Quantcast

Jump to content


Photo

Anyone out there practise parkour/freerunning?


  • Please log in to reply
85 replies to this topic

#26 Silk

Silk
  • 6906 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 01:10 AM

Parkour races from A-B, now, I can't deny that wouldn't be fun. It's using the principle, getting from one place to the next in the quickest manner possible, and still allowing you to perform against others.

Err, you'd be referring to David Belle and his group of friends, btw.

#27 Oaken

Oaken
  • 7298 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 01:12 AM

ahhh yer thats it David Belle, did he and his friends actually create Parkour?

#28 Silk

Silk
  • 6906 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 01:21 AM

Mmm, they defined and refined the moves to what they are today, I'd give them that much. Parkour is a form of movement though, so I wouldn't give them full credit.

I guess a good way to say it would be, a jump over a rail existed before him, but a lazy vault didn't.

#29 Oaken

Oaken
  • 7298 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 01:27 AM

So they mainly tweaked or prettied up movements that already existed and turned it into more of an art form than just a method of getting from A to B?

I think I first saw Belle in a tv program in the UK. It was called Jump Britain. Although I knew of Parkour before I knew of him....I guess that says it all really.

#30 Silk

Silk
  • 6906 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 01:56 AM

It's all your own take on it really. You can believe David Belle created parkour from scratch, or you can believe he simply defined it into a box. I personally believe the latter.
It's like with football or rugby say, you can believe someody created them quite easily, as they're very artificial, with many rules, but movement has always been in our nature, and thats all parkour is a form of. I don't believe someone has the right to take credit for that.

And nah, I've seen Jump Britain (And London), they were pretty much what started it off over here in the UK, but Belle created it back in 1990, which is long before.

#31 fruglemonkey

fruglemonkey
  • 411 posts

Posted 17 June 2007 - 02:46 AM

... Silk, I assume you are a traceur?

And I thought it was Belles father who came up with the idea of parkour, or something?

Also, I don't see parkour becoming an olympic sport. With the concept of getting from A to B, how would you track the progress? What would the course be like? If it the 'olympic version' of parkour was just showing off drills, then wouldn't that be gymnastics?

#32 Hlaw

Hlaw
  • 611 posts

Posted 17 June 2007 - 04:25 AM

some of the stuff they do is pretty dangerous, i seen them jump between buildings, and kids younger than 18 were doing that. maybe there should be some safety equipment invented for the sport, if it is ever to be taken seriously as an official sport of any kind

#33 Bão

Bão
  • 5407 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 04:46 AM

QUOTE(fruglemonkey @ Jun 17 2007, 05:46 AM) View Post
And I thought it was Belles father who came up with the idea of parkour, or something?

Also, I don't see parkour becoming an olympic sport. With the concept of getting from A to B, how would you track the progress? What would the course be like? If it the 'olympic version' of parkour was just showing off drills, then wouldn't that be gymnastics?

Raymond Belle, a firefighter and French soldier who fought in Vietnam, who helped influenced David as well as Georges Hebert's "Natural Method of Physical Culture." As both Sebastian and David has said in the past, they simply put parkour or freerunning together. It has always been done, but they have redefined the art to a discipline that is practiced.

If you have been following the news lately, today, the parkour and freerunning community grows exponentially, but the community is split. Hundreds look for David's wisdom, but he quietly has some plans of his own. Both parkour and freerunning classes are being offered, competitions are being organized, and money is being made off of the disciplines. We are in troubled times and WE, as a community, need to pull together to determine our future, and the future of parkour and freerunning. This is exactly why I am against competition. Also, the American scene is really divided. Right now, APK and the site's owner, M2, is under heavy scrutiny. You all know that UFF has turned out to be one big money making business, APK is turning into a monster itself. M2 has secretly started organizing competition and there are rumors that he is signing deals with American businesses. Right now, many small communities, such as NCParkour, are getting together and helping form a new website that will help America understand what we do and why we do it.

QUOTE(angmor @ Jun 17 2007, 07:25 AM) View Post
some of the stuff they do is pretty dangerous, i seen them jump between buildings, and kids younger than 18 were doing that. maybe there should be some safety equipment invented for the sport, if it is ever to be taken seriously as an official sport of any kind

Traceurs, in general, do not jump from rooftop to rooftop on a regular basis. In fact, most of us stay on the ground and rarely jump anything over one story. There are times when someone gets hurt, but injury has always been a factor. Most of us start off small by learning vaults, then wallruns, then cats. We never stop drilling, conditioning, or training so that we become less prone to injuries. Only one death due to practicing parkour has ever been recorded.

#34 Silk

Silk
  • 6906 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 06:12 AM

Bao, yeah I thought it was pretty hilarious when I read that UFF were being paid to teach British police the discipline. Those guys are a shame to the parkour community. At least they could hold regular events to teach people on the discipline, but no, you gotta pay for those too. I wouldn't be surprise if they were to add a premium section to their site, offering technique videos only to subscribers, which is really the only thing they're good for right now.


#35 Oaken

Oaken
  • 7298 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 07:42 AM

QUOTE(fruglemonkey @ Jun 17 2007, 11:46 AM) View Post
Also, I don't see parkour becoming an olympic sport. With the concept of getting from A to B, how would you track the progress? What would the course be like? If it the 'olympic version' of parkour was just showing off drills, then wouldn't that be gymnastics?


It could be judged on technique, style, complexity.....just like any extreme sport such as skateboarding or Snowboarding. It doesn't really matter what the course was like as someone who is good at parkour could adapt to it and use their imagination right? Obviously there would have to be rails and places that allowed for jumps and balancing movements.

#36 Noitidart

Noitidart
  • Neocodex Co-Founder

  • 23214 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 09:06 AM

QUOTE(pink ladylion @ May 5 2007, 10:46 AM) View Post
Aye, I'm an amateur parkour practitioner. Hit up Alan (Bao, baounit, something like that) about it, as he is really big into it. I'm just a nubbie tongue.gif

haha parkour sounds so british and then redlion comes and goes aye mate hahaha just thoght it was funny kk im out kirby.gif

o i dont do this shit tongue.gif

#37 Silk

Silk
  • 6906 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 09:58 AM

QUOTE(Noitidart @ Jun 17 2007, 06:06 PM) View Post
haha parkour sounds so british and then redlion comes and goes aye mate hahaha just thoght it was funny kk im out kirby.gif

o i dont do this shit tongue.gif

British? *laughs*
I suppose you'd mean french, right? tongue.gif

#38 Bão

Bão
  • 5407 posts


Users Awards

Posted 17 June 2007 - 12:39 PM

QUOTE(Silk @ Jun 17 2007, 09:12 AM) View Post
Bao, yeah I thought it was pretty hilarious when I read that UFF were being paid to teach British police the discipline. Those guys are a shame to the parkour community. At least they could hold regular events to teach people on the discipline, but no, you gotta pay for those too. I wouldn't be surprise if they were to add a premium section to their site, offering technique videos only to subscribers, which is really the only thing they're good for right now.

Definately. I don't see any problem in making money from t-shirts, but they're making money from teaching others parkour and freerunning. They're also trying to make themselves as well as the UFF glyph the symbol of both parkour and freerunning.

QUOTE(Oaken @ Jun 17 2007, 10:42 AM) View Post
It could be judged on technique, style, complexity.....just like any extreme sport such as skateboarding or Snowboarding. It doesn't really matter what the course was like as someone who is good at parkour could adapt to it and use their imagination right? Obviously there would have to be rails and places that allowed for jumps and balancing movements.

Parkour is strictly the movement from point A to point B in the most efficient way without going backwards. Both technique and style do not matter as long as the movement is efficient! A freerunner's ultimate goal is to move as gracefully and beautifully as they can throughout their enviroment. Neither parkour or freerunning is a sport, which is what millions of people have yet to understand. They are disciplines that are practiced.



#39 fruglemonkey

fruglemonkey
  • 411 posts

Posted 17 June 2007 - 10:47 PM

QUOTE(Bão @ Jun 18 2007, 06:39 AM) View Post
Definately. I don't see any problem in making money from t-shirts, but they're making money from teaching others parkour and freerunning. They're also trying to make themselves as well as the UFF glyph the symbol of both parkour and freerunning.


Parkour is strictly the movement from point A to point B in the most efficient way without going backwards. Both technique and style do not matter as long as the movement is efficient! A freerunner's ultimate goal is to move as gracefully and beautifully as they can throughout their enviroment. Neither parkour or freerunning is a sport, which is what millions of people have yet to understand. They are disciplines that are practiced.


You.

You captured it right there... Parkour isn't only the movement... It's the mentality, the disciplines... Someone see's an ad with parkour in it, and they think "ooh, I can impress my friends like that!" =/ Something needs to be done...

#40 Hlaw

Hlaw
  • 611 posts

Posted 17 June 2007 - 11:03 PM

i watched some pretty cool vids on youtube, i guess i would enjoy watching it more than doing it, coz it looks kinda dangerous some of the things they do. i predict it will probably may at the height of popularity become something like motor sport, wrestling, or extreme winter sports - stuff u watch on tv to see how skilled people are, but u would probably never attempt

#41 Bão

Bão
  • 5407 posts


Users Awards

Posted 20 June 2007 - 06:18 PM

ohmy.gif OMG, check ParkourCoaching.com!!! They are offering classes in London, and you should definately go, if you're ever in the area! I saw a short video of a private class with the more exceptional traceurs and freerunners such as Jin and Daniel Ilbeca, and the class looks amazing. I'm sure the video is of a grand opening of course, most of the guys that appeared seem to have been invited for this. You'll have chances to meet the people that started with DB himself and other renown traceurs and freerunners. ohmy.gif Whenever I go to London, I'm definately taking a class. biggrin.gif

YouTube

#42 Random

Random
  • 8199 posts


Users Awards

Posted 20 June 2007 - 06:53 PM

I always thought parkour was really cool and always wanted to give it a shot but I always get scared. I can do small stuff tahts not really parkour, like jumping up a six set of stairs and a few of those vault things.

#43 Nick

Nick
  • <img src="http://i29.tinypic.com/9iwl5w.jpg">

  • 6051 posts


Users Awards

Posted 20 June 2007 - 11:25 PM

I grabbed a telephone pole today and spun around. Does that count?

Side note, how do these free runners train their bodies to take all the shock that's absorbed from high falls ()?

#44 Bryan

Bryan
  • 4107 posts

Posted 20 June 2007 - 11:35 PM

QUOTE(Urban @ Jun 21 2007, 01:25 AM) View Post
I grabbed a telephone pole today and spun around. Does that count?

Side note, how do these free runners train their bodies to take all the shock that's absorbed from high falls ()?

They find ways not to absorb the shock (hence why people roll, the momentum is carried forward instead of down)

#45 Bão

Bão
  • 5407 posts


Users Awards

Posted 21 June 2007 - 08:44 AM

QUOTE(Urban @ Jun 21 2007, 03:25 AM) View Post

That's quite an old video. 3Run is definately a great "team." They're really only a few 3Run guys, but many people who join their forums along with making their own videos add 3Run to their titles or videos. I've trained with two or the original members, Duncan (TK17) as well as Luc. I think Luc will be coming to a state jam we're having this weekend, too; Duncan will be in SF.

#46 Random

Random
  • 8199 posts


Users Awards

Posted 21 June 2007 - 10:13 AM

QUOTE(Bão @ Jun 21 2007, 12:44 PM) View Post
That's quite an old video. 3Run is definately a great "team." They're really only a few 3Run guys, but many people who join their forums along with making their own videos add 3Run to their titles or videos. I've trained with two or the original members, Duncan (TK17) as well as Luc. I think Luc will be coming to a state jam we're having this weekend, too; Duncan will be in SF.

Bao do you have any videos of yourself? I'd like to see them if you do smile.gif

#47 Bão

Bão
  • 5407 posts


Users Awards

Posted 21 June 2007 - 12:10 PM

QUOTE(RaNdOmNeSs @ Jun 21 2007, 02:13 PM) View Post
Bao do you have any videos of yourself? I'd like to see them if you do smile.gif

Maybe. rolleyes.gif I recently released a video that contained footage from last October to December. It was way before I started my actual conditioning, training, and drilling though.

#48 Random

Random
  • 8199 posts


Users Awards

Posted 21 June 2007 - 03:01 PM

QUOTE(Bão @ Jun 21 2007, 03:10 PM) View Post
Maybe. rolleyes.gif I recently released a video that contained footage from last October to December. It was way before I started my actual conditioning, training, and drilling though.

We want it!

#49 Hazard

Hazard
  • 3424 posts

Posted 21 June 2007 - 03:05 PM

Yea i think its the same as Jump London - Tv Show in the Uk

#50 Hlaw

Hlaw
  • 611 posts

Posted 21 June 2007 - 04:16 PM

im just curious....where did parkour originate from and how long ago?


0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users