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The word parkour derives from parcours du combattant (obstacle course), the classic obstacle course method of military training proposed by Georges Hébert. [22] [23] [24] Raymond Belle used the term "les parcours" to encompass all of his training including climbing, jumping, running, balancing, and the other methods he undertook in his personal athletic advancement. [25]
The movements are usually adopted from other sports, such as gymnastics, tricking or breakdancing. Freerunners can create their own moves, flows and lines in different landscapes. Practitioners of freerunning usually do parkour as well. Freerunning was founded by Sebastien Foucan, who discussed the subject in 2003 documentary film Jump London.
Georges Hébert. Georges Hébert ( French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ ebɛʁ]; 27 April 1875 – 2 August 1957) was a pioneering physical educator in the French military who developed a system of physical education and training known as "la méthode naturelle" ("Natural Method") and a more wide training program known as Hebertism (built on his ...
List of acrobatic activities. This is a list of circus skills, dances, performance arts, sports, and other activities that involve acrobatics . Acrobalance – Acrobatic art that combines elements of adagio and hand balancing. Acro dance – Combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements. Acroyoga – Physical practice ...
Rwanda’s parkour pioneer. August 8, 2024 at 12:04 PM. Niyonzima Alfred is Rwanda’s only official parkour athlete. Starting out in gymnastics, he has gone on to reach the top of his new sport ...
Yamakasi. The Yamakasi ( Lingala: ya makási) are the original group of l'art du deplacement (parkour) practitioners from Lisses, France. [ 1] The nine original members were David Belle, Sébastien Foucan, Châu Belle Dinh, Williams Belle, Yann Hnautra, Laurent Piemontesi, Guylain N'Guba Boyeke, Malik Diouf, and Charles Perriére.
Vault (urban movement) A traceur vaults an obstacle. In various urban activities, a vault is any type of movement that involves overcoming an obstacle by some combination of jumping, climbing or diving. Although parkour doesn't involve the idea of set movements, [1] practitioners use similar ways of moving [2] [3] to pass quickly and ...
Tricking is a training discipline that combines kicks with flips and twists from martial arts and gymnastics as well as many dance moves and styles from dance. It is a martial art that borrows techniques from taekwondo, ninjutsu, wushu, capoeira, and more. It aims to achieve an aesthetic display of different combinations of "tricks".