Check out this video!

Okay that just went into my favorites list. Now I really wish I was in good shape.

Imagine how cool that must feel to have that much mastery over your body and environment.

When he jumps from the top of the one wall to the top of the other wall and you can see the long drop my heart skipped a beat.

Maybe I'll stop having ice-cream before bed. More salads... and some running.

That made me feel REALLY old. I used to be able to hold myself out horizontal off a pole... and I could do a handstand from seated in a chair without getting up or having my feet touch anything... did I mention that I'm feeling old?
 
cool stuff.

its called Parkour...urban free running...or urban free form. started in france and is spreading...they do it alot in london now as well. its been in a few commercials as well as some music videos. the new modonna video has a couple shots of a guy doing it. its an amazing sport, pretty serious shite...do a google search for Parkour and you will find some cool stuff.

here is another video...

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2004/city-jumping.php
 
Not sure why but there's something beautiful and majestic about a human conquering his own obstacles. It's like a dance between man and the stuctures he's built. It's saying, "Life finds a way and life will go on." Walls can not hold our spirit in. Much like a blade of grass growing in between a crack of concrete.

Does anyone else get that feeling?
 
Rich, that link is as good as the first. Does that make anybody else feel old and crippled? Even if you're 22?

If anybody in the midwestern united states reads this (or if you know somebody) does this I will produce any level of video that you want for FREE. I would love to shoot something like this.

The comments regarding "stunt work"... uh, yeah... it won't be long. Trust me. I saw a car commercial a while back and I thought it had to involve crash pads and stuff like that.

Anybody else in here ever into climbing? They make these pads for "bouldering" so that just in case you fall you have better odds to not get hurt... meanwhile these guys would do a backflip off the same rock onto bare ground... and then take off running.

I sort of get what you're saying PK... honestly watching that makes me feel spiritual... if some guy could do that back in the days of Jesus he would have been: 1) killed for witchcraft/sorcery... or 2) the guy most of America is praying to. If you didn't see that video and you had to describe what you saw with only stories... let's say 2000 years of technology ago... how would you describe what you're seeing? Miraculous?
 
Holy crap! Too bad we don't have a bunch of old buildings like that here or I'd give it a shot!
 
PK Gillock said:
Not sure why but there's something beautiful and majestic about a human conquering his own obstacles. It's like a dance between man and the stuctures he's built. It's saying, "Life finds a way and life will go on." Walls can not hold our spirit in. Much like a blade of grass growing in between a crack of concrete.

Does anyone else get that feeling?
Click to expand...


yes, thats why its so interesting to watch....its like how humans have adapted...it has a very primal feeling about it.
 
Stunning. So tranquil, and like Pk said beautiful. I am with Matt, I too would love to do a video like this. It would be a pleasure. I would pay good money to see this as a performance, on a stage. I have watched three times, it just makes me giggle. Very odd feeling.
 
Amazing stuff. There's something very apelike about their movements, guys almost on all fours. These guys are pretty fearless. I love that dog chase, good one. :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top