the guy is nuts.

that's completely amazing.

This one's a real winner. Crazy Russians and their French rap music.

That jump at 2:42 would prolly break most people.

hey I posted this one a few days ago, but it got somehow rejected...

you should have gotten an email, it was a dupe, if you check the date at the top its 7 days old.

it's called "parkour" and it was started by a french guy named David Belle. i kinda hope this catches on in the u.s. not that *i* want to try it. do a search for parkour on google vid, or check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour

his is awsome but idont get wy he is so sad at the beginning or why this vdeo is soooo long

I could have totally gotten into this back in my graffiti days. Dayum - I am fully impressed

I would love to see a superhero film that used these parkour guys instead of over the top special affects. these guys are real athletes.

Holy Prince Of Persia. If they ever do a live action PoP they better use them.

THIS IS SOOOOOOO COOOOL!!! I THINK I JUST CREAMED MYSELF!!!!!!!!

There's a movie comin out this summer, District B13 - lots of parkour action in it definitely going to check it out.

Wow, that's crazy and amazing. How do they do that? They should be stuntmen. And I really liked the music. Who was that French Rap from? Anyone know?

Several folks have tried to post this again. I figure the newcomers might enjoy seeing this one. It is one of the first videos I saw when I came across Google Video.

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I much prefer the Nike parkour ads that were pulled/never aired -- at least they're shot by a professional.

The movie District B13 is actually already out, saw it about 2 months ago. Has cyril and david belle. Its a french film, english subs. It was playing in select theaters around here in seattle. It was ok, good action scenes. which is of course why we watch This russian kid is very good. If you wnat to see other amazing feats of athleticism, should really check out more of david belle, the father of the sport, he does some pretty mind blowing stuff. Also, joe eigo is an amazing athelete who mixed capoera and other martial arts with breakdancing and other stuff, he calls it multilevelmoves, check em out, worth the watch.

Here are some links concerning “parkour.”

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour

Parkour site
http://parkour.net/index.php

A video now in the queue concerning the philosophy and training of “parkour.”

http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=7143

And in case it disappears, a link to the google video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6614398787467285640&hl=en

This published twice. I'm not sure why.

David Belle will be starring as one of the villains in the upcoming Bond flick "Casino Royale." There is a chase scene in which Belle and Bond go tearing across the city and Belle uses Parkour moves throughout the sequence.

Sorry, I'm unable to provide a citation for that, but I'm pretty certain of it. Can anyone back me up?

I found this in a BBC NEWS article:

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Two documentaries followed - Jump London (2003) and Jump Britain (2005) - featuring Sebastien Foucan, who had practised with Belle growing up in Paris.

Although the pair have gained global stardom - appearing in lucrative advertising campaigns and films - they stress the inner spirit of Parkour is not about financial gain or prestige.

"I always thought of Parkour as an art," said Foucan, who is to make his acting debut in Casino Royale as a terrorist hunted down by Daniel Craig's James Bond character.

"When I practise my art I feel a real connection between my body, spirit and my environment," he told the BBC News website.

The Bond chase sequence is being billed as one of the most ambitious in the history of the action series but Foucan is quick to point out the dangers of reckless copycat stunts.

"I never push my limits. I'm now lucky to practise my high-level moves with professional safety people around me.

"Parkour is not about looking for danger and impressing people. It's not about jumping gaps; it's about movement and flow - never forget the fundamental basic moves," he said.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4954812.stm

"Originally published on Tuesday February 2006"
I just wanted to point out that the message SiftBot posted when *classic'ing this failed to display the day of the month. Cool feature.

Tags changed from "urbran, gymnastics, wow, crazy" to "urbran, gymnastics, wow, crazy, parkour" by gold star member dotdude.

can you imagine if this guy was ever getting chased by the cops? he'd be gone in 2 seconds.

for information...
this is Dvinsk Clan from Latvia but a lot of places on the internet it wrongly says "Russian Parkour"
maybe change the tags? i am in safari right now.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'urbran, gymnastics, wow, crazy, parkour' to 'urbran, gymnastics, wow, crazy, parkour, Dvinsk Clan, Latvia, not Russian' - edited by fissionchips

Tags for this video have been changed from 'urbran, gymnastics, wow, crazy, parkour, Dvinsk Clan, Latvia, not Russian' to 'urban, gymnastics, wow, crazy, parkour, Dvinsk Clan, Latvia, not Russian' - edited by berticus

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The music used in the beginning:
Clubbed to Death - Rob Dougan
http://www.videosift.com/video/Clubbed-to-Death-Rob-Dougan-The-Actual-Music-Video

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