Your new favourite sport...

... is extreme jumping.

It's also called Parkour, or even monkeynastics. Point being - it's completely crizzazy.

Started in France by David Belle, it's purest form is based around the efficiency principle. Players are called 'traceurs' and the goal is finding the most efficient route to the destination, period. Vaulting over a twenty-foot wall is only a Parkeur move if it moves you more quickly to where you're going. From this principle comes some of the most amazing films ever.

You've also probably seen this more than a few times in ads - the Nike Presto spots with pioneer Sebastian Foucon; a Toyota Scion ad; and a Rogers Wireless ad to name a few. I can see why - Parkour footage is such an embodiment of creative urban rebellion and youthful adrenaline that it's pretty much a stock photo of a girl scowling with a pierced nose.

The video below is crazy rad - it's pretty long, and starts slowly, but what - you don't have eight minutes to give to real live urban ninja tricks?


Daaaamn! Wait until approx. the 2:30 mark (it's mainly training before that), and then hold on to your socks.

More insanity on the Parkour portal, on parkour.com and all over youtube.