I think it's classic as long as they don't make old ladies carrying grocery bags fall on their behind.
― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 13:02 (twenty-two years ago)
I made a little photo gallery on the subject athttp://www.hedonist-materialism.com/images/parkour/index.htm
I've taken these images from video on the soulseek p2p network, le-parkour.com, parkour.com, and urbanfreeflow.com.
― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 14:19 (twenty-two years ago)
I definitely like how this isn't just some jackassery for a cheap laugh along the lines of MTV's Jackass or something, and is actually kinda bridging the gap between acts-of-athleticism and acts-of-expression, like a freeform sport-art or something.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)
nickalicious :I definitely like how this isn't just some jackassery for a cheap laugh along the lines of MTV's Jackass or something, and is actually kinda bridging the gap between acts-of-athleticism and acts-of-expression, like a freeform sport-art or something.
Well said. I'll add that it's all about freedom of the flesh.
― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― Agent Uranium [GPC], Saturday, 6 September 2003 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)
The Washington Post hears about this hip young sports thing.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 14 January 2008 02:57 (eighteen years ago)
it's so old though!
― scott seward, Monday, 14 January 2008 03:10 (eighteen years ago)
i mean as a fad or whatever.
― scott seward, Monday, 14 January 2008 03:11 (eighteen years ago)
it's ancient!
And it lives again! Like a vampire!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 14 January 2008 03:15 (eighteen years ago)
so dumb. for people afraid of skateboards. it will HAVE to go away someday, right? see, now, if they were riding skateboards off of buildings then i might be interested.
― scott seward, Monday, 14 January 2008 03:26 (eighteen years ago)
oh skot, you're being silly. parkour is great.
― stevienixed, Monday, 14 January 2008 06:22 (eighteen years ago)
it makes me feel like an old man, but scott's right - get the fuck on a board, you little punks!
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Monday, 14 January 2008 08:13 (eighteen years ago)
seriously, the worst thing since objectivism.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Monday, 14 January 2008 08:14 (eighteen years ago)
skateboards no good on rooftops or cobblestones. grow up
― El Tomboto, Monday, 14 January 2008 08:16 (eighteen years ago)
it's become another action thing that extraordinary action-y people do. in movies, or whatever. at the beginning of pro evolution soccer 2008, the intro movie has soccer people doing tricks with soccer balls and then sort of casually parkouring around while kicking balls betweeen each other?? i almost didn't even notice what they were doing at first.
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 14 January 2008 09:07 (eighteen years ago)
How funny this is revived, I had parkour anxiety dreams from about 3-5am. I was being chased and swinging/flying through the air and toeing off balconies and things. It's a lot less fun than you might think when you can't be sure you'll actually CATCH the next tree branch swinging your way. Ugh ugh chase dreams so gross, no more Aliens for me before bed.
― Laurel, Monday, 14 January 2008 15:29 (eighteen years ago)
Early parkour?
― _Rockist__Scientist_, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 23:21 (seventeen years ago)
Bike parkour
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Wednesday, 22 April 2009 11:41 (sixteen years ago)