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Author:  derf [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:24 pm ]
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http://www.funvideoworld.com/video/1498/Monkey-man

Author:  pevil [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:20 am ]
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That's amazing, I'd love to be able to do that. It's like watching Assassin's Creed!

Author:  Rinox [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:49 am ]
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This probably tops his craziness

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 227308929#

The first 2 minutes are kinda slow, but keep watching. It gets insaner. :)

Author:  pevil [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:27 am ]
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Watched that one before. The thing that really gets me isn't so much that they can train their bodies to do this, but that they can train their minds. I'd be way too wimpy to attempt half those jumps/climbs even if I knew that it was possible.

Author:  Satis [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:25 am ]
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I wish I had that kind of upper body strength. It'd be awesome if they had parkour classes on offer around here. I'd totally take them. Though I'm with Pev on not wanting to fall to my death.

Author:  Rinox [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:30 am ]
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I think they mostly have a great strength-to-body ratio, if that makes sense, not necessarily outrageous upper body strength. It's the same with world-class rock climbers...they're actually pretty puny when you look at them. And Parkour is heavily dependent on gymnastics which I hate. :(

Author:  Satis [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:33 am ]
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are you kidding? You have the physique of a rhythm gymnast.

Author:  Rinox [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:40 am ]
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Haha, are those two remarks related or is the second one just a general jab? :P Because yeah, Parkour is deep into gymnastics dawg.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour

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Born in a firefighter's family, David was influenced by stories of heroism. Raymond introduced his son David to obstacle course training and the méthode naturelle. David participated in activities such as martial arts and gymnastics and sought to apply his athletic prowess for some practical purpose.[17] At age 17, David left school seeking freedom and action. He continued to develop his strength and dexterity in order to be useful in life, as Raymond had advised him.




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There are fewer predefined movements in parkour than in gymnastics, as there is no list of "moves". Each obstacle a traceur faces presents a unique challenge. The ability to overcome the challenge depends on multiple factors, for example, on body type, speed, angle of approach, the physical make-up of the obstacle. Parkour is about training the "bodymind" to react to those obstacles appropriately with a technique that is effective. Often that technique cannot and need not be classified and given a name. In many cases effective parkour techniques depend on fast redistribution of body weight and the use of momentum to perform seemingly difficult or impossible body maneuvers at great speed. Absorption and redistribution of energy is also an important factor, such as body rolls when landing which reduce impact forces on the legs and spine, allowing a traceur to jump from greater heights than those often considered sensible in other forms of acrobatics and gymnastics.

Author:  pevil [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:28 am ]
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Just from watching you can tell a lot of it is embedded in gymnastics, or at least related, particularly when he's swinging between the bars on that climbing frame.

Another problem is that over in the UK there are relatively few places that you could probably find that would be suitable for parkour. Obviously it's a case of make an obstacle out of everything but there are limits for even the best of them ;) And even then you probably wouldn't get far without gaining an ASBO or theoretically getting some kind of fine for trespassing :roll:

Author:  derf [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:39 am ]
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Yeah, they're strong guys but at a certain point, strength becomes a disadvantage because you put on weight. They have just about the right ratio for what they need to do.

Oh and Ox, my Monkey Man pisses all lover your pussy free runners. ;)

Author:  Satis [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:55 am ]
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Was that a racist remark? :roll:

Author:  Rinox [ Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:35 am ]
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Hehehe. Pev, the Armitage brothers are some of the best parkour dudes around and use Britland, check it out. :) Not all of it was filmed in the UK tho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjco3boD ... re=related

Not as spectacular as the other vid, but some of their stuff is amazing. Like hanging horizontally from a traffic sign. :o

Author:  pevil [ Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:34 pm ]
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Hehe ok well the train station was definately in england, it was a GNER train! rofl.

Those guys do some cool stuff, a little more showy in some ways than the other vids, in that they do a lot of twists and flips whereas the others seemed more interested in the actual getting around (which is the whole point) but that stuff is impressive.

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