Take Flight

We have recently added four new blogrolls to the site, and since only two of these directly represent Parkour I wanted to explain our reasoning for these additions.

The two blogrolls that directly represent Parkour are www.ParkourGenerations.com and David Belle’s personal website kyzr.free.fr/davidbelle/ The Parkour Generations blogroll was included because Parkour Generations is the most prestigious Parkour academy in the world. Located in London it is directed by Stephane Vigroux, Forrest, and Dan Edwards, all three of which are incredible Tracers who deserve the utmost respect for their knowledge, skill and contribution to the instruction and spread of Parkour in Britain and throughout the world. David Belle’s personal website was included for obvious reason.

The other two blogrolls are www.Foucan.com and www.MajesticForce.com. Although these two sites do not perfectly represent Parkour, the founders of these sites, Sébastien Foucan and the Yamaksi, are inexorably linked to Parkour through their childhood relationships with David and their influence on the development of Parkour. David Belle started the Yamakasi, but when disagreements arose regarding the true meaning of Parkour, the group split up and since then three disciplines have emerged: Parkour, Freerunning, and the Art du Déplacement. Sébastien is the founder of Freerunning and the Yamakasi are the leaders of the Art du Déplacement.*

In the near future we will be posting more information and videos that explain the differences between these arts -even though some contend that they are the same-. However, for the sake of highlighting the similarities and connections of Parkour, Freerunning, and the Art du Deplacement, we will point out that the movements in all three disciplines are rooted in dynamic movement of the human body and encompass interacting with and/or overcoming obstacles in your environment. As such, many of the movements in all three disciplines are very much the same if not identical. In many cases the training methods and principles, including both the mental and physical aspects, for these three arts are the same as well. Regardless of which art you study/adhere to, the founders/leaders of Parkour, Free Running, and the Art du Déplacement are all incredible athletes that have uncovered ways of movement that were previously unimagined in modern society, and they have reached levels of athleticism that supersede any previous beliefs of man’s capabilities and/or limitations to move.

You will learn a great deal from every one of these sites, and although the primary focus of www.MisterParkour.com is the philosophy of Parkour, from time to time we will include videos and information from www.Foucan.com and www.MajesticForce.com to supplement your training methods, enjoyment, and imagination.

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*“The founders of the Yamakasi group haven’t invented anything! However, with what they have agreed to call the << Art du Déplacement>>, they affirm that they have reached a very high level of research and performance with the aim of bringing to a life a simple form of expression that is capable of reaching out to everyone’s imagination.

Having succeeded it making their Art known and achieving a certain popular recognition, within a few years they became real ambassadors for the << Art du Déplacement>>, their own discipline…”

-Quote taken from www.MajesticForce.com.

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