Dennis Doyle3 said:I have nothing but respect for you; this is actually quite impressive. It stands in stark contrast to that link posted above, where those types are making grand statements about jumping over three steps. Honestly, did anyone here not engage in such nonsense when they were eleven or twelve? It’s one thing to play around then, but it's quite another to film a documentary at twenty-five just because you managed to scale a wall.
In reality, his videos demonstrate a handful of basic maneuvers that are commonly seen in circuses, gymnastics, or similar disciplines that have absolutely nothing to do with freerunning. People today still lack a clear understanding of what freerunning actually entails, much less parkour.
P.S. These tricks existed long before freerunning or parkour were even concepts. It is frankly rather foolish how people nowadays label everything under the umbrella of freerunning or parkour.
Flips, vaults, complex rotations, and similar stunts do not fall under the definition of parkour. Parkour is comprised of efficient movements designed to allow a person to traverse a specific path while minimizing energy expenditure when navigating obstacles.
Perhaps you might consider reading up on the matter more thoroughly to grasp the distinction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour@ Dennis Doyle3
It seems you might find more satisfaction in pumping yourself up at a gym—becoming muscular and tense to the point where you can barely tie your own shoes—while bragging about your bench press, whereas those of us who train parkour often possess more functional muscle mass than your water-heavy physique. 🙄
It is also interesting to note that our activity is essentially free (though paid workshops exist if one desires professional instruction and safer progress), while you must pay a monthly membership fee for your gym that likely exceeds what we spend on a new pair of sneakers in an entire year.
Furthermore, we train outdoors in all manner of weather conditions at locations we choose, whereas you only bother to pump iron when the sun is shining and the gym is warm and humid.
Do give that some thought before you next claim that it isn't an achievement to produce a documentary at age twenty-five showing an efficient way to scale a wall that you will likely never be able to climb yourselves...
Edit:
If one wishes to see evidence that parkour is indeed expanding across the country, this recent reportage serves as a fine example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYa0rLi-tpc