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Carta abierta a David Belle, Charles Perri\u00e8re y el Presidente de la F\u00e9\u00add\u00e9ration Internationale de Gymnastique Morinari Watanabe en res\u00adpuesta a los sucesos recientes relativos a la intrusi\u00f3n y apropiaci\u00f3n indebida del Parkour.<\/p>\n

A David Belle, Charles Perri\u00e8re y Morinari Watanabe:<\/p>\n

Han estado recibiendo diversas cartas abiertas desde asociaciones y organizaciones relaciona\u00addas con el parkour, y esta es una m\u00e1s para a\u00f1adir a la lista. El asunto es muy simple, considera\u00admos, del mismo modo que lo hace Parkour UK, que ahora mismo hay un intento de intrusi\u00f3n y apropiaci\u00f3n indebida del Parkour por parte de la FIG.<\/p>\n

Lo que sabemos por la poca informaci\u00f3n que han vertido, es que han decidido incluir dos forma\u00adtos de carreras de obst\u00e1culos basados en el parkour en una nueva disciplina. Queremos recor\u00addar siguiendo las ideas expresadas, en primer lugar por Parkour UK y apoyadas por F\u00e9d\u00e9ration du Parkour, Nz Parkour, Ashigaru – Parkour & Freerunning, Parkour Stuttgart, Parkour Movement Cologne, ParkourONE, WFPF & IPF, Gravity, Australian Parkour Association y otras tantas, que: \u201cEl parkour\/freerunnning\/Art du D\u00e9placement es una disciplina f\u00edsica de entrenamiento no com\u00adpetitiva para moverse libremente sobre y a trav\u00e9s de cualquier tipo de medio f\u00edsico usando solo las habilidades del cuerpo, principalmente por medio de la carrera, los saltos, la escalada y la marcha cuadr\u00fapeda. En la pr\u00e1ctica se centra en el desarrollo de los atributos funcionales nece\u00adsarios para este movimiento, que incluye fuerza funcional y buena forma, equilibrio, concepci\u00f3n espacial, agilidad, coordinaci\u00f3n, precisi\u00f3n, control y visi\u00f3n creativa\u201d.<\/p>\n

Desde el principio el PK\/FR\/ADD se ha presentado como una pr\u00e1ctica no competitiva. Afirma que usted respeta la historia y la cultura del Parkour; pero en cualquier caso quiere crear una competici\u00f3n basada en el Parkour, o simplemente una competici\u00f3n de Parkour (un ox\u00edmoron) que significa que realmente no respeta la historia y la cultura del parkour, incluso si lo llama de otra manera. La idea que esgrime es que es para ayudar a ser reconocido como deporte por el movimiento ol\u00edmpico. Tambi\u00e9n dice que es consciente de la existencia de carreras de obst\u00e1cu\u00adlos y competiciones de parkour en muchos lugares, est\u00e1 en lo cierto, pero esto es algo con lo que NOSOTROS tenemos que lidiar. No apoyamos las competiciones de parkour, pero en el raro caso de que la comunidad de Parkour en su conjunto decidiera cambiar de opini\u00f3n y democr\u00e1\u00adticamente organizara competiciones, consideramos que la FIG no es la instituci\u00f3n que deba representar el parkour internacionalmente. Por supuesto podr\u00edamos hablar y pedirles consejo pero es la comunidad del Parkour la que tiene que decidir sobre el futuro de la disciplina de un modo democr\u00e1tico y abierto.<\/p>\n

Aunque puedan considerar que algunas t\u00e9cnicas o elementos est\u00e1n relacionados con su cam\u00adpo, esto no significa que deban aprovecharse de ello para intentar dirigir una actividad que es esencialmente diferente a la gimnasia. El Parkour es una pr\u00e1ctica hol\u00edstica, y una disciplina ba\u00adsada en el movimiento humano y el desplazamiento a trav\u00e9s de cualquier terreno para explorar y crear en el medio. Usamos un rango completo de movimiento humano de un modo r\u00e1pido, eficiente y seguro.<\/p>\n

En Espa\u00f1a llevamos ya m\u00e1s de 15 a\u00f1os desarrollando la disciplina, hemos le\u00eddo, hemos viajado, hemos estudiado, hemos conocido a gran parte de la primera y segunda generaci\u00f3n francesa y hemos aprendido de ellos a entender y transmitir de la manera m\u00e1s fiel posible el ADD\/PK\/FR. Nos hemos organizado para llevar a cabo grandes eventos que promoviesen el entrenamiento colectivo en contraposici\u00f3n a los eventos meramente competitivos, hemos respetado lo que aprendimos de los que estaban antes que nosotros y hemos trabajado mucho para hacerlo ac\u00adcesible y \u00fatil para todo el mundo. Hemos trabajado el parkour en todos los \u00e1mbitos posibles: educaci\u00f3n, deportivo, salud, integraci\u00f3n social, reinterpretaci\u00f3n del espacio\u2026 Nos ha costado, pero lo hemos conseguido por nuestros propios medios organiz\u00e1ndonos de la mejor forma po\u00adsible en peque\u00f1as y grandes comunidades. Por eso queremos preguntarles qu\u00e9 suceder\u00e1 ahora con todo nuestro trabajo, con todo lo que viene detr\u00e1s gracias a ello. Queremos saber cu\u00e1les ser\u00e1n los beneficios, por qu\u00e9 no tenemos que dudar de sus intenciones, c\u00f3mo podr\u00e1 todo lo que hemos desarrollado permanecer protegido y en funcionamiento. Nosotros s\u00f3lo somos due\u00f1os de nuestro trabajo, no de la disciplina. Por eso les preguntamos, \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 quieren ser due\u00f1os de ella y de nuestro trabajo a lo largo de todo este tiempo?<\/p>\n

Si no escuchan a la comunidad del parkour, nos haremos escuchar.<\/p>\n

Sinceramente suyos.<\/p>\n

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Open letter to David Belle, Charles Perri\u00e8 re and the President of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Gymnastique Morinari Watanabe in response to the recent events regarding the encroachment and misappropriation of Parkour.<\/p>\n

To David Belle, Charles Perri\u00e8re and Morinari Watanabe:
\nYou have been receiving several open letters from associations and organizations related with parkour and, taking into account the topic they are associated with, we decided to write another one to add to the list. The question is really simple since we consider, as Parkour UK does, that right now there is an attempt of encroachment and misappropriation from the FIG over Parkour.<\/p>\n

As far as we know with the little information you have released, you have decided to include two formats of competitive obstacle course in a new discipline based on Parkour. We would like to emphasize, following the ideas expressed firstly by Parkour UK and supported by F\u00e9d\u00e9ration du Parkour, Nz Parkour, Ashigaru – Parkour & Freerunning, Parkour Stuttgart, Parkour Movement Cologne, ParkourONE, WFPF & IPF, Gravity, Australian Parkour Association, Sumonen Parkour Ry, among others: \u201cParkour\/Freerunning\/Art du D\u00e9placement is the non-competitive physical discipline of training to move freely over and through any terrain using only the abilities of the body, principally through running, jumping, climbing and quadrupedal movement. In practice it focuses on developing the fundamental attributes required for such movement, which include functional strength and fitness, balance, spatial awareness, agility, coordination, precision, control and creative vision\u201d.<\/p>\n

From the very beginning Parkour\/Freerunning\/Art Du D\u00e9placement has been presented as a non competitive practice. You state that you respect both the history and the culture of Parkour; but you want to create either competitions events based on Parkour, or just Parkour competitions (an oxymoron), which shows that you don\u2019t really respect the history and the culture of Parkour, even if you give it another name. The idea you express is in order to help to be recognised by the Olimpic movement as a sport. You also say that you are aware that there are already parkour and obstacle course competitions in many places, and you are right, but this is something that WE have to deal with. We do not support parkour competitions, but in the rare case the Parkour community as a whole decided to change their mind and democratically organized competitions, we do not consider the FIG to be the institution who represents parkour internationally. Of course we could talk and ask the FIG for advice but it is the parkour community in a democratic and opened way the one to decide the future of our discipline.<\/p>\n

Although you may consider that a few elements or techniques are related to your field, it doesn\u2019t mean that you should take advantage of it to try to govern an activity which is essentially different from gymnastics. Parkour is an holistic practice, and as a discipline based on human movement and displacement through any terrain to explore and create on the environment, we use a whole range of human movement in a fast, efficient and safe way.<\/p>\n

In Spain we have been developing parkour for more than 15 years. During this period we have read, travelled, studied, known most of the people from the first and the second french traceur\u2019s generation; and we have learnt from them how to understand and how to communicate in the most faithful way what we know as ADD\/PK\/FR. We have been able to organize big events to promote collective training instead of competitive shows. We have respected what we had learnt from those who had been practising this discipline before us. Moreover, we have applied what we had learnt by putting extensive effort, into marking ADD\/PK\/FR accessible and useful for everyone. We have been involved in all kinds of fields: from education to sport, health, social integration or even space reinterpretation\u2026 It was difficult, but we got it made due to our effort, trying to organize in the best way possible in both little and big communities. This is why we have some questions to make: what will happen with our work and the results we have just started to see? We want to know what will be the benefits for the parkour community of this relationship with the FIG? Why shouldn\u2019t we have any doubts about your intentions? How will everything we have developed remain protected and keep working? We are owners of our work, not owners of the discipline. This is why we ask you: Why do you want to own it, and as a consequence, why do you want to own the work we have done throughout all this time?<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t listen to the parkour community we will make ourselves heard.<\/p>\n

Yours sincerely.<\/p>\n

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