Exam - Level 1 - Owain Lawson · Parkour360 Academy

Exam - Level 1 - Owain Lawson

Reflecting from when you started, how does it feel to have levelled up?

As someone who could already do all of the level 1 moves, I really found an appreciation for training without a specific goal or challenge, just moving around and enjoying the basics, rather than having to push myself to do big, high energy flips. It took until near the end of filming this for me to fully adopt this mindset, as there were moments where I just wanted to just do flips, but I am now able to have fun just doing the basics.

During the hardest part of your training, what challenges hit you the hardest and how did you push through it?

The hardest part was keeping up motivation to complete the exam, as I did most of it, and then didn't feel like doing it for over a week, and then finished off the rest of it. It felt very boring and easy at the start, and I overcame this by pushing myself to explore, find new spots near me, and try to be creative with my moves. I think really focusing on exploring, and finding cool spots, rather than the actual movements is a really good mindset shift for anyone who can already easily do the level 1 movements. I also found that taking your time and doing it across multiple sessions, rather than trying to tick them all off in one day, will help you to make the most out of it.

Imagine your a coach give advice for all those starting Parkour for the first time. What would be 1 wisdom you'll share with them?

Never think that the basics are too easy for you, and keep training them even after you learn them. You can always make even the easiest moves much more difficult, and becoming confident in the basics makes learning any other move so much easier

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