Kyrinov
Level 5 Valued Member
Hey folks,
Through a recent interest in parkour work as a way to expand my training opportunities throughout the day I came across George Hebert's Methode Naturelle work which is the cultural foundation of parkour as far as I can tell. Fascinating guy, fascinating ideas that go well beyond the inevitable specialization/showoffing growing into the art. I remember when parkour was originally a thing that involved impressive running, climbing, jumping through the terrain...now it seems to have become about doing aerials off of everything more than the old "finding a path" of the original stuff. Hebert had a much larger vision still, incorporating parkour-like stuff with carrying, throwing, swimming and, of course, fighting. I've been dreaming of organizing such a course myself as I live in the ideal locale but lack the interested parties to make it a reality quite yet. Anyhow just thought I'd bring up his name and recommend checking him out as he's a must-read for the discerning physical culturalist.
Charles
Through a recent interest in parkour work as a way to expand my training opportunities throughout the day I came across George Hebert's Methode Naturelle work which is the cultural foundation of parkour as far as I can tell. Fascinating guy, fascinating ideas that go well beyond the inevitable specialization/showoffing growing into the art. I remember when parkour was originally a thing that involved impressive running, climbing, jumping through the terrain...now it seems to have become about doing aerials off of everything more than the old "finding a path" of the original stuff. Hebert had a much larger vision still, incorporating parkour-like stuff with carrying, throwing, swimming and, of course, fighting. I've been dreaming of organizing such a course myself as I live in the ideal locale but lack the interested parties to make it a reality quite yet. Anyhow just thought I'd bring up his name and recommend checking him out as he's a must-read for the discerning physical culturalist.
Charles