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Le Parkour

 
 
jeff
19:02 / 19.01.03
I have just had the privilege to witness that great plug for the BBC, with the man ninja-ing (or pirate-ing) his way across the rooftops of London, in order to watch TV(...?). So,........does anyone know about this discipline known as Le Parkour, which the guy in the advert practices?
 
 
Our Lady of The Two Towers
20:03 / 19.01.03
How do you know it's called Le Parkour?
 
 
Jack Fear
12:35 / 20.01.03
The Parkour is the art of movement, a new sport created by David BELLE and Sébastien FOUCAN .The objective is clearing all the obstacles which you can have on your way, climbing a wall, a stair, a roof or a tree, all that things in the research of an estetic [sic] and original movement. It's in an other hand, the self- knowledge , the challenge against your own fears, because the obstacles are not all the times the things we imagine ...

People who practise this sport are called Traceurs; Training is physical but also reflects a moral philosophy with its own values . More than a sport, it's an art, an everyday philosophy!!


More poorly-translated French hither; loads of hits on Google.
 
  
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