So apparently the stuff where people jump off walls and do all kinds of crazy stuff like that is called "Parkour"... I didn't know this until about 20 minutes ago. It's still pretty cool though. Here's a video:
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Sat, 05/01/2010 - 18:00
Parkour
Sat, 05/01/2010 - 18:52
Thats just insane.
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Sun, 05/02/2010 - 15:40
Tony wrote:
Thats just insane.
I wonder how they justify spending so much time learning something like that. Maybe the best ones get paid a lot? It certainly is amazing.
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 06:15
Parkour and Freerunning have been around for a long time but have only been popular in the mainstream (especially in the US) for a few years.
Here are a couple older videos I've had for years (linked from Youtube for your viewing pleasure):
[url=]Clips from all different sources from around the world.[/url]
[url=]This one has some pretty good post-production and shows glimpses of what these guys can do with their skills.[/url]
Wasn't long ago, this was only a hobby. Now many are able to make a living of it doing stunt work and competitions, etc.
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 11:30
The young boy in Disney;s new Prince of Persia: Sands of Time movie featuring Jake Gyllenhaal is a parkour fanatic. In fact, that is how they found him, and part of why they hired him.
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 14:20
Apparently I'm the only one who wasn't familiar with this, eh? 
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 14:46
dsoup wrote:
Apparently I'm the only one who wasn't familiar with this, eh?
I would not go that far dsoup, never heard of it myself. I do have to say that they are in better physical condition than I am.
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Tue, 05/04/2010 - 16:01
aglassslipper17 wrote:
The young boy in Disney;s new Prince of Persia: Sands of Time movie featuring Jake Gyllenhaal is a parkour fanatic. In fact, that is how they found him, and part of why they hired him.
Wow -- no kidding!? That's an interesting tidbit of info.
I figure the only "real job" you can get doing this type of stuff is stunt work, like LIFL said! Talk about mind over matter!
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Wed, 05/05/2010 - 02:41
aglassslipper17 wrote:
The young boy in Disney;s new Prince of Persia: Sands of Time movie featuring Jake Gyllenhaal is a parkour fanatic. In fact, that is how they found him, and part of why they hired him.
Are you a Parkour fan? It's pretty cool.