On May 8, 1902, a volcano erupted in Martinique, killing more than 30,000 people, but all 500 soldiers led by French officer Herbert at the time escaped. Afterwards, Herbert developed a set of training methods to build up his own athletic ability and fight against negative natural forces, which he called Le-parcours.
The magical Martinique, according to historical records, this small island is a place where people can grow taller. It is said that an adult who lives on this island for 6-8 months can grow 8-11 cm tall. The average height of women is 178cm, and the average height of men is about 188-192cm. Unexpected things. Herbert left Martinique and brought le-parcours into the French sports academy, but he was not welcomed because it required a large number of large obstacles to train, but these obstacles became amusement in the early 20th century The prototype and source of inspiration for field design.
French fire brigade. Herbert’s training system was absorbed by the French fire brigade. After more than 10 years, they became the heroes of the entire country. At that time, French firefighters not only dealt with fires, but also dealt with terrorist incidents like special forces. Raymond Bell was an excellent one. member.
Raymond Bell served in the French fire brigade and became a city hero, admired by all citizens, including his son David Bell. Under the guidance of his father, he was polished by the laws of natural training while learning martial arts and gymnastics.
In 1985, David's family moved to Rees, France, where he met Fukuoka and began to practice le-parcours together. Later, he formed the famous yamakasi with his cousin Chau Belle, Yann and other friends. Le-parcours began to develop frantically in Ries, France. At first it was just a few people jumping around on the building, and then it developed into the streets. In 1992, French director Luc Besson wanted to make a movie about this sport, but because of technical limitations, the movie "yamakasi" did not appear until 1997, which translated into Chinese as a corporate warrior.
Because the plot of "Corporate Warrior" is that a few people with stunts steal money to save a child, David Bell objected to starring, and for this reason he officially quit Yamakasi and officially changed the name of le-parcours at the end of 1997 In parkour, le and s are removed, which means that the action needs to be more concise and smooth. C is changed to k to mean that the sport will be more mobile. Yamakasi has made a movie, and David and Fukuoka are still training in Reese.
In 1999, Fukuoka hoped that the sport would be more creative and expressive, rather than the smoothness, simplicity and practicality advocated by David. For this reason, Fukuoka left David, brought parkour to the UK and called it freerunning. At the beginning, this was indeed a sport with two names, but because the concept of freerun was accepted by many young people in the UK, it later developed into Another movement spread to all of Europe.