HL2CROSSFIREMOD Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 http://www.muchosucko.com/video-davidbelle.html This is freakin' amazing! This guy is my new hero, I wish I could do this (not that I need to use it.) Building Jumping, Flips in the air, this guy has amazing precision and a lot of balls.. Discuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Okay, that guy might be nuts! :shock: Good find! -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaRedSnappa Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Damn, I knew I should have taken the other pill from Morpheus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL2CROSSFIREMOD Posted March 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Originally posted by Robot Monkey@Mar 11 2004, 06:08 PM Okay, that guy might be nuts! :shock: Good find! -j I believe that this is my first 'new topic' that wasn't actually posted before... I new today was gonna be a good day I watched it like 5 times over, this is freakin' insane!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 They didn't even ask if they could film me, the bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Teach the guy to act, and you've got yourself The Prince for the new PoP movie! :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 The building jumping was fucking insane! :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Originally posted by HL2CROSSFIREMOD@Mar 11 2004, 06:17 PMI believe that this is my first 'new topic' that wasn't actually posted before... I new today was gonna be a good day Good find man :tu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zot Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 When playing Ninja Gaiden just isn't enough... awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 I found out some info about this: From here Parkour, or more accurately "Le Parkour" due to its french origins is a street sport which has been described by some alternately as "obstacle-coursing" or "the art of movement". The idea is to move through the environment in a way that is as fluid, aestheticaly pleasing and original as possible. Its proponents, called traceurs, run, drop from heights, vault, flip and climb their way around obstacles trying to chain a group of these individual elements into a stylish whole. Its founders including David Belle and Sebastien Foucan have built up their skills over the last ten or more years so that they are capable of cat-like agility and awesome physical feats. There's a link at the bottom of the page to the official Le Parkour website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Whoa!!! Crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 Two sites from the article FreakTornado found: http://www.le-parkour.com/ http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/ They have a product test of a sneaker on the last one. They seemed to like the Nike Pegasus: The trend at the moment is for trainers to have a hinge type thing going on (see pic below) where the front part of the foot and the heel are separated. In most cases, the middle section has a shiny plastic coating which is totally useless for rails/balancing and will see you slipping all over the place. Luckily the Pegasus are flat and allow for for over and under shooting your precisions without any fear. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 The last one also has tutorials (with pics, including one for 360 deg wall hops that begins: "1. Run at the wall pretty quickly." Quite the find HL -- this activity was completely off my radar! -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 I can see it now: November 2005 - Activision presents: David Belle's Pro Le Parkour 2006 On Xbox, PS2, and GameCube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL2CROSSFIREMOD Posted March 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 If been wanting to go on a diet and exercise... now I hate a motive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 Uh, yeah... we do this all the time in karate... and stuff. Wow. Very cool. I like the landing techniques - those ARE from karate, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 There was a Channel 4 programme with these guys last year, 'Jump London' - I was most impressed. Its the wall running that is the coolest part; I'd be thoroughly unsurprised if the PoP team had seen them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatakinns Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 This is the style of martial arts from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon isn't it ? I don't know the name of it, but I remember someone talking about it when the movie came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 I think (I can't get to the site) that this is actually the French invention of 'Free Running', which while it takes the landing techniques from Japanese martial arts is something that they came up with as kids in response to growing up in French modernist architecture that looks great, but didn't give them much in the way of traditional playgrounds. Instead, they started using the architectural features as climbing frames. edit - yes, the Le Parkour site does work for me, and its the guys I thought they were. I recommend the BBC advert on that site. Its on the videos page and is called 'Rush Hour'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 OK, funny stuff here! Of course, being curious, I checked out the rest of the website. I haven't yet even looked into the site enough to see what it's about, but one of the first videos has already got me hooked. This IS NOT a work safe link,... unless of course you're feeling bold. The end is so funny! Oh, and Evil JOEL, this video is right up your ally! :tu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 OK, having looked at more videos, I would have to say this is a pretty cool site! http://www.muchosucko.com Funny stuff, ...and a whole lot of "Oh shits" came outta my moulth. Oh, And there are pleanty of work safe videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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