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18 November 2005

Oh, C'mon, even I can do that!
Crazy gymnastic kids jump around like monkeys while magically avoiding killing themselves.

post by: Edible Energy at: 22:42 | 6 comments

Google search for "Le Parkour". There was a thread about them on MeFi almost a year ago; tons of videos out there.

posted by Eideteker 18 November | 22:46

yeah, I shoulda mentioned that ;)

posted by Edible Energy 18 November | 22:53

When I was a kid, I tried to mitigate my clumsiness by "learning" how to fall properly. Didn't help that much, but if only I'd kept going with that ...

What did help was getting Rockport walking shoes (in the 80s, when they were still rare) and taking t'ai chi classes. I used to have a problem with a weak ankle that the slightest mis-step would cause me to sprain, but the t'ai chi permanently cured me of that, interestingly enough, even now that I'm much heavier.

posted by stilicho 19 November | 01:08

Parkour?

posted by goatdog 19 November | 02:37

Apparently, these kids don't need a getaway car.

posted by ArsncHeart 19 November | 11:55

It would be so cool to see this in the next James Bond movie. I think they'll just use a lot of CGI, though.

posted by stilicho 19 November | 13:02

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