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Parkour – The Nature Of Challenge

August 24th, 2010 | Category: Training

Below is a documentary on parkour that was recently posted to my Facebook page.

The embedded player includes all four parts.  The arrows on each side of the player can be used to navigate from one part to the next.

The full playlist can also be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=98E854F495913919

As stated by the creators of this documentary:

Made by practitioners, we have tried our best to ensure that this short film gives the most accurate information possible about parkour and the methods and ideas behind it. It is a deliberate departure from the typical ‘media parkour’ you might see on TV and aims to provide reliable information to both newcomers and experienced practitioners alike.

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I am fascinated at the amazing abilities of these parkour enthusiasts.  These individuals regularly defy the limits of the human body.  I’m also a fan of their training methods.  There is no better example that showcases the potential of low-tech (often equipment-free) training.

Although I’ve never participated in parkour, I truly enjoyed this brief documentary.  I recommend this film to anyone with any interest in physical culture.

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7 Comments so far

  1. John August 24th, 2010 6:25 pm

    Amazing. It takes some tremendous courage to achieve some of the leaps that they are achieving, it is inspiring.

    I like the fact that most of it is based in Manchester as well, my home city, although I have never seen them out in action :-D

  2. Mark August 24th, 2010 8:56 pm

    Very inspiring. Found this YouTube channel had some good tutorials breaking down some of the moves (just type tutorials in the search box), http://www.youtube.com/user/UrbanCurrent.

  3. fit4fight August 24th, 2010 9:07 pm

    A great parcour clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voB6WiP83NU

  4. Alex Allmert - Hardcore Natural Bodybuilding Tips August 24th, 2010 11:27 pm

    AMAZING!!!!

    Never seen such a thing before in real life, there is a videogame with a guy doing this kind of stuff but I didn’t know that people do this in real life.

    It opens your eyes a bit to what is truly possible in life.

    -Alex Allmert

  5. Rick August 25th, 2010 12:04 am

    Very interesting. Thanks for the link.

  6. Nadine Badalaty August 25th, 2010 1:08 pm

    Brilliant vid. Thanks for sharing Ross

  7. Jakub August 25th, 2010 5:28 pm

    These guys really seem to understand the purpose of living. Thank you very much for posting Ross.

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