Five meals a day and really -no, really passionate -about coffee. Hard to describe how specual and diff this event is. There are five Americans here and we’re trying to sort it out so we can share/explain it and maybe bring a hint of it home.
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Coffee master class →
What what WAT →
wat day is it? dontcare. Country? dontcare! Run. Jump. PLAY!! What exactly is stopping you??
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Arrival →
Dinner, and some time to unwind
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Paul Graves: Capoeira, conversation in movement, and nature →
What unique perspectives can be gained by exploring the interplay of movement disciplines like Capoeira, Parkour, and natural movement?
Paul brings his extensive experience to bear to provide insight into Capoeira. We go on to talk about how movement itself can be a conversation, before we dig deep into the human need to experience nature as part of our lives, as well as part of our parkour practice.
You see it coming, you get out of the way.
~ Paul Graves (10:04)
The conversation begins by exploring the transformative role of Capoeira in shaping social skills and personal identity. Paul Graves shares his journey through Capoeira, detailing its cultural richness, the dynamics of the roda, and the life-altering impact of movement-based dialogues. He explains how his Capoeira nickname, identity, and eventual departure from the practice marked a profound personal shift.
Transitioning to Parkour, the discussion highlights how Paul’s movement philosophy evolved to embrace play and adaptability. He goes into Parkour’s roots in both urban and natural environments, emphasizing the importance of connecting with nature to rediscover primal human movement. Themes of engagement, community, and the psychological impacts of training environments are central to understanding how movement disciplines shape both personal and collective growth.
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The trusy Puffin →
Where’s the Puffin? Chillin’ in Newark as I work on episode 7. If you zoom and squint, you might be able to make out episode 7’s guest’s name…
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Last lunch →
Lunch at The Barn (local yummy restaurant) before T drops me at bus station…. I *really* hope she slows down before pushing me out of the car.
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Eat less and move more. Nonsense? →
There is a difference between being true and being useful… These are not mutually inclusive things.
~ Brad Pilon from, Eat less and move more. Nonsense? – Brad Pilon’s ‘Eat Blog Eat’
Elsewhere, this is 4ubawe5. — slipbox
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What strengthens and weakens our integrity →
The problem with human nature is that we are all prone to what might be called “virtue forgetfulness.” Our principles and values – our vision of the men we want to be — do not stay at the forefront of our minds at all times, ever at the ready to sway our choices. Instead, our craniums are so busy processing our day-to-day issues and concerns that more philosophical data ends up stored in the reserve trenches rather than the frontlines. It is for this reason that moral reminders are so effective and necessary in our lives: they act as cues in our environment that summon thoughts about our values from the back of our minds to the front, where they can influence our behavior and be brought to bear on the temptations before us.
~ Brett McKay from, What Strengthens and Weakens Our Integrity – Part IV: The Power of Moral Reminders | The Art of Manliness
Elsewhere, this is 4uaowa2. — slipbox
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Escape from the crush of circumstances →
Today I escaped from the crush of circumstances, or better put, I threw them out, for the crush wasn’t from outside me but in my own assumptions.
~ Marcus Aurelius
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§12 – Don’t jump →
I wish I could have read this section from Thibault in the early days of my parkour journey.
If there’s an aspect of parkour training which is alien — or at least, was alien to the entirety of my experience — it is the idea of not jumping, of not doing the challenge, and having that truly be training.
Sometimes, parkour is simply spending time with fear. Sometimes, parkour is simply being calm in proximity with danger. Sometimes, parkour is simply learning to love oneself despite not reaching goals. Sometimes, parkour is simply walking away. While that may seem ok, it’s better than ok: It’s terrific!
In order to feel that one’s life is flowing more slowly — and fully — one might seek out new situations over and over to have novel experiences that, because of their emotional value, are retained by memory over the long term. Greater variety makes a given period of life expand in retrospect. Life passes more slowly. If one challenges oneself consistently, it pays off, over the years, as the feeling of having lived fully — and, most importantly, of having lived for a long time.
~ Marc Wittmann from, The Psychology of Time and the Paradox of How Impulsivity and Self-Control Mediate Our Capacity for Presence
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