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WorksheetsFreerunning
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1 George Hebert developed parcour du combattant because...
he saw native people doing it in Martinique.
he saw how it could save lives.
he saw how the French were poor at negotiating obstacles.
The natural method...
was replaced by Hebert’s new discipline.
was taught to Hebert by indigenous people.
was widely practiced by the French military.
Raymond Belle...
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was trained by George Hebert
gave the discipline its new name.
was a notable practitioner of the natural method.
David Belle...
brought in moves from other disciplines.
also learnt parcour while in the French military.
learnt parcour from his father in Vietnam.
A traceur is...
a parkour move.
someone who practices parkour.
an obstacle in a parkour course.
Freerunning differs from parkour in that...
it is faster.
it is more creative.
it is more efficient.
What brought parkour and freerunning to an international audience ?
TV appearances and interviews
a British documentary
a video sharing website
According to practitioners, where is the best place to do parkour or free-running?
in cities
in safe facilities
wherever you like
Which of the following is NOT true about freerunning?
There are a large number of reported injuries.
There are now international competitions.
Practitioners often cause damage to public property.
Parkour and freerunning practitioners...
require a lot of equipment.
rely on their own bodies.
avoid taking risks.
