http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/ne...00/7585934.stm

World Free Running Championships here today ( I think )

And one for the freaks:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7595410.stm

They should all just buy skateboards or bmx's in my narrow minded view. I really dont get free nunning.

i get a hedline about shark fin art from that link. where is this taking place?

If I was younger I would have liked to have had a go at free running. I think it is pretty cool.

Free running =

A load of knobby's over exaggerating kneebends and and rollypolly's after jumping off an 8ft wall.

Don't get it....

not the shark-art the free running

When i was a kid, i used to climb everything, trees, buildings, it was a lot of fun.

Free Running is on a par with that Brazilian martial arts dancing crap, it makes my fucking head want to explode when i see it. So gross.

ahh fuck it you have to pay.

There were two links, one to which you referred as shark-art in your question and you are a freak.
Easy mistake to make.

Try here:
http://www.worldfreerun.com/

Capoiera. Wank!

Yeah thats it, god even the word is horrible.

Why? There are far worse sports out there. I see a lot of similarities with riding in the city and free running.

Capoiera is a yawn to watch but I think free-running in an urban context with good practitioners is fucking ace to see.

Can anyone host video's, sorry I'm wank at techy stuff!? Got an hilarious video of some fella getting sparkoed while doing that Capoiera shite...

Only if they ever actually ran anywhere. All I see are groups of people hanging out in one spot and jumping back and forth doing backflips. That's like saying trackstanding is cycling.

Theres lots of similarities with Rollerblading and Skateboarding but Rollerblading is still hideous.

Eddy is my favourite tekken character so i quite like capoiera. I've won a lot of matches using it. X and O :)

Every other weekend there's a gang of teens that meet up at the IMax/Waterloo roundabout - all done up in sweatbands, vests and Nike Air Max.
First time I saw them they had a bit of a crowd around them so I cycled over to have a butchers

They were all in line taking it in turns to run up to a tree, jump on it, hug for 2 secs then jump back on the floor and rollypolly off.....errr, yeah ace fellas, keep it up!

+1 Conan

Rollerblading is hideous. Rollerbladers have no idea of skatepark etiquete. They snake people all the time and sit on the grind boxes. It just has no style. Nor does free running. My GF's old housemates used to be into that capoiera shite. They just liked it because they thought it made them cultured.

I think free running looks great. I was like a cat when I was a kid, spent most of my time above ground so this would have greatly appealed to me.

Now skateboarding, that is something I could never understand.

That Damien guy is obviously talented. In gymnastics. Nothing in that video is Free running in my opinion. Just because you do a couple of jumps and flips outdoors does not make it free running.

Yeah me too, i was always climbing stuff

Free running is quality, Capuera is completely different. If you think it's shit get down to Camden tonight and check it out.

I was thinking about getting tix for this. is anyone else interested at all?

Fair enough.
Same principle as skateboarding, using urban-space differently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzvAm3SRbtg

I seriously dont think you could ever hold skateboarding and free running in anything like the same regard.

In time I am sure it will be held in the same regard.

That is what surfers probably said about skateboarding way back.
I know I used to get lots of stick from surfies back in Australia because I preferred to skate.

In more interesting news today...German police hunt speedy skateboarder. That sounds like way more fun than freerunning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg57KBCjZl8


hhaha....twat.

thought it was cool when the french guys first came out with this. lots of skill and strength involved. looked like it evolved from climbing. running/climbing is to freerunning as cycling is to tricks. same sht.

one of the martial arts featured in bloodsport couldve been capoeira. the black dude, always very low on his stance. does the thomas flare (or is it flair?) thing on the floor and jumps on people's back, chops their head like a coconut...gonna have to grab that film now to check! on another film, eric bana doing his kickboxing moves in the film the castle. his kicks were awkward as fck...would pass as capoeira LOL

^^ hahhaha

there's a few kids that get together and have a go at free running round here (upper ground). i guess it's cool that they're getting together off their own back and doing something sociable, harmless, physically and mentally stimulating etc. but admirable as all that might be, i can't help thinking "you're jumping be