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David Belle Interview

Friday, 26 June 2009

This new interview with David Belle does a great job explaining his views of parkour. Check it out:

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1. 06-26-2009 06:44

Took me a little bit to figure out the subs, so if anyone else is having trouble:

1. Click (or hover over) the arrow in the lower right

2. In the pop up menu, click (or hover over) the arrow next to the box labeled "CC" (closed captions)

3. Choose your language

Great interview. I have a friend who's really interested in parkour and I'm trying to guide him in the right direction, but he's totally obsessed with looking cool. Maybe hearing it straight from Belle's mouth will help :P

doommachine

2. 06-26-2009 12:24

i've never done parkour for the flash or fame of being able to do a trick but i do enjoy pushing my limits when doing a flip and i agree you shouldn't do to impress your friend but only for yourself and i do flips and spin for myself, but its just a thought.

hoe_slayer

3. 06-26-2009 13:33

I'll admit that when I first started doing Parkour and Freerunning that I wanted to just look cool. But as you grow more mature in your 'traceur state of mind' you realize looking cool is the least of what you wanna gain out of doing it.

iKickz

4. 06-26-2009 18:08

Thanks Belle for this. I hope this spreads more and more.

Conway

5. 06-26-2009 21:09

thank you David Belle. I know a lot of people probably need to hear that so that the spirit of parkour can flourish how it was meant to.

AoGKoala

6. 06-27-2009 15:39

This video has been out for awhile... Nonetheless, it's a great video. Thank you David Belle.

d_jones456

7. 06-28-2009 00:58

Props to whoever did the captions, this is great for explaining to anyone, especially your parents, what parkour is.

SanelLeef

8. 06-28-2009 07:30

Superbe! Car je ne surfe presque jamais le YouTube, ce clip m'aurait manque si APK ne l'a pas monte sur sa page d'acceuil! J'aime surtout voir son entrainement des pompiers, et bien sur les commentaires de David. C'est bon d'avoir une petite idee exacte de son philosophie personnelle envers le parkour. La partie dont il parle de la hauteur/de pousser ses limites: c'est pourquoi *lui* il fait du parkour, mais il est maitre, alors il peut le faire. J'ai peur qu'un debutant en tentera d'apres ces commentaires de DB, mais comme il a dit, on n'est pas stupide au commencement (on espere!).