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Here’s a good New Yorker article on a beautiful emerging sport called parkour, which is the art of moving fluidly over any terrain.
Parkour, a made-up word, cousin to the French parcours, which means “route,†is a quasi commando system of leaps, vaults, rolls, and landings designed to help a person avoid or surmount whatever lies in his path—a vocabulary, that is, to be employed in finding one’s way among obstacles. Parkour goes over walls, not around them; it takes the stair rail, not the stairs.
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Don’t miss this sweet VIDEO here.
April 25th, 2007 at 10:17 am
check out the kickoff chase scene in Bond Begins (ok, ok, “Casino Royale”) for a beautiful example of parkour with Sebastien Foucan. Sebastien is one of the founders of free running (along with David Belle) and bounces like he is about 75% rubber.