Get in shape. You must have endurance. Work on basic calisthenics like push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups and squats. These are the basic building blocks for practicing parkour. Experts say you should be capable of performing 25 push-ups, 5 pull-ups and 50 full squats before you formally get started in parkour. Practice landing and…
Daniel Benmayor directed the movie, which was produced by Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, who worked with Lautner on the “Twilight” movies. D. Scott Lumpkin also served as a producer on the movie. Also read: Zac Efron, Robert De Niro to Star in Dan Mazer’s Comedy ‘Driving Dick Kelly’ (Exclusive) “Tracers” follows…
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When it comes to your training, shoes are an essential choice. From barefoot parkour training all the way through to the Caddilac of freerunning shoes the $150 K-SWISS Ariake s, American Parkour members, sponsored athletes, affiliates, Tribe members and staffers have put them all to the test. We ve gone through more shoes than…
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These are the Top 7 injuries that I see most people get in the parkour community and the most common ones that I personally have had. I’m going to list the top 7 and explain why they usually occur. Knowing these common injuries and what causes them will help you prevent these injuries from happening to you and save you a lot…
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Ryan was never the athletic type at school. In fact, when it came to having a kickabout at football in the playground, he was always stuck in goal. So Ryan channelled his energy into martial arts, achieving a black belt in Kuk-Sool-Won and later discovered free running and parkour. Ryan found he could turn any apparent weakness…
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Over the past several years the Nike Free 5.0 has consistently been one of the best selling athletic shoes in the United States. Go to any school and you’re likely to see many kids sporting the flexible and colorful 5.0s. When I was in Disney World earlier this year the Free was probably among the most common shoes that I saw…
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A steady rain was falling from ominous, dark clouds over downtown last Friday, and the occasional thunderclap was so loud, the earth seemed to vibrate. But it was the first-annual We Jump the World Day, a worldwide celebration of parkour and freerunning, and the Memphis Parkour group wasn t about to let a little bad weather…
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I’ve done a few adult-only parkour classes in the great outdoors – aka the backstreets of Kilburn, not far from the Moberly leisure centre where I am today – but this one will be different. Family parkour is less about individual sporting ambition and more about making the time and space to play alongside the youngsters in one’s…
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District B13: A Leap Forward in Action Source: Edward Douglas May 31, 2006 French filmmaker Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, The Professional) has always been on the cutting edge of action, and with his latest brainchild, District B13, he brings the popular sport/art of Parkour to the big screen, teaming the movement’s creator David…
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