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Once is Never: Training with Parkour Generations

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I became interested in Parkour (free running) after seeing it in a couple of movies. This video shows not only the techniques of free running but also the warm ups and the progressive techniques needed for balance, moving, falling and climbing. The instructors from France were dedicated to the sport which was shown by their careful progression of teaching techniques to the people attending their "workshop". I doubt that these techniques will ever be used for anything other than movies but they do instill an adrenaline pump just watching.

let me first say that this is a great video. i love watching it. everytime i do i want to go outside and try something new. it also made me want to find out about parkour generations as an organization. the more i watch the more interested i become.

the film is basically a documentary of the members of this group and some of their training sessions in different locations. it's well put together and i love the music. there is alot of content on the dvd so there will be alot of stuff to take in. there are alot of good ideas on how to train and unorthodox workouts that the teachers take the students through. so, for that aspect, you couldn't ask for more.

the only complaint that i would have is that it is not a step-by-step presentation on training. there is no progression from this skill to the next. i really thought i was buying something more like that. so in that sense, i was a little disappointed. there is a video produced by american parkour which is specifically for introduction to parkour training. i'll probably get that one too.

but this one is really cool because i feel like there is a connection to the roots of parkour in france and it helps me have a better overall feel for the art.

I bought it for my son as a Christmas present. The DVD content is great, but it will not play on our dvd or Blu-ray players, it is a PAL version. Product page says all regions but we can only watch it on the computer, which limits it's usefulness.

This video shows quite a bit of techniques, which are fun to watch. Its set to region code 2 though