It was amazing!
First of all, I would like to thank everyone who made it to the jam today!! You guys really made this day as great as it was! I really hope we can get everyone together again sometime soon! ..we really had a great day, and couldn't have asked for better weather! Traceurs attended from all over, we had guys from Glasgow, Dundee, Kirkcaldy, and areas in between. As I recall, we had around 17 freerunners, making this one of the biggest and most succesful jams we've hosted!
The day kicked off at quarter past 11, at the St Andrews bus station, where we met up with some of the Glasgow guys. We made our way along to around the back of the University for warm-ups, and spent about a half hour on stretching, quadripedal movement, and the eyeing of the amazing training spots there. The rest of the guys who attended the jam showed up at this point, and we had a grand total of 17 traceurs for the day! Sadly, after just managing to warm up, we got asked to move on by campus security. Well, being the courteous freerunners we are, we moved on, resolving to come back nearer to the end of the day..
Up next, we headed off to the british golf museum spots. Here, everyone was in their zone, and a lot of 'sweet moves' were soon dished out. Among the more daring movements were; huge kong-precisions over a drop, precisions and cats over an even larger drop, and general mayhem that would probably have older people reaching for more cough-medicine "because this stuff is just so good". Here, we also indulged in some tricking on the grassy areas, and Andrew got handstand-to-benches, after several rather awkward failed attempts (got one on camera! :D)
The 2 crates of Monster Energy we got given for this event were half gone by this point, and we decided it was time to take some sponsorship photos. So Andrew got creative with perspective and got videos of people jumping into, cat leaping, and doing flips into and over cans of Monster.. After spending about an hour or so at the golf museum, we crossed the near-by parking lot, to the rocky outcrops at the end of the beach. Until about 2pm we were lost in our own little world, trying bigger and bigger precisions, some rock climbing, picture-taking, and several new flips. Cameron landed his first side 540's today!! They look kind of like front 540's, but better! We will hopefully see one amongst the 2 or 3 videos of the day.
A reporter and a photographer from The Courier came along at about 2:30, and we had several interviews and pictures taken. We had a very good talk with the reporter, and I'm really looking forward to reading the article! (should be printed on Monday)
After the beach, we stopped by Tesco to grab some food, and walked over to the Cathedral to get some "scenic training". The beautiful ruins gave us the opportunity to practice quite a lot of different rock-climbing routes, as well as a lot of different sized precisions and little runs. Over here everyone also did quite a bit of tricking and flipping. I almost got my b-twists back, while Ross got his slant gainers again..then one of the glasgow guys (sorry I forgot your name!..Sam?) went and did a b-twist to swing-through gainer, as well as a cork, and blew us all away! We spent an hour or so at the Cathedral, finishing the last of the Monster, getting another couple of sponsor photos, and generally chillin'.
At this point we all decided to go back and try the spot behind the University again, but quite abruptly we got asked to leave again, by campus security (idk why, but hopefully next jam they won't be quite as attentive)..and we all made our way to the "grassy, raily, and wally" spot in front of a cafe in the town centre. We spent about an hour here training all sorts of different movements, including some which probably shouldn't be considered parkour.. Most of the guys who were there, landed Wilson's "standard" kong-precision on one side, and I got some amazing, and amusing stunts on film before my camera battery finally died (stupid forgetful-ness of the charging of my own camera! xD)
After it started getting a bit darker and a lot colder, and after another stop at Tesco, we walked over to "the ruins", a spot we haven't trained at in St Andrews, before. A couple of guys had to head home shortly after (it was around half 5), and the rest of us had a very nice cool-down stretching session, followed by a stop at a cafe and a surprisingly quite painless (unlike the usual) walk to the bus station..
All in all, I would have to say this jam was really a great success!! Everyone had fun, landed some new tricks, and got to meet and socialize with new people.. And once again, thanks to everyone who made it today, and I really hope we can all get together and train again very soon!
-Rustic
ps
I will hopefully have my version of the video up within the next few days. I didn't get too much footage, so it should be a very quick and painless edit.
pps
I really apologize to everyone who expected this jam to last for 2 days, but only 2 people who came on the first day would be able to make it to the 2nd, and we just decided to train in Dundee on the Sunday, instead..
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Is that too many p's? ..sorry if I went into too much detail!! Tell me what you think?
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Sunday, 7 March 2010
St Andrews Jam is now 2 days! :D
Guys, (skip to the edit at teh bottom please! :D )
I'm very sorry for this last-minute change, but the St Andrews jam has been re-scheduled for the 13th of March (this Saturday), instead of the 14th of March, as the 14th is Mother's Day.
I knew it was Mother's Day when I scheduled it, but I didn't realise until yesterday just how many people wouldn't be able to make it to the jam as a result..
The good news is that you still have a week to change any tickets you might have to the day before!! We're proceeding with the same times, but if you can get here earlier, that would be great, as I would love to go to St Andrews for 10am instead of 11am.
If you show up in Dundee and noone is at the bus station, make sure you txt me and catch the next 99 bus (any letter) to St Andrews! We will hang around the St Andrews bus station area until 11-11:30 as planned, though!
I hope to see you guys there, and make sure to text and call me if you have any questions, as that would be faster than email! My number is: 07760474207
-Rustic
ps
I'm really sorry for any inconveniences I might have caused by this! xD
[EDIT]
OK, after several complaints (sorry, guys) I've decided this will be a 2-day jam!! So if you can come to both, please do! And if you can't, I hope to see you on at least one of the days!!!
I'm very sorry for this last-minute change, but the St Andrews jam has been re-scheduled for the 13th of March (this Saturday), instead of the 14th of March, as the 14th is Mother's Day.
I knew it was Mother's Day when I scheduled it, but I didn't realise until yesterday just how many people wouldn't be able to make it to the jam as a result..
The good news is that you still have a week to change any tickets you might have to the day before!! We're proceeding with the same times, but if you can get here earlier, that would be great, as I would love to go to St Andrews for 10am instead of 11am.
If you show up in Dundee and noone is at the bus station, make sure you txt me and catch the next 99 bus (any letter) to St Andrews! We will hang around the St Andrews bus station area until 11-11:30 as planned, though!
I hope to see you guys there, and make sure to text and call me if you have any questions, as that would be faster than email! My number is: 07760474207
-Rustic
ps
I'm really sorry for any inconveniences I might have caused by this! xD
[EDIT]
OK, after several complaints (sorry, guys) I've decided this will be a 2-day jam!! So if you can come to both, please do! And if you can't, I hope to see you on at least one of the days!!!
Thursday, 4 February 2010
March 14th - St Andrews Spring Jam 2010!!
On Sunday March 14th,
Dundee Parkour (DUPK) will be hosting the second annual St Andrews Spring jam! Come one, come all!! Last year's jam was a great success, with a lot of traceurs attending. This year, we are looking for this event to be an even greater success!!
St Andrews is a beautiful town, and to the people who come, this will be a great opportunity to spend a day in a very scenic and friendly atmosphere, with fellow traceurs from all over Scotland (and hopefully some people from England!)
The jam will kick off at 11am at the St Andrews bus station, and we will be jamming until sunset! Bring money (for lunch), cameras, friends, and most importantly bring yourselves and the friendly banter!! We will wait near the bus station until around 11:30, to make sure everyone gets there, but then we're off on our day! I really hope you guys can make it, as this is definitely looking to be a great day, with an amazing atmosphere, and we also will have a couple of photographers and maybe even videographers (DusaTV) there!
The technicalities:
Make sure you have March 14th free.. If you book now, megabus tickets should be dirt cheap, and I will meet up with everyone who gets the bus, at the Dundee bus station no later than 10:30, after which we'll catch a bus to St Andrews. A round trip ticket to St Andrews from Dundee costs around £5, and if you end up getting a later bus, you will still have time to catch the St Andrews bus (any of the 99's) and make it to us.
Also, it would be great if whoever is coming, or is thinking about coming, could please send us an email to dundeepk@gmail.com so I could give potential journalists a rough headcount for the event!
If you would like to call/txt me with questions, or anything else, my mobile is: 07760 474207
Hope to hear from you!
-Rustic
Dundee Parkour (DUPK) will be hosting the second annual St Andrews Spring jam! Come one, come all!! Last year's jam was a great success, with a lot of traceurs attending. This year, we are looking for this event to be an even greater success!!
St Andrews is a beautiful town, and to the people who come, this will be a great opportunity to spend a day in a very scenic and friendly atmosphere, with fellow traceurs from all over Scotland (and hopefully some people from England!)
The jam will kick off at 11am at the St Andrews bus station, and we will be jamming until sunset! Bring money (for lunch), cameras, friends, and most importantly bring yourselves and the friendly banter!! We will wait near the bus station until around 11:30, to make sure everyone gets there, but then we're off on our day! I really hope you guys can make it, as this is definitely looking to be a great day, with an amazing atmosphere, and we also will have a couple of photographers and maybe even videographers (DusaTV) there!
The technicalities:
Make sure you have March 14th free.. If you book now, megabus tickets should be dirt cheap, and I will meet up with everyone who gets the bus, at the Dundee bus station no later than 10:30, after which we'll catch a bus to St Andrews. A round trip ticket to St Andrews from Dundee costs around £5, and if you end up getting a later bus, you will still have time to catch the St Andrews bus (any of the 99's) and make it to us.
Also, it would be great if whoever is coming, or is thinking about coming, could please send us an email to dundeepk@gmail.com so I could give potential journalists a rough headcount for the event!
If you would like to call/txt me with questions, or anything else, my mobile is: 07760 474207
Hope to hear from you!
-Rustic
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Ice Training in Tayport
Yesterday, on Dec 28th, I took a trip over to Tayport to do some winter training. This was an event I organized two weeks in advance, but sadly not many were able to make it, and the day progressed with only me, Ross, and Cameron (of the Street Devils) training.
The day started at 12pm. I took a bus over from the Dundee Bus station. This was my first time to tayport, so after asking for directions for when to get off a couple of times) I finally made it. Upon arrival, Cameron and Ross's mom very generously fed us all with soup and hot food, before we went "out on the town".
The training started with a nice set of parallel rails, close to their house, after which we went down to the primary school, where we found some amazing precisions and cat leaps. Here we spent about an hour and a half, training to the soudn of Jedi mind Tricks (they've got some amazing music!) We foudn several interesting combos, and Cameron and I spent about half an hour perfecting a short "run" between another two sets of rails.
From here, we went (and slid) over to a pond near "the common", which ended up being completely frozen over. Here we spent about an hour, testing how far we could get out onto the ice without it breaking, and I'm very happy to say that all of us survived without falling in to a very cold and wet fate..
Then we slid on over to check out an adult-sized (I think?) playground, where Cameron showed me the incredible potential of the place..had it been warmer, I would have gotten some great footage there!
As it sadly grew darker and colder, like it does around 3:30 these days, we went back to their house, where we spent another half an hour practicing muscle-ups and filming random things.
I'm very pleased with the way that the day went, and I definitely want to train in Tayport again sometime! Also, training in the cold and ice isn't as bad as it sounds, I feel it actually made me more aware of my body, and the cold temperature is actually quite invigorating, and keeps you awake! :D I only wish it wasn't soooo slidy..
-Rustic
The day started at 12pm. I took a bus over from the Dundee Bus station. This was my first time to tayport, so after asking for directions for when to get off a couple of times) I finally made it. Upon arrival, Cameron and Ross's mom very generously fed us all with soup and hot food, before we went "out on the town".
The training started with a nice set of parallel rails, close to their house, after which we went down to the primary school, where we found some amazing precisions and cat leaps. Here we spent about an hour and a half, training to the soudn of Jedi mind Tricks (they've got some amazing music!) We foudn several interesting combos, and Cameron and I spent about half an hour perfecting a short "run" between another two sets of rails.
From here, we went (and slid) over to a pond near "the common", which ended up being completely frozen over. Here we spent about an hour, testing how far we could get out onto the ice without it breaking, and I'm very happy to say that all of us survived without falling in to a very cold and wet fate..
Then we slid on over to check out an adult-sized (I think?) playground, where Cameron showed me the incredible potential of the place..had it been warmer, I would have gotten some great footage there!
As it sadly grew darker and colder, like it does around 3:30 these days, we went back to their house, where we spent another half an hour practicing muscle-ups and filming random things.
I'm very pleased with the way that the day went, and I definitely want to train in Tayport again sometime! Also, training in the cold and ice isn't as bad as it sounds, I feel it actually made me more aware of my body, and the cold temperature is actually quite invigorating, and keeps you awake! :D I only wish it wasn't soooo slidy..
-Rustic
Saturday, 26 December 2009
Dundee Parkour updates and some Kouro Media news!
Hey everyone!
Just to let you know, we will be resuming our "classes" as we had them last year, starting straight after re-freshers week! We will be at the re-fresher's fair, getting students to sign up to our "club" (as they call it) after which we will have several beginner sessions, followed by several jams!
At the moment, I hope everyone is training! Don't forget to do some sit-ups after the feasting of the past 2 days! ;) And on behalf of DUPK I would like to wish all of you a VERY Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!!!
I really hope this year will bring us some good weather and opportunities, so we can seize the moment and train the hell out of this year!
In other news, Kouro Media (a media endeavour I've started has just launched a new series called "Assassination for Dummies". It is broken down into lessons, which are voiced by our very own Andrew (ask)! So please take the time to watch, and help support our new media production branch!! And I think you will enjoy them, too! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUhQcqmnybA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAyAnjTPn1Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_CC2gMrLFk
If you have any questions please send us an email!!
Seasons Greetings,
Rustic
Just to let you know, we will be resuming our "classes" as we had them last year, starting straight after re-freshers week! We will be at the re-fresher's fair, getting students to sign up to our "club" (as they call it) after which we will have several beginner sessions, followed by several jams!
At the moment, I hope everyone is training! Don't forget to do some sit-ups after the feasting of the past 2 days! ;) And on behalf of DUPK I would like to wish all of you a VERY Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!!!
I really hope this year will bring us some good weather and opportunities, so we can seize the moment and train the hell out of this year!
In other news, Kouro Media (a media endeavour I've started has just launched a new series called "Assassination for Dummies". It is broken down into lessons, which are voiced by our very own Andrew (ask)! So please take the time to watch, and help support our new media production branch!! And I think you will enjoy them, too! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUhQcqmnybA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAyAnjTPn1Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_CC2gMrLFk
If you have any questions please send us an email!!
Seasons Greetings,
Rustic
Sunday, 29 November 2009
The Castrator - DUPK VIdeo Tutorial
Hey guys,
Just posting a short, fun video we made during the summer. Calum Mccune brings you a new parkour move, cleverly named (by him) "The Castrator". Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIXU--wLbC0
-Rustic
Just posting a short, fun video we made during the summer. Calum Mccune brings you a new parkour move, cleverly named (by him) "The Castrator". Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIXU--wLbC0
-Rustic
Monday, 23 November 2009
Dundee Fall '09 Parkour Jam Video
Yes! It is finally edited and uploaded!
Enjoy this footage of the Dundee Parkour Jam, edited to music from Jedi Mind Tricks! Sadly, I wasn't filming the whole day, so some parts are left out, but the Street Devils are going to release a big video of all of the jams this fall, in the near future!
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUWeo7A5ZXk
-Rustic
Enjoy this footage of the Dundee Parkour Jam, edited to music from Jedi Mind Tricks! Sadly, I wasn't filming the whole day, so some parts are left out, but the Street Devils are going to release a big video of all of the jams this fall, in the near future!
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUWeo7A5ZXk
-Rustic
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