The verb tracer used familiarly means: "to hurry up".
They are nouns derived from the French verb tracer, which normally means "to trace", as in "tracing a path", in reference to drawing. Ī practitioner of parkour is called a traceur, with the feminine form being traceuse. Koundé suggested he change the "c" of " parcours" to a "k" because it was stronger and more dynamic, and to remove the silent "s" for the same reason, forming " parkour". His son, David, further developed his father's methods and achieved success as a stuntman, and one day on a film set showed his 'Speed Air Man' video to Hubert Koundé. Raymond Belle used the term " les parcours" to encompass all of his training including climbing, jumping, running, balancing, and the other methods he undertook in his personal athletic advancement. The word parkour derives from parcours du combattant (obstacle course), the classic obstacle course method of military training proposed by Georges Hébert. 7 Derivative terminologies and disciplines.6.3 Scientific research and applications.The discipline was popularised in the late 1990s and 2000s through films, documentaries, video games, and advertisements. However, the practice of similar movements in communities around the world brings into question the relevance of such an attribution. Parkour as a type of movement was established by David Belle in France in 1988.
It involves seeing one's environment in a new way, and envisioning the potential for navigating it by movement around, across, through, over and under its features. Parkour is an activity that can be practiced alone or with others, and is usually carried out in urban spaces, though it can be done anywhere. With roots in military obstacle course training and martial arts, parkour includes running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, and quadrupedal movement-whatever is suitable for the situation. Parkour ( French: ) is a training discipline where practitioners (called traceurs) move from one place to another in a complex environment, without assisting equipment and in the fastest and most efficient way possible. Julien Vigroux performing parkour in a parkĪsian martial arts, athletics, gymnastics, obstacle courses