Zero Beat
December 19th, 2010, 11:07 PM
So does anyone do it?
I like the style of it. I'm training for it. :)
If you don't know what it is:
What is Parkour?
Parkour is the most efficient way to travel from point A to B. In parkour, every motion must be as close to 100% efficient as possible in taking you from your start point to your destination point. Therefore vaults, drops, jumps, rolls, wall climbing, and catgrabs are part of parkour, but spins, flips, and direction reversals are usually not. "Traceurs" (the French name for one who practises Parkour) utilize obstacles and the spaces between them to create a forward flow, taking physical objects meant to restrict motion and using them to enhance it instead. A parkour video usually follows one or more traceurs in constant motion throughout an environment, as they overcome a variety of different challenges such as fences, walls, and gaps. Most parkour videos will include very few shots of "safe locations" such as a gym, because the key to parkour is interaction with the real, outside world.
What is Freerunning?
Freerunning takes the basic skill sets of Parkour and Tricking and combines them into a single activity. "Freerunners" often take part in parkour-like runs, but move without self-imposing any efficiency restriction, and so include spins, flips, and direction reverses to attempt to increase the overall aesthetic appeal of the run. A free-running video usually follows one or more freerunners in fairly constant motion throughout an environment, with occasional pauses for techniques like handstands, flag holds, and flips from stationary positions on obstacles. Freerunning videos will include almost any kind of location, from safe environments like a gym or a pool or a sandpit to urban environments like an escalator or a rooftop to natural environments like a forest or a cliff.
I like the style of it. I'm training for it. :)
If you don't know what it is:
What is Parkour?
Parkour is the most efficient way to travel from point A to B. In parkour, every motion must be as close to 100% efficient as possible in taking you from your start point to your destination point. Therefore vaults, drops, jumps, rolls, wall climbing, and catgrabs are part of parkour, but spins, flips, and direction reversals are usually not. "Traceurs" (the French name for one who practises Parkour) utilize obstacles and the spaces between them to create a forward flow, taking physical objects meant to restrict motion and using them to enhance it instead. A parkour video usually follows one or more traceurs in constant motion throughout an environment, as they overcome a variety of different challenges such as fences, walls, and gaps. Most parkour videos will include very few shots of "safe locations" such as a gym, because the key to parkour is interaction with the real, outside world.
What is Freerunning?
Freerunning takes the basic skill sets of Parkour and Tricking and combines them into a single activity. "Freerunners" often take part in parkour-like runs, but move without self-imposing any efficiency restriction, and so include spins, flips, and direction reverses to attempt to increase the overall aesthetic appeal of the run. A free-running video usually follows one or more freerunners in fairly constant motion throughout an environment, with occasional pauses for techniques like handstands, flag holds, and flips from stationary positions on obstacles. Freerunning videos will include almost any kind of location, from safe environments like a gym or a pool or a sandpit to urban environments like an escalator or a rooftop to natural environments like a forest or a cliff.