Parkour.

Posted by Alex in Pictures on February 23, 2006 at 2:25 am


Parkour or free running is an extreme sport (not to mention a dangerous one, too) founded by David Belle, in which traceurs (those who practice parkour) go from point A to B like a freakin ninja.

Wikipedia Entry (and the link within for Parkour websites)

Some parkour videos: David Belle in Super Mario Parkour | Run Escape Jump | Russian Climbing | Urban Ninja


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14 comments to "Parkour."

  1. hunnik linke lahedale kraamile at blog.frukt.pri.ee
    February 23rd, 2006 at 9:52 pm

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  2. Billy Mavreas
    February 27th, 2006 at 12:53 pm

    Seeing this stuff for the first time via yr. site left me with "OF COURSE!", a kind of mini eureka moment. This is primo superhero urban fantasy stuff...(too bad I can hardly jump off my sofa)...a fitting response to urban ennui and lack of control over ones immediate surroundings...the mall scenes in Urban Ninja left the strongest impression.
    Thanks! Inspirational stuff.

  3. daniel
    September 5th, 2006 at 4:59 am

    can you send some pictures and email me on how to do parkour moves e.g palm spin ect

  4. Jeremy
    March 2nd, 2007 at 10:06 am

    Actually I invented this years ago, but I called it free style walking. The fact that they run however makes it almost too utilitarian for my liking. It seems less about style than about getting from point A to point B.

  5. Iamnivek
    March 2nd, 2007 at 12:59 pm

    I dont know if I would call these guys the best, There were some guys on CSI New York that were not only better, but less geekey. They made it look cool, this guy just makes it look uhh stupid.

  6. Riley
    April 10th, 2007 at 8:00 pm

    I know this topics been dead for awhile, but I felt the need to comment the last two comments.

    First of all: Jeremy, if you invented freestyle walking sorry, but I laugh at you. It's like Parkour For Dummies.
    Free running (similar to parkour but with different ideas to it and includes tricking sums it up really) Is closer to parkour then fs walking. lol lol Parkour doesn't have an emphasis on style, people bring their own styles and ideas into it and it grows, creating new things constantly.

    Secondly, Iamnivek.
    CSI, not really a fan of the show myself, but I did see the episode with the traceurs. (Someone who does parkour)They may have looked less geeky and more cool, but these guys you're seeing. (Most of these videos are focused on David Belle who is known as the father of parkour.) He can definately own any traceur you'll ever see. The "Run Escape Jump" video was a scene from the movie Banlieue 13.(District 13)

    David Belle didn't start parkour, it's ideology dates prehistory, David, his brother, cousin and friends and everything adapted the idea of it and put it into a city. Giving it the name Parkour (which is derived from the word parcours which bascailly means a course or path)Want more info feel free to send an email. Happy to answer any "sensible" questions.

  7. David
    May 1st, 2007 at 4:36 am

    i gt a mate who does it just wndrin if there any ways i can get into it...

    i got upper body strength so...

    give us an email if ne1 knows sumin i cld do..

    cheers

  8. Rosario
    May 25th, 2007 at 8:39 am

    parkour é demais e só pode dizer quem pratciou, em campo maior na escola do ciclo foram uns porofissionais ensinar parkour, luis sisi foate um professor genial beijinhos!!

  9. Abi x
    February 14th, 2008 at 8:10 am

    i think this is awesome... are there any girls that do free running??? x

  10. Julia
    April 27th, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    wow.that is the worst description of parkour I've ever heard...ever. Thank God someone (Riley) actually knows what they're talking about and fixed that horrid picture description.

  11. Julia
    April 27th, 2008 at 10:36 pm

    o, and yes, there are many girls who do both parkour and freerunning Abi x, me being one of them (parkour anyway lol)

  12. vovo
    June 14th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    eo estõ entendendu tudu qui eçis cara taão diseno
    fala in portugueizi seus merda!!!!
    si vosseis nun fala in portugueizi,eo nun mi responçabilizo pelus meus atus.
    seus cunhao

  13. aaron
    August 30th, 2009 at 7:00 am

    i practice PK n' i love it, wen i practice it i am free, no rules no competition, theres not a lot in the world 2day that lets u be as free as PK or FR...

    a message 2 David - there is a lot of running involved, upper body strength isn't everything wen it comes 2 PK it helps but u need 2 be fast n' agile aswell. u just need 2 get out there..a couple of moves u can start on - most important thing of all the roll master the roll this can save ur life!! try a kong vault on a picnic bench(luk on utube 4 better detail) handstand, lazy vault, thief vault, kash vault, tic tac... as u can c theres a few different types but ppl think they r difficult coz of mental blocks, don't stop b4 u get 2 a rail or a wall u r gunna jump coz u will hurt urself always warm up stretch warm down stretch it reduces chance of injury.

  14. tubbei
    September 20th, 2009 at 12:19 am

    I've just started trying out Parkour and just wanted to share this amazing tutorial for anyone who wants to try a Kong vault: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXH7FHfMCH0#watch-main-area

    There are obviously more experienced traceurs who have posted comments, so they know more about this than I do...but I've gotta say if you're a newbie like me, please take it slow and increase the complexity/risk of your moves at a controlled pace. I agree it isn't as hard as it looks but it IS a challenge. Don't get fooled by stuff that LOOKS easy. Most of the traceurs out there have practised and practised and practised.

    If enough people get seriously hurt Parkour will get a bad rep...and that's the last thing we want...

    I've heard it said... "Parkour is a religion and David Belle is God"... perhaps a little extreme and giving Belle too much credit...but I love the sentiment. ;-)


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