Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Best of David Belle
Parkour aka Freerunning is an urban athletic endeavor whose object is to learn to flow around obstacles as efficiently as possible while traveling on foot from point A to point B. As jaded as most people are in this age of extraordinary hollywood stunt efx i'm sure that anyone can appreciate how this relatively new art of movement is redefining what is possible for an un-motorized able-bodied human being. Here is David Belle - the father of Parkour - showing his extraordinary and completely untethered gravity-defying skills. Needless to say I discourage ordinary mortals from trying this at home without expert coaching. For those interested in learning how just browse for "parkour" instructionals on youtube and elsewhere on the internet. Break a leg! Just kidding...