Parkour a.k.a. Free Running - Page 3

Fayle · #61 (**permalink**) 09-16-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by quizsalt

parkour was created by david belle its not verry old becouse davids like in his 40s i think

I am trying to figure why everyone and his mother believes david belle invented the sport. He created the "NAME" Parkour he did not invent the idea of it. As said before by Juggalo it was invented in ISRAEL for ways to get into other countries by method of stealth and quick precision, so it was NOT created by David Belle!

VillageIdiot · #62 (**permalink**) 09-26-2008, 01:05 PM

I don't really do parkour, but I can leap gaps, roll on landing, vault things, climb things and slip through cracks. I prefer to call it 'messing around'. Doing stuff like that at night is awesome.

Drago94 · #63 (**permalink**) 11-24-2008, 09:26 PM

ive been training parkour for almost a year now and im very good at it. i no im good. but can we change the title, parkour and freerunning are different sports. idnt want to make enemys but they really ae and it pisses me off alot when people say there not. also i read earlier on that its not good to train on concrete. thats a lie it will help u develop quicker.

i also agree that david belle just gave it a name but he also brought all the people that do it today together so he still deserves credit for it. if it wasnt for him i wouldnt be doing it today and im sure most of you if not all of you wouldnt either.

ok ive read abit more and there are alot of noobs in here, pm me if u want help. i teach parkour and get paid to teach so ill be able to help you, ive trained with sebastian foucan and yao gogoly.

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Anarchist · #64 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 05:34 PM

I used to do parkour alot last year, I have no idea why I quit, I had alot of fun doing it, I just didnt see the point, whats the common goal?

Drago94 · #65 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 05:43 PM

well that differs from person to person really, lots of people do it for diferent reasons.

personly i enjoy it, it keeps my fit and i like to know that if i want to do something my body wont be a pyshical limition.

its also very handy when running from pigs.

ive heard people say that it makes them feel free, there trying to move like our ancestors (as fast as poss), they just love moving in different ways, save money on transport in cities. ive heard alot of reasons but its up to you at the end of the day =]

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Fayle · #66 (**permalink**) 11-27-2008, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Drago94

ive been training parkour for almost a year now and im very good at it. i no im good. but can we change the title, parkour and freerunning are different sports. idnt want to make enemys but they really ae and it pisses me off alot when people say there not. also i read earlier on that its not good to train on concrete. thats a lie it will help u develop quicker.

Concrete is only good for people who can fall and people who are at least advanced beginner. I recommend not trying parkour on concrete at first because you WILL fall. My advise on that.

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i also agree that david belle just gave it a name but he also brought all the people that do it today together so he still deserves credit for it. if it wasnt for him i wouldnt be doing it today and im sure most of you if not all of you wouldnt either.

David Belle gave it the name but i don't care. I learned parkour from my krav maga teacher who learned it when he still lived in Israel i forget what they call it over there but it is something they have to learn in their military training.

I never heard of David Belle before like a year after i started practicing parkour.

Drago94 · #67 (**permalink**) 11-27-2008, 04:49 PM

ok but i always teach on concrete, thats why i tech landing and rolls first.

and just because you hadnt heard of doesnt mean others hadnt. he is a huge part of the disiplin and im thankful to him.

master lurtz · #68 (**permalink**) 11-27-2008, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Drago94

i also agree that david belle just gave it a name but he also brought all the people that do it today together so he still deserves credit for it. if it wasnt for him i wouldnt be doing it today and im sure most of you if not all of you wouldnt either.

I allways did parkour I just diddnt have a fancy french name for it, parkour is simply an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body.