Comments on: Fluidity http://tysoncecka.com/archive/fluidity Stuntman, educator, and casual photographer writing about my parkour training and travels Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: u.linder http://tysoncecka.com/archive/fluidity/comment-page-1#comment-33283 u.linder Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:58:23 +0000 http://tysoncecka.com/archive/fluidity#comment-33283 it is o.k. it is nice that other people like my pics too, but if you want to use a pic of mine in the future, please let me know in advance, ok? and a short note that it is my pic and i am the holder of the pics copyright would be nice... sorry, for my poor english ;) have a nice weekend!! it is o.k.
it is nice that other people like my pics too, but if you want to use a pic of mine in the future, please let me know in advance, ok? and a short note that it is my pic and i am the holder of the pics copyright would be nice…

sorry, for my poor english ;)
have a nice weekend!!

]]> By: Tyson http://tysoncecka.com/archive/fluidity/comment-page-1#comment-33285 Tyson Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:19:05 +0000 http://tysoncecka.com/archive/fluidity#comment-33285 well thank you for the nice pic ;) Normally a script of mine pulls the info (including author) from Flickr and displays it all in a lightbox when someone clicks on it, but it's down and not working right now. So instead it just links to your page on Flickr, do you not want me using it? well thank you for the nice pic ;) Normally a script of mine pulls the info (including author) from Flickr and displays it all in a lightbox when someone clicks on it, but it’s down and not working right now. So instead it just links to your page on Flickr, do you not want me using it?

]]> By: u.linder http://tysoncecka.com/archive/fluidity/comment-page-1#comment-33284 u.linder Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:52:55 +0000 http://tysoncecka.com/archive/fluidity#comment-33284 btw. nice pic. i messed a note that it is my pic you used here. btw. nice pic.
i messed a note that it is my pic you used here.

]]> By: Rafe http://tysoncecka.com/archive/fluidity/comment-page-1#comment-33282 Rafe Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:36:44 +0000 http://tysoncecka.com/archive/fluidity#comment-33282 I don't think anyone was ever against fluidity, its just that people got sick of the word flow because it was so over used and misunderstood. From a sports science standpoint flow is specific mental state that allows optimal athletic performance. One can be in the flow state without appearing graceful or fluid though its not that likely. I think I refer to the same concept when I talk about appreciating continuity in seeing people do parkour, that is not just that the can do impressive movement but they are able to connect multiple movements together in a way that is efficient and effective. Fluidity is in essence a visual signal of efficiency, the problem is that you can do a inefficient movement in a fluid way theres an efficient fluid way to do a front flip whether it is useful in parkour or not. That said I think aiming to be fluid can be helpful in ones training in making you think about efficiency in a different way. Recently I was training some beginers and I just felt like my movement over a particular set of obstacles was rough. So I went back on my own and took my shoes of and just really focused on foot placement, transitioning between steps and everthing else and by the end I felt much more fluid. Which to me meant I would also be faster, safer and more energy efficient which to me are the main goals of parkour training. I don’t think anyone was ever against fluidity, its just that people got sick of the word flow because it was so over used and misunderstood. From a sports science standpoint flow is specific mental state that allows optimal athletic performance. One can be in the flow state without appearing graceful or fluid though its not that likely. I think I refer to the same concept when I talk about appreciating continuity in seeing people do parkour, that is not just that the can do impressive movement but they are able to connect multiple movements together in a way that is efficient and effective. Fluidity is in essence a visual signal of efficiency, the problem is that you can do a inefficient movement in a fluid way theres an efficient fluid way to do a front flip whether it is useful in parkour or not.

That said I think aiming to be fluid can be helpful in ones training in making you think about efficiency in a different way. Recently I was training some beginers and I just felt like my movement over a particular set of obstacles was rough. So I went back on my own and took my shoes of and just really focused on foot placement, transitioning between steps and everthing else and by the end I felt much more fluid. Which to me meant I would also be faster, safer and more energy efficient which to me are the main goals of parkour training.

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