Sunday, January 4, 2009

Parkour: Free Running

I was recently reminded of how blown away I was a couple of years ago when I saw the following scene in Casino Royale:



Besides the refreshing throw-back to the older Bond movies where REAL stuntmen performed REAL breath-taking stunts (no CGI here!), I was amazed by the running style used during the chase sequence. It led me to research this a little, and I discovered "Parkour" or "free running." I was especially intrigued by Sebastian Foucan, the man Daniel Craig is chasing in the Casino Royale clip and one of the founders of free running.

Unfortunately, I'm way too out of shape and past my prime to be able to enjoy this new sport myself, but man is it cool to watch!

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