Parkour is a physical discipline inspired by human movement, focusing on fast efficient forward motion over, under, and around obstacles in one's environment. Such movement may come in the form of running, jumping, climbing, and other more complex techniques. The goal of parkour is to adapt one's movement to any given obstacle. Read more in the articles section.
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There has been plenty of discussion on the message boards about the recent Urban FreeFlow (UF) hosted competition labeled as Freerunning (some might say ‘mislabeled’). Traceurs and Freerunners alike are talking about it, because most of them understand that, due to certain websites and the media pushing their assimilation, what happens to one discipline affects the other. While most of the discussion is centered around how this event affects Parkour, few people are mentioning the effects on Freerunning. Maybe this is because so many traceurs like to pretend it doesn’t exist. The fact of the matter is that it does exist, and who better to comment on the current state of its existence than the founder himself: Sebastien Foucan.
Chippa from the Australian Parkour Association joins Kaos on parkour Radio this Sunday 9/14/08 at 8:00PM PT / 11:00 PM ET to discuss the recent news story about a man seriously injured after falling off a rooftop. Here is a link to the article that suggests the man may have been practicing parkour although his is unknown to local traceurs. Tune in at blogtalkradio.com/pkna
Charles Moreland, or ChadManX, of the NYParkour forums wrote an excellent article on proper running form that has been circulating through the Parkour community forums for some time, now. In our continued mission to provide a user-friendly database of resources that are community-driven, it has been added to our Articles section. Check it out and leave comments here. It should certainly improve your running.
Parkour Radio this Sunday 8/17
Aug 11 '08, 07:00PM
Parkour Radio returns this Sunday 8/17/08. Tune in at 8:00 PM Pacific and 11:00 PM Eastern at blogtalkradio.com/pkna. As always, call the show at 646-595-4078, email the show at parkourNA@gmail, or AIM the show at parkourNA. We look forward to hearing your questions, comments, and concerns about the Parkour world!
Try to get stuff people haven't seen before. Be inventive. Try to get a good mix of single movements and chains, the more complex the better. Try to avoid anything that looks like an awkward movement. Change up the environment. Try to get a mix of what's close to you. Woods, urban, small town, suburbs. Show that Parkour can be done anywhere and by anyone willing to work for it.
Parkour Radio returns this Sunday 8/17/08. Tune in at 8:00 PM Pacific and 11:00 PM Eastern at blogtalkradio.com/pkna. As always, call the show at 646-595-4078, email the show at parkourNA@gmail, or AIM the show at parkourNA. We look forward to hearing your questions, comments, and concerns about the Parkour world!
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