Little Statement

I would like to say that i no longer want to be affiliated with Urban Movement as a representative or practitioner of their group. I want what's best for myself and parkour so i have came to this decision to learn more and train more on my own, I will still help and pass on my present knowledge to anybody who wants to learn and know more.

Recently i have been thinking a lot, of what people have achieved in parkour and done to help a really big inspiration is Jason Matten, he has helped me a lot and another is Spence reminding me to respect my morals.

I'm starting to understand what parkour is and about, It is amazing how a little underground training method shared by a small group of friends in France, can become a worldwide phase everyone has their own personal views on it and all types of people have motives and ideas for it, some good some bad but that's the way the world is.

For me i feel only now that I've met parkour and that I'm a parkour student not a traceur as of yet, I'm hoping to go to the Traceur Gathering this summer and learn/train as much as possible from Traceurs whom have a lot more experience then me and i have the highest amount of respect for.

I want to keep getting stronger one step at a time and progress with my parkour while helping the new guys and having a laugh with mates, getting back as much as i put in.

Some time in the future i hope to start a small organisation/movement dedicated to parkour with none of the showing of, competition and politics crap just a group of people in my area bought together to train share the same passion for movement and help each other and themselves to get stronger.

I wish Lewis and all of Urban Movement as well as a new team set up by old members of the RPK called Ramsgate Freeflow the very best in the future and keep up your training and your goals as well as everyone else in the world.

I hope you understand and respect this decision of mine.

-Munday

P.S To Urban Movement I will be at the meeting on Monday to explain fully and say my intentions for the future.

06/06/07 Little Update

Well my foot was healing but i riped the scab of while taking my sock off so I'm resting it some more, i saw a post from young MR Phil Doyle one of Next-Gen really safe, he is doing the 2007 London 10K run for Charity i wanted to do it but it is closed for entries and i don't think I'm prepared at the moment it is only a month away i will try and sponsor him via my dad's card asap and wish him all the best on it, as well as Jin's 4 mile cat crawl hopefully next year i will be doing something similar to these events also to help the world and the PK community as well as better myself.

My good mate Sniper has got his new trace joggers through the post and wore them on Saturday he was well chuffed and it showed because he trained like a mad man and was really inspirational to our young followers who have just started aged 12-14 around 6 of them may help them form a Ramsgate Next-Gen haha

I have set a set time and place to train every week in Ramsgate which is on Saturday meet at Boundary Park Toilets at 10-11 then we move on around in a circle finish around 2ish.

Sunday is when i go to a Jam with UKM usually every week missed out recently due to money etc but hopefully be heading to Folkestone at the end of the month.

I also wanted to set up a conditioning night in Ramsgate like Blane's famous Hell Night for myself and a few others willing to train hardcore but the police are planing to place curfew's and bans everywhere and the gangs with alcohol in them and muggings etc etc it doesn't look like it will go ahead.

I left a post on the UKM Forum's saying Thank You it is nearly a year i think since i first met a few of them then as the Street Monkeys in Sittingborune for a workshop i let out a bit of my dark past which i have kept inside of me because i was scared and don't like spreading it but these guys have really helped me and been great friends like a second family so i felt so much better that i expressed how i feel and a bit more of my background.

It is such a shame my camera broke last year at Butlins because i want to film my progress and recent trainingz to show but soon hopefully maybe a early bday present i may get one.\

My memory extension card has lost of all it's data all my game saves gone i went mental at first but wasnt too botherd really because i havent played the ps2 proply in weeks i stil havent completed FF12 which i said i do staight away parkour is luring me away from the Fantasy world and computer games and putting me in the real world making me want to live like those fantasy characters who can do amazing stuff but in real life with my body i cant explain fully but will think about it.

Well think i go now peace and have fun.

-Munday

Ramsgate to Canterbury 20 Mile Trip 30/05/07

I was meant to do a 26 mile walk to Faversham for a jam to test myself physically and mentally on Sunday 27th, but sadly the rain spoiled the day and the jam was called off, On Wednesday some fellow traceurs planed to train in Canterbury for the day before Gym so i thought it be a great opportunity to walk it the day before i checked the weather planed the trip everything and told a few mates if they wanted to join me.

Total Distance of the trip was meant to be 17.13 Miles (27.57km) est Duration: 5 hours, 43 Minutes.

Wednesday Morning weather looking good, I woke my self up with a nice bath sorted myself out rang Matt and Mark 2 people who said they will come with me both was half asleep anyhow i was still going with if they came or not i was determined to do this trip i left mine at 06:15 check myself over to see if i was ready to go. This is the route i took with some picutes.

1. Depart on Boundary Road (A255), Ramsgate For o.35 Miles Time (06:30)

<<< (The old vandalised Toilets nice little training spot by Boundary Park)

2. Continue Straight ahead onto Park Road (A253) 1.03 Miles

I stopped at a 24 hour garage at St Lawrence in Ramsgate to get supplies when Matt phoned me he said he was coming and to wait for him this was at 6:45 and he got there at 7:10 so then we left.

3. Turn right onto Canterbury Road East 0.57 Miles

4. Enter the Lord of the Manor Roundabout 07:30

At this point i was hoping Mark will phone me because he lives pretty near but he didn't so it was just me and Matt to do the trip.

5. Turn Right onto the (A299) For 2.77 Miles

<<< (Matt showing the thumbs up 15 Miles to go)

Well we did got out of Ramsgate ok and into Cliffsend up till where the pavement stopped. We were looking at the road cars doing 40 no where to go i see this sign saying footpath so i thought we take a detour so we went down this footpath.

6. Detour via a Footpath then under a Railway tunnel to some field with stinging nettles and weeds. For a extra 1.5 Miles

<<< (The Footpath lol in the background you can see a fence thats the road and where Manston Airport is).

<<< (The Field this was a bit*h to get though).

7. Arrived at St Augustine's Golf Course, now winging it along Cottington Road then Grinsell Hill & Foxborough Lane For 1.7 Miles.

We realised we were parrell to the road we were meant to be on and right beside the train track for some of the way heading towards Minster.

<<< (The tain track)

8. In Minster just about to get back on route at Minster Roundabout. Time 08:45

<<< (Me being a idiot pointing to the sign in Minster)

9. Enter Minster Roundabout For 0.05 Miles

10. Turn left back onto the A299 For 1.54 Miles

This is where we started Barefoot walking and a bit of running which was fun.


<<< (Me hugging not humping the signpost).

11. Enter Monkton Roundabout For 0.04 Miles Time 09:28

Been Traveling for 3 hours now, drinking lots of water and munching on healthy snacks on the way. So Far So Good But i knew this was the beginning and it was going to get harder.



12. Turn Left onto A253 For 1.85 Miles

13. Bear Left onto Island Road (A28) For 5.81 Miles

We arrived at Sarre walked past the Windmill which was closed, then onto Island Road we had just left the Isle of Thanet, over the River.

We got to Upstreet where we went into the only shop in the Village a post office to get some food, we had about 5 minute rest and then we were off again.


<<<(Me trying to pose FAILED half way on Island Road time 10:28)

Staying on Island Road all the way up to Hersden kept going strong we were on our way to Sturry i was receiving lots of phone calls from Mark & Chris but couldn't hear them due to the traffic they decided to come to Canterbury by train lazy traceurs.

15. Continue straight ahead onto Sturry Road (A28) For 0.99 Miles Time 11:36

At this point we were starting to really feel the strain in our leg muscles as well as Matt having a blister on his foot we felt like stoping at the Sturry Station and getting the train but our willpower to finish was strong enough to carry us though.

By this time Mark and Chris phoned me again Mark had already arrived in Canterbury only a 20 minute train journey and Chris was getting ready in Margate to come.

16. Arrived at Canterbury Time 11:50





We made it to Canterbury then we started heading towards Canterbury East where it was already too late Mark phoned me and said that no one was there when on Castle street because of the rain i thought the car park Bottom Level came into my head so we had a look and we see 15 people all hyped up training which was a sigh of relief at first.

Jason was looking very sharp, everyone was having a laugh doing conditioning exercises, playing some games i really wanted to join in and get training but my foot and leg muscles were hurting i tried to train a little but couldnt last.

I wanted to go to the gym but i didnt have money, we went out to train in Canterbury when the weather cleared up had some fun then we said our goodbyes and got the train home. WHAT A DAY

I'll feel really satisfied for making it and as im writing this 2 days later still got a numb feeling in my legs, Im sorry for the lack of pictures and the quality as we were in a rush and i only had my phone.

Peace,

-Munday