PARKOUR

LISSES 2006-03-24 There is a solution for every problem, a way for every obstacle. It´s called Parkour. Parkour is a sport, art and a philosophy. Team Traceur is in Lisses in France to practise. David Belle grew up in Lisses, a suburb to Paris. He invented what we call Parkour, 15 years ago. His father was a soldier in Vietnam in the 50´s, and he did a lot of physical training. Raymond Belle became an impassioned atletic och built his own training courses for his kids, back home in France. Parkour means path. David found it exciting to find his own path among the walls of the suburb. He called himself ”Traceur”. His friends joined him, and after a while they were published in the local paper, then BBC came in and did a story about them. That´s how Parkour became international. Foto: Bonny Håkansson / Kontinent / SCANPIX / kod 10488