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Parkour is an "art", the art of free movement. In terms of what it looks like in practice, it's an extreme sport where people try to move as fast as possible in an urban environment.
Check out this clip of David Belle doing Parkour. It's a little clip taken from a French movie, "Banlilue 13" (Known as District B13 in America).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjC11RKtPco
(For whatever reason, it wouldn't embed.)
It's beautiful
I find it absolutely amazing
There's another clip in Best of YouTube
It's mesmerising I tell ya.....
Do you practice Parkour Bonehead?
No, I don't practice Parkour. It's really interesting though, maybe I'll try some basic stuff.
It really is....
Amazing what the human body is capable of
Make it an Olympic sport I say!!!
(Would that fit in with the Parkour philosophy? ;-/)
a friend of mine has started doing that nce a week up in Brisbane.
Is there a Parkour chapter in Brissie?
apparently...im in canberra myself but he said they do it over in southbank. there's a group that meet up weekly
Nice!
Wonder if there's one in Sydney
I know they're big all around Europe
yea i wonder if there'll be one in canberra sometime in the future.
heheheh yeah!!
Whoa, that's pretty awesome.
Unfortunately, over here in America, just about no one has even heard of Parkour before.
Really?? How sad...
It really is remarkable. Everyday Superheroes
At first I was skeptical. Run around and do stunt-type things but I am slowly starting to see the appeal. It would be FUN. It's like looking at any sport the first time - I usually ask WHY are they doing that? Why is this perceived as fun? Why would anyone WANT to do THAT? But I see the grace in parkour...
And it's lots of skill and core strength....
Amazing stuff
I think the sport was further popularised by Luc besson's, 'Yamakasi'
James Bond also had one of these athletes acting as the 'bad guy' in one of the better scenes of the movie..
What is it about the French. They ooze cool.
What is it about the French. They ooze cool.
Cool, I am a HUGE fan of Parkour, but didn't know what it is called.
Did anyone find out if there's a Parkour chapter in Sydney?
I didn't look it up...
Check it out!
There's an Australian Parkour Association !!
oops... I think this is the official site
Wicked!
This is my local Parkour thing . I live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Are you part of them?
No, I'm not, but I think it might be interesting to take a look.
For sure!!
Come back and report your experience to us please?
For those in Australia, the yamasaki doco is on SBS tonight at 10 pm
Oh I missed it ..
That's ok.... they'll probably show it again in a few months' time
Was it good?
for sure!!
the way they move is absolutely amazing
Cool!
