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1500
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10
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Topic
#5781
Parkour, in itself, is not a stupid practice
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- 5
- Time for argument
- One week
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- 10,000
- Voting period
- Two weeks
- Point system
- Multiple criterions
- Voting system
- Open
- Minimal rating
- None
Contender / Con
1420
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396
debates
43.94%
won
Description
Let's understand our terms:
Parkour - "The practice of moving one's own body as efficiently and quickly as possible through an environment by running, jumping, crawling, and climbing."
Stupid - "Having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense" (Oxford Languages).
Round 1
Hello Mall,
Parkour is meant to be a useful practice in traveling quickly across rugged or elevated terrain especially in times of danger. This was Frenchman Georges Hébert's intention for running his military troops through obstacles where they had to jump and climb over walls. It was crucial for them to be fit enough to get over, under, or around objects to reach their destination. He wanted his unit to “be strong to be useful” (a quote from himself). Hébert’s utilization of parkour was one of the beginnings of assimilating it into society as a more common practice.
Parkour fundamentally is quite useful. It holds benefits by having practitioners engage in natural bodily movements that are physically demanding and thus create strength and increased health. Human bodies are meant to move when awake much like when an airplane is turned on and then flies in the air. The more the airplane stays in “idle mode” tucked away in a garage, the higher chance it has of its internal parts degrading. The mechanics of the plane are at peak performance when it is in the air following its function. Parkour engages the body in a way that it was designed to be used, which promotes longevity.
Parkour encourages creativity and the application of one’s imagination to their environment. A park becomes a jungle of vaults and flips to conquer. Staircases can be walked down with a handstand. Creativity is a very valuable trait in business and in contributing to society. Creativity is also a characteristic that is linked to intelligence. Another major proponent of all of this is the increased ability to problem-solve that comes from engaging in parkour. If someone is having trouble with a certain parkour feat such as jumping from one curb to another or trying to execute a flurry of movements, they can approach the challenge from a different way and find the answer. Behaviour such as this creative problem-solving is a blessing to communities that benefit greatly from the minds of those who come up with solutions to issues that are not so easily fixed by looking at it from a general perspective.
A Potential Counter
Yes, there are stupid people who practice parkour, and there are people who practice the wrong way and are injured out of foolishness. Someone incorrectly doing parkour has nothing to do with my contention because my contention has to do with the principles of practicing parkour, not the results of poor, foolish training which is a total disgrace to one of the core teachings that parkour promotes which is to gain control and mastery over bodily movements at high speeds and high elevations. Practicing parkour makes one more capable in potentially dangerous situations such as climbing a ladder or running down a rocky hill. People are provided with skills that make them more comfortable and adept with high intensity exercise and precarious circumstances.
Greetings, thank you and thanks to the readers.
"Let's understand our terms:
Parkour - "The practice of moving one's own body as efficiently and quickly as possible through an environment by running, jumping, crawling, and climbing." "
These are the terms.
The topic "Parkour, in itself, is not a stupid practice".
It indeed is stupid to practice this proceeding on thin ice.
This would make the topic statement erroneous as is.
To make it valid, "Parkour, in itself, is not a stupid practice"(sometimes or in some cases).
That is my position. So my position is actually valid.
Another example, having one's body moved by a motor vehicle. There are applicable environments where you do have to proceed more slowly and cautiously.
When it comes to the movement of your body with language, you have to be slow to speak and or communicate.
You can't always be so quick to interrupt, move and talk.
You can't always move so fast in a sport or combative event.
Sometimes you have to delay in the right moments and not move too early by moving too fast.
"Human bodies are meant to move when awake much like when an airplane is turned on and then flies in the air."
Human bodies are always moving even while not being awake. Everything is moving, rebuilding which is not so akin to an airplane. So while we're sleeping, while we're still we're moving and of course a delayed movement to a sluggish movement we're moving.
All of these movements are crucial to organic living bodies. When one of these types of movements is replaced with rapid efficient movement, it would be what you can call stupid to do or practice.
Round 2
The topic "Parkour, in itself, is not a stupid practice".It indeed is stupid to practice this proceeding on thin ice.
I'm talking about the practice of parkour with regards to its fundamental principles. Jumping on thin ice, let alone doing parkour on that surface, is a stupid thing to do, but that does not mean parkour in itself is stupid. Doing parkour on thin ice is an incorrect use of the practice.
Con's point of applying a specific scenario ignores my contention in its fullness. Parkour, as a practice for what it's meant for, is not stupid.
That is what I mean when I say "Parkour, in itself, is not a stupid practice." Parkour, in its proper function as it was designed to be used, is not stupid.
One can't tie specific situations to my argument that are examples of parkour being misused. It is an act of ignorance to what I originally have said.
To make it valid, "Parkour, in itself, is not a stupid practice"(sometimes or in some cases).
Furthermore, my statement "Parkour, in itself, is not a stupid practice" cannot be addressed in case-to-case scenarios because of how the statement is phrased.
It purposefully detaches itself from specific situations because my statement has to do with the principles and fundamentals of parkour.
I already brought this up in my Potential Counter in Round 1.
Another example, having one's body moved by a motor vehicle. There are applicable environments where you do have to proceed more slowly and cautiously.When it comes to the movement of your body with language, you have to be slow to speak and or communicate.You can't always be so quick to interrupt, move and talk.You can't always move so fast in a sport or combative event.Sometimes you have to delay in the right moments and not move too early by moving too fast.
These are not examples of parkour. See my definition for clarification.
"Human bodies are meant to move when awake much like when an airplane is turned on and then flies in the air."Human bodies are always moving even while not being awake. Everything is moving, rebuilding which is not so akin to an airplane. So while we're sleeping, while we're still we're moving and of course a delayed movement to a sluggish movement we're moving.All of these movements are crucial to organic living bodies. When one of these types of movements is replaced with rapid efficient movement, it would be what you can call stupid to do or practice.
I understand the effect you are explaining. Let me better describe what I mean when I say, "Human bodies are meant to move when awake." Average humans that have a fully able body function well when they take time to be physically active when awake.
Exercise is a great way to carry out this benefit especially when the practitioners are engaging in natural bodily movements that build strength, coordination, and healthy joints.
Specific exercises that achieve this include, but are not limited to, pushing and pulling of the body and natural rotation and connectivity of joints by doing pushups, pull-ups, squats, running, and mountain-climbing.
Natural twisting of the hips is done in running, crawling on hands and feet, climbing, and jumping exercises where ankles, knees, and hips are bent.
Though these movements would be done more strictly and formally and would be more isolated from each other in a gym regime, they are all elements that are combined in precise, purposeful motion in the practice of parkour which is one aspect of its efficiency.
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