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Parkour athletes broadly agree that flips are unambiguously part of parkour. [15] Parkour was established by David Belle in the 1980s, and it was initially called l'art du déplacement; [16] [17] [18] however the name "le parcours" had already been given to the activity by 1989. [5]
Red Bull Art of Motion is a parkour and freerunning competition, established in 2007 and created by Red Bull.It is an international competition with qualifiers being held in various regional competitions around the world throughout the year.
Freerunning is an athletic and acrobatic discipline incorporating an aesthetic element, and can be considered either a sport or a performance art, or both. Freerunning is similar to parkour, from which it is derived, but emphasizes artistry over efficiency and speed. Freerunning involves interacting with physical obstacles in creative ways ...
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.
The WFPF partnered with Athletes for Hope, a charitable organization founded by Tony Hawk, Lance Armstrong and Mia Hamm among others, to facilitate opportunities for athletes to serve as role models for underserved youth around the U.S. WFPF athletes have donated their services to events at the Harlem Children’s Zone as well as at the New York Fresh Air Fund.
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Parkour – Training discipline using movement that developed from military obstacle course training. Includes running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, quadrupedal movement (crawling). Pole climbing – Ascending a pole which one can grip with his or her hands.
Red Bull Art of Motion, São Paulo 2011 – Winner Ryan Doyle (born 22 September 1984) is a freerunner , martial artist , coach, and actor from Liverpool, England , and is a founding athlete of the World Freerunning and Parkour Federation .