My mom wanted me to do a report on anything I wanted, for my portfolio since I'm home schooled. So of course, I did it on Parkour. So... what do you guys
think?
Le Parkour
Le Parkour is the art of movement. It's a way and style to get from one point to another point as quickly and efficiently as one can, using their bodies at it's highest potential. Parkour is a lifestyle and a philosophy people live by. Practitioners of parkour are called traceurs. Parkour and free running are two very similar things. People often confuse the two. Free running is the art of moving while using aesthetically pleasing movements most of which originated from parkour. Parkour is different. It's using as little energy as possible while at the same time being as efficient as possible to get from point A to point B.
Parkour started with the Belle family from Vietnam. David Belle was the son of Raymond Belle. Raymond was a military fire fighter. David's father inspired David to become a fitness expert. Raymond's stories of heroism and saviour inspired David to find a way to bring fitness into his lifestyle. To do this, David chose to leave school and move to Lisses commune at the age of 16 and met his new friend Sebastien Foucan. After David and Sebastian created the movie "Jump London" they developed parkour and free running then on. Sebastien and David had too many disagreements about money and the defenitions of parkour so they split up. Sebastien gave birth to Free Running and David gave birth to Le Parkour.
Parkour appeals to everyone in the world for one reason. When we were kids we would run up hills as fast as we can, jump off things, climb over rails and while doing so we felt like super heros. So while doing parkour we have the mind of a child just creating pathways and ideas on what we could possibly do to get on top of a roof. Or when walking passed a 6 foot concrete wall we have the urge to run up to it and vault over it. For this reason, while doing parkour we feel like children, is why it's so fun and appealing to people. When we were kids the reason why we loved doing these things is because we were just discovering the wonderfull ability of movement. If we kept pushing ourselves as we grow up to discover more of what we can do with movement is why traceurs do what they do.
Traceurs are philosophers. We have the ability to dig deep into the mysteries of life by physically pushing ourselves to gain new abilities. Since we were born in physical bodies, physical activity is one of the best ways to become enlightened and discover your true self. We use our bodies to it's limits to get from point A to point B so we can get through bumps and restrictions in everyday life. Parkour helps us to solve everyday problems and helps us look at challenges and things we don't feel like doing in life as a wall we have to climb over or a roof we've got to jump off without hurting ourselves. Parkour is an art for some people to use to look forward to living. Some of us have nothing to do and all we do is go to our job, wait for the weekend and when it comes, dread the upcoming monday. So having something like parkour is a way to let us look at life as a great obstacle to overcome and soak in the fruits of life when standing on top of that obstacle.
To be a traceur, you have to be physically and mentally fit. You have to do rigorous training and push yourself to become strong enough to push yourself over the obstacles, and to do the moves in parkour. The kind of training traceurs do has a range of techniques and workouts to do. To workout the arms the basics would be pull ups, push ups, and other advanced versions of those. To train the core is very important. To have a trained core means you have great balance and form. Balance and form is very important in parkour. Core workout activities include(depending on the traceur) mountain climbing, yoga, plyometrics, some form of martial art, and individual core workouts. Some individual core workouts include, squats, deadlifts, and other complex workouts. Traceurs have to be very strong for multiple reasons. To pull yourself up on to a ledge with just your hands takes alot of skill. They need strong balance so when a traceur does a precision jump on to a rail they won't slip off the rail when they land on it.
Parkour has a various amount of techniques, styles, and moves in the art. To be a traceur means the style you have with these moves and techniques is what shapes your lifestyle. Some basic moves are kong jumps, dash vaults, lazy vault, precision jump, and cat leap. Parkour consists mainly of a large variety of vaults. A vault is running and leaping over an obstacle while using your hands to help in some way. There are many "by the book" vaults to do, but most traceurs prefer improvising the vault depending on the obstacle. The best way to improve in parkour and to learn parkour efficiently, is to go slow. Use plyometrics to train your legs. If traceurs are persistent and want to learn how to jump from a 15 foot roof right away, then they will end up hurting themselves or getting some long term injury. That which will not allow them to be a traceur anymore. So to go slow and do1000 5 foot jumps before you do any 12 foot jumps. Or 400 4 foot swan dives before you do any deeper swan dives. If you end up doing very high jumps before you do many short jumps than you will hurt yourself very badly. Some advanced techniques in parkour depend on the traceur. For example wall flip, reverse vault to cat leap, or double kong to precision. How you do those moves depends on your training, confidence and dedication. You need very strong confidence and dedication to practice parkour, and almost no fear to be able to try new things.
So in conclusion Parkour is an art for the ones who are dedicated to life and the meaning of it. Ones who practice and live by parkour can feel nothing but passion, happiness, glory, and honor for who they are and what they do. Anyone can practice parkour. As long as you have a vision... it's then, when you'll be able to overcome the obstacles of life.
Le Parkour
Le Parkour is the art of movement. It's a way and style to get from one point to another point as quickly and efficiently as one can, using their bodies at it's highest potential. Parkour is a lifestyle and a philosophy people live by. Practitioners of parkour are called traceurs. Parkour and free running are two very similar things. People often confuse the two. Free running is the art of moving while using aesthetically pleasing movements most of which originated from parkour. Parkour is different. It's using as little energy as possible while at the same time being as efficient as possible to get from point A to point B.
Parkour started with the Belle family from Vietnam. David Belle was the son of Raymond Belle. Raymond was a military fire fighter. David's father inspired David to become a fitness expert. Raymond's stories of heroism and saviour inspired David to find a way to bring fitness into his lifestyle. To do this, David chose to leave school and move to Lisses commune at the age of 16 and met his new friend Sebastien Foucan. After David and Sebastian created the movie "Jump London" they developed parkour and free running then on. Sebastien and David had too many disagreements about money and the defenitions of parkour so they split up. Sebastien gave birth to Free Running and David gave birth to Le Parkour.
Parkour appeals to everyone in the world for one reason. When we were kids we would run up hills as fast as we can, jump off things, climb over rails and while doing so we felt like super heros. So while doing parkour we have the mind of a child just creating pathways and ideas on what we could possibly do to get on top of a roof. Or when walking passed a 6 foot concrete wall we have the urge to run up to it and vault over it. For this reason, while doing parkour we feel like children, is why it's so fun and appealing to people. When we were kids the reason why we loved doing these things is because we were just discovering the wonderfull ability of movement. If we kept pushing ourselves as we grow up to discover more of what we can do with movement is why traceurs do what they do.
Traceurs are philosophers. We have the ability to dig deep into the mysteries of life by physically pushing ourselves to gain new abilities. Since we were born in physical bodies, physical activity is one of the best ways to become enlightened and discover your true self. We use our bodies to it's limits to get from point A to point B so we can get through bumps and restrictions in everyday life. Parkour helps us to solve everyday problems and helps us look at challenges and things we don't feel like doing in life as a wall we have to climb over or a roof we've got to jump off without hurting ourselves. Parkour is an art for some people to use to look forward to living. Some of us have nothing to do and all we do is go to our job, wait for the weekend and when it comes, dread the upcoming monday. So having something like parkour is a way to let us look at life as a great obstacle to overcome and soak in the fruits of life when standing on top of that obstacle.
To be a traceur, you have to be physically and mentally fit. You have to do rigorous training and push yourself to become strong enough to push yourself over the obstacles, and to do the moves in parkour. The kind of training traceurs do has a range of techniques and workouts to do. To workout the arms the basics would be pull ups, push ups, and other advanced versions of those. To train the core is very important. To have a trained core means you have great balance and form. Balance and form is very important in parkour. Core workout activities include(depending on the traceur) mountain climbing, yoga, plyometrics, some form of martial art, and individual core workouts. Some individual core workouts include, squats, deadlifts, and other complex workouts. Traceurs have to be very strong for multiple reasons. To pull yourself up on to a ledge with just your hands takes alot of skill. They need strong balance so when a traceur does a precision jump on to a rail they won't slip off the rail when they land on it.
Parkour has a various amount of techniques, styles, and moves in the art. To be a traceur means the style you have with these moves and techniques is what shapes your lifestyle. Some basic moves are kong jumps, dash vaults, lazy vault, precision jump, and cat leap. Parkour consists mainly of a large variety of vaults. A vault is running and leaping over an obstacle while using your hands to help in some way. There are many "by the book" vaults to do, but most traceurs prefer improvising the vault depending on the obstacle. The best way to improve in parkour and to learn parkour efficiently, is to go slow. Use plyometrics to train your legs. If traceurs are persistent and want to learn how to jump from a 15 foot roof right away, then they will end up hurting themselves or getting some long term injury. That which will not allow them to be a traceur anymore. So to go slow and do1000 5 foot jumps before you do any 12 foot jumps. Or 400 4 foot swan dives before you do any deeper swan dives. If you end up doing very high jumps before you do many short jumps than you will hurt yourself very badly. Some advanced techniques in parkour depend on the traceur. For example wall flip, reverse vault to cat leap, or double kong to precision. How you do those moves depends on your training, confidence and dedication. You need very strong confidence and dedication to practice parkour, and almost no fear to be able to try new things.
So in conclusion Parkour is an art for the ones who are dedicated to life and the meaning of it. Ones who practice and live by parkour can feel nothing but passion, happiness, glory, and honor for who they are and what they do. Anyone can practice parkour. As long as you have a vision... it's then, when you'll be able to overcome the obstacles of life.
