ARE YOU LADDER ENOUGH

Post by **rgoer** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:51 pm

it must be really boring in russia

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=515642196227308929&q=russian+climbing

Post by **rgoer** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:56 pm

btw parkour guys are fucking rad

Post by **o'dium** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:09 pm

Guys got some serious skill :icon14:

Post by **Jackal** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:37 pm

One of our client dev companies is working on a game right now based on this stuff.

Post by **4days** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:48 pm

Jackal wrote:One of our client dev companies is working on a game right now based on this stuff.

there's a bunch of kids that've started doing parkour stuff around town. one of them's really good, the rest are comedy gold.

Post by **Deathshroud** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:26 pm

Wow, not only were those kids some talented gymnastis, but Russia looks like a shit hole. They certainly have no shortage of abandoned buildings.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:29 pm

Deathshroud wrote:Wow, not only were those kids some talented gymnastis, but Russia looks like a shit hole. They certainly have no shortage of abandoned buildings.

Most of small russian towns look like that, not Moscow though.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:47 pm

WTF? Google video isn't available in Germany. Great. I hate you, Google.

Post by **Underpants?** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:19 pm

ToxicBug wrote:
Deathshroud wrote:Wow, not only were those kids some talented gymnastis, but Russia looks like a shit hole. They certainly have no shortage of abandoned buildings.
Most of small russian towns look like that, not Moscow though.

Shit... I thought it was a movie about Russians in Detroit
some of those wall climb tumbles are fucking incredible

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:41 pm

that was insane. nice find.

Post by **Scarface** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:21 pm

holy fucking monkeys

Post by **farad** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:32 am

...could you imagine the cops trying to catch him in a foot chase...

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:53 am

That's the best pakour video I've seen. It made me want to go to Russia too.

Post by **redfella** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:08 am

wOw, great video. Good find.

Post by **rgoer** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:10 am

btw http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=parkour

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:23 am

this was posted a wile ago ( not this clip though )

there was a huge thing on discovery channel in reguards to this sport ( yes, its considered a sport now ) and its HUGE in france.

the name of it slips my mind though.. Street.. running? or somthing..

anyone remember?

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:26 am

LE PARKOUR

Post by **redfella** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:29 am

ok, i just watched it again, someone sign that kid up in the grey pants for the prince of persia flick. daaaammmn.

Some of those drops he takes are like 20 ft. high, I dont know how his feet and knees take the impact. Doesn't that hurt?

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:31 am

there is training on how to absorb the blow... usually that is why they roll after the hit, to transfer the energy forwards rather then take it.

Post by **rgoer** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:31 am

there was a british Parkour documentary called Jump London, is that what you're thinking of?

also some people call the sport of Parkour "Free Running" rather than "Parkour"

there are two well-known names in Parkour, founder David Belle (starred in Luc Besson's recent film Banlieu 13) and expert traceur Sebastien Foucan

sadly nothing comes up on google video for a Foucan search, but if you manage to find any Foucan videos on the internets (and you find Parkour to be at all interesting), I suggest you check them out

Post by **rgoer** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:33 am

as far as falling goes, as long as you hold your ankles together (so they don't break outright) and you roll the fall out (rather than just thud your impact momentum vertically into the ground) you can take falls from greater heights than you might think

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:42 am

What's the guys name in the russian video? He's damn good.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:43 am

yer, i just watched a few in the second link. those guys are terrible.

Post by **rgoer** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:45 am

yeah there's a world of difference between "amateur" and "accomplished amateur"

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:45 am

lol like these guys: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=parkour+france