Monday, December 05, 2022

fascinating... for many reasons

Started watching and couldn't stop.

Teaching parkour to a gymnast:

Gymnast trains parkour practitioners in gymnastics:

Obviously, part of the fascination is that these are some very good-looking women. (And Sydney's forehead scar just makes her look cuter.) But both of these videos are an exuberant celebration of skill—what the Greeks would have called aretê, or excellence. I can't even dream of moving like these ladies (and that one guy). But it's fun to watch, not to mention impressive and even humbling. If I tried these moves, my knees would explode.



3 comments:

  1. Better check your links...unless nobody lives in Wyoming because of parkour gymnasts.

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  2. I'm seeing the correct videos on my phone. I wonder what's up. Maybe refresh and try viewing again?

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  3. Interesting...they are right now. I thought the problem was on your end. I'm too ignorant to even imagine how the videos showed up in the wrong post, but it appears to have corrected itself.

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