Parkour is an art of movement that trains the body to overcome obstacles efficiently. It began in France in the 1980s when a group of men called Yamakasi incorporated techniques from martial arts and gymnastics. David Belle, one of the founders, was influenced by his father to train hard and apply his skills practically. While initially practiced by small groups, parkour has since spread worldwide through movies and social media. Practitioners aim to move quickly and skillfully through any environment.

2. Have you ever witnessedSomething like this?

4. or this?

5. Have you ever heard of the wordparkoura PowerPoint presentation

6. Parkouris an art of movementin which you train thebodyto overcome obstacles in the most efficientandeffectiveway.

8. PARKOUR HISTORYactually Parkour has always existed since the birth of movement.Until to the famous movie chase scenes of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan Since the hunting of the Neanderthals from the Eastern martial arts like Ninjutsu and Qing Dongmovements similar to those of Parkour have been always taught for centuries and also with a similar aim.

9. Parkour or l'art du déplacement(the art of movement)Was developed in Lisses, France sometime in the 1980’s

10. By a group of nine young men of different influences. Yamakasi.

11. And was greatly influenced by Georges Hebert MethodeNaturelle“Natural Method” in which you train the body to be strong to become useful. David BelleOne of the founding fathers of ParkourContributed mostly in the discipline of ParkourAfter moving to Lisses commune. In 1997, YannHnautra, Charles Perriere, Chau Belle, David Belle, Laurent Piemontesi, SébastienFoucan, GuylainPerriere, MalikDiouf and Williams Belle created the group YamakasiHis father Raymond Belle introduced him to the methodenaturalle,He trained extremely hard mostly to try to win the approval of his fatherDavid participated in activities such as martial arts and gymnastics and sought to apply his athletic prowess for some practical purposeAt age 17, David left school seeking freedom and action. He continued to develop his strength and dexterity in order to be useful in life, as Raymond had advised him.

12. yamakasiA group of traceurs who played an important role for the development of parkour. They contributed philosophies and theories for the discipline. What parkour today, is because of them.Two Motion pictures starring the group were produced with the same name. This helped with the introduction of Parkour worldwide.The word yamakasi is taken from the Lingala language.Means "strong body", "strong spirit", "strong person”.Yamakasi*traceur- practioner of parkour

13. TODAYParkour is rapidly spreading

14. La Dame Du LacIn Lisses, France, every traceur dreams on going hereSince introduced by the yamakasi, parkour has been rapidly growing worldwide.Even the girls are doing Parkour.Also even the kidsEveryday numerous people try to explore parkour and seek trainingParkour is recognized worldwide as different Nations have their own Parkour Groupsof course we have our own PARKOUR PHILIPPINES

15. The Parkour discipline has reached the Philippines as groups like these and many more exists.

16. and you probably don’t know that we have our local community of traceurs here in Lucena CityTrains at Perez Park every Saturday 6am – 12nn

17. PARKOUR has always been mistaken as an extreme sport, but if you look onto it a little closer you’ll know that it is not a sport but a discipline instead.Many criticize Parkour, and don’t appreciate its usefulness and the benefits it can give us for our daily lives.Parkour can teach us different values applicable in real life. We become stronger not only physically but mentally as well. Parkour can also teach us to become better human beings.

18. “One must be strong to become useful”Être fort pour être utile

19. a PowerPoint Presentation of “PARKOUR”Presented by: Jan Carlo G. Guevaraand Group 2 BSHRM 2EAs requirement for the subjectAdvanced Word ProcessingCOM212

20. A PowerPoint Presentation“parkour”Edited by:Jan Carlo G. GuevaraSpecial thanks to:Prof. MarnelieAnaretaLevi Suministrado of ParkourLucenaSounds by:The Glitch Mob “Animus Vox”Skindred “Pressure”Video Credits:Storm FreerunDaniel IlabacaPicture Credits:ParkourLucenaJan Carlo G. GuevaraReferences:www.wikipedia.comwww.facebook.comwww.parkourgenerations.comwww.youtube.comSpread the love then jump!

21. If you are interested in joining ParkourLucena and wants to learn Parkourvisit their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ParkourLucena