YAMAKASI AND LE PARKOUR

I have just finished watching the French film Yamakasi. It was a good film made all the better by the stunts. These stunts featured guys running through the streets of Paris, climbing the outside of buildings, without ropes, jumping form second and third storey buildings and leaping from rooftop to rooftop. We've seen all these stunts before in most Hollywood action films, but what made Yamakasi better was that the stunts were for real! No blue screens, no crash mats and no air bags! The Yamakasi are real fall guys!! I first heard about these guys on "Ripley's Believe It Or Not". What they do is called "Le Parkour". This is "the art of displacement". The philosophy is that thousands of years ago, man was running around and climbing over things in the jungle to get from A to B. These guys have just brought this into modern times and into the concrete jungle! Instead of me going on and on about Yamakasi and Le Parkour, why don't you check out the websites below? Just click on the banner or the name of the group. It may help if you speak a little French for some of the sites. we are the team that follow the new way of extreme culture.. it includes climbing and acrobatics.." "A UK based message board who's aim is to unite all traceurs under one banner in the search of progression. A great place to swap tips, share stories, arrange runs but most importantly to make a connection with likeminded people." words by EZ (Urban Freeflow) "www.parkour.co.za is the South African representative for Urban Freeflow. The main aim is to educate people of SA about Parkour. "The art of movement through urban environments" words by DC (parkour.co.za) We are not afraid. We know what we?re doing. We?re chasing the perfect rush. The rush that makes our heart beat. And we always find it. words by VBG " An online Parkour comunity / crew" Parkour.com Underground Online If you know of any better sites on Yamakasi or Le Parkour, please let me know. I would be very interested in seeing them. For more related sites check out the Extreme Dreams Links Page

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