I was wondering if anyone was going to be at A&M or in the area this semester.(I wont' have a car) I'm going to be a freshman this year and I figured that it would be pretty amazing to have some people to train with up in cstat during the school year, and seeing as to how I don't know that many people up there, I wouldn't mind a friend or two.

I go to UT Austin, but I have a bunch of (non practitioner) friends in C-stat. I'm planning on dragging some of the people I train with to A&M for a weekend jam within the next three months. I'll let you know when.

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I go to UT Austin, but I have a bunch of (non practitioner) friends in C-stat. I'm planning on dragging some of the people I train with to A&M for a weekend jam within the next three months. I'll let you know when.

Hey - let me know when you are thinking cause I've been wanting to get back to CS for forever! I was going to bring some of the DFW people down there one weekend to run the campus and what not. I was thinking late August or early September maybe?

I`d looooove to join ya guys, ofcourse if you don`t mind.

I will be there!

Ooh sweet, you're gonna be in town Logan? Where are you living?

I live in Magnolia, but use to make the drive up to College Station regularly when my brother attended there. Not a long drive for me.

Alright let's start to nail this down! I've talked to some of the team and it sounds like we've got people in various places interested. Since it's already mid August, I vote we do mid September - it will be a bit cooler (hopefully!) and will give everyone time to plan ahead. I have some non-freerunning friends going also to attend one of the A&M football games so I suggest:

September 10-12

September 17-19

For those who haven't been, College Station (specifically Texas A&M Campus) is BALLIN for parkour. Sadly I haven't been back in a couple years so I'm itchin pretty bad to get out there again.

Let's keep the ball rolling and get some input. What does everybody think?

Not 17-19, that's Parkour Austin's beginner's jam. Either before or after. Once school starts, that'll fix the decision with exams/due dates, etc.

september 10-12 sounds good to me

I'm going to A&M this semester and I'd like to either get some regular training times together or the phone #'s of other people in the area so we can call one another when we feel like training. I'm new to the area though and don't know where the good spots are but I'll keep my eyes open. Let me know if you're interested/ know where to go.

It's looking like the weekend of Sept. 10-12 is gonna be a winner unless people have issue with it.

Our team is probably just gonna cohab in a motel room or two, so definitely keep the info coming back and forth. I went to A&M for 3.5 years so I know the campus/area pretty well

Who's IN!??!?!

Damn! So NOW y'all start meeting in CS? I graduated year before last..

The below applies to anyone who can join an A&M student organization. Sometimes Blinn students and such can get in. Everyone else feel free to ignore unless you're just curious. Just to be clear, when I say "corps" I mean the A&M Corps of Cadets.

What I wrote about below is a subject that played a big role in my life so yeah it kinda ran on longer than I expected lol. I'm very new to PK and I'm counting on my experiences at A&M (unrelated to PK specifically) to help give me a kick-start into getting back into shape.

MThomasFreerun: When I've got some PK skills to show for I'll come down and play with y'all in CS.

Thorax: Well I assume if you're HERE on this site then you're obviously the athletic type, so I have a suggestion if you want to get in SICK shape by the time you finish school. Join Recon Company. It's a student organization designed to to prep anyone who's interested in trying out for Marine Force Recon when they finish school. My particular class had the privilege to have an active duty Force Recon Staff Sergeant help train us since he took some shrapnel in his leg in Iraq. So, they sent him to A&M to kick our butts while his leg healed . You don't even have to join the Corps or live in a Corps dorm to be in Recon. For personal reasons I chose not to go on to commission as an officer in the military when I graduated but I really benefited from all the training they had to offer. It definitely helped me land the 2 jobs I've had since I graduated. I put it on my resume and I think it helped me land my most recent job (looks nice as resume padding) . And it was a hell of a lot of fun becoming a more confident and fit person at a very intense pace. Forget SEAL Platoon or Rudder's Rangers or Spec Ops, Recon is where it's at man. Recon usually wins first place at the Mud Run competition in Fort Worth each year. I think the club dues were like $20 / semester. You would have to buy a battle-dress uniform and some Green Shirts (green marine t-shirts) as well as boots you can run in but that won't cost too much (around $100 total depending on the boot). Most of the time we worked out in black shorts, running shoes, and the green shirt anyway. If you join the Corps of cadets you'll be issued those items for free but I'd only do that if you're already pretty sure that you want to join the military due to how much you'd be putting on your plate by being a cadet. I'll be honest, my grades suffered a little from having to balance the Corps with Recon and 17 course hours and a freakin part-time job . My time-management skills aren't the best. But if I had to do it all over again I wouldn't change a thing. The other catch is you're supposed to buy a meal-plan because everyone in Recon eats in Duncan Dining Hall with the Corps of Cadets each morning (Imagine being that one "non-reg" in Recon with a regular haircut eating with about 3,000 other guys with buzz cuts ). Course then you don't have to worry about buying groceries or anything since you can eat anywhere on campus by just swiping your ID. I knew someone in Recon who didn't drop the $ for a meal plan but he was sneaky about it. I earned my Black Shirt my senior year and it was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, no exaggeration. Thing is, unless you're very self-motivated or already in great shape you'll probably quit. I've never seen a single student who wasn't a Corps member survive the Green Shirt semester. (60 - 80% attrition rate when I was there). We'd start out with about 30 new guys and at the end of the semester there's like 7 left lol. If / when you earn your Black Shirt (aka survive a full semester without "calling in sick" more than a couple mornings) you get to do the really fun stuff such as hand to hand combat training, SCUBA diving, and of course taking an M16 to the rifle ranges. Sadly, I earned my black shirt the same semester I graduated and only got to experience the green shirt stuff. I would have but I didn't survive the first semester I tried out. Made it about 3/4 through until my body just felt broken and I met my physical limit and I quit. I had even survived all 3 "Thrashers". But I came back the following semester and made it!

Their weekly schedule usually goes:

Mon Wed Fri: 0530 - 0700 calisthenics and running then breakfast (as a group together at Duncan)
Tues Thurs: 0530 - 0700 Swimming then breakfast
Thursday: 1630 - 1800 Obstacle course (like in ninja warrior but no water or fancy stuff haha)
Occasional Saturday: Field exercises such as land nav and combat maneuvers

Anyway, joining was one of the better decisions that I've made. Too bad I completely stopped working out when I graduated 2 years ago or I'd still have that 6-pack... now I just have the other kind of 6-pack

Just be careful balancing your course load and something like this. Then again you may hate everything about the military (I don't know you) thus rendering this lengthy post pointless .

Made a facebook event here: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152576824759515#!/event.php?eid=152576824759515

When's a good time to start the training?

I'd say 10am. Start while it's (relatively) cool out, and give us all day to enjoy and move about. The campus is good at night as well - i.e. Zombie tag!

Where are we going to meet?

Sorry Thorax - didn't see this post (I'm not on here much).

I'd like to add that the PK|OUT peeps are gonna try to go on campus earlier - like 9am or so before it gets hot. Run for a few hours, take a break during the heat, then back out in the late evening/night for some more running/tag.

Meeting locations: I'd say everyone meet at the fountain by the Student Center.

aggiemap.tamu.edu/ then search for the MSC or Memorial Student Center.

If you don't like that or want something more noticeable, I'd recommend the Academic Building - the big domed one smack in the center of campus.


NOTE: A&m has a VERY serious rule about being on the grass at the Student Center - NOT ALLOWED. People have been severely heckled/threatened over this. Just don't do it!

PM me if you want more specifics or a contact #. Can't wait to see everyone!

I don't know if y'all already know about this, but the MSC is currently undergoing renovations, so maybe the Academic Building would probably be a better spot to meet up.

Posted in Jam discussion also -

Thorax is wondering where everyone is. Did everyone bail out? If so, did you cancel the event on FB and elsewhere? Cause I don't want to leave people hanging...