Okay… I know it’s been sometime since I last posted but I was able to find some cool
videos on parkour training.
What I will probably do for you all is get together some of my buds and make a training video
for you. Let me know if there are any tricks or moves you want to see being taught?
As for now Expert village has a few videos that you can watch.. for instance:
Here is a training video
The people at Urban Freeflow have been able to provide us a little recap of yesterdays events at the Barclaycard World Freerun Championships - so for all you parkour and freerunning fanatics here is a snippet:
Tags: parkour, parkour running, pk, freerunning, free running, barclaycard world freerun championships
London to host first Free Running Championships next week.
Free Running (started by Sebatian Foucan) participants will be gathering next week to test their skills, creativity, and endurance while leaping from balconies, buildings and any structure they have in their way to become London’s First Free Running Champion.
This contest will grab the attention of not only free runners but traceurs, people who are known to practice parkour (PK - started by David Belle). Which is a similar form of Free Running, but with the added bonus of flare, such as flips, twists, and turns.
Many stunt professionals or some call modern day ninjas will also be paying close attention to this event since some of the contestants are stunt actors themselves.
Athletes from Brazil, South Africa, Turkey and the U.S. will be among
those taking part and the organizers hope spectators will pay $37 to
watch a sport which can also be seen on the streets for free.
During the event, each competitor - with only a pair of trainers for
assistance - will have 90 seconds to dazzle judges with a routine
likely to be inspired by martial arts, skateboarding and their own
imaginations.
“There will be no judges dressed in suits . . . it’s the free runners
who will judge themselves,” he stressed, adding that the scoring
criteria would focus on “the flow” shown by competitors.
To learn more about this competition please visit Francois Becker’s article here.
Prodigal Theatre puts on a Parkour Event in Scotland
PARKOUR free-runners and fashion fans will flock to Glasgow’s cultural quarter for this year’s Merchant City Festival.
The seventh annual festival, launched today, is set to scale new heights in making the buzzing area Glasgow’s artistic hub.
The four-day event will feature parkour performers running freestyle over some of the area’s architectural gems, while a glamour catwalk show and designer label shopping extravaganza are poised to enhance the city’s style credentials.
To learn more about this event click below
Parkour Festival Scotland
Parkour is hitting the main stream and hitting hard! If you are anything like me, you’ve seen the scene from James Bond’s Casino Royal and the chase scene from The Bourne Ultimatum.
New Line is planning production early next year for an untitled drama about Parkour.
In this movie you should see tons of stunts that will blow you out of your mind and also done with
cinema camera with awesome sound to go with.
They’ve decided to star Channing Tatum so ladies.. this may be something you will want to watch for.
Me personally… eh, don’t care for watching dudes and it could be a no name star and I would still watch it, as the agilie moves, creation, and stunts traceurs do just entrances me.
This movie was scripted by Kevin Lund and T.J. Scott, the drama revolves around a pair of jumpers who use their skills in heists. (who doesn’t love the word hiests?)
You can review the full article at Varity
Other Movies with Parkour / Free Running Action
Disctrict B13
This is one wicked video.
Chemical Brothers has some crazy orc coming out of a dumpster and dancing and doing moves that most Traceurs wish they could do.
What’s up with the outfit? None the less this thing can get down!
Midnight Madness
Thought you would like to know a some of the names and moves
involved in Parkour and Free Running.
This is a good resource for some of you noobs out there who want to show
off to your traceur buddies that you know the terminology.
Billy “Skipper” Hughes (From APK and the Tribe (http://www.tribalmovement.com)is heading off London to compete in the the 2008 Barclaycard World Freerun Championship.
He’ll be reppin’ the US alongside some of the guys from Team Tempest.
I am such a fan of Team Tempest.. sorry to be biased but I’ve seen their work all over and they have some of the sickest moves around
Back to London and the competition. Not only will they house a wicked set of obstacles to play on, the competition is being handled in a great spirit; all the athletes will stay in one hostel together for the whole time - the idea is that friendship and getting together is more important than the competition aspect.
I think this a great idea because now with all these minds together I am sure that we will see a collaboration of tricks that we’ve never even dreamed out.
If you want to know more details about this event, check out Urban Freeflow ). Skipper’s extensive diving and professional Free Running experience will ensure that his run will be something you don’t want to miss!
Here’s a glimps of some Parkour Running and what to expect this year!
Here is what this year’s course will look like:
Image from the great people at www.urbanfreeflow.com
Have I got videos for you!
You’ve come to the right spot for your Parkour Youtube and Free Running YouTube video fix.
I will compile as many of the best PK videos that I can.
Since parkour and free running are so close to each other I will provide both types types of vids.
Not only will you get Youtube stuff but I will also go out and search the web for Google Video, Metacafe Video, and other video sites.
(I will put as many David Belle and Sebastian Foucan stuff I can find too)
If I find things that I know will spark interest to you folks I will chuck that in here too!
Like Urban Ninja, Yamakasi
Until then to all my traceur and tracuse friends, subscribe to my feed and just watch as they keep pouring in.
I am that guy who goes to all the action movies just to see the latest in stunts, tricks, fighting, and mostly Parkour .
I wanted to provide you with a little more insight about this sport.
According to wikipedia,
Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) or l’art du déplacement (English: the art of movement) is 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. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment—from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls—and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Parkour practitioners are referred to as traceurs, or traceuses for females (the verb tracer “to trace” is French slang for moving with extreme speed).
Founded by David Belle in France, parkour focuses on practicing efficient movements to develop one’s body and mind to be able to overcome obstacles in an emergency.
Then you have Free Running Almost similar but not.
Now that you know what Parkour is, Free Running can be thought of as cousin of Parkour.
This style or art form includes moving in ways that would be characterized as acrobatic.
Many of these moves include flips, twists, and turns. Which you could see a gymnist do while on performing floor exercises. (Except they are doing this on our everyday surroundings.)
So if you want to look at it like this, think of Parkour as getting from A to B as effectively as possible, while Free Running is getting to B but while flipping, twisting, and turning in stylistic ways.
Since these two sports tie so close to each other I decided to start this site which will house a mixture of both. I call this Parkour Running! And I will give you all the lastest info and updates on this sport.
David Belle at the
New York Festival