Parkour in America (Part 2)

The final Parkour in America documentary. Completed for my senior honors thesis at Ohio State.

Winner Best Editing for a Short Film, and Nominated Best Director, Best Foreign Film, and Best Screenplay, at the 2009 Palermo International Sport Film Festival.

Official Selection: 2009 Hot Springs Doc Fest
Official Selection: 2009 Temecula Valley International Film Festival
Official Selection: 2009 Ohio Independent Film Festival

Category:

Music

Tags:

• parkour
• in
• america
• craig
• pentak
• ohio
• state
• generations
• yamikasi

[slamcamspam]

Cool film Craig, congratulations!

[jlel]

Btw isn't it spelled "Yamakasi"? In the video it was spelled "Yamikasi". Typo? Or am I wrong?

[AS474923]

hmmm. I'm from Houston. So far I got a ticket from a police officer for Litering. The public has called the police on us several times bc "its rather odd to see up climbing wall instead of drinking I guess", we have been asked dozen of times what we are doing, we have been hated on, laugh at, pick on ... and yet we continue to practice what we love the most.

[AS474923]

that makes so much sense when he talks about it on 1.40 to 1.47.

i have been working out for 4 months now and i've decided to take it down a notch bc i have pull my back muscles (out for 2 weeks), pull my righ leg hamstring (out for 1 1/2 weeks), 2 stiches on my hands (out for 3 weeks, .... so started just doing excercise to condition body while having a little fun with parkour. NO BIG JUMPS

[forterocks123]

I am sad to see that other groups in the USA are facing the similar problems when facing resistance against others who misunderstand the art.

[whodaf]

Where is the one-year parkour training plan to follow?

[semperfisniper1]

you damn ninjas stop stealin my capin crunch 0.o

[DylanVillon]

0:59 i think that dude is like the leader of the parkour team "The Tribe" or something

[AIGuiAustin]

Go Parkour!! I will do my part at OSU to help make Parkour accepted!

[jlel]

@keithtuber No worries dude. I just felt it was strange that you said I was being "defensive" when I was just trying to clarify. Anyways, yeah, Parkour matters to me too. :D Glad we're part of the same community of people. :D Yeah, friends. 

[jlel]

@keithtuber Out of all that, you just picked up those two words... Sigh... It's a form of speech - it's what people say - have you never heard it? Anyway, that was a rhetorical question so I don't need an answer from you for that. I think since I've addressed your question, this conversation is pretty much done. Thanks and have a nice day.

[jlel]

@keithtuber Dude, you asked a question. I answered. How is that even "defensive"? I think you're the one being defensive here. If you hadn't been expecting an answer from me, then why even bother to ask? Isn't that the reason people ask questions? To get answers?