Mango & Pancakes

Tonight’s casualty… Thanks a lot Blane

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:38:19 +0000

Tonight’s casualty… Thanks a lot Blane

I met loads of old friends in august, all coming to london for a brief time. Most of the days in...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:32:47 +0100

I met loads of old friends in august, all coming to london for a brief time. Most of the days in august where spent with friends training at some dodgy estate in London. Met some new friends and learnt how to talk like a sailor in many different languages. It was an awesome ride.

But now - its the end of September. I’m back in my own little world were if im not sleeping or eating im working on my training goals one little step at a time. and i wouldn’t have it any other way :D

Roots of movement 3

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:05:00 +0100

Thursday August 2nd. I woke up realizing I didn’t pack at all. Even though I booked the journey to Glasgow 2 months before. When I got to Victoria, I was greeted by a number of faces all smiling like little kids who just got told they where going to Disney land. The 8 hour journey wasn’t as bad as last year, mostly due to the fact that we had beds, even though I didn’t really get to sleep. We spent the first hour talking and then i woke up 3 hours early and enjoyed watching the sunrise. The Friday was spent helping out setting up the equipment- we where here for a parkour event after all.

After seeing the equipment the day before, I was really excited to actually start moving around. And that’s exactly was we did for the next 8 hrs. I spent the rest of the day at Mick’s watching rambo, learning new words and drinking mulk.

Sunday was a bit more relaxed. After the warm up, we where sent to try out a variety of different workshops including a climbing workshop at a climbing wall that was in the same building. Guess where i spent the whole day. I didn’t bring my shoes for nothing after all.

Sunday night was spent at a Scottish Chinese all you can eat. After making sure that all 40 of us where completely full, the danish guys decided to play chocolate fountain roulette. The rules where simple pick something from the buffet, cover it in chocolate and give it to someone. The worst I saw someone get was a chocolate covered omelette. We stopped the mayhem to watch the 100m sprint finals and said our goodbyes as some people where heading back to London that night.

Monday, my last day in Glasgow. It took us a while to get out of our sleeping bags. got some food and we went out to Train with Chris around Glasgow. But it wouldn’t be Scotland without some rain. Chris was teaching a parkour class that evening so we decided to join in.

I slept like a corpse on the bus back.

but that was only the start.

a good video explaining what parkour is.

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:15:11 +0100

a good video explaining what parkour is.

Sunrise from the megasleeper to Glasgow

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:19:56 +0100

Sunrise from the megasleeper to Glasgow

Trip down memory lane on the tube (Taken with Instagram)

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:28:38 +0100

Trip down memory lane on the tube (Taken with Instagram)

Feeling alive.

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:28:00 +0100

When do i feel alive?

Maybe when I am looking at a jump that is slightly outside my comfort zone. And then when I actually jump. But those moments don’t last for a long time since I start looking for another challenge immediately after.

Maybe it’s at night, alone, in my room with the window open. Thats when I get to recharge. Stretching and thinking about the things I did that day. From all the conversations I had with my friends to my recent training sessions. I write down all the things I did during my training sessions and plan tomorrow’s session.

The best advice I was ever given was to find something you love doing, and put all your effort into it.

Probably, thats when most people feel alive. When all Their attention is concentrated on things they care about.

Midnight snack. Homemade burger and pb milkshake (Taken with...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:39:55 +0100

Midnight snack. Homemade burger and pb milkshake (Taken with Instagram)

Hehehe (Taken with Instagram)

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:40:07 +0100

Hehehe (Taken with Instagram)

Woke up

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:33:00 +0100

Did some conditioning; ate some pancakes, met up with some friends and jumped around a lot. Went to spicy basil, got home and ate some mangos.

Myofascial release and stretching session soon to follow. pretty good day

did i forget to mention i had some good beef jerky too? its like i had all my favourite foods in one day.

5:30 am, monday. going training.

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:32:48 +0100

5:30 am, monday.

going training.

Left a little bit of my soul on Pimlico

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:14:46 +0100

I woke up on tuesday morning with a sharp pain; one second I was dreaming that I was jumping at the wall in a dark alleyway somewhere in london, the next I was rolling around in my bed grabbing my big toe in pain.

I once read the the human body is a machine, you need to constantly make adjustments, stop every now and again to oil the gears and give it time to recover. This pretty much stuck with me for the last 3 months. After I sprained my ankle, I had to spend all the time I would normally spend jumping around taking care of it. I pretty much spent my time climbing, cycling and conditioning. But I couldn’t do those things as much as I liked, I had to listen to my body, the last thing I wanted was an overuse injury to cripple me more, so I kept a written record of what I did.

I found myself with more time than I thought I would have. I spent that time stretching, foam rolling, strengthening my ankles, balancing and keeping a record of what I did during my training sessions. Every week I went out doing small movement to see how its healing.

and it finally healed.

but I didn’t want to rush it, the last thing I wanted to do was injury it again. I took 2 weeks to do small jumps and movement. After making sure its completely healed and ready for action.

I got up, took a shower and took time out to make sure all the gears are properly oiled. Made sure I got enough fuel to keep me going for the hellish 3 hours ahead and headed to Pimlico station where i was meeting Blane for Pk gen’s advance class.

It took a while for me to focus on the movement thanks to the fear of injury looming over but little by little I was getting more confident. After the first hour or so, I wasn’t even thinking about my ankle anymore. All the jumps felt natural after a few tries and the pain in my hands from a hellish traverse completely covered my head by the end.

We stopped by a supermarket and the beef jerky I got that day (even though its the same beef jerky I always get) was especially delicious.

Rain

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:14:00 +0100

After 2 weeks of sunshine I welcomed the rain. I spent the day sitting in my room foam rolling with the windows wide open.

In days like this I forget I am in one of the busiest cities in the world; the sound of traffic completely shut off by the rain. The thick smog that envelops the city gets replaced by the soothing smell of grass and earth. The same smell that fills my room and clears my mind and lets me plan the rest of my week. But before all of that; I’m going to pick up a book, put on some soothing music, take a deep breath and relax for a bit enjoying the moment.

I went to pick up me bike today and decided to ride all the way...

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:06:00 +0100

I went to pick up me bike today and decided to ride all the way home (other side of london). I stopped by a park close to there I live. I used to always come here just to watch the world go by.

Something never change; A group of old guys that sit there every wednesday afternoon playing jazz. As a kid always sat on the swings listening from a far distance drifting away in my head. The scenery was just the same expect this tree wasn’t there the last time i came to this park.

After a few laps around the park on my bike, I started to realize how much everything changed. It was a small reminder that time never stops.

I decided to actually talk to the musicians that I always spied on (I was a pretty cool ninja as a kid.. trying to hide behind a lamp and what not).

I got to hear several interesting stories and when they asked me about what I am going to do as i grow up; I actually had a vague answer for once.

Good day

Sun, 27 May 2012 19:10:00 +0100

Sun; breeze, friends, parkour, grappling, hay fever hell, awesome handshakes, ICE CREEEEEAM, slacklining, human conkers and eye candy everywhere.

now i am going to go make a peanut butter milkshake

Kettlebell swings, get ups and pull ups.

Sat, 19 May 2012 22:16:00 +0100

and a peanut butter milkshake. good Saturday night me thinks.

12 ton red taxi home. with no one coming on and no cars on the...

Mon, 14 May 2012 04:08:00 +0100

12 ton red taxi home.

with no one coming on and no cars on the road since it was 3 am

foam rolling and stretching with this filling up my ears

Sat, 12 May 2012 02:47:28 +0100

foam rolling and stretching with this filling up my ears

Why?

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:29:00 +0100

If you walk through my neighborhood everyday from about 5-7 pm and listen carefully you will hear a strange noise. Covered up by the sounds of the traffic flowing in and out of the main road; the rain and people talking there is a strange beat echoing in the background.

A boy around 12 years old kicking a ball to a wall.

Its been going on for about a year now, almost everyday. It started out like a rough irregular sound but slowly it started to turn into a beat.

1,2,3,4,5,6 *BAM* 1,2,3,4,5,6 *BAM*

When it rains it takes slightly longer between each knock but its still consistent, and it goes on for about 20 minutes none-stop, pauses for 5-10 and then carries on.And every single time it puts a slight little smile on my face. At first i wondered why but thats a stupid question that i already know the answer to.

Its the same reason that has me repeating the same jump over and over for hours on end. The same reason that makes me stare at a thin wet rail 8 feet away. The same reason i spend hours trying to figure out a difficult boulder problem.

Its simple really. I love it.

One More Time

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:48:00 +0100

Slip, fall. Laugh, breathe, rest.

Chalk up, place foot, hold, lift up, wedge in, rest. Breathe. Hold, swing, place foot, slip and fall. Laugh, sit, breathe, rest.

Chalk up, place foot, hold, lift up, wedge in, rest. Brush hold, chalk up, breathe. Hold, swing, place foot, hook leg, move then fall. Laugh, sit, breathe, rest.

“i’ll give it one more time”

Chalk up, place foot, hold, lift up, wedge in, rest. Breathe. Hold, swing, place foot, hook leg, move then fall. Laugh, sit, breathe, rest.

“One more, one more”

Chalk up, place foot, hold, lift up, wedge in, rest. Breathe. Hold, swing, place foot, hook leg, move then fall. Scream, sit, breathe, rest.

“One more time”

Chalk up, place foot, hold, lift up, wedge in, rest. Breathe. Focus. Look. Hold, swing, place foot, hook leg, Breathe. Focus. Push, grab. HOLD. Scream “YES”. Laugh, sit, breathe, rest. Enjoy the moment. then move on and repeat.