Just for fun

[slik]

(Now this is mostly aimed at those people who get 4+ hours to trick per week, not necessarily for those who get 2 per week.Thaks to Reza for the idea of this thread.)

I think it's important to sometimes just seriously trick for fun. To have a session where you're not aimed at improving or progressing. When you're not training, you're tricking. Last saturday, we had a session where we really didn't get much done. But hey! It was FUN! Is this not the most important thing in tricking?

So even when you feel like you suck and your tricks are ugly; every once in a while go trick, not train. Now, I understand that drive and wanting to improve is extremely important. Don't get me wrong, I've a HUGE will to improve. I just feel like, in our narrowly focused training sessions, we miss out on the core idea of tricking.

Discuss.

[Reim]

Yes. TRICK, dont train. If you dont on a regular basis, not only would you be dead inside. But you wont be going anywhere with your tricks.

I have the priveledge of tricking with Reza, and we really do believe in that philosophy. You may come out of the session pissed as hell that you didnt get said trick, or combo. But leave that session knowing that you weer there with friends, or just doing what you love.

Trick for fun. Fuck, if you're at the gym, you don't even have to trick. Just go and have fun.

[sesshoumaru]

I dunno...for me "tricking" is training. Though I'm not training formally, as in drilling individual techniques, my "tricking" is a form of cultivating my combinations. For me tricking/training is inherently fun, so it's a win-win no matter how you slice it.

[Reim]

In my experience, alot of people get discouraged and inevitably angry when they try so hard and fail so hard. And its a big problem, from what Ive seen. Sometimes tricking is all some people got, and if they get depressed about that.. then what do they think they have?

[Birch]

if they need to try that hard maybe they shoodnt do stuff that hard
thats just supid

[jiayo-chris]

My sessions take the form: Start of just having a laugh trying easy tricks to warm up having fun, then maybe try a few harder tricks / combos, and then if i find a new trick i think i could land i wil work at that for abit. This is the best way i find to have fun :).

[slik]

I've noticed that I actually sometimes make better progress when I'm not so progress-orientated :shocked:.. Like when there's a point where I'm just focusing on having fun, I'll actually be learning alot more than when I'm desperately wanting to nail a certain trick..

I like your views, Reim. And yea Sess has a good case, but I still think that it's good to just have "hang-out sessions" with a bunch of friends every now and then..

[TKD_Andy]

i always have a great time when i trick, its very few times i come away from a session thinking i didnt have fun.

If things are looking a lil grim, i just try something COMPLETELY out of the ordinary, just to see what happens! E.g i wanted to do some wallflips, so i did them off my other foot, then learnt two steps, bailed one almost onto my head then did a load more sucessfully! Great fun.

snapuswipes and DLT's are always good for spicing up a session

[Redfire]

My sessions take the form: Start of just having a laugh trying easy tricks to warm up having fun, then maybe try a few harder tricks / combos, and then if i find a new trick i think i could land i wil work at that for abit. This is the best way i find to have fun :).

Word.

i almost always learn new tricks unexpectedly. it's more like my tricks learn me. which is why tricking for fun > tricking for any other reason. hope that makes sense.

[slik]

Yeah I get what you mean.. It works for me both way :tongue:

[Yuen Rob]

To the original post:

I agree.

To Sessh:

I also agree. Many times the training itself is fun... but if you're getting frustrated and can't land a new move or something then it's more fun to just take a step back for a day and not worry. The relaxation will probably help you land the new move the next time.

[Reim]

Training is super fun.. when everything goes as planned, or just in a positive light. How often is that the case? Not that often.

[Skilzat85X]

I dunno...for me "tricking" is training. Though I'm not training formally, as in drilling individual techniques, my "tricking" is a form of cultivating my combinations. For me tricking/training is inherently fun, so it's a win-win no matter how you slice it.

Yea man.

For me, training is fun. Getting better is fun. Tricking around "for fun" may be a little fun (more fun in groups with other people around), but I never get that serious fun feeling until I learn a new trick, learn a new combo, or get something perfect.

But that's just the way it works for me, and not everybody.
Training is super fun.. when everything goes as planned, or just in a positive light. How often is that the case? Not that often.
Lies I almost always make session by session improvement. It's all about knowing what you wanna do and how you're gonna do it.

[Snejk]

I love just hopping around.. I suck at it. I don't have much power, technique or anything.. I really don't know why I get so much pleasure out of kicking, spinning, flipping around or generally jumping, but I do and I will continue to attempt tricking for as long as I find it to be fun. Right now it's my biggest passion in life (funny to hear that from someone who can't even do a 540 eh? =p) and I hope it will stay that way!

[PlasmaShock]

(Now this is mostly aimed at those people who get 4+ hours to trick per week, not necessarily for those who get 2 per week.Thaks to Reza for the idea of this thread.)

I think it's important to sometimes just seriously trick for fun. To have a session where you're not aimed at improving or progressing. When you're not training, you're tricking. Last saturday, we had a session where we really didn't get much done. But hey! It was FUN! Is this not the most important thing in tricking?

So even when you feel like you suck and your tricks are ugly; every once in a while go trick, not train. Now, I understand that drive and wanting to improve is extremely important. Don't get me wrong, I've a HUGE will to improve. I just feel like, in our narrowly focused training sessions, we miss out on the core idea of tricking.

Discuss.

How do I trick for fun if I suck at it?

[TartanPajamas]

By working on basics. I still enjoy kip ups and front handsprings, why can't you?

As for myself, I also enjoy training. Even when I'm tossing random moonkicks, 540s or corks down at the mall, I'm training. Shoes = weights.

[Reza]

I have the priveledge of tricking with Reza

no sir, I have the priveledge of tricking with YOU, and the others. you guys have no idea.

i am 100% backing reim and slik on this. reims view is exactly like mine on the topic.

to people that trick with others regurarly, would you still trick if your tricking budds all quit(ie. you have to trick alone forever)? i wouldnt, i would see no point in continuing. what fun is it if there is no one to share the joy with? everytime i have a session with my peeps, i ALWAYS leave being happy knowing i got to chill with them; no matter how bad the session was.


How do I trick for fun if I suck at it?
If you believe you have to be good to trick for fun, you shouldnt be tricking at all. i can honestly say that some of my funnest sessions where when i first began, learning the very basics (the things you would qualify as "noob" stuff).

[Bystander]

You trick for fun, but not just that. Training should be fun, or at least fulfilling as you know you are improving your tricking skills. People who trick for fun, and fun alone, are the tricksters who are USUALLY sloppy as hell, and it's becoming a trend as more and more tricksters enter this community.

Nothing keeps you from having fun while striving to improve the quality of your tricks.

As for frusturation, it is part of the learning process.. and this is when you're learning ANYTHING. You can't avoid it. It just depends how your outlook is upon this frusturation. You can use it to discourage yourself, or use it to fuel yourself in focusing on training harder and trying different and innovative methods that will eventually get you to your goal.

[TartanPajamas]

I would still trick, but it would not be nearly as fun. I started tricking completely alone, after all.

[Reza]

You trick for fun, but not just that. Training should be fun, or at least fulfilling as you know you are improving your tricking skills. People who trick for fun, and fun alone, are the tricksters who are USUALLY sloppy as hell, and it's becoming a trend as more and more tricksters enter this community.

Nothing keeps you from having fun while striving to improve the quality of your tricks.

As for frusturation, it is part of the learning process.. and this is when you're learning ANYTHING. You can't avoid it. It just depends how your outlook is upon this frusturation. You can use it to discourage yourself, or use it to fuel yourself in focusing on training harder and trying different and innovative methods that will eventually get you to your goal.

well said gary.<3

[Reim]

Yea man.

For me, training is fun. Getting better is fun. Tricking around "for fun" may be a little fun (more fun in groups with other people around), but I never get that serious fun feeling until I learn a new trick, learn a new combo, or get something perfect.

But that's just the way it works for me, and not everybody.

Lies I almost always make session by session improvement. It's all about knowing what you wanna do and how you're gonna do it.
Then you must be a really good trickster. But do you think that everyone is like that? Im willing to bet my lunch money that alot are in the same boat as me.

How do I trick for fun if I suck at it?
Why try to get better if you're not going to start off having fun with it?

no sir, I have the priveledge of tricking with YOU, and the others. you guys have no idea.

i am 100% backing reim and slik on this. reims view is exactly like mine on the topic.

to people that trick with others regurarly, would you still trick if your tricking budds all quit(ie. you have to trick alone forever)? i wouldnt, i would see no point in continuing. what fun is it if there is no one to share the joy with? everytime i have a session with my peeps, i ALWAYS leave being happy knowing i got to chill with them; no matter how bad the session was.



If you believe you have to be good to trick for fun, you shouldnt be tricking at all. i can honestly say that some of my funnest sessions where when i first began, learning the very basics (the things you would qualify as "noob" stuff).
Some of the funnest session have been when we were just learning. When we were making improvements, but also falling on our faces like idiots. Back when we didnt have to worry about doing this or doing that, because thats the way everyone else does it.

Making improvements probably is one of the most fun aspects of what we do. But also is going no where at all, and just being. That's great if you train hard every day and your tricks show constant improvement every day. It's not all about knowing what you're going to do and how you're going to do it. It's about the unknown. Its about trying tricks you dont have a clue how to do, its about showing up to a tricking spot with absolutely no plans and having the best time just being there, doing whatever you love. I cant imagine loving tricks as much if it was all about training. Could you not have fun just sitting back and doing some light tricking to relax yourself? Or are you trying to say that you're only pleased when you get another kick, or another spin?

Tricking is based on alot of improvement. That's why we all train and train and train, and keep training. But I believe that alot of tricking, at least in my life, has to do with what goes on inside my head. That's what makes this an art for me. And I dont think I, or anyone, could keep a healthy mind without just giving yourself a break and just relaxing and have fun with tricks.

Skilzat, you seem to disagree with alot of things I say. But dont tell me that what I believe is a lie. You dont want to come to my gym and prance around with me. I jsut dont think you're seeing my big picture, that goes deeper than just having a new and improved trick.

[[RozoN]]

Then you must be a really good trickster. But do you think that everyone is like that? Im willing to bet my lunch money that alot are in the same boat as me.

I'm with Reim on this one...you're not always getting a new trick each time you trick..My slow progression combined with only two hours a week, I rarely have the opportunity to have "funtricks".
People who get a new tricks each session, must be the luckiest bastards in the world.
Not each training is about knowing how-to-do and what-to-do. It's also something called muscle memory and getting used to the trick

[slik]

How do I trick for fun if I suck at it?
The very beginning was extremely fun. That's because of the mere joy I was getting from almost landing an aerial, or from doing a succesful kip-up. It's a different type of fun, but it's definetaly there if you want it.

You trick for fun, but not just that. Training should be fun, or at least fulfilling as you know you are improving your tricking skills. People who trick for fun, and fun alone, are the tricksters who are USUALLY sloppy as hell, and it's becoming a trend as more and more tricksters enter this community.

Nothing keeps you from having fun while striving to improve the quality of your tricks.

As for frusturation, it is part of the learning process.. and this is when you're learning ANYTHING. You can't avoid it. It just depends how your outlook is upon this frusturation. You can use it to discourage yourself, or use it to fuel yourself in focusing on training harder and trying different and innovative methods that will eventually get you to your goal.
Yup don't get me wrong here, I sometimes have fun while I'm training too, simply because of the satisfaction of reaching that goal.

;449818']I'm with Reim on this one...you're not always getting a new trick each time you trick..My slow progression combined with only two hours a week, I rarely have the opportunity to have "funtricks".
People who get a new tricks each session, must be the luckiest bastards in the world.
Not each training is about knowing how-to-do and what-to-do. It's also something called muscle memory and getting used to the trick

I agree. I remember there was like, 1 month about a year ago, when I was actually learning a new trick every session. But that's impossible to keep up :tongue:.. Improving is fun though.

It's more "funtricks" during the summer when there's more time and more people to trick with.


Check out the recent vid I made. Just a chill session with a few friends. One of the funnest sessions I've had in a long time (comments/advice, plz):

March 7th Chillin (http://trickstutorials.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22104)