Hey guys,
I'd say I'm new to these forums, but well I'm really not, however, I am interested if anyone on this forum practises the french discipline, Le Parkour.
I have been training in this way of life for a year now and it truly releases you from all pressures about you.
It has many benefits:
- It Makes You Fit
- Greatly Improves Your Health
- Prompt You To Improve Your Diet
- Freedom
- You Make Great New Friends
- It Looks Damn Right Cool
The whole philosophy of Parkour is a great one, allowing you to move freely about your surroundings, I'm not talking taking an escalator, I'm talking the freedom and technique to jump or vault over the side of a set of stairs, landing and keep going as if you had done nothing out of the ordinary.
I reccomend Parkour to anyone who wants to break free of the rule restricting sports that currently lead the way.
Here are some of my favourite videos of traceurs, people who practise Parkour devoutly as a mindset, not as a way of showing off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBSGl2cQ90I
This is my favourite video that has ever been made by a traceur, I have trained with this man in the past as we live relatively close to each other. This video is not about big stunts, it is about the subtlety of movement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g8sPKdL62U
Another great video, even if it is free running, daniel is a brilliant traceur.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRF3R-arrcE
Another by Daniel.
If anyone is interested in Parkour, here are some links to good parkour sites, and if you have any questions, PM me or post on there
http://parkour.net/
www.worldwidejam.tv
www.urbanfreeflow.com