Articles
The original site's Learning Center held articles on training, strength and what parkour is. These are the ones written for the site itself, restored in full. Most of the other entries in the old Learning Center pointed to articles by other writers; links to those will follow.
By NOS
- Parkour India's Take on Parkour Instruction
An article by Parkour India that describes how bogus Parkour instruction is flourishing in the country, and how to identify and avoid such con-men, and stick with the genuine centers of Parkour learning.
- Pk-Day Mumbai, and National Jam 2010 Writeup
A first-hand account of what went down at one of India's biggest Parkour events that took place in September 2010, with traceurs from all over the country, and some from abroad, in attendance, written from NOS' perspective.
- Parkour Stripped Down to its Essentials
NOS systematically strips down the meaning behind the term Parkour, and explores its origins from the discipline of ADD, and explains what the meaning of Parkour ultimately boils down to at the most basic level. It is the closest and most unbiased definition of the meaning of the discipline.
- Flips are not Freerunning
Everyone knows there is no Gymnastics in Parkour. But what everyone doesn't realize, that technically, there is no Gymnastics in Freerunning either. This article takes a look at why this is so.
- Skill in Parkour
The ability to do audacious stunts and big jumps alone does not make one skilled in Parkour. This article explores the other, more important attributes that truly define how skilled a practitioner really is.
- Why Eccentric Work is Essential for Parkour
A detailed physiological look into preparatory strength training for Parkour, which discusses why eccentric contractions of muscles are an important attribute that need to be trained, and how this very important aspect tends to get neglected by a vast majority of traceurs who employ faulty methods of preparatory training.
- The Mechanics of Strength and Fitness (Part I)
This is a two-part article that first looks at the science and mechanics behind the terms 'Strength' and 'Fitness', and then explains a very important phenomenon, and that is why Strength is such an important attribute in everyone's lives. This is Part I of the article.
- The Importance of Strength (Part II)
This is a two-part article that first looks at the science and mechanics behind the terms 'Strength' and 'Fitness', and then explains a very important phenomenon, and that is why Strength is such an important attribute in everyone's lives. This is Part II of the article.
- Fight or Flight
Parkour, a training discipline gaining momentum in India, allows its practitioners to envision their city as an obstacle course and navigate it using skill, precision and dexterity.
Also on the original site
- What is Parkour?
(The opinions stated in this article are the author's own views, and do not necessarily reflect those of Parkour Mumbai.) Kingshu (K9) from Parkour Assam, describes in his own words what Parkour is. This is not a comprehensive definition of Parkour, but is a good starting point to understand what it is all about.
- The Importance of Conditioning
(The opinions stated in this article are the author's own views, and do not necessarily reflect those of Parkour Mumbai.) Kingshu (K9) from Parkour Assam talks about why conditioning and strength training is an important pre-requisite for Parkour training, even though it is not readily apparent to most newcomers.
- Parkour Defined
This is your basic, in-a-nutshell guide to understanding all that you need to know about Parkour, and everything that Parkour Mumbai stands for: the accepted definition of Parkour, the differences between the terms Parkour, Freerunning, Le Art du Deplacement (ADD), their brief histories and origins, the different disciplines that are often mistaken for Parkour or Freerunning, and the scope and philosophies of Parkour.
Not yet recovered
NOS wrote these for the original site, but no copy of their text has been found. If you have one, please get in touch.