The Philosophy of Parkour

Описание: PARKOUR PARKOUR PARKOUR

When I started doing parkour, I had always known that there was a sort of philosophy behind it. But I never knew or understood it. This video explains the history and philosophy of Parkour, covering people from Georges Hébert to David Belle and Sébastien Foucan, the founders of parkour and free running.

Parkour is a really interesting discipline and so different from what most people think.


~Things that didn't make it into the video~

The name of the group Belle and Foucan were in was called the Yamakasi...sort of. The group named themselves that immediately after Belle and Foucan left, so I thought it might be a bit confusing to mention that.

Belle and other of the Yamakasi have criticized freeruning because it emphasizes flips and creative movements, therefore it is inherently more likely to become a spectacle-type practice (whereas as parkour is not for an audience, it is for oneself). For Foucan, though, free running is for himself and is simply a more creative way of self-expression.

The first municipal parkour park opened this week in the US!!!
http://californiaskateparks.com/2014/...

Finally, I wanted to do some parkour in this video, but I actually hurt myself doing two tricks I didn't know how to attempt safely. I strayed from the philosophy I just talked about. This may sound hypocritical of me, but really it's easy to stray from those principles. Now that I know the history and philosophy of Parkour, I feel more connected to it, and I don't expect any larger injuries anytime soon.

~~Links~~

Parkour History:
http://www.parkourtrain.net/parkour-h...
http://www.parkourgenerations.com/art...
http://www.wfpf.com/history-parkour/
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/ou...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_... (Georges Hébert)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Belle (David Belle)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9b... (Sébastien Foucan)

Jump London:
   • Jump London 2003 FULL Video  

Méthode Naturelle:
   • Methode Naturelle 1930s  

Sébastien Foucan:
   • Our relationship with fear: Sebastien Fouc...   (TED Talk on fear)
   • Retour A La Racine - Sébastien Foucan   (stunt video)

David Belle:
   • Видео   (BBC Feature)
   • Best of David Belle´s videos   (stunt video)


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