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Parkour & Freerunning

While this stuff is for sure impressive it IS NOT A SPORT!!!! I respect these guys/gals and dont discoung what they can do this is a bunch of guys running and jumping around. Impressive yes, sport no
 
03machme said:
While this stuff is for sure impressive it IS NOT A SPORT!!!! I respect these guys/gals and dont discoung what they can do this is a bunch of guys running and jumping around. Impressive yes, sport no
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Agree with you, it's not really a sport and I will never use that term for parkour/free running/tricking, but I will say some of them is world class athletes which makes a difference. Best way to describe what they are doing is "Discipline" and not more really.

Cheers for making that comment. :)

Another thing I also like to point out, if you ask countless of people around in those diciplines about this being a sport, you will most likely get a no - since they are rather trying to improve themselves all the time, not get better that the other guy/female.

Though I do admit it's in borderline of definition of extreme sports.

Extreme sports in the early 2000s are becoming increasingly popular among young people. They offer the thrill of facing difficult challenges and overcoming obstacles. Extreme sports get the heart racing and put the body and mind to the test in the face of danger. ...
Sports - stages, average, Definition, Description, Common problems, Key terms

An extreme sport (also called action sport and adventure sport) is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger, and that are counter-cultural. ...
Extreme sport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hope those two links help slightly.
 
agreed^ it is close to an "extreme sport" by those definitions but there are also a lot of "extreme sports" that arent really sports either, i.e. base jumping, and stuff like that
 
03machme said:
agreed^ it is close to an "extreme sport" by those definitions but there are also a lot of "extreme sports" that arent really sports either, i.e. base jumping, and stuff like that
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Yeah, exactly - That is my thinking as well. Chess is much closer to a sport then what this thread will be.

On the other hand, found two new vids I wanted to share with you people. Both is blasting awesome, so be sure to check it out! I think you all will love it! :)

YouTube - UrbanFreeflow.com - Matty And Jonny - Parkour & Freerunning

YouTube - UrbanFreeflow.com - Le Vietnamien Volant (Summer 2010) - Parkour & Freerunning


Hope you liked it, I sure did!
 
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