Windex March 15, 2007 Share Windex Member March 15, 2007 I posted in these forums a good 4 years ago about parkour, since then this sport has grown immensely and is now becoming fairly common in the USA. What is Parkour? Parkour is the art of moving fluidly through your enviroment, overcoming obstacles with the most efficency to keep moving. Ssooo here's a video from a night at a gymnastics gym getting some practice (I'm the redhead btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan March 15, 2007 Share Tristan Member March 15, 2007 In the red shirt? Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windex March 15, 2007 Author Share Windex Member March 15, 2007 no the white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruten March 15, 2007 Share Kruten Member March 15, 2007 Ah yeah, that stuff is schweet. Me and my friend decided to get into it a couple weeks ago. When we're running around skating we find spots to screw around with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa March 15, 2007 Share Playaa Member March 15, 2007 youtube is down right now....but Parkour is awesome. if I wasn't fat and unathletic...I'd totally be there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo March 15, 2007 Share anonymo Member March 15, 2007 Cool...too bad the next video in line was the birthing of a goat...which I watched for some reason...and now the two videos are blended in my mind...which one were you again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windex March 15, 2007 Author Share Windex Member March 15, 2007 i was in the white shirt and gray&orange shorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon March 15, 2007 Share Allanon Member March 15, 2007 It's amazing what some people can do with Parkour and Free running. For anyone who has seen James Bond, Casino Royale (I personally haven't) apparently the construction site chase seen where James Bond is chasing a small arms terrorists the guy who is running from Bond did not use any stunt doubles but actually performed that in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windex March 15, 2007 Author Share Windex Member March 15, 2007 Thats because that terrorist is one of the founders of the sport he was asked to play that part in the movie so it would be a "true" stunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimmpp March 15, 2007 Share Chimmpp Member March 15, 2007 That would be fun to try! Love watching those videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon March 15, 2007 Share Allanon Member March 15, 2007 Thats because that terrorist is one of the founders of the sport he was asked to play that part in the movie so it would be a "true" stunt Yah forgot his name but he's a really big name in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters March 15, 2007 Share stutters GC Alumni March 15, 2007 that's some sick freestyle running/walking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimmpp March 15, 2007 Share Chimmpp Member March 15, 2007 Are there "classes" for parkour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaftiel March 15, 2007 Share shaftiel Member March 15, 2007 I vaguely remember something I saw.. oh.. maybe ten years ago, about this group in France who would chose a random direction in a town and started walking. The idea was that you could not stop moving, if you encountered an obsticle such as a wall or building you had to defeat it by climbing it or using each other or nearby objects to get around the obsticle. It was pretty interesting watching them scale buildings and get around walls only using their natural skills and each other. They were wall jumping, scalling buildings, and creating human ladders, pretty amazing things. Sounds somewhat similar to this sport. Shaftiel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller March 15, 2007 Share Leveller Member March 15, 2007 (edited) There are different types and they are often confused, Parkour (using the human body to overcome obstacles) and Freerunning (going for a run and going over/under/around anything in the way), Sebastien Foucan who was the guy at the beggining of Casino Royale is a "freerunner". There are a couple of great movies that show true Parkour, District B13 (English title but French subtitles) is a recent one with David Belle and Crimson Rivers II (a great sequel to a great film starring Jean Reno subtitled French FTW) has some great examples of parkour with "monks on drugs" demonstrating the superhuman abilities the drugs give them through this medium. There was a great documentary called "Jump London" released a few years ago featuring some of the best examples I've ever seen, and that's what got me interested although I've never actually partaken. Edited March 16, 2007 by Leveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windex March 16, 2007 Author Share Windex Member March 16, 2007 (edited) we have a group about 15 strong here in cincinnati, looking forward to the warm weather so we can all meet and get some attention *http://cincinnatiparkour.org Edited March 16, 2007 by Windex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimmpp March 16, 2007 Share Chimmpp Member March 16, 2007 If you guys get out some day, could you take videos of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thief_Lord March 16, 2007 Share Thief_Lord Member March 16, 2007 (edited) I seriously am going to try and get into this..... how would I start? I am definately in physical condition, and I can do some flips and stuff. Edited March 16, 2007 by Thief_Lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan March 16, 2007 Share Tristan Member March 16, 2007 I seriously am going to try and get into this..... how would I start? I am definately in physical condition, and I can do some flips and stuff. Raw Egg milkshakes. Carry goats and or cows up a hill twice a day. And play lots of ping pong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windex March 16, 2007 Author Share Windex Member March 16, 2007 start by getting in shape.. then find other people and read tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thief_Lord March 16, 2007 Share Thief_Lord Member March 16, 2007 start by getting in shape.. then find other people and read tutorials Any suggested tutorials? Certain parkour specific websites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windex March 16, 2007 Author Share Windex Member March 16, 2007 yeah, they are on the left side of our page, read up in our forums and on the site (although the site isn't fully completed yet) Cincinnati Parkour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thief_Lord March 16, 2007 Share Thief_Lord Member March 16, 2007 Well I tried a few things out during gym class today and managed to do the Free Running move. The First one in this video It seemed pretty easy actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windex March 16, 2007 Author Share Windex Member March 16, 2007 yeah i have a pretty nice trick list under my belt, most of which "aren't parkour" but they are still fun to do.. parkour just comes naturally to me, i've done it my whole life just didn't have a name for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thief_Lord March 17, 2007 Share Thief_Lord Member March 17, 2007 yeah i have a pretty nice trick list under my belt, most of which "aren't parkour" but they are still fun to do.. parkour just comes naturally to me, i've done it my whole life just didn't have a name for it! The one thing I still don't quite get is what makes a trick Parkour and another Freestyle Running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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