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About Me

My name is Jonathon Burmester,i live in Australia, my interests are: parkour,music,gaming,movies and hanging round with friends. Im in a clan known as =TES=(Tactical Elite Squad) =Battlefield 2142=

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David Belle

– One Of David Belles Sayings:

Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move.

—David Belle, BBC News.[14]

Basic Movements Of Parkour

Basic movements

Synonym / Description

Landing - Bending the knees when toes make contact with ground, Never Land Flat Footed.

Balance - Walking or crawling along the crest of an obstacle; literally "balance."

Cat balance - Quadrupedal movement along the crest of an obstacle.

Underbar, Jump through - Jumping or swinging through a gap between obstacles.

Dismount, Swinging, Jump - Hanging drop meaning to hang on or swing on a bar, a wall or branch.

Pop Vault, Wall Hop - Overcoming a wall, usually by use of a kick off the wall to transform forward momentum into upward momentum.

Vault - General term of overcoming an obstacle by vaulting.

Turn vault - A vault involving a 180° turn; literally "half turn." This move is used to place yourself hanging from the other side of an object in order to shorten a drop or prepare for a jump.

Reverse vault - A vault involving a 360° rotation such that the traceur's back faces forward as they pass the obstacle. The purpose of the rotation is ease of technique in the case of otherwise awkward body position or loss of momentum prior to the vault.

Muscle up or climb-up - To get from a hanging position (wall, rail, branch, arm jump, etc) into a position where your upper body is above the obstacle, supported by the arms. This then allows for you to climb up onto the obstacle and continue.

Roll - A forward roll where the hands, arms and diagonal of the back contact the ground. Used primarily to transfer the momentum/energy from jumps.

Arm jump, cat leap - To land on the side of an obstacle in a hanging/crouched position, the hands gripping the top edge, holding the body, ready to perform a planche.

Cat jump/pass, (king) kong vault - To dive forward over an obstacle so that the body becomes horizontal, push off with the hands and tuck the legs, such that the body is brought back to a vertical position, ready to land.

Drop - Literally 'jump to the ground' / 'jump to the floor'. To jump down, or drop down from something.

Gap jump - To jump from one place/object to another, over a gap/distance. This technique is most often followed with a roll.

Precision jump - Static jump from one object to a precise spot on another object.

Tic tac - To kick off a wall in order to overcome another obstacle or gain height to grab something.

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Equipment -

Parkour affords great freedom and minimal cost to be practiced, but the following accessories are recommended:[19]

Athletic shoe Light T-shirt, sleeveless shirt or crop top Light pants or light shorts Comfortable underwear All equipment or accessories are optional — it being possible to practice with gloves to half-naked and barefooted.

Free Running -

Another saut de bras.Free running is a term the meaning of which was once identical to parkour, but is currently often confused and erroneously used as a replacement for the term parkour. After David Belle and Sébastien Foucan went separate ways, free running evolved into an art that emphasized aesthetics, and regards the grace and beauty of the movement as more important than efficiency. While traceurs practice parkour in order to improve their ability to overcome obstacles faster and in the most natural manner, free runners practice and employ a broader array of movements that are not always necessary in order to overcome obstacles. The meaning of the different philosophical approaches to movement can be summed up by the following two quotes: Experienced free runner Jerome Ben Aoues explains in the documentary Jump London that

"the most important element is the harmony between you and the obstacle; the movement has to be elegant... If you manage to pass over the fence elegantly — that's beautiful, rather than saying 'I jumped the lot.' What's the point in that?"[20]

David Belle and/or PAWA team emphasized the division between parkour and free running by stating:

“ Understand that this art has been created by few soldiers in Vietnam to escape or reach: and this is the spirit I'd like parkour to keep. You have to make the difference between what is useful and what is not in emergency situations. Then you'll know what is parkour and what is not. So if you do acrobatics things on the street with no other goal than showing off, please don't say it's parkour. Acrobatics existed long time ago before parkour. ” —David Belle and/or PAWA team.[8]

References -

References Wikibooks has more about this subject: Guide to Parkour^ Collectif Parkour France DB. Avertissement mise en garde ((French)) (website). Retrieved on 2007-02-27.. 1.^ parkour.net wiki. What Parkour is (website). Retrieved on 2007-03-30. 2.^ Liv Rowlands aka Flame (2006-12-02). The Traceuse — A woman's perspective and advice on Parkour (website). Jerome Lebret. Retrieved on 2007-04-15. 3.^ Dealing with the Media. americanparkour.com (2006-11-29). Retrieved on 2007-04-19. “Parkour is not nearly as dangerous as most other sports. Scrapes and bruises are common but major injuries are very rare. However, just like any high impact activity such as basketball or soccer, the occasionally sprained ankle or pulled muscle is inevitable.” 4.^ What is Parkour?. americanparkour.com (2004-05-12). Retrieved on 2007-04-19. “It is considered by many practitioners (known as "traceurs") as more of an art and discipline.” 5.^ Fundamentals — What is Parkour?. urbanfreeflow.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-19. 6.^ a b Andreas Kalteis. Parkour Journeys - Training with Andi [DVD]. London, UK: Catsnake Studios. 7.^ a b David Belle and/or PAWA Team. English welcome - Parkour Worldwide Association. Archived from the original on 2005-05-08. Retrieved on 2007-05-12. 8.^ Jin (2006-2-23). PAWA statement on Freerunning.. Retrieved on 2007-05-12. 9.^ the name parkour, simple question. Retrieved on 2007-04-12. 10.^ Trésor de la langue française. Retrieved on 2007-02-18. 11.^ David Belle "Le Parcours" ((French)) (JPG). Guillaume Desbois. Portait (October 1999). Retrieved on 2007-03-03. “Basé su la méthode naturalle de Georges Hébert” 12.^ a b c David Belle's biography (website). French biography referenced to www.david-belle.com. Jerome Lebret (2006-11-30). Retrieved on 2007-04-12. 13.^ Hugh Schofield (April 19, 2002). The art of Le Parkour. BBC News - TV and Radio. Retrieved on 2007-05-11. 14.^ a b c d e Keeping parkour rivalry-free : JOIN IN !. Parkour.NET (May 1, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-11. 15.^ Paul Bignell and Rob Sharp (April 22, 2007). 'Jumped-up' plan to stage world competition sees free runners falling out. The Independent. Retrieved on 2007-05-11. 16.^ http://www.pkcali.com/content.php?article.8 17.^ Basics Movements - Fundamentals. Retrieved on 2007-05-12. 18.^ What Should I Wear for Parkour?. americanparkour.com (2005-11-06). Retrieved on 2007-04-21. 19.^ Jerome Ben Aoues. Jump London [TV-Documentary]. London, UK: Channel 4.