The topic du jour: Free Running.
Free Running is often times mis-termed Parkour (which is something totally different, so say the purists). Free running is a physical discipline in which "free runners" attempt to fluidly cover any terrain, gliding smoothing over, under, and around all obstacles in their path. Free runners use acrobatics to try to incorporate an asthetic to their movement.
I learned of free running while procrastinating on my research via google video. Originally looking for sweet climbing vids, I came across this guy just tearing across landscapes of the old Soviet Block. Maybe it was the bleak socialist architecture, the French rapper, or some combination thereof - but I was fixated.
Check it out:
All of this reminds me of when I did dumb tricks off of buildings and sidewalks as a young teenager. We called it "Free-Style Walking". It was pretty lame. Too bad viral videos and world wide web weren't around to document our moves. Recently, I tried to Free Run over a double-parking meter. The aftermath speaks for itself:
Will this fad stick around and soon become an olympic sport, or will it die out like those 80's slap bracelets? Only time will tell. In the meantime, keep (free) running!
4 comments:
Mr. J, my brotha, it's realy a lot easier than it looks. I do it all the time. my favorite move is the 360 triple axle lutz pike twirl with a roll. when i need to get down to the first floor in a hurry, that's what i do- i just have to remember to hold onto jaxon a little tighter.
Haahaa brother! at first i thought summer was writing this one, and it seemed pretty uncharacteristic. Then it all made sense when i saw your poor picture. Ohh oliver, that looks like it hurts!
Mr. J, I think these guys must have been raised in the jungle...normal people just can't do stuff like that. But Joshua thought it was pretty cool. Not sure if it was a good idea to let him see it.
Oh, and who's the guy kissing you???
The best part of the video I posted starts around 5:30 on the timer (I think it counts backwards).
That was my friend Mark from high-school, who thought it was pretty funny I got banged up.
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