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Parkour. Parkour (French: [paʁkuʁ]) is an athletic training discipline or sport in which practitioners (called traceurs) attempt to get from one point to another in the fastest and most efficient way possible, without assisting equipment and often while performing feats of acrobatics. [7] With roots in military obstacle course training and ...
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 ...
Yamakasi. 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 World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF) was founded in January 2007 as a partnership between Ruff Magic Entertainment, a New Jersey limited liability company, and eight Parkour and Freerunning athletes. The athletes, Daniel Ilabaca, Ryan Doyle, Tim Shieff, Oleg Vorslav, Victor Lopez, Gabriel Nunez, Paul Darnell and Richard King, and the ...
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) added parkour as one of their disciplines in 2017, causing international opposition from the parkour community who wanted to govern themselves. [3] The first FIG Parkour World Championships were scheduled to take place at Hiroshima on 3–5 April 2020, but were postponed as a result of the COVID-19 ...
Daniel performed parkour, stunts and other various action moves while dressed in a school uniform which promoted the theme of saving the environment. [8] [9] Parkour Journeys (2006) Daniel featured in the Parkour Journeys DVD documentary, in a section called "Daniel Ilabaca in Profile", which featured an interview and footage of him training. [10]
Acrobatic sports. Outdoor recreation. Jumping sports. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
ESPN, NBCSN, Channel 4. Official website. www.worldchasetag.com. World Chase Tag is an international championship for competitive parkour involving the game of tag. Events have been televised on NBCSN in the United States, [1] and on Channel 4, ITV and BBC Three in the United Kingdom. [2][3][4] Events have also attracted millions of views online.