Free Running

Dont know if you had heard about this ... but its becoming a sport !
I was home for lunch today .. on Discovery channel ... there was a documentary on these chaps from some french town.
Apparantly, these chaps have mastered the art of running with "grace". Something like those Matrix stunts .. but no strings attached. Remember the scene .. where Neo tries to jump across the building ? Something like that ..

I thought it was stupid ...until they showed what these guys were really capable off ! Its an art ! .. art of jumping .. You have to see it to believe me. Its aptly called "free" running . Just run! Jump on railings, walls, between balconies, through railings , whatever , wherever ... freedom.

So the discovery crew wanted to see how these chaps would do, if they were in central london.. amongst the victorian buildings, monuments etc .

Now, what amazes me is that, the administrative departments of these monuments/ victorian buildings etc were actually enthusiastic about all this ! Isnt that cool ! ... If you think about it .. Its very dangerous ! yet artistic and therefore these chaps actually gave them permission to jump across their roofs !

It shows how the western world is open to freedom of expression. Maybe extreme , but damn neat !