Practical Parkour Contest - Two Examples

[fkinglolwow]

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il fait des gameplays de left 4 dead !

[isSHEEPMANimmortal]

@pyromaneak47 YEAH! and also props for spelling correctly!!

[00soundwave00]

haha I do the 2nd example all the time! =D

[iYok0]

And how about running from the cops or someone? How about martial arts? Seems a bit more useful than grabbing a ball.

[JadedMasquerade1]

that wasnt very impressive

[GiantTurtleWave]

lol the last guy could have just gone through the other door.

[TheAwesomeJoeY]

i always do wat the dude on the phone does...

i see poles and ill just hop over them like they're nothing.

im not walking around...eff it.

xD

[Astrales]

very practical for the purposes of looking like a thief, unfrotunately

[Disendant]

day in a life

[Naruto1475369]

Parkour was never "invented". Only given a name. People have been doing it forever.

[Kxixx]

I do that all the time...

Well... Vault over crap. Still finding a convinient wall to climb to get ontop of a building. xD

[phantomhockeyzero]

meh,

[xmmxsheba]

and whats that?

[xmmxsheba]

yes it was here before apk and groups like that. but it had no solid ground to stand on as far as a definition went. people defined it however they used it. not how it is meant/created as. and everyone has diferent perspectives, so it doesnt matter if your a genius. you may not know the meaning of parkour.

[xmmxsheba]

er.. wtf? have you read it, and your disagreeing? or are you just the type of person instigating a comment made over a month ago... seriously kid.

[MorbidDirector]

The last guy look like Rob Halford :P

[Tracaux]

that last guy doing "parkour", seems pretty scary, he looks like a killer, robber or something... guess that lady behind that desk is wondering what he is about to do ^^,

[xmmxsheba]

american parkour's website has the new official definition of parkour and freerunning on its website. check it out

[elchinonica]

David Belle one of the founders of parkour look him up and you'll get a little more insight into what "parkour" is =)

[xmmxsheba]

for everyone that has heard many definitions to parkour and freerunning. and want to know what it really truly is meant to be, dont take my word for it. go to american parkour . com or glymph media . com both of those sites are parkour and freerunning websites. they can explain those things without byass or confusion

[PiratePowell]

I LIKE IT.

should have had a video of myself vaulting over those stupid fences to get to the snack bar at my meet yesterday, haha.

[blessed6386]

I like the 2nd bart best. The first one...meeh

[joboikickme]

..the 1st one.. that aint parkour... thats just a man getting his ball in the roof.. hahah LOLZ... nice vid..

[rcabbage789]

haha this actually a really good idea!

[PK8320]

Could anyone tell me what the shoulder holster thing the second guy is wearing and/or where I could get one?

[CallumPK]

...then the next thing he does is rob the shop, kill the shop keeper and run away and climb something high and be happy with lots of money.

[totalembarrasment]

LOL

[WhiteNinjaHero]

One thing thats stupid about this contest is whoever puts their video up first has a better chance of winning since its whoever gets the most views.

[Froasier]

the submissions go directly to APK, then they put them all up at once.

[XTatiC13]

they all go up together fool.

[reppingAiEa]

actually if you look in the APK playlist with all the submissions theres actually a difference in the upload times

[WhiteNinjaHero]

I got a pretty good idea, gotta film it and put it up so i can win!

[reppingAiEa]

would be funny if this got 5000 views

[ParkourDenver]

there was this girl in track and feild doing hurdles and it was a close race, but she slippes up and trips on one of the hurdles.... LUCKY ENOUGH!! She Dive rolls and jumps right over the next hurdle! she got 2nd I think but it was crazy..

[PiratePowell]

haha, i do hurdles.

:)

i've never fallen or even touched one, but if i fell i know i could roll out of it.

getting 2nd after falling?

dang, she's good.

[clairedoesntcare]

yo i got the sickest idea for this.... cant wait to get to filming

[lJavieR7l]

I use Parkour in some Situations.

PS: The other day me and a friend were at the parking lot outside when he was walking he tripped on something and faceplanted if he would have known any parkour he would have Rolled!!.

[FenderB3nder35]

lol yeah i got pushed into the snow in december and rolled without even thinking. then i proceeded to chase the dude who push me.. :D

[TimmytheTinyTurtle]

I hope somebody uses the practical case of "crap, I've just been cornered in an alley, I need a quick escape route," because that's what Parkour was really built for, right?

[blobbhed]

Actualy not realy, but a part of parkour is actualy about getting away "The art of fleeing" (spelling :/) anyhow and the rest is A-B in the most practical and fastest way possible.

[xmmxsheba]

lmmfao u are absolutely wrong.. parkour is not about fleeing or getting away.. it is a discipline and it's purpose is not meant for escape even though many people seem to think that is the best way to use it.

[blobbhed]

Not realy, If you look it up parkour is mostly a diciplin and art to overcome your obstacles both physical and mental but the is still a little tiny bit about "The art of getting away" "The art of fleeing"I promise you :)

[emonoddy]

its not the art of fleeing, its the art of travelling, in the most efficient way possible.

[blobbhed]

Yes, It´s from point A-B in the most practical and fastest way ever but look it up I have I had it as a project for my class and when I red about it I found some information about "Kånsten att fly" wich is directly translated to english "The art of fleeing" The main idea of parkour is not of getting away but that´s one of the ideas of how you should train it (someone is runing after you and wanting to hurt you)

[NiNm62]

wasnt it invented in 'nam, by an american soldier or something? its definitely a method of getting away the fastest way possible

[xmmxsheba]

well no. it was invented in france by a group of stuntmen that called them selves the yamakasi. they're definition of parkour is that it is the art of movement in which you overcome obsticles in the most efficient way possible. it is a discipline for life.

[CWSSje]

uhh not by the yamakasi . Lol yea in France, NOT the yamakasi. DO a litlle more research ^^

Traceur FTW

[Chris92593]

it was named and popularized by them not invented by them

[xmmxsheba]

oo ty for info.

[TheAwesomeJoeY]

@xmmxsheba point is...it just proves that humans can wiggle themselves out of any situation.

in some situations...humans can outrun horses....not in speed but in distances.

[STORMWHITEpro]

@xmmxsheba It didnt develope in france they just made it popular

[ESELkoek]

@STORMWHITEpro It did develop in France, just not by them. It was David Belle who actually kind of made parkour

[STORMWHITEpro]

@ESELkoek If you ask anyone they will say these techniques were used by martial artists and "ninjas" I put the word ninjas in quotes becuase I don't want you thinking like Naruto or something. I' m saying old kung fu masters and assassins used to use these to run away.Sure they probably invented most of the things under the tricking category and changed its usage from running away to overcoming obstacles, but I still belive it originated in ancient Japan/China

[bindthebutler]

haha liking it

wouldnt it be cool if everyone did that?

[askvideoco]

lol... I actually do...

[clairedoesntcare]

yeah you dont?

[bindthebutler]

corse i do, but i meant

if everyone did it twud be cool

jobs would get done easier

[AscentPk]

lol sweet

[PiratePowell]

SHANE!!!

hi.

:)

[lim1819]

wow...

so cool...

I wish this can be held in my country...

but not relly possible i think...

[GaryVTran]

Hahaha awesome...I'll look into this!