One of the best edits ever on why acrobats take to the streets.
… Ryan Doyle, one of the world’s most prominent practitioners of the sport of parkour, who can be seen here in action in Santorini. …
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Entries Tagged 'parkour (free running)' ↓
Ryan Doyle – Parkour Santorini
March 29th, 2012 — parkour (free running), psychology, safety
insane street tumbling
December 29th, 2011 — cheer, floor (men), floor (women), Gymnastics, parkour (free running), Power Tumbling, Tricking, twisting
Next time your kids tell you the Floor is too hard, show them this compilation.
at 1min – standing step in to triple twist … or double?
at 2:25 – ff quad twist … or triple?
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Thanks Allison Hack for the link.
last dangerous Parkour post
December 28th, 2011 — ethics, parkour (free running), safety, Tricking
I don’t link on this site to every free running video I see. They need to have something unique over and above all the rest I’ve seen.
This 13min edit has plenty of unique and interesting stunts. But it nearly gave me a heart attack. Be warned.
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Announcement: Hence forth I’ll no longer link to any edit showing hard landings from extreme height. Or even simple skills on high rooftops where even a minor mistake would mean certain death.
… you have to draw the line somewhere.
(via Jerry Blakley on YouTube)
parkour on skis
December 27th, 2011 — parkour (free running), snow and ice
Trail, B.C. — a very artistic edit.
… alpine skis down hilly city terrain. Includes jumps over hung laundry & parked cars, railslides down stairs, etc. …
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Dangerous, but inexpensive. He takes the public bus back up the hill at the end.
Ron Shewchuk linked to this on kottke.
street acrobatics compilation
December 17th, 2011 — parkour (free running), Tricking
An interesting edit. Scary in places. I don’t like raising ‘difficulty’ by adding height.
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midget kitchen parkour
November 13th, 2011 — humour, parkour (free running)
Damien Walters 2011
November 12th, 2011 — Circus, humour, parkour (free running), Power Tumbling
The latest edit from our most entertaining acrobat.
Professional stuntman, gymnastics coach and free runner Damien Walters returns with his annual video: Damien Walters 2011 Showreel.
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Lots of new stuff there.
obstacle course or Parkour?
November 5th, 2011 — club governance, parkour (free running), safety
Obstacle course military training has been around for thousands of years.
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But if we call it “Parkour” or “Free Running”, many kids are quick to sign up for the class. Those are some of the hottest classes in many gyms, right now.
Unfortunately some Insurance companies are starting to list “Parkour” as an “extreme sport”, too dangerous to cover. Check your policy.
MAG European Championships 2012 promo
October 30th, 2011 — Gymnastics, humour, parkour (free running)
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Promo trailer for the Men’s Gymnastics European Championships 2012 to be hosted in Montpellier (FRA) May 21-27, 2012.
WAG European Championships will be held in Brussels next year, May 9th – 13th.
Adidas by Phillip Boy
August 31st, 2011 — clothing, Gymnastics, parkour (free running), salary (contract)
On GymNiceTic I saw the news that our Worlds Silver medalist from 2010 has his own line of Adidas garb.
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The German male gymnasts seem to be doing alright, even if nobody seems to be able to market the American MAGs.
… Check the many comments on that link. Or the same discussion on Tony Retrosi’s Gymnastike post – The Marketing of Men’s Gymnastics
To help the MAG cause, I voted for Leyva over Wieber and Ohashi on the next Inside Gymnastics magazine cover.
(via GymNiceTic)
Prince of Persia – Parkour
July 23rd, 2011 — movies, parkour (free running)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which, according to Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer, … supposed to be “the new Pirates of the Caribbean” …
Bruckheimer had a lot more money to spend on it than Pirates 1, but I’d still say it’s inferior to all the films in Pirate franchise.
The movie is much more realistic than I expected, though, considering it’s based on a video game.
David Belle was stunt coordinator and he made an effort for the free running stunts to be somewhat based on the laws of physics. More than most other pics.
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Audiences generally like it as a mindless action film. Critics are more … critical.
Gymnaestrada: Meet the Magic
July 12th, 2011 — Gymnaestrada, parkour (free running)
An unusual edit, the forest Parkour does not start until 5min in.
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Meet the Magic is the theme of Gymnaestrada 2011.
Parkour for kids
July 9th, 2011 — camps, parkour (free running), Tricking
Urban Evolution is a fitness club in Alexandria VA.
Check out their summer program:
Is your kid totally obsessed with Parkour? Are you worried about how your back deck is going to survive? …
Each day our session will start with a warm-up and conditioning session led by the instructor geared towards making the camper fit for Parkour and other sports …
Participants will also be introduced to other movement related activities including gymnastics, tricking, breakdancing, and Capoeira (Braziilian Martial Arts), culminating at the end of the week with a obstacle course challenge. In addition, the camper will learn key elements that will be applicable to all aspects of their life such as:
Solving problems and make good decisions
Approaching challenges creatively
Learning respect for others and their environment
Challenging themselves physically and mentally
Enjoying physical recreation and the outdoors, and
Getting a very different ‘out of the box’ perspective on how they stay fit, even as adults!
Learning the history behind Parkour, Freerunning, Breakdancing and Capoeira
Some weeks are already sold out.
