I came across this practise while watching a Madonna's music video clip when my cousin introduced freerunning to me. He told me that it is a new practise, a hobby, a lifestyle which involves people, jumping off high buildings, wall climbing, and running fluidly while on high buildings and the catch...they do not have protective gears just with their own hands and legs. This practise really grab my attention and I suddenly had the urge to blog about this after seeing my friend's blog entry which also talked about freerunning.
Well freerunning is a physical discipline, in which participants try to pass all obstacles in their paths in a smooth and fluid way. Free runners use movements such as vaulting, jumping,somersaults, and other acrobatic movements. The creator of such amazing art is none other then Sebastien Foucan.
Sebastien Foucan "The Way"
"Following a path can bring with it new opinions and thoughts, both obvious and those that are not obvious, You must always follow your own intuition. You must always do what you feel. Rather than what others think." -Sebastien-
As for me, why I am so intrigued by this art is because firstly it is something different from the usual norm, secondly it is an individual practise based on how commited one is to the art, it is more of understanding what it is all about therefore there isn't any particular class to attend to where you have to constantly go for to learn but just count on yourself and your commitment to excel and finally it is an act of rebellion but without breaking any rules or laws. Yes i admit that i maybe darn lazy at times and the thought of going for a run might seem like a gazillion light years away but i do think that running is a form of escapism. By running one seem to be leaving things behind, focusing on going ahead, and this is the time where you can be alone, alone with your thoughts without any disturbance. Well freerunning has the same concept but this appeals to teens like me more for there is a small act of rebellion. Come on, jumping off buildings, climbing walls all at such top speed is not an act of rebellion? It somehow makes things more interesting!! Your not just running a straight road but focusing on being smooth and fluid yet fast and agile! It is damn interesting i tell ya!
I am very interested to take this up!!! In time will tell... Yes it might be dangerous but of course i will find out what am i getting myself into and carried out more in-depth study of this art!
For more info- www.parkour.com
P/S: Thanks Jenhan for the inspiration to write about freerunning! Visit his blog at www.kaypopotamus.blogspot.com
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