Thursday, March 05, 2009

Free Running

Free Running is a form of "urban acrobatics" where the free runners move through structures of city and rural landscape. It has many similarities to Parkour but differs in that Free Running places more emphasis on freedom of movement, such as acrobatics, whereas Parkour is an activity aimed at moving from one point to another as directly, efficiently and quickly as possible.

I first came across these sports whilst watching TV in London. I saw a program called Jump Britain where the founder of Free Running, Sébastien Foucan, jumped rooftop to rooftop with a few others. Click here to watch it.

Sébastien has developed the philosphy of Free Running - the philosophy of connecting “body, spirit and environment” He created the ‘Follow your way’ concept and belief - encouraging freedom of expression.

I went to my local park last weekend and witnessed an awe-inspiring display of similar athleticism. Many of the athletes were only in their teens and were from all over the world. Enjoy!

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As a Chiropractor it was very difficult to watch the strains they were putting on their bodies - particularly at such young ages. But as a spectator I was completely blown away.



[Below] Believe it or not, this guy put his leg behind his head in one swift movement - without using his hands.

Click here to go to the website of Free Running. The site give a great background to the philosophies of free-running, how to be safe and techniques to free your movements from limitations.
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3 comments:

  1. Very interesting... With practice, in some generations time, we can get to a new type of human being, a better one

    check this interesting project:
    http://www.wefeelfine.org/

    and another amazing website:
    www.TED.com (be careful as you can get addicted!)
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  2. hey cous check ur email.
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  3. yes.. it seems like humans are continually stretching their bodies to the extreme. Evolution is inevitable.

    At the moment such stresses on the human physique may be harmful - particular in long term - but the future human body may have ligaments and tendons adapted for such movements.

    Wefeelfine.org website is really interesting.

    And WOW!!! You weren't kidding about that TED website. That is soooo great! Thank you so much for the referral. I signed up. I signed up with the name "thelifelesstravelled" if you would like to find me.

    How did you know I would like these sites?

    (ps. Sorry for the delay in replying. I was away for the last week with no internet access.)
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