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fandomhigh2014-07-29 06:41 am
necroslacker) wrote in fandomhigh2014-07-29 06:41 am
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extreme physical education, period 1, tuesday
Today's class was back in Seattle at Parkour Visions. They were in the gym area and the reason for the location would become clear soon. There was one other different thing about class. Sam had company. Standing with him at the front of the room was a brunette woman who looked about the same age as Sam. She was toned and muscled and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail. Anyone who could pick up that sort of thing would be getting some interesting vibes from her but otherwise, she looked human.
"Morning everyone," Sam greeted. "Today, we're gonna enjoy some parkour."
He grinned at his companion. "And I'm gonna let a friend of mine take over and teach most of this class. This is Brid and she's...well, she could kick my ass, if she wanted to. Safe to say she knows what she's doing so listen to her and check out her demonstrations. She'll be around after class if you wanna talk."
Brid gave Sam a look for that one before turning back to the class. "Yeah, as Sam said, my name's Brid. Parkour's not really something I do a lot but I've done it before and I think I'm pretty good at it. For those that don't know, parkour's basically the practice of getting from point A to point B in the most efficient way possible."
To demonstrate, she turned towards a wall and took off at a faster than most normal humans speed. She jumped, planted one foot on the wall and then pushed off hard enough that she was able to reach the top of the wall with her hands and heft herself up. From there, she started talking again.
"Parkour involves vaulting, jumping, rolling, and anything else the situation might call for." With that said, Brid took a few quick steps and vaulted over the small gap between two walls, landing with her hands on the ledge and her feet on the wall. She pulled herself up. "That's a cat leap right there. There's no real trick to parkour either. You want to totally focus on what you're doing. Parkour really celebrates the freedom of movement. You wanna wear loose fitting clothes and shoes that give you a good grip. You want to maintain your balance and keep a tight control over your body."
Brid jumped off the wall again, aiming for the opposite wall about halfway down. Her feet hit it squarely and then she pushed off and into a roll that brought her back to her feet and in front of the class. She smiled. "Give it a try. Don't go leaping over gaps unless you know you're gonna make it. I'd suggest with starting to run over walls or leaping over some of the low hanging walls and doing it without stopping. Once you get the hang of it, try connecting various things and see how it goes."
Sam clapped his hands. "You heard her. Get to it!"
"Morning everyone," Sam greeted. "Today, we're gonna enjoy some parkour."
He grinned at his companion. "And I'm gonna let a friend of mine take over and teach most of this class. This is Brid and she's...well, she could kick my ass, if she wanted to. Safe to say she knows what she's doing so listen to her and check out her demonstrations. She'll be around after class if you wanna talk."
Brid gave Sam a look for that one before turning back to the class. "Yeah, as Sam said, my name's Brid. Parkour's not really something I do a lot but I've done it before and I think I'm pretty good at it. For those that don't know, parkour's basically the practice of getting from point A to point B in the most efficient way possible."
To demonstrate, she turned towards a wall and took off at a faster than most normal humans speed. She jumped, planted one foot on the wall and then pushed off hard enough that she was able to reach the top of the wall with her hands and heft herself up. From there, she started talking again.
"Parkour involves vaulting, jumping, rolling, and anything else the situation might call for." With that said, Brid took a few quick steps and vaulted over the small gap between two walls, landing with her hands on the ledge and her feet on the wall. She pulled herself up. "That's a cat leap right there. There's no real trick to parkour either. You want to totally focus on what you're doing. Parkour really celebrates the freedom of movement. You wanna wear loose fitting clothes and shoes that give you a good grip. You want to maintain your balance and keep a tight control over your body."
Brid jumped off the wall again, aiming for the opposite wall about halfway down. Her feet hit it squarely and then she pushed off and into a roll that brought her back to her feet and in front of the class. She smiled. "Give it a try. Don't go leaping over gaps unless you know you're gonna make it. I'd suggest with starting to run over walls or leaping over some of the low hanging walls and doing it without stopping. Once you get the hang of it, try connecting various things and see how it goes."
Sam clapped his hands. "You heard her. Get to it!"
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Some of Isabelle's daring leaps from obstacle to obstacle were maybe a tiny bit showoff-y, yes.
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Gymnast moves combined with her unnatural bounciness and agility meant she was flipping and bouncing her way through the course, generally with a "Wheeeee!" as she sailed through the air.
Parkour was the best!
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