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Motivation is a leading force behind any activity. It is especially important in keeping parkour a lasting part of your life. Though on occasion, it can be hard to come by. I am personally motivated to practice and train parkour for its own philosophy. I want to strengthen my body and over come personal fears to be useful for my friends and my community. Just this summer I have helped family and friends, or their parents or friends, move furniture about 5 times. This was made a lot easier with the physical strength I’ve gained from conditioning and parkour over the past couple of years. Of course, this is one of many means of motivation. (Click "Read More" to continue)

"I don’t need to move to progress. I could literally sit on the pavement the whole day and learn so much more in the day sitting on that pavement than if I was trying to fit as much as I could into my day. Because I realize that progression doesn’t come with time and practice, it comes with the moment of choice and belief in yourself really." - Danny Illabaca (Click "Read More" to continue reading...)

July 11th, 2009 was a milestone for the NCParkour community, being the 10th Statewide Jam held by NCParkour. On that day, around 40 traceurs and freerunners from around the state got together at NC State University in Raleigh to pick up trash, condition, train, and have fun. The jam was hosted and led by the Raleigh traceurs, and began at 10:30 with a campus clean up. The horde of traceurs was split into three groups, each collecting trash from a different area of campus. We all met again at around 11:15 in the Court of Carolina to begin our conditioning session. (Click "Read More" to continue reading...)