Dreams: Parkour

Photo by James Davidson from AmericanParkour.com

Anyone who knows me could tell you I am a fan of Parkour. I fan with aspirations of being a practitioner. I started on that road some years back, but knee, hip, and back problems kept me from doing things as simple as jogging or doing repeated squats, let alone the acrobatics exhibited by the likes of David Belle, Sébastien Foucan, or Danny Ilabaca. But God has given me some small victories of late. I have been visiting a Chiropractor who has been adjusting my back and giving me physical therapy to improve my overall strength. I asked him if he thought I was ready to start jogging. He said I was, though I need to take it little by little at first. And largely (I suspect) thanks to Kendo, my knee, leg, and body strength has dramatically improved.

Praise God for small victories! I may be a long way from the stunts like you see exhibited in the photo, but each step forward brings me that much closer.

~ Tommy