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Begining
Parkour began in 1902 -
Begining of parkour
Parkour began in 1902 -
Parkour
rescue efforts during the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée on Saint-Pierre, Martinique, reinforced his belief that athletic skill must be combined with courage and altruism. -
Parkour being used in war
Georges Hébert (27 April 1875 – 2 August 1957) was an officer in the French navy during the First World War. He happened to be stationed near St. Pierre, Martinique in 1902 at the time of a catastrophic volcanic eruption. -
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Parkour being used.
Parkour (French pronunciation: [paʁˈkuʁ]) (abbreviated PK) is a holistic training discipline, created in France, which uses mental training and movement that developed from obstacle course training.[ -
parkour being used
Parkour (French pronunciation: [paʁˈkuʁ]) (abbreviated PK) is a holistic training discipline, created in France, which uses mental training and movement that developed from obstacle course training.[ -
Parkour
In Western Europe, a forerunner of Parkour was French naval officer Georges Hébert, who before World War I promoted athletic skill based on the models of indigenous tribes he had met in Africa. -
War
Born in 1939 in Vietnam, Raymond Belle was the son of a French doctor and Vietnamese mother. He was cut off from his parents by the struggle for independence and sent to a military orphanage at the age of 7. -
Things parkour people need
There is no equipment required, although practitioners normally train wearing light casual clothing:[56][57]
If anything is worn on the upper body, it is usually a light garment such as a T-shirt, sleeveless shirt, or crop top;
Most commonly sweatpants are used on the lower body, although some wear tracksuit bottoms or shorts. -
Movement task 1
running towards a high wall and then jumping and pushing off the wall with a foot to reach the top of the wall -
French parkour
In Western Europe, a forerunner of Parkour was French naval officer Georges Hébert, who before World War I promoted athletic skill based on the models of indigenous tribes he had met in Africa. -
Movement 2
moving from a position hanging from a wall-top or ledge, to standing on the top or vaulting over to the other side -
Equipment
If anything is worn on the upper body, it is usually a light garment such as a T-shirt, sleeveless shirt, or crop top;
Most commonly sweatpants are used on the lower body, although some wear tracksuit bottoms or shorts. -
Risk
Parkour is not widely practiced in dedicated public facilities. Although efforts are being made to create places for it, some traceurs do not like the idea as it is contradictory to Parkour's value of freedom. -
Movement
There is no official list of "moves" in Parkour, however the way practitioners move often sets them apart from others.[6] Some examples of the ways in which practitioners move:[ -
Parkour thoughts
In 1988, David Belle was 15 years old. His father Raymond Belle was a great fireman. David was influenced by his father. He left school at the age of 16 and his father helped him to make him stronger. David and his classmates began to create new actions to train themselves. They named it parkour. -
Preform
In 1997, David Belle's brother Jean-Francois asked the group if they wanted to perform for the public in a firefighter show in Paris.[ -
Stunt men
In September, 2003, the documentary Jump London, starring Sébastien Foucan, was released. -
parkour movment
Parkour is an activity in which the goal is to move from one place to another as quickly and efficiently as possible, using the abilities of the human body. -
Definition
A sport or athletic activity in which the participant seeks to move quickly and fluidly through an area, often an urban locale, by surmounting obstacles such as walls and railings and leaping across open spaces, as in a stairwell or between buildings.
