definition: A sport or athletic activity in which the participant seeks to move quickly and fluidly through an area, often an urban locale, by surmounting obstacles such as walls and railings and leaping across open spaces, as in a stairwell or between buildings."-the free dictionary.com
Jump off extremely high buildings, and most likely shatter my ankles? Sign me up! Parkour is a new tried hitting younger age groups nationwide, which involves "tricks". The whole goal of park our is to preform the impossible, at a fast paced speed. In a sense, the objective is to get from point A to point B in the fastest amount of time, without going around, but rather over objects. Yes, park our can be extremely cool, when let to the professionals as seen below.
(Cool parkour video)
This is the acceptation however. Having been through high school, I have seen all the kids try to "reenact" these stunts in a variety of settings, and the results are not pretty. What are you guys trying to prove!? My question is what is the big fascination? Do kids today really lack that much common sense? At what point does it become "a good idea" to jump from building to building? To me these kids just seem like a bunch of adrenaline seeking junkies! Even Time Magazine is speaking out. I mean come on.
(Not so cool parkour video fail)
This movement is just crazy. To often do we see these above results, it just aggravates me. Just remember, a building is meant to provide shelter and residence, not jumped off for thirty seconds of fame. I can only hope we begin to smarten up, because this is an embarrassment that provides nothing besides comedy to those surfing you tube. Oh, and maybe a hefty hospital bill.
(Great sign)
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