As one of the few women in Greece who practise parkour and arguably one of the most recognized female practitioners in the world, Maria has her own distinctive personality and style: And Maria’s style is strong, sassy and brave. No matter what she does, Maria stays true to herself. For this, we’re proud to feature the very stylish and very talented Miss Maria Raptaki.
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1. Name : Maria Raptaki
2. Location : Greece, Athens
3. Occupation : Enjoying life
4. Tell us about you : –
5. How did you get into parkour? :
While watching related video of the Nsa parkour team on TV. From that very first time I was too excited with parkour,some positive vibes inside of me made me smile, I thought that this was something which would perfectly suit my personality. Then got in contact with the guys and started training.
6. How long have you been practising :
For about 4 years
7. What does parkour mean to you in less than 5 words :
It’s an Inspiration
8. What’s your best parkour related achievement to date :
There’s no best parkour achievement, even little things can give you various supreme feelings..
9. What is your favourite parkour move :
every kind of movement is sweet and unique, but, if i want to pass an obstacle really quick and practically, then i mostly use the speed vault.
10. What advice would you give to other girls thinking of getting into parkour?
Even if you choose to start training parkour or not, try always to MOVE in any kind of way, moving is really precious. Parkour is unique, it can totally change you as a person in many kind of good ways..There’s a good reason to start training parkour if you really want to progress mentally and physically, becoming better over and over again. That’s because in parkour you face a lot of yourself, the bad and the good side of it, either you want it or not, this is the character of parkour, train-learn-evolve.
Most of the people try or they may are stuggling to be good/the best in their activities(like parkour) or their jobs..My advice, try not to put such specific goals. It’s so sure that if you love what you do, you will improve in your own way without being obsessed becoming the best..Don’t try to be the No.1 neither feel competitive with others. Never think that achievements has to do with being THAT good in a sport or your job, in the end the achievement isn’t the result you get, but the spiritual work you did before inside of you. All of these activities end sometime, its the spirit and the soul which keeps remaining. Try to be a super human first and control the flow of your thoughts, then im sure you will improve in everything you do in your life. Be patient and have faith in everything you put into your mind.TT
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