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Parkour, the Art du deplacement or freerunning: whatever the name,
this new discipline born in the Paris suburbs is rapidly being
adopted by people throughout the world. These athletic artists or
artistic athletes want to take back the urban environment. Not
satisfied to suffer through urban life, they want to thrive in it,
all the while earning dignity by daringly reappropriating three
fundamental motor skills, running, jumping, and climbing. Vincent
Thibault approaches parkour as an attractive solution for rival
gangs, a force against the overwhelming inertia, and an occasion to
challenge one's own fears. Reflecting on the culture of effort, he
also avoids the media-based trap that depicts Parkour as just
another of those elitist extreme sports. This book is a
philosophical and lyrical adventure into martial arts and chivalry
in an urban setting.
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