I have to agree that Parkour is here to stay. It's just one of those things that has been around for years, and it wasn't until a couple French guys put a name to it that it really took off.
I think the "trend" of it will wear off, the youtube kiddies will move on to other things, but as long as there is a committed group of people who continue to push the boundaries of what is possible, it'll be in the mainstream's eye for quite some time. At the very least it'll appear in movie chase scenes for decades to come.
As far as rollerblading, I think people just woke up one day and realized, "this is contrived and retarded". There's elements of Parkour that are similar, but on the whole it is a purer movement.
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I have to agree that Parkour is here to stay. It's just one of those things that has been around for years, and it wasn't until a couple French guys put a name to it that it really took off.
I think the "trend" of it will wear off, the youtube kiddies will move on to other things, but as long as there is a committed group of people who continue to push the boundaries of what is possible, it'll be in the mainstream's eye for quite some time. At the very least it'll appear in movie chase scenes for decades to come.
As far as rollerblading, I think people just woke up one day and realized, "this is contrived and retarded". There's elements of Parkour that are similar, but on the whole it is a purer movement.