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 - Mael
- Tampines - Singapore
- Posts: 7
| # 30 january 2011 at 05:26 Sup.I need some help. I usually train in public places where people rarely come and i mean RARELY come to sit down but there are quiet a number of people passing bye the place.But as i train people who are passing by keep starring at me as if im doing something ''bad'',i get it that not everyone knows what parkour is really about. But can someone out there please tell me how do i overcome this fear of being ''Stared at while training''Thanks -Mael Everything takes time.You want something to happen big,work for it. |
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 - Ivano
- Paris - France
- Posts: 488
- Moderator
| # 30 january 2011 at 11:49 Heh 
Don't you worry, you are not alone facing it. Basically, try to smile! I'm serious, if you come to meet someone's eyes, answer with a honest and simple smile. It often helps, because people react by thinking "Oh, he's a nice person after all!"
And they may come closer and ask you about what you're doing etc. So you stop, take your time and explain them peacefully, without agression, the point of your training.
But first thing - give a smile Works for me.
Peace. Не уверен? Не делай.
Pas sûr? Fais pas.
Not confident? Don't. |
- Mael
- Tampines - Singapore
- Posts: 7
| # 30 january 2011 at 13:34 Thanks man
I'll try doing it next time. Seems logical enough for me.Thanks for taking the time explaining it to me -Mael
Thanks alot again Everything takes time.You want something to happen big,work for it. |
- Ivano
- Paris - France
- Posts: 488
- Moderator
| # 31 january 2011 at 11:19 Yep, definitely!
It's surprising, also, that most of the people that were interested and basically not set 'against' me were all OLD people!
Seriously, they usually are kind to us tracers, at least here in Paris... And assuming they're not crazy, which sometimes happens  Не уверен? Не делай.
Pas sûr? Fais pas.
Not confident? Don't. |
- Mael
- Tampines - Singapore
- Posts: 7
| # 31 january 2011 at 13:11 Would there be any chance that they would take a picture of you and put it on the internet saying ''Noob'' or ''Wannabe kid trying to do parkour'' ? Cause people in my country,they sometimes like to do that. Is there any suggestion for me to avoid that?:-)
Thanks again.I dint thought the parkour community would be THIS HELPFUL TO THE TRACEURS THAT NEED HELPS
:-D Everything takes time.You want something to happen big,work for it. |
- Ivano
- Paris - France
- Posts: 488
- Moderator
| # 31 january 2011 at 13:53 Hey, just don't bother with this kind of crap 
Do you really care about the way others see you?... Like ALopez said: ALopez
Just remember that you're practicing parkour for YOU, not for them. And if such a thing happened to happen, well... no big deal, you'll just have to train harder in order to prove to yourself that you're no beginner
Moreover, if you ARE a beginner, it's no big deal either; coz we all were (and stay, actually) "noobs". Just let it be and train for yourself.
Peace. Edit: My 200 msg! Не уверен? Не делай.
Pas sûr? Fais pas.
Not confident? Don't. |
 - clem
- Paris - France
- Posts: 21
| # 25 february 2011 at 17:03 (sorry for my english, i'm french ) Begin to train with friends! When you practice with other people you don't have the same pressure on your shoulders. After a while, you will be enough confident with your practice of Parkour and you will not care about other people watching or not watching you! , le webzine des traceurs! A chaque jours sa vidéo sur notre page |
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| # 19 march 2011 at 15:11 Im 13 so no matter what i do, everyone will think im a noob,wannabe,reckless,stupid and stuff, as everyone treats 13 year olds. It bothered me a lot. Sometimes i stop when people (mostly when theyre my age) come around. Now i almost got to the point, where i really don't care. People laugh at me now, but what they do not realise, that every beginning has an end. Im a beginner, and if i keep on going, ill just become better. |
- Mael
- Tampines - Singapore
- Posts: 7
| # 17 april 2011 at 15:53 Damn....i was like you when i was 13,scared of people thinking that im reckless.....Thanks for the advice dude! Everything takes time.You want something to happen big,work for it. |
- Ivano
- Paris - France
- Posts: 488
- Moderator
| # 17 april 2011 at 20:15 Ow... but you're 14!?  Не уверен? Не делай.
Pas sûr? Fais pas.
Not confident? Don't. |
