Parkour Nuit (Parkour by Night) – Feat. David Belle and Others
Posted by misterparkour on March 31, 2008When I first started doing Parkour my methods of training were few. I hadn’t developed the understanding and vision to realize that you can train for Parkour anywhere and at any time. But slowly that understanding came. One of the biggest paradigm shifts I experienced that began to open my eyes to these possibilities was a direct result of seeing this video of David Belle training at night.
Before my preconceived notions about Parkour training changed, all of my training was high intensity, involved precision, and was outside. As a consequence I never dreamed that you could train at night when visibility was little to none. It never even crossed my mind because without even contemplating it, subconsciously, I knew it was too dangerous. But seeing this video changed that thinking. There is no question that some techniques -depending on location and other factors- are way too dangerous to practice in the dark. But you should never allow yourself to be limited because of your environment. That’s one of the central principles to Parkour philosophy and it applies to your training as well. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you are, or what time it is, there is always a way to train.