Hello and Welcome to.. RiserRaptors.comThis is a site dedicated to everyone in Plymouth and the southwest and gives everyone in the area a place to organize meets,discuss and promote this new sport of 'Powerising'. Register and take advantage of our Forum by chatting about this new and exciting sport and how it relates to YOU in your local city of Plymouth located in the South-West of England. Registration is free and all emails are kept securely. Once you register please customize your own profile and have a great time 'Bocking' on your stilts... The GalleriesCheck out our galleries for pictures and videos of all the RiserRaptors in the area .. this will be updated weekly - If you are a
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will be added in due time.If you have seen or have any pictures or videos of any of the RiserRaptor team then please either send them in or email a link to were we can see them, all new media is greatly apreciated. ArticlesPlease Check out our Articles section of the site were you can read all about loads of different things to do with this sport. Areas to BockCheck out the 'Areas to Bock' section and take advantage of the reviews and comments made about specific areas around Plymouth in relevance to how good they are to 'Bock' about on. Definitions - From the Original Powerising Dictionary Bocking Verb: Person(s) who partake in the Powerising phenomenon. Also known as PowerBocking. Named after Alexander Bock who originally patented the design. Powerising Verb: The act of doing something totally gnarly just for the sheer hell of it. Having the guts to try something new and just play full out for yourself, other Bockers and the general public all for the shared goal of creating happiness and joy with one another Powerisers Noun: Possibly the best invention in the history of mankind. These wonderful contraptions make all this fun possible. Sometimes abbreviated as Risers. Other brand names include: 7 League Boots, Fly Jumpers, Power Skips, Pro-Jumps, PoweriZers, Powerisers and Velocity Stilts along with other knock-off names like Moon-jumpers and Superman Boots (See 'A Nice long List of Names ' for the rest of the names) Definition of a RiserRaptor A RiserRaptor is a fast running, high jumping 2 legged (bipedal) dinosaur. It’s relatively new on the scene with only a few in existence around Plymouth at this time but are set to grow in numbers...Generally a thing that needs to eat and drink to build strength before it embarks out from its habitat and into the streets of its local city. Some have been said to have sharp claws and leap over people sat on benches in an attempt to 'be a little scary'. RiserRaptors have been known to run at speeds of up to 25mph and been seen performing back flips to one-another... but this is still yet to be confirmed. Left to Right -- Jeezbo and Kiola (RiserRaptors.com)  
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  This sport is Known by people who do it regularly as `Bocking` or `Powerbocking`. It is a reletively new extreme sport were people who do it strap themselfs into a pair of Motion Velocity Stilts (Right) or `Bocks` and boucne about doing tricks and running at high speeds. When strapped up confident users can run up to 25mph and have been known to jump at lenghts of 14ft takeing running strides of 9ft or more!
There are loads of different things to do in them. This can include; - Jump Really High
- Run Really Fast
- Do Tricks
- Spin
- Flip
Look out for explainations and tips on how to achieve these tricks .. coming soon after the sun comes out..    
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