Post on 01-Apr-2015
La Définition •physical discipline originating in France • described as "acrobatics meets assault courses”•based on general principles of survival•to get from Point A to Point B as fast as possible
Les Buts • core idea is simply to
make yourself more practically agile and more able to overcome physical obstacles
• the goal, therefore, is to get past, over, under, or through various obstacles without wasting any time
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L’Histoire • started in a suburb of Paris called Évry• Évry- mishmash of stairs, decks, catwalks and roofs at
different heights• inventor's father/teacher was born in French Vietnam• 90 year old discipline which evolved into acrobatic
movements • was introduced by the French military in the 1920’s • Refinement of human movement rather than a new skill• stuntmen and martial arts film actors have been doing
similar things for years, a good recent example being Jackie Chan.
Les Traceurs • Parkour practitioners: called by gender-
specific nouns• a male Parkour runner is a traceur• a female is a traceuse • referring to multiple traceurs
Les Règles • not a competitive sport • emphasizes efficiency, self-discipline, and
oneness with the surroundings• different from "free-running" which is based
on display stunts and acrobatics that can be done in one location, just for the heck of it
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David Belle on Parkour
David Belle, the founder of PARKOUR. Click the links above to learn more about him!
Les Médias Nissan
Nike
Click the links to see commercials featuring David Belle and Parkour!
Les Films
Les Films • Prince of Persia and Parkour• Jake Gyllenhall on Parkour• Jennifer Lawrence's Hunger Games Parkour
Workout
Click the links to find out more about how Parkour is used in Hollywood!
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