FREE THE ULTIMATE PARKOUR & FREERUNNING BOOK PDF Ilona E. Gerling,Axel Pach,Jan Witfield | 301 pages | 15 Nov 2013 | Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd | 9781782550204 | English | Garsington, United Kingdom The Ultimate Parkour and Freerunning: Discover Your Possibilities by Ilona E. Gerling By Ilona E. GerlingAlexander Pach and Jan Witfeld. Parkour and Freerunning both originated in France. Both movement philosophies were developed in a small group of young people and spread around the whole world via the media, particularly the Internet. David Belle, a Frenchman, is credited with being the founder of the Parkour movement Archard, ; Desbois, The historical development of Parkour and Freerunning is multi- facetted and The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book many influential figures. He was an advocate of life-long physical training, because he wanted people to be agile and useful in the community. This experience made a deep impression on him and reinforced his belief that physical strength and skill must go hand in hand with courage and altruism in order to be useful for the community Atkinson, His training consisted of running, jumping, climbing, balancing, throwing, lifting, self-defense and swimming. However, he did not teach these physical skills separately, but taught his students in natural terrain, combined with a km endurance run. In order to teach his training principles, he went on to develop a series of drills and equipment that supplemented natural conditions. The modern sub-cultural term Parkour accordingly has its roots see Fig. They used this principle to perfect their escape techniques in the jungle Atkinson, It was an international phenomenon, which began to develop specifically in industrialized countries and urban cultures. The main focus of these efforts was the child. Children should no longer be objects of education; instead the individuality of every single child should henceforth be the priority. The progressive educational concept of natural gymnastics and physical education developed by Austrian school reformers Karl Gaulhofer The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book Margarete Streicher quickly caught on in Germany. The aim was no longer just to do gymnastics, to swim, run and throw with the correct style The progressive educational principles promoted child and nature-appropriateness of the movement tasks, emphasized the individualization in the context of community education and prioritized the self-guided learning of the pupil. The real educational goal of natural gymnastics was a physical activity that educated the whole person. Movement tasks should also stimulate creativity, and incorrect movements were even welcomed as opportunities to discover the validity of expediency. In Germany, the new physical education was The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book by gymnasts, because it meant a return to the old educational ideals of gymnastics of GutsMuths and Fr. Jahn, in which pupils did not just have to reproduce pre-determined movement patterns, as in rigid competitive and artistic gymnastics. Instead, they touted the education of the young people through movement tasks determined by the individual and corresponding to and shaping his whole personality. Natural gymnastics originated from the natural movement forms of running, jumping, balancing and climbing. Raymond Belle was born in modern Vietnam, where he was orphaned. Around the age of 12, with some friends, he practiced and experimented with efficient escape techniques in order to improve his chances of survival during the war in his homeland. These outstanding physical abilities acquired in childhood enabled him to find a job and a career with the Paris Fire Brigade as a young adult. He was raised by his maternal grandfather. As a child, David Belle practiced gymnastics and track and field, but he always preferred to train in the open air and the woods. For him, the movements had to have an element of usefulness just as his father had told and explained to him. As a child, he imagined situations in which he had to put his courage and strength to the test. His passions were overcoming obstacles, always moving forward and not letting anything get in his way. The constant running, jumping, climbing and balancing formed the foundation for his physical abilities. The physical challenges that he set himself during his imaginary stories formed the foundation for his powerful concentration. At the age of 15, Belle relocated The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book his family to Lisses, near Evry, about 35 miles from Paris. There, he transferred the techniques he had learned in the forests of Normandy to the urban environment and architecture. What started off as playful games of chase among young people developed, during the years that followed, into a real sporting challenge: escape techniques over obstacles. The movement forms inspired by the urban landscape were further developed by this small group of youngsters, who constantly increased heights and distances, each in his way bringing something new to the movement forms. This led to the first media reports about David Belle and his friends. In the same year, the group Yamakasi was formed by the top practitioners. Even then, Yamakasi combined efficient escape techniques with creative and acrobatic movements from other sports. At this time, Belle and Foucan followed their own way to bring about Parcours according to their individual understanding. The Cat Men of Bercy. As mentioned above, Parkour was originally written in French le parcours. It is speculated that David Belle coined the modern term Parkour in order to pay homage to his late father. At the end of the s, media interest in the movement arts increased dramatically, with TV appearances and the first offers of film and advertising work. Belle saw his future in the movies. He learned English and took acting lessons. Foucan The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book to teach and popularize the art of displacement. In some cases, this discipline was also written as Free Running. The first media references to the term Freerunning include the English documentaries Jump London and Jump Britain These documentaries, which are also considered to be important testimonials of the Parkour movement, were a milestone for the emerging Parkour and Freerunning movement in England. This is where opinions in Germany and England differ. However, author Dan Edwardes attributes the idea for the term Freerunning not to Foucan but to Guillaume Pelletier, who had collaborated with Foucan on the Channel 4 documentary Jump London. Furthermore, the existence of the term dates from At this time, terminological chaos reigned. The relatively young movement The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book had now spread beyond the borders of France and a varied and colorful scene had sprung up, which along with efficient escape techniques also practiced creative and acrobatic movements The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book urban The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book. The definition of Parkour as efficient movement by David Belle excluded acrobatic movements. This led to creative and acrobatic movements in urban settings being termed Freerunning. The movements that Foucan and Belle presented for their different movement philosophies are not actually that different from each other and make their common origins very clear. Parkour is described as a movement discipline or art, in which the practitioner, called the traceur a person who draws a line, or a pathadopts other ways than those set out for him architecturally or culturally. The traceur chooses his own way through the natural or urban space and runs along The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book path he sets for himself, clearing any obstacles that may arise as quickly and efficiently as possible, focusing on a controlled execution of the movements and the flow of the movement combinations. Parkour is understood to be the art of efficient movement. Freerunning is understood as a derivative of the movement discipline Parkour. The basic movement techniques in urban and natural settings often form the foundation of Freerunning techniques and technique combinations. Upload Sign In Join. Find your next favorite book Become a member today and read free for 30 days Start your free 30 days. Create a List. Download to App. Length: pages 3 hours. Description The increasing number of followers of the two movement cultures, Parkour and Freerunning, has given rise to the need for safe, methodical orientation, which the reader will find in this book. Parkour, a new movement culture from France, is all about moving as efficiently as possible between points A and B by sprinting fluently over obstacles. The sport of Freerunning has developed from it, involving developing and showing off the most creative, extreme, flowing, acrobatic moves possible on obstacles. This book contains precise illustrations for the teaching of all basic techniques, easy-to-follow movement breakdowns and methodical tips for indoor and outdoor training. All the most common terms from the scene are listed for reference in English and French. History, philosophy, rules of behavior, training advice based on the latest sports science knowledge, interviews from the scene about motivations and trends, advice for schools and explanations of competitions and competition criteria are a few examples of the book's contents. Related Categories. Related The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book. The group Yamakasi still exists to this day. Since then, Freerunning has been considered a separate discipline. Start your free trial. Page 1 of 1. The Ultimate Parkour And Freerunning PDF | Parkour, Free running, All about gymnastics Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. 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