Take Flight

Today is day 4 of our feature highlighting of the Parkour shirts of the 2010 line! In addition to highlighting the Roof Jump Tee, we are giving one of them to a lucky fan. Read this blog and you’ll find out how!

In one short week the Roof Jump Tee has already distinguished itself as a Parkour classic. As incredible as anything we’ve ever seen, the admiration and desire for this tee has already been endless. And although one can speculate why, we don’t think it needs much explanation why. The tee itself is in the same conceptual style as the Vault Man Tee, and depicts a Traceur in action performing a breathtaking roof jump between two old houses in a village in France. The detail, the texture, and the word “Parkour” conspicuously placed near the bottom of the tee culminates in an inspirational masterpiece that melds style and pure art.

Although we want to make it very clear that we do not condone or encourage jumping from rooftops, the point stands that jumping from rooftops can be a part of Parkour and has been demonstrated in countless amateur and professional Parkour videos. What we created with this shirt was not something to say, “Go be like this Traceur and jump from a roof of a building.” Rather we created a shirt that depicts Parkour at an elite level and capture the beauty of the discipline at its finest. We couldn’t be happier with the result, and we are so happy Traceurs around the world feel the same.

You can pick up a Roof Jump Tee now via our online store for only $19.95. We currently have the tee in a blue on black color scheme and a black on silver color scheme, and we will be releasing a new color combo in about a week. If you want a chance to win one of these for free though, simply visit the Take Flight Facebook page. Later today we will be posting a chance for you to win, and when we do all you have to do is read the post and follow the simple directions and you will be entered to win.

Check out the transcript from the David Belle interview “I Jump from Rooftop to Rooftop,” by clicking here.

At Take Flight we produced the highest quality custom Parkour clothing. As shown by our mission statement our company focus is not limited to only apparel though. Our complete mission statement says:

“To provide our customers with the highest quality athletic apparel for training and casual wear, while providing them the inspiration to discover their own potential through movement.”

We take the “inspiration” part of our mission to heart and live it out. One of the many methods we employ to provide this inspiration to our customers and fans is posting inspirational quotes on our Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. So far we have posted quotes from world renowned athletes, past U.S. presidents, timeless philosophers and the founder of Parkour himself David Belle. Following is a compilation of what we have determined to be some of the most inspiring and motivational quotes we have posted to date:

“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” -Paul Valery

“…when you’re training Parkour with passion, if you’re good, people will notice you. Don’t go around saying, ‘Hey look at this new move I just got.’ No. We used to say, ‘If it’s good we’ll tell you. Do it for yourself first. People lik…e it or not, who cares? As long as you feel good doing it. Now if with that spirit people notice you then good for you. But you should do it for yourself.” -David Belle

“The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.” -Arthur C. Clarke

“If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.” –Samuel Johnson

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” -Abraham Lincoln

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore,  is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle

“What holds most people back isn’t the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves.” -Maurice Williams

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” -Leon J. Suenes

“Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.” -Abraham Lincoln

“There are no limits, only obstacles, and any obstacle can be overcome.” -David Belle

“Winners compare their achievements to their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people.” -Nido Qubein

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” -Thomas Edison

“Never say never, because limits like fears are often just an illusion.” – Michael Jordan

We post inspirational quotes on our social pages as frequently as we can. To make sure you receive them make sure to connect with us on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.