Urban Freeflow

July 14, 2004

Urban Freeflow

Posted in: Sport

Recently learnt about Urban Freeflow from a Guardian article on Parkour. Parkour, a French creation (pars-course?), is using the urban landscape as a gymnasium, focussing on fluid flowing movement and visual elegance. The article had an apt comparison between their activities and Spiderman.

It's pretty clear to me from checking out their vids & pics that these guys (and it's all male so far as I can see) are seriously fit and agile.

Since stopping BMX and to some extent aggressive skating I've been looking around for a sport that is dynamic and "extreme"; climbing (used to) fit the bill but I'm only really interested in the challenge rather than the outdoors aspect, and indoor walls are pricey. Which leaves martial arts, acrobatics, and heck even breakdancing--having seen an awesome display in NYC's Union Sq I have even more respect for breakdancers. Parkour seems to combine all of the above: free, creative, demanding, performance art, and dangerous.

The best bit so far has been some fantastic dreams last night. Bless my mind (and 3mg of melatonin)'s ability to simulate low gravity environments and preternatural physical prowess... Fun!

Posted by Paul Makepeace at July 14, 2004 14:24 | TrackBack

Comments

You should get into it for sure. The people at Urban freeflow have played a massive part in developing the art from their hq in the UK but also on a Global scale too.

Try getting on to their message boards at www.urbanfreeflow.com where you will find a very large base of traceurs from around the world. All of them are cool and very helpful. :)

Regards
Sam

Posted by: Samh at July 25, 2004 21:18

Hey,
You guys are awesome, I am in love with u Sebastian. Okay so I am not, but I have been training for you all. Hope to meet u all one day

Posted by: Duder at January 4, 2005 16:07

you all are fantastic and great to watch i got run over in july 04 but would off loved to of done this when i was well keep going

Posted by: tracie ward at January 6, 2005 22:17

hiya im wanting to start to free flow what is the best way of starting off?

Posted by: liam baxter at January 7, 2005 11:20

Liam: check out the beginners section at urbanfreeflow.co.uk and then the section on fundamentals. Meet up with the folks via the message board.

That should get you started! Hope that helps.

Posted by: Paul Makepeace at January 7, 2005 11:29

you guys have been an insperation to me and my parkour crew we call our selves distinctions

Posted by: jason trout at January 7, 2005 11:57

i really cant wait to start gettin out there and taking part in freeflow me and some friends about 3 years ago used to do this but i would love to find some new friends and do it again can anyone give me some tips thanx peace out

Posted by: wayne at February 11, 2005 12:06

Posted by: poo at April 18, 2005 14:54

dam ppl this is mint

Posted by: tototoot at June 8, 2005 11:03

dam ppl this is mint

Posted by: tototoot at June 8, 2005 11:03

dam ppl this is mint

Posted by: tototoot at June 8, 2005 11:03

add me plz tottenham_4ever@hotmail.com i luv parkour i do it at school can u send me some videos of u doing parkour me and my mates do it we are called ortonparkour

Posted by: gavin at July 8, 2005 19:49

your skills are good but mine are better
I've been doing these's sorts of things in china at a village when I was 3years old but now I'm 18 at london studying but you guys are good but not good enough seeyah;)

Posted by: hinatha at October 10, 2005 11:25

you know me and my friends invented a game, well we thought we invented it....we called it jump then one day we got on the internet and saw the urban free flow stuff, and its crazy cuz we've been jumping from building to buildings for years :) have fun

Posted by: P00lB0y at October 11, 2005 20:16

yo dudes i have my own clan cool webby you got going

Posted by: deblanc the traceur at November 6, 2005 16:37

my name is alex i am thirteen i think uban freeflow is cool i want to try and do it but wen i try the police they caugh me and i go to tawn and jump bulidings i broke my wrist because i never jumped far enough and i landed on my wrist i clime up on to my house by climeing up the pipei just want to i think u are cool
inabit

Posted by: alex smith at April 23, 2006 16:01

Hey,
You guys are sweet.you remind me of the street version of spiderman.
I would like to get into it myself but I don't know where to start from.
So could you help me out.

Posted by: Josh at June 17, 2006 21:26

I also don't know where to start. Around where I live there osn't much to jump off or vault off of. I'm 14, and am inspired by you and many others, to be the great traceur I wish to be. If you have any tips on what I could do to start (especially in a place you really can't do much), I appreciate it.

Posted by: FireFly at September 23, 2006 19:27

hi im 14 and really want to get into parkour/free running. I've seen so many videos but have no idea where to start, any tips would be much appreciated. email me at Yoshisuto@hotmail.com to help me out please.

Posted by: M at December 23, 2006 21:10

i started freerunning last year and i have recently broken 2 toes so i cant do much and it has been bringing me down , do you have any advice of what to do because i want to start back as soon as possible , please e-mail me at tornandfrail@aol.com thanks xxx

Posted by: kirsty at April 7, 2007 13:47

i started last year and then i got my meats in to it.but all the time we get a warning by the police for trespasing or climing a bulding.so me and my mats are trying to fing places for us to go but thair is non, we can fing within herofordshire but some of the time we dont get told off we have learnt a lot of thing some of us have learnt to back flip and clim up big big walls and more.

Posted by: kyle samule at July 23, 2007 15:47

me and my friends met up and started doin it at the start of the summer now we r sponcered but there isnt alot to do we can do lots of voults jumps flips and so on but we wood like it if u could tell us wer u go to do parkour

Posted by: michael at August 26, 2007 13:28

welll hey i just wanted 2 kno if wen eva u kom 2 florida,orlando area2 get @ me so we kan jam ive been dyin 2 jam wit people but nobody out either know how or finds it interestin so yea just get @ me plzzz ok ya boi LEFTY

Posted by: Arain Pena aka lefty at November 2, 2007 16:28

i live in a village were there not much to do and i need to see some website what show you skills any1 got any good websites?

Posted by: jake at January 30, 2008 17:37

i need to see some website what show you skills any1 got any good websites?

Posted by: jake at January 30, 2008 17:38

hi gys im adam and i wana start parkour but dont no how to can eny 1 help me out pls

if you can pls e-mail me at adam.ireson@hotmail.co.uk im dieing to get started

Posted by: adam at July 19, 2008 13:37

I love this game

Posted by: metin2 yang at October 27, 2009 02:24

where do u go if u wont to get started on parkour when your at gatshead

Posted by: nathan at March 20, 2010 23:19