Parkour

the art to move

Parkour
Parkour is an art that helps you pass any obstacle to
go from point A to point B using only the abilities of the
human body.
- David Belle

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History
Raymond Belle

Le parcours de cambattant
David Belle - Yamakasi

From playground to training

Today national and international network

Google search parkour: 36 400 000 results/0.31sec

(2015-03-07)
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Basic terms
Le Parkour / Lart du deplacement
Free running
Traceur
Basic techniques
Session / Jam
Spot

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Equipment and safety

Leisure clothes comfortable
Shoes important!
Protection?

Without performance demands, non competative

Introduction coaching training for all
Basic training!
Awareness of your own capacity
Choice of places - responsibility
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Balance

Running

Jumping

Climbing

PARKOUR

Stealth

Touch/
Sensitivity

Edwardes, Dan. The Parkour and Freerunning

Handbook, London 2009, p 18f
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Parkour Philosophy

Self discipline
Focus
Determination
Control of fear
Humility
Helping others
Knowledge of ones limits
The journey is more important than the goal

Edwardes, Dan. The Parkour and Freerunning

Handbook, London 2009, p 143
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Basic skills

Roulade/recption / Roll
Demi tour / Turn vault
qulilibre / f ex Cat balance
Saut de chat / Cat pass
Lazy / Sliding monkey
Saut rapide / Speed
Saut de prcision
Passe muraille / Wallrun
Saut de bras / Cat leap
Franchissement / Underbar
Tictac
Planche / Climb up
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Links
National:
Stockholm Parkour
Academy
International:
Parkour Generations
Tempest Freerunning
Academy

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Freedom
Learning

Perception

Precision

Motor
control

Individualising

Agility

Conceptualization

Share, inspire and

support

Community

Experience
Flow
Elegance
Overcome fear
-real risk
-feeling risk

Changing
challenges

Functional
training

Motivation

Body
awareness

Flexibility
Distance
estimation

Body as a tool

Joy in
movement

Respect each other

PARKOUR

Estetic
Equipment
Cheap

Social
network/m
edia

Basic
Free av
training
judgement
No right or fail
International

Obstacles
-physical and
mental
Gender
-equal

New arenas
Different
environment
Endurance

Self image
and selfconfidence

Creativity

Digital support
Videofeedback

Communikation

Muscle strength
high relativ
strength

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Perception
Distance
estimation

Agility

Body
awareness

cognitive

Joy in
movement

PARKOUR
Self image
and selfconfidence

feelings
Overcome fear
-real risk
-feeling risk
Changing
challenges

physical

Motor
control

Conceptualization

Experience

Estetic
Freedom

Free av
judgement
No right or fail

different perspectives

New arenas
Different
environment
Obstacles
-physical and
mental

Equipment

Body as a tool
Functional
training

Flexibility

Precision

Flow

Basic
training

Learning

Endurance
Muscle strength
high relativ
strength
Community

Communikation
Gender
-equal

Share, inspire and

support

social

Social
network/m
edia

Respect
each other

International

Cheap

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Parkour

At GIH since 2006

Production of learning material
DVD interactive: Parkour in School
Tensta Parkour
Stureby activity park
Future projects Rgsved, stberga
USA trip in may 2014 to Tempest Freerunning
Academy Valley and South Bay (LA), Apex Norcal
(San Francisco)
Dr. Julie Angel, Cin parkour (PhD)

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Parkour
More links
Katie McDonell Youtube klipp 5 min
Female parkour in Teheran Youtube klipp 2 min
Parkour documentary: People in Motion 58 min

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