know when we have created beauty. We go beyond visual arts, turning beauty into a feeling as well as a vision.

Traceurs are the poets of motion, expressing emotions through physical means. Freerunners are artists.

Traceurs Are Expressionists The true beauty of Parkour and Freerunning exists in their ability to be both art and sport at the same time. There are no set definitions. Freerunning enables the individual to express the self without rules, stadiums, or edges of a canvas. The traceur is free to express whatever is going on internally through external movement. By doing so, the self becomes firm and known, exposed in its nakedness for all to bear witness to. And as any traceur knows, the outside public reacts in many different ways, but nonetheless the athlete knows “thyself” better because of it. Tim Clausen, a newcomer to Freerunning, describes it perfectly: “I feel that freerunning is a personal relationship with each person practicing. For whatever the reason they feel the desire to do this, be it for exercise, the beauty of motion (art), the feeling of accomplishment... because it’s there... it becomes part of someone and helps to

identify that person. So when I say expression I am simply saying I can’t classify it for everyone, so I offer the general word to encompass all reasons for why people choose to participate in this art/sport. I’ve never met anyone who has been ashamed to say they are a freerunner. It envelops a sense of pride in the people I know of that do it.”

The traceur discovers more and more of an authentic self through the expression of physical movements. The Freerunner is an artist of action, not only creating a path of personal reflection, but a solidified expression of the self.

The traceur tattoos the world with personal thoughts, beliefs, values, and ideas as she takes every step.

Freerunning alone allows this beautiful journey to occur, which every other sport and art envies and ridicules. Freerunning can be every sport and art rolled into one gorgeous expression of movement. A traceur can be every artist and athlete, but not every artist or athlete can be a traceur.

But, this path of perfect beauty also has traces of fear, danger, and risk. Some people classify Parkour as an “extreme” sport due to the high levels of risks that it can assume. What do you think?

Do you Freerun to conquer fear or to feel fear? Does the simple fact that Parkour can be dangerous make you want to do it more? Do humans need risk in order to feel complete? I would love to hear your opinions and thoughts, so take the risk and conquer your fears: let me know what the Urban Freeflow community thinks—let me know what you think. Until next month…keep training and shine on!

JC ‘Sage’ Greening can be reached via email at: greening.5@wright.edu or Facebook at: www.facebook.com/jcgreening

Clint Carlton (Saudi Arabia) Photographer: Mohandas Amesh www.flickr.com/photos/aafotografy

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UNDERGROUND (CIS)

is sweet edit features the talents of Konstantin Kachurin and Sergey Latoshin. some might be looking for big dynamic jumps in the PK/FR videos they choose tch, the experienced of us will fully appreciate the fact that they are using one le spot to create movement that flows so well and looks effortless. Even more ive when you realise that Konstantin is performing all moves in this vid with a busted wrist.

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Words: Daniel C. ‘Casquinha’ Handley www.casquinha777.blogspot.com

Oh, to be young again. That seems to be the mantra of the day. People hearken back to their childhoods and wish they could have it all back. Why? “It was an easier, simpler time.” Oh, really? What planet are those people from?

All that some see is a state of play, completely carefree of all the burdens of the real world.

They themselves, on a deep down level, want to frolic and join in the fun. What a great stress reliever! “But I’m just too old.” Oh, really?

Have you ever seen children cry? There’s a reason for that. Sure, kids don’t have to worry about taxes, mortgages, insurance, and so on. But they have their own burdens to deal with, ones that their limited life experience barely has them prepared for. I remember how hard it often was as a child to fit in, memorize at school, obey rules, mind the grown-ups, and live in a world that I felt so helpless in. Most of my decisions were made for me and I had little or no choice in the matter. Sure, it’s not a car payment or 9 to 5 job. But in a relative sense, there’s not much difference.

And yes, play is a huge stress reliever. It’s what humans are built for! It’s how we first learn. It’s how we explore and discover. We have our humanity trained out of us at such an early age. And why? To “grow up”. To be more mature. That’s right. We shoulder larger amounts of stress and stop keeping in shape the way we are intended to in order to trick others and ourselves into believing it’s the grownup thing to do, seemingly oblivious to the fact that ulcers, aneurysms, strokes, and heart attacks are not achievements!

But what is maturity really? There are several things that make up one’s maturity. Among them are the ability to put aside pleasure for necessity, to put others above one’s self, to adapt to situations, to exercise patience, and to do what is best for one’s self. That means doing what is best for your psychological health and physical fitness.

Think about the concept of avoiding what is best for your own being because it’s “undignified” for someone your age. Now compare it to the concept of one child avoiding another child who “has cooties”. It’s the same thing! The only difference is in the details.

To live one’s life based on the fantasy of societal dogma is well within the realm of infantile behavior, and serves as a horrible example to younger generations. We need to break from those dogmas, stray from the path, to jump, climb, run, and be free! Everyone should embrace Parkour!

To play is mature. To deny play is childish.

Stop wishing you were younger and start having fun! Splash in puddles. Swing on monkey bars. Jump over railings. Dance and sing carefree along with your favorite song on the radio. When you rake the leaves, do it twice. The first time you make a pile, jump in.

When you shovel the driveway, use the shoveled snow to make a fort. Then make snow angels. Leave the path and make the world your playground. Stop worrying about what the world will think and start playing.

If others don’t like it, tell them to grow up.

And in conclusion ...

TAG! You’re it! Nyah nyah nyahnyah nyah!! *PPPPBBBBTTTTT!!!!

RT NACIONAL

ORIZABA 2011 Article by Pyro Peñaloza Photography by Tika Gomez

Mexican flow explodes! That’s a phrase that best describes the first RT Nacional Orizaba. It was staged out in the hot, beautiful and interesting city of Orizaba in the state of Veracruz. Orizaba is one of the best known cities from that state, is an awesome place to visit and that’s not just because of its natural beauty but also the bunch of traceurs and freerunners that run the place. All of whom are friendly and full of magical tricks. If you feel like giving it a visit, Orizaba is about a 4 hour bus drive from Mexico City and a couple of hours away from the port of Veracruz (sorry, you won’t see any babes jamming at the beach in these pages).

Standard group shot. Everybody smile!

Unleashing the inner child in this awesome park

After arriving at the bus station and discovering that the meeting point was 15 blocks away, we stretched out a bit to get rid of all the aches from the trip, and then picked up everyone’s backpacks. As per usual, the awesome Vero “Tika” Gomez with the camera’s and Sama Silva Hernández were with us along with Yash Palacios, who was leading the rest of the relatively new N.I.N.T. Team.

We exited the place to find our way to the TAPO Bus Station where we were supposed to meet up with Ztatyk Conzatti and Jesha Vicente, who are members of the Urban Athletics team and the organisers behind the jam. After a good walk under the scorching sun, we arrived and found Wid Eriksen who’s a member of the Urban Runners family. He was there as a special guest at the reunion and was jamming outside a McD’s with some of the UA members, but both of the guys who were supposed to meet us there weren’t anywhere to be found. After a little chatting, we all decided to move on to a park where we would find the rest of the gang in order to go as a group, to the place of the RT, a few more blocks away. Eventually we arrived at a beautiful park alongside the Orizaba River.

Before half an hour had passed, another group of traceurs arrived and again, Ztatyk and Jesha were nowhere to be found, so we jammed in the park a little while we waited for them… and nothing. Finally, Wid made the “move your asses” call, and everyone formed a solid group and moved to the park “La Alameda”, where the RT Orizaba would take place.

When you’re approached by cops carrying guns, you don’t fuck about!

Opening speech to lay down the lyrics

The instant we arrived at the park we were like “WOW!” It was an enormous place with a lot of outdoor gyms, traceurs kid’s playgrounds and it was full of people. Unfortunately though, the authorities around there are really strict when it comes down to using the playgrounds since they are obviously for kids and it’s in a public place blah, blah, blah you know how it goes. Anyway, a small zone had been cleared and some wooden structures were already there for us to use.

After some time around there, a couple of cops came up to us with heavy looks on their faces and heavy weaponry too! The subject? A couple of guys had climbed up a building, and the cops wanted to make a heavy presence on us. Wid, with all the patience of a good traceur, assured them that it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be repeated again and started talking with them.

Eventually, the officers got interested and started asking questions about the jam, how difficult it is and the general questions about Parkour, which was all a refreshing break from the usual shit we get.

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ft leg in, your left leg out. In out, in out, you shake it all about. You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around. That’s what it’s all about.....”

Warming up before the real action kicked in

Ztatyk and Jesha finally arrived at 2pm accompanied by one of the municipal counselors and the rest of UA team. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to note that the government heavily supports all kinds of urban stuff, down from Breakdance to Skateboard, and Parkour is one of the most recent disciplines added to the counselors interests.

Also, Urban Athletics is currently working side by side with the state government to develop a training program for the Police Department, so soon weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see cops performing diving kongs to catch thieves. Back to the arrival of the gang, they apologised for being late, and immediately set up the registration area. The event was completely FREE, something which was outstanding, because the organising team did everything from getting sponsors to saving money, so that every single person could have an official RT tee, get help with the bus tickets, food and everything that they could do to help. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d give it a score of 8 out of 10 for organisation, but a 10 for the vibe, energy and generosity towards all the people there. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s truly what an RT is about.

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Under the hot Mexican sun, it would have been great to have a swimming pool to dive into. But in this case, a block was the next best thing

It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long to start busting out with the flips

After everyone had the tees and registration finished, they took us to a close kiosco (a small building, open and only sustained by a couple metal columns, traditional of the Mexican architecture), where they explained that the main purpose of this event was to explain to people what Parkour is and provide info about the founders and all of that stuff. Also the RT acted partially as a ‘show’ for any passers by around there. Half an hour was used for all of this, after which a proper warm-up started that was led by Jesha, Ztatyk and Fernando. 30 minutes of running, doing push-ups and stretching and then…

JAAAAM!!!!

Orizaba practitioners are some of the most crazy and outstanding around this side of the Ocean, with great flow and creativity. Also, their interests go from Parkour and Freerunning to beat box, break dance and (in the case of Valentin “El Mago” Rojas) magic tricks! If you ever give them a visit, I can bet you´ll never ever get bored around them. It was about 7pm before the day started to wind down. In the end there were about 20 traceurs left in the park. A few were still jamming and the rest were either lying on the floor or talking about the jam. Then someone yelled: “THERE’S FOOD HERE!!!” We had completely forgotten about an enormous pan with red rice on it. The food originally intended for a hundred ended up being for 20. There’s no better way to end a beautiful jam than eating your own weight in rice. So now, remember, if you want fun, heat, food, and great places to drill around in Mexico, forget about Mexico City and head to Orizaba, you surely won’t regret it!!

Wherever there are blocks, you find someone willing to dash over them

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Jacob Glew - Precision (Danson Park) Photographer: Ez

JJ GodaZak (England) Sinclairwww.youtube.com/risingtideproduction - Diving Kong (Woolwich Arsenal) Photographer: Ez www.urbanfreeflow.com Photographer: Ez

Zach Luker - Side Flip (Woolwich) Photographer: Ez

Jordan Fuller - Precision (Bexleyheath) Photographer: Ez

Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Big Balancing Act (Woolwich) Photographer: Ez

Jordan Fuller - Precision (Woolwich) Photographer: Ez

Zak Sinclair - Cat Leap (Woolwich) Photographer: Ez

Jacob Glew - Drop To Roll (Woolwich) Photographer: Ez

Todd Harding - Cat Leap (Bexleyheath) Photographer: Ez

Jordan Fuller - Running Precision (Woolwich) Photographer: Ez

Knowledge Is Power (Abandoned School, Woolwich) Photographer: Ez

Sergio ‘Steel’ Cora (Spain) www.youtube.com/galizianurbanproject Photographer: Marc ‘Defo’ Torres

BAIL MARY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NOOBS TRY TO CHALLENGE THE EFFECTS OF GRAVITY

IF YOU EVER VENTURE DOWN TO SOUTHBANK IN LONDON WHEN THE TIDE IS AT ITS LOWEST, YOU’LL NO DOUBT SEE MANY A FREERUNNER BUSTING FLIPS BY THE FESTIVAL PIER. DON’T LET THE SOFT SAND FOOL YOU THOUGH, BECAUSE IT STILL SEDUCES NOOBS INTO MEETING THE ALMIGHTY MARY. AS CAN BE SEEN HERE WITH RHYS ‘ROO’ CLARKE’S EFFORT, HE WAS COAXED INTO TRYING TO WRITE HIS NAME IN THE SAND WITH HIS FACE.

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“WITH EXPERIENCE UNDER YOUR BELT, GETTING TO YOUR FINAL DESTINATION DOESN’T HAVE TO BE A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH”

JJ Goda (UK) www.youtube.com/risingtideproduction Photographer: Ez

Karl Anthony (Malta) Photographer: Mariano Galea www.facebook.com/fifra

60 Second Interview

Jacob Glew Introduce yourself...

My name is Jacob Glew and my nickname in Parkour is ‘JGPK’. I’ve lived on the outskirts of London all of my life in a small town called Bexleyheath. I’m 16 years old and I’ve been doing Parkour for almost 3 years now.

How did you get into Parkour?

It just happened really. I’ve never been into the conventional sports like football, rugby or cricket and one day I saw JJ Goda training in Bexleyheath and it looked like so much fun, so I tagged along and really enjoyed it. We’ve trained together all the time ever since. I have to thank JJ and Zak Sinclair for helping me all the way though, as they’ve taught me everything i know. I did have a break from Parkour when I was diagnosed with type one diabetes, where the doctors said that I would never be able to do Parkour again and this came as a huge shock! But I was determined to prove everyone wrong and well, here I am <smiling>.

Who are your inspirations in Parkour?

When I first started out I didnt know that Parkour was on Youtube so JJ was my main inspiration as he was the best person I knew and I loved his style of moving. Nowadays anyone with dedication inspires me and they dont necessarily have to be that good. They just need to have dedication and determination. I hope one day I too, can be an inspiration to others.

What do you love about Parkour?

Everything. The whole vibe of meeting all your mates, having a laugh and all doing Parkour together is amazing. After a hard day at school I know I can go out and train and it will release all my frustrations and helps me to calm down, so in a way I find it therapeutic. Also, after you’ve done something new that you’ve been scared to do for a long time, it gives you more confidence and this can apply to all areas of your life. It can help in school life, family life or whatever, ‘progressing your expectations.’ After I was diagnosed with type one diabetes, I felt really depressed knowing life would be much harder and Parkour was a way to help me get through the hard times and in setting myself free.

Are you also into Freerunning?

Not really. I go to the gym quite often and practice flips but I don’t do flips outside at all. I have done before but I just don’t bother now. I’d much rather see a video full of quality Parkour with really nice flow, as opposed to a video full of flips but that’s just my personal opinion.

Jacob Glew (England) Photographer: Ez

Tom Foreman (England) Photographer: Ken Irons www.facebook.com/Notoriousenterprise

URBAN RE

EVOLUTION

Interview: Ez Photography: Will Carman

Hi guys, please introduce yourselves.

UR: Firstly we would like to say a BIG hello to everyone who reads Jump Magazine each month. We are a team from the UK called Urban Revolution, which consists of nine Freerunner’s who are both skilled and passionate about a lot of different types of movement. All of us step up to the plate with completely different backgrounds and are from locations based around the East Midlands.

There is a 10th ‘member’ of sorts in the form of Will Carman, who’s our cameraman. He’s responsible for capturing all the fun stuff we get up to.

Can you tell us a little bit about each team member?

Phil: I’m Phil ‘Flip’ Hunter aged 25 from Nottingham.

I’ve been training on and off for around 7 years. I first saw Parkour when it was being shown as the BBC ‘Rush Hour’ advert and was completely blown away! Then the ‘Jump London’ documentary came along and it put the icing on my cake for me to enjoy for all of these years <laughs>. I gain most of my inspiration from fellow Freerunner’s. Even beginners and children who’ve never been shown anything before are inspiring, as they naturally get up or over obstacles in their own way.

Jack: I’m Jack ‘Blackjack’ Holmes, 19 from a village called Langwith. I have been aware of Parkour for 5 and a half years and have been practising it seriously for about 4. My first exposure to Parkour was via Urban Freeflow.

As soon as I’d watched that, I immediately ran to my mates house and we attempted to copy what we’d just seen. . I knew from that moment that this was something I had to get involved with.

went on from there.

Jack: I’m Jack Britton and I’m 19. I’m originally from Nottingham but I’m currently living in Leicester for university. I’ve been practicing Parkour and been involved in the scene for around 6 years, I started after watching the ‘Jump Britain’ documentary in 2005.

Sean: I’m Sean Leathen, 22 years old and I’ve been training for 5-6 years. I started around the time of ‘Jump Britain’ too. I’m from Nottingham but currently live in Sheffield and discovered Parkour properly through some friends, who introduced me to other people that trained in Nottingham and it just grew from there.

Josh: My name is Josh ‘JP’ Peat and I am 18 and from Nottingham, I first saw Parkour at school when some people where doing it. I asked what they were doing and they told me to watch ‘Jump London’ so I did and from there I have training ever since. I don’t really count the years I have trained but I’d say that it’s around 4 years?

I’ve always liked to move and to be active climbing up things that I wasn’t meant to and just exploring for myself.

People that inspire me are my friends that I train with and everyone that I meet through my travels doing Parkour.

“URBAN REVOLUTION WAS FORMED BACK IN 2007”

Benedict: My name is Benedict Mason, though most people in the Parkour community know me as ‘Sark’. I’m 25 years old and I’ve been training in Parkour for around 6 years, though I have been aware of Parkour for about 8 years. I never really trained seriously until 6 years ago due to a lack of resources to learn about Parkour properly and also due to the fact I was of the belief that nobody in my area actually trained. Thinking about it now, that was probably true <laughs>.

Dzuy: I’m Dzuy ‘Dizzy’ Southam, I’m 20 years old and I’ve been training for 4 and a half years. The thing that got me into Parkour/Freerunning was the Urban Ninja video.

Luke: Hi, my name is Luke “Gangle” Brown I’m 19 years-old from Kirkby in Nottinghamshire. I got inspired through a local group who used to do it at lunchtimes and breaks in school, I asked to join them one day and it

Mat: I’m Mat ‘Spark’ Taylor. I am also 18 and from Nottingham and have been training for roughly 3 years. I fell into the scene after watching both ‘Jump London’ and ‘Jump Britain’.

Will: I’m Will J Carman and I’m 17 years old. I’m from Bingham in Nottinghamshire. I haven’t really kept count of years I’ve been training but I started around the beginning of 2007. I can’t remember exactly where I first saw Parkour but I can remember being directed to the Lincs Parkour website and seeing a guy do a frontflip and being amazed that he could do that <laughs>.

Thanks for the intro’s. Where did the Urban Revolution name come from then?

UR: Urban Revolution was formed back in 2007 with Members Ben Mason, Phil Hunter, Jack Holmes and Dzuy Southam eager to form a Freerunning team. The Name for the team was taken from Ben and Phil’s previous team ‘Urbanic Revolution’ though we aren’t really sure why we made this name up <laughs>? I guess in our younger years we thought it sounded Cool.

Seriously though, our main reason for forming the team was to help each other through our training. We also wanted to gather video footage in an attempt to showcase our skills and promote what we have come to love. During the start of this journey, we’ve trained with

Mat â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sparkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Taylor tries an unorthodox approach to pole dancing Photographer: Will Carman www.carmanography.tumblr.com

Josh ‘JP’ Peat lets the world pass him by while he gets in the zone Photographer: Will Carman www.carmanography.tumblr.com

lots of great groups and lots of great people. Some of whom joined our team a little later on. Sean Leathen, Luke Brown and Jack Britton had joined within a year of the team forming. 2010 came around and the last two of the team were found in Josh Peat and Mat Taylor. They were followed closely by our highly valued addition of Will Carman as team cameraman. We are now trying to produce some good material for the Parkour community and help promote Parkour positively within our local areas.

Were you all friends before doing Parkour or did you meet after?

Phil: We all became good friends through training and I can honestly say I’ve never met a group so interesting, inspiring and honourable.

How long have you all been together as a team?

UR: As we said before the team that is around today has been shaped over the years from our original team which started back in 2003.

Who out of all of you has the most annoying habit?

UR: To be honest, being in a group of 10 guys at the ages we are, you can imagine the sort of banter that would be hurled at one another. It’d be unfair to single one person out here, but let’s just say that a lot of the team are very loud in public and tend to forget where they are sometimes <laughs>.

get on with it and move. Obviously the locations that are best are the quiet ones where you don’t get any hassle off of the public or any types of security.

Security <laughs> Do you encounter many problems with renta-cops?

Phil: Ah shit, I can’t remember a single day where I have trained and haven’t had a run in of some kind. I used to get really frustrated with guards who threw their weight around telling us to leave without asking who we were or what we are doing, I was raised to treat people in the same way I’d expect to be treated but I was also a frustrated teenager, so any confrontation with authority figures was never going to have a happy ending <laughs>. But I as got older and understood more about Parkour and how different communities deal with similar situations, I wanted to change my ways.

These days, no matter how bad the guards day has been and if he/she is looking for someone to take it out on, we all try to use the ‘Triple P’ code which is Promote Parkour Positively. Since we’ve taken this approach, we’ve managed to build a line of civil communication with most security guards we encounter. As a result, they now have an understanding that we are not out trying to cause any trouble or damage property. But sadly, they still have to be seen to be doing their job, especially if there are CCTV cameras about and from time to time we still get moved on.

“WE ALL BECAME GOOD FRIENDS THROUGH TRAINING”

Is the scene in your local area a big one?

Ben: I train mainly in the Midlands. There are huge scenes in Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham and Coventry.

Phil: Even though our locations have big Parkour scenes, we are always at looking at different way’s to help more people to get involved and enjoy the discipline. I’m working hard to introduce Parkour to schools for the next generations of practitioners and hopefully get some facilities set up for anyone interested in starting out.

Do you train with others or do you just train together as a team?

Jack: Well the reason why we created the team was to help each other out and help with progression. We mainly train as a team just because we love to train together. However, we train with others quite often. This is usually on the weekends when most of the others are out and about. Sometimes it’s good to just get out and socialise instead of getting our heads down and training hard.

What are the best spots to train at in your area and why?

Josh: The best spots for me are anywhere that I can just

Good to hear. It takes little effort to be civil. What would you say is the main strength of the team?

Luke: The main strength of the team is our friendship, as there’s nothing better than doing something you love with the people you love. The banter is always a great laugh too. My goal for the team is to enjoy the time we have while we are still young and fit enough to take part.

What is the main goal of the team?

Josh: There are many goals for the team, to educate others, to Promote Parkour Positively and to find new ways to help beginners start out safely. We are trying to get a couple of Parkour parks built in our areas too.

Have you worked together in a professional capacity?

Dizzi: The team has been involved in plenty of pro work including coaching, photo shoots, videos, product testing and also live performances.

Is the vibe between practitioners in the UK a friendly one in your opinion?

Jack: Yeah, I guess there needs to be a good vibe for Parkour to survive.

Benedict â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mason takes a view on the situation Photographer: Will Carman www.carmanography.tumblr.com

Benedict ‘Sark’ Mason, Jack ‘Black Jack’ Holmes, Philip ‘Flip’ Hunter, Mat ‘Spark’ Taylor and Josh ‘JP’ Peat Photographer: Will Carman www.carmanography.tumblr.com

Mat â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sparkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Taylor flipped out when it was suggested that he was touched up by a priest in the church behind him Photographer: Will Carman www.carmanography.tumblr.com

Will: Overall I’d say the UK practitioners are very friendly. I remember when we went down to London for the ‘Eve Eve’ jam some of the guys we never met before came up and introduced themselves and were a real pleasure to train with.

Do you guys travel around much within the UK? Sean: I do, but it’s so hard to choose a favourite place.

Everywhere is different, you know? Every town or city, including the people there, are all different. So every place you go to has a different vibe and the people have a different approach to doing things, so there’s always going to be new stuff to learn and new experiences to be had.

Mat: We try to get about but I really love London. It’s such a good city to train in just because there’s so much potential to create movement pretty much wherever you go.

Tell us about your Youtube channel…

UR: We have our team Channel on Youtube (listed at the end of this interview) Our channel Is produced mainly by Phil and is filmed by different people in the team if Will isn’t around. So far only have 8 videos up on the channel but each one has been made to a high standard. We are always interested in producing new video material so no doubt there will be a new video out soon. We’ve never really pushed for subscribers or anything and have never really worried about how many views our videos get as long as we have something to look back on. Feedback whether it’s good or bad, is always nice and is very welcome.

We also have Will Carman’s channel here: www.youtube.com/willlcuk With Will’s channel its more of a lifestyle one, so you get to see a lot of other stuff as well as Urban Revolution videos.

Vietnameries Volantes, Daniel Illabaca- Any video, Urban Freeflow - Dubaice Cream and Generation Yamakasi.

Have you travelled as a team to other countries?

Will: We travelled together to visit Lisse,France, a few times. The last time we were over was for UF’s ‘Session Internationale’ jam in the Summer of 2010. It was a great experience and we hope to go back again soon.

What countries would you like to travel to in order to train and why?

Sean: I really want to travel to the Far East. I want to climb cliffs overhanging the sea in Thailand, hike up Chinese mountains to find a hidden temple and gain some priceless pearl of knowledge from an ancient monk <laughs>.

Phil: For me its to go back to New York. There is something dark that I love about that City. Dubai could be good too. Maybe you could tell us a little bit more about it?

“WE DO TRY TO GET ABOUT BUT I REALLY LOVE LONDON”

When can we expect to see more new video material from the team?

UR: This is a frequently asked question <laughs>. Our team is spread out across the Midlands, so is sometimes hard for us all to come together and film. With Will on board though, he’s always ready with his camera to capture video footage and photo’s, so it’s a case of watch this space <laughs>.

What are your favourite Parkour/Freerunning videos?

UR: To be honest we spend far too much time watching videos <laughs>. Storm Freerun Vol 1, Year of 2010, The ParkourTour videos, Team Farang - Thailand Parkour Tour 2010, Le Vietnamien Volant -

New York is by far, my favourite city in the world so that’s a good call. Dubai is an interesting place but unless you’ve got money to burn, it’s not really worth hitting up. Ok, so which individuals in the international scene inspire you the most?

UR: Its going to have to be Pasha Petkuns, Oleg Vorslav, Daniel Illabaca, Phil Doyle and Jason Paul.

They all have such free movement and unbelievable talent. But saying that, there is so much talent out there right now, so the list is potentially endless.

What is your opinion of competition in general?

Dizzi: I think it’s great for improvement and also helps the sport to get attention. Sometimes though, it can have a negative effect of getting regular people into the mindset of competing with each other, and it can take away a lot of the spiritual and mental side of it.

Sean: My view is anything that brings the Parkour community together is a good thing, but people shouldn’t get too fixated on titles or beating each other, progression in Parkour is a very personal thing.

What do you love about Parkour/Freerunning?

UR: Being free, forgetting who you are and your daily stresses. Having the ability to overcome obstacles not only physically but mentally which others may struggle with is a great feeling. Parkour is very rewarding in so many different ways.

What do you hate about Parkour/Freerunning?

UR: The team verdict on this one is the security aspect

Mat â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sparkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Taylor was feeling down after the rest of the team fired him for hogging this mag piece Photographer: Will Carman www.carmanography.tumblr.com

but also people just being plain stereotypical and ignorant.

Do you ever worry about getting injured?

Jack: I’ve learnt my lesson the hard way so yeah, I suppose I worry I could get injured again. I’m not worried so much about the cause of an injury, that’s all down to the individual from not training right or in some cases just being unlucky. But I’m worried about my injury stopping me from training.

Sean: I don’t lie awake in bed stressing about what would happen if I broke a leg, but I won’t do something if I think it’ll lead to any kind of injury, I’m not stupid.

Have you suffered any injuries yourselves?

UR: With the nature of what we do, injury is always a possibility. Injuries do come in all sizes and on the lower end, you mainly get cuts and sprains. We’ve all had injuries in the team at some point, even our cameraman too <laughs>. If you love what you do then you want to be doing it for as long as you possibly can, so the solution in most cases is to be sensible.

Parkour or Freerunning or don’t give a shit?

UR: Most of the team are laid back when it comes to naming what we do, we didn’t really like the commotion that was caused all those years ago. Nowadays I kind of feel bad when discussing what we do to different people.

When saying I do Freerunning I feel as if I’m offending the guys who call it Parkour and vice versa <laughs>.

For us its just movement and we love to move wherever we are. Depending on the kind of person asking us what we are doing and their level of understanding towards Parkour, is when we decide what we want to name what we are doing. Most of the Public understand it as Freerunning and it still shocks me when they then know the background of what we’re doing. It’s just nice to see it has been promoted the right way it should have been.

Do you guys have a background in any other sports?

UR: Yes, we take part in climbing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, dance, break dancing, fast pitch softball, gymnastics, skateboarding, and inline. All of the different backgrounds in these sports really shine in each members individual style.

What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you?

UR: When the team took a trip to Paris for the Session Internationale event, we stayed in a hostel and Mat got so paranoid that someone may come in through the night and take him away, that he actually pushed his own bed in front of the room door every night and slept on the floor <laughs>. I guess you had to be there to see the fear in his face and how much it was troubling him. Paris was a good trip though and we had so many funny moments but it’s pretty much the same anywhere we go.

“WE’RE READY NOW TO START LOOKING FOR A TEAM SPONSOR”

Is your team sponsored?

UR: Not as a team. We haven’t really focused on the notion of being sponsored. Instead, we’ve concentrated on training and creating a small label for ourselves. Jack is sponsored by a small extreme company called Rule Industries, they cover a variety of extreme sports. Will is sponsored

by Drunken Monkey, who supply free clothing to him and there are a few others in the team who have had sponsors in the past. We’re ready now to start looking for a team sponsor or someone that likes what we do and can provide us with help to carry on what we are doing and give back to our communities.

What are your shoes of choice for PK/FR? UR: Our shoe collection is extensive as a large team and individual styles we all train in different footwear. We use K-Swiss Si-18, Kalenji success, Nike darts, Adidas Fortitude, Fila, Drunken Monkey, plimsolls and ninja tabi boots <laughs>. But we would all agree that the best footwear to use are the old style Kalenji Success.

Do you ever train in a gym or is it strictly outdoors?

UR: Our training is mainly done where it should be done and that’s outside. But to hone our skills and practice new movements that we’re unsure about outside, we’ll head to the gymnasium. Also, throughout the years of training, certain members of the team have found it hugely beneficial to pump some iron and join a gym to gain strength for moves they may have struggled with before.

What music inspires you?

UR: Everything! Seriously, we mean it, I mean most people who would say that have no musical taste whatsoever but again, coming from different place’s we all have our own tastes, a small list of music types would be punk, pop, rock & roll, metal, drum & bass, dance, dubstep, screamo, hip hop and jazz. We won’t go into all the artist’s and favourite songs as this issue of the magazine would need to be twice the size <laughs>.

Do you think the internet is an important tool to spread the word about PK/FR? Sean: Definitely, I think most of the community that’s around today wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for social network sites and online video sharing.

Will: I agree. The internet is a very important tool to spread the word about Freerunning as is most things these days. It allows Freerunners to get their names out

Precision from Josh ‘JP’ Peat Photographer: Will Carman www.carmanography.tumblr.com

Benedict ‘Sark’ Mason mid-tumble Photographer: Will Carman www.carmanography.tumblr.com

Double trouble from Philip ‘Flip’ Hunter and Josh ‘JP’ Peat Photographer: Will Carman www.carmanography.tumblr.com

and to communicate with fellow Freerunners.

What do you think of sites like Facebook and Twitter?

Luke: Social networking sites are fantastic for the community as we are able to keep in contact with the people we meet on the road. They’re mega useful but I would never take it as far as say Farmville <laughs>.

They’re also great tools for sharing our recent work like photos and videos with others.

Do you have your own page?

UR: Of course! You have to keep up with the times <laughs>. We have a Facebook page which keeps you up to date with what’s going on within the team and can be found at: www.facebook.com/urbanrevolution Do you train seriously as athletes?

Jack: Yes and no. Parkour is a lot of fun and it is quite hard to be serious when you are out flying high or rolling around. I generally go out because of my love for the way of Parkour and because of how much fun it is.

But as a tight squad, we understand that there is definitely a time to be serious when needed. On a personal level, a large section of my life is dedicated to fitness. I run many miles a week, lift weights, condition, train Parkour and play football. I love the feeling of advancement.

Do you think that you’ll continue to train when you’re much older?

Dizzi: Yes definitely. I will never stop, it will stop me.

Phil: I will give it my best shot but like Dizzi said, it will stop me, but when that happens I shall try to pass on my knowledge to as many other people as possible.

Do you guys currently teach?

UR: Team member Dizzy runs classes in schools around the Mansfield area. Also Phil, Mat and JP recently started a teaching course which has given us the opportunity to teach a small youth group and start up regular training sessions for beginners within our local community.

What advice would you pass down to any beginners reading this?

Jack: Please, please, please take your time to learn and enjoy every moment you have. Be respectful to everyone you meet whether they are moving you on from a location or whether you are training with them.

Luke: At the end of the day, be yourself because your movements will show your personality, background and your knowledge. Try to find and make a good group of friends, find a good balance between conditioning and free-running and most importantly, enjoy yourself.

“I WOULD NEVER TAKE IT AS FAR AS SAY, FARMVILLE”

How about diet, do you guys eat healthily?

UR: As a team we encourage each other to eat better. I can’t say we eat the most healthy foods all of the time though, but we do try. I mean eating really well costs more than junk food and the options to eat healthy are far outweighed by the fast food crap that’s readily on offer.

Were you aware of Jump Magazine before this edition?

UR: Of course we have followed UF and what they have been up to since we started out. We’ve kept up to date with each issue and they always make a good read.

Looking back at issue 1 you’ve come a long way. We’ve had a couple of pictures published already. If anyone’s interested in checking them out, they are in issues 8 and 14.

Ben: I’m a fan of the photos people send in, which often give a great feel for the situation. The mag always looks really professional and I’d definitely buy it if it was on the shelf at my local newsagents.

Thanks for the kind words there. Is it important for the team to get exposure?

Mat: If it helps me meet new people and learn more then yes it is.

Are there any people you would like to give a shout out to?

UR: Our first shout out would be to you guy’s reading this piece. If you’ve managed to sit through all of this without falling asleep, we want to thank you for your interest <laughs>. We’ve got a lot of love for everyone but our main shout outs would have to be our family and friends who have supported us, Dilk from ‘Montana Nottingham’, Rule Industries, anyone who’s followed us via our website and Youtube channel and to all our fellow Freerunner’s around the world. Much love!

Signing out…..

Thanks for your time guys.

Essential Urban Revolution links: Website - www.urbanrevolution.net Youtube - www.youtube.com/UrbanRevolutionmedia Facebook - www.facebook.com/urbanrevolution

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Daniel Lopez (Venezuela) Photographer: Alberto Momio

Zach Luker (England) Photographer: Ez

‘Classic Nylon Snr11’

UNDERPRESSURE

By Zak Sinclair

www.youtube.com/zakkyss

Seeing as the Asics we reviewed last month stood up so well despite being cheap to buy, we’ve been encouraged to seek out more within the budget range and this month we have the Fila Nylon Snr 11’s to put through their paces.

Choice of location was London’s Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle.

Stepping up to test them out was Zak ‘The Yoda Of Cat Leaps’ Sinclair.

Weight

Because of the nylon material used, the shoes are as light as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d want. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complain at all.

Score: 5 out of 5 Perfect.

Comfort....

Comfortable to wear straight out of the box, but you definitely need to break them in properly so that they can mould to your feet. If I’m completely honest, I didn’t feel 100% confident in going for everything full-on during the shoot, because they hadn’t been worn in. That said, I’ve owned a pair of Fila’s prior to doing this test and can say that once they’re broken in, they’re sick.

Score: 4 out of 5

Need to break them in properly.

Style....

From what I’ve seen there are only a small selection of colour choices but of the ones they do have, they’re quite fresh looking.

You wouldn’t want to rock them when going out to a club though, but they don’t look anywhere near as tramp-like as the Kalenji Success.

Score: 3.5 out of 5

Not bad but not award winners.

Shock Absorbency

The soles arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t designed to be given a good battering from height drops, but offer adequate protection unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re an ultra noob and land heavily like an over-caked fat kid.

I found them to be thick enough to offer enough protection but thin enough to allow you to have a good sense of touch with walls and rails.

Score: 4 out of 5

Spot on for people with some experience. Less experienced people might need to add some in-soles.

Grip....

When you wear these for the first time you need to scuff the soles because they have an almost oily feel to them. The slippery texture from new means that cat leaps and running around are ok, but any rail preâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will see you slipping.

From owning a pair of these before, it took me about 20 mins of scuffing to make them completely suitable.

Score: 4 out of 5

Out of the box theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a bit shit but once scuffed up they are perfect.

Durability....

They look durable and from using these before, I can vouch for them being fine long term. The soles can take a real battering and the upper of the shoe will last from the regular scrapes picked up during training.

Score: 4 out of 5

Good enough to outlast a Parkour battering.

Overall....

These shoes can be picked up for as little as £25 (GB pounds) to buy and you can’t complain with that.

My only gripe is that they need to be worn in properly before they are completely suitable. If you were to wear these from new and train as per norm without breaking them in, you’ll find that your body will be broken in before the shoes are.

Minor gripe aside, the shoes are fresh looking, cheap to buy and once worn in, are definitely recommended as shoes to check out if you’re operating on a tight budget.

Overall Score: 4 out of 5 Fila FTW!

Argenis Alvarez (Venezuela) Photographer: Alberto Momio

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Game Over (Almost)

The Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle, London, was built in 1974 and is due to be demolished to make way for a new £1billion development.

And.....so what? You might be thinking but it’s yet another PK/FR hotspot that’s going to be lost forever. Over the past 8 years or so, it’s been used for a whole host of Parkour related commercials, music videos and movies and for a long time it’s been a great place for group training. We say group training because being a bit of a ghetto area rife with gangs and drug dealers, it’s not the kind of place to frequent if you’re alone. In fact, we’ve heard stories of naive practitioners wondering into the badlands at night and getting jacked for their wallets, phones and camera equipment.

Right now though, it’s a complete ghost town where all but about 10 flats have been vacated and for the street savvy practitioner, it truly is a playground with so many opportunities to create movement. You can now stride across walls without being chased by pitbull terriers and you can run around without having to dodge pellets from any number of air rifle snipers nesting in their tower block bedrooms.

Not for long though. They’ve already started to bulldozer certain sections and before long, it’ll all be gone forever......

Mohammed Jamal Al-Jakhbeer (Palestine) www.youtube.com/palparkour Photographer: Abdallah Enshsi

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