"I've always been fascinated by Eastern culture, which probably has a lot to do with my preferences as a child." On the way to Yamakasi training camp, David Bell tells Lin about his historical connection to parkour. "When I was a kid I lived in Lisbon, and my favorite game in my childhood was to play ninja and run around on the roof of the school, where the teachers used to talk to my father, and our principal even threatened me to fuck me if I climbed on the roof again!"

"If I do that, my mom will go crazy!" Lin Mingyang said with some envy.

"I also have to thank my father, who is a soldier, but he has given me more tolerance and support. I have to say that my father was very influenced to start parkour – the word "parkour" is 'parcoursdubatant', which means obstacle course. You know that this is a very common training method in the army, in fact, parkour has been circulating among French soldiers much earlier, but at that time it was not as complete as it is now. ”

"You were the one who pioneered parkour, and now it's slowly gaining popularity, and maybe it's going to be the epitome of extreme sports in the future!" Whether in the movie or in reality, Lin Mingyang is full of interest in the sport of parkour.

"It's not just me doing, it's a sport developed by a group of like-minded friends." David Bell shook his head, he didn't take all the credit for himself, "Speaking of which, I have to mention my good friend Sabasti, who was born and grew up together with me, and it took us about 10 years to create this new way of life. My contribution to the sport was mainly in terms of technique, and Sabasti developed the concept of parkour. ”

"Isn't Higher, Faster, Stronger the Ultimate in All Sports?" Lin Mingyang was a little puzzled, he had always thought that the slogan of the Olympic Games had encapsulated the true meaning of all sports.

"So in a sense, it's not accurate to simply classify parkour as an extreme sport, in our opinion, it's a way of life and attitude, and it can even become a culture!" "Sabasti was influenced by Asian philosophy as much as I did, and he decided to change his beliefs from fighting negative forces to 'flowing like water'. He then chose to use his beliefs to create a new philosophy. And the basis of this theory is based on the idea of freedom. ”

Lin Mingyang easily accepted his explanation, because he thought of a famous saying about water in Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching": "Water is good for all things without fighting, and the husband is the only one who does not fight, so the world can not compete with it!" ”

"Life is like a mix of obstacles and challenges, and to overcome that process, if you're good at parkour, you're going to get a lot more out of your life." David Bell led Lin Mingyang to a stop in front of an abandoned factory, and he opened his hands, "Welcome to Yamakasi!" ”

Standing in a large dark shadow cast by the tall workshop to the ground, Lin Mingyang could hardly imagine that this was Yamakasi, the birthplace of parkour. From between the rusty steel-framed blast furnaces, the sunlight barely shone in, and between the two huge workshops was a narrow path, and in the middle, all overhead were huge pipes in the air, and in these swarthy pipes, the roar of a powerful wind was rattled.

After climbing a section of escalators, there is a lone iron gate not far away with the word Yamakasi written in paint, which is indeed famous as meeting, and this is the headquarters of Yamakasi.

As if sensing the strange expression on Lin Mingyang's face, David Bell hurriedly explained: "This is our training camp, and it does look a little shabby. ”

"It's fine!" Lin Mingyang had been fully prepared from the very beginning of his arrival.

"Once we admit new members, we never charge any fees for training. There are also many sponsors who have offered us cooperation, but we have all refused, we are not a training institution, everyone here has a common hobby, we are not inventing this sport for money. ”

"Parkour is not a product of popularity, it should be an evolution of the mind! Understanding the philosophy of parkour is much more important than exhibiting simple movements, which can be considered an important lesson in a lifetime. Before David Bell could finish speaking, a man suddenly jumped out of the escalator on the upper floor, looking about the same age as David Bell, but a little thinner than him. The person who came took over the conversation and said a philosophical interpretation of parkour.

"I think you're Mr. Sabasti!" Lin Mingyang quickly reacted, and he stretched out his hand to the other party in a friendly manner, "Mr. Bell has been talking to me about you and your philosophy just now!" ”

"What's the conclusion?" Sabasti shook hands with Lin Mingyang, and then asked curiously.

"You're an interesting person!" Lin Mingyang smiled.

Sabasti pointed at Lin Mingyang with his finger, "I like this comment very much, no matter who you are or where you come from, welcome to Yamakasi - the paradise of the free!" ”

"Hello, my name is Felix Lin and I'm from the United States!"

"Felix Lin?" Sabasti held her chin in her hands and looked pensive: "This name sounds familiar, but I don't remember exactly, you are very famous, aren't you?" ”

David Bell added at this time: "Felix is an actor! ”

"Yes, I've seen your movie, what's it called?" Sabasti thought hard, "By the way, "Youth Musical, it's a very good musical, the key is that the American high school girls in it are very beautiful!" ”

"Felix is interested in parkour and he's so talented that I just gave him a little quiz and I was surprised by the results!" David Bell's admiration for Lin Mingyang is beyond words.

"There aren't many things in this world that can surprise you!" Sabasti nodded seemingly casually, "And that's why you've kept us hungry for so long?" ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot about it in a fit of excitement!" David Bell smiled apologetically.

"Luckily you didn't forget to buy food, I think they can't wait!" Sabasti didn't blame him, he couldn't wait to take the food from the other party's hand, "What kind of potential is it that makes our David Bell so excited, wait and see when we have enough to eat!" ”

Seeing Sabasti hurriedly take the food in and share it with his partners, David Bell smiled at Lin Mingyang with a slight apology: "They are like this, you will get used to it after a while!" ”

"I still stick to what I just said, Mr. Sabasti is a very interesting person!" What Lin Mingyang didn't expect was that David Bell had such a high opinion of himself, and it was no wonder that Sabasti was suspicious. "He just mentioned that we'll see, do we still need a test?"

"It's Yamakasi's practice, and every time a new guy comes in, we put him to some tests." David Bell nodded, "But for you, even if you don't have more skills, it's very easy to pass those tests!" Let them eat first, and I'll take you to see the test site first and familiarize yourself with the environment! ”

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"Sabasti, I heard that Bell brought a Yankee who doesn't understand anything?" In the break room, Lin Mingyang became the focus of discussion among the members of Yamakasi, and a black man with a chicken leg in his mouth and an exaggerated mohican hairstyle asked with some disdain.

"I just glanced through the window from afar, and I think the kid is still very tender!" A person next to him also said out loud at this time.

"I really don't know what Bell thinks?" Sitting on the sofa, the man in sunglasses in a beachsuit kept changing the channel of the only TV in the room, "I heard that kid is an actor, but why isn't he a woman?" Hollywood's female stars are all very eye-catching! ”

After everyone had finished their opinions, Sabasti, who had been silent since entering the door, finally spoke. "Guys, do you want to hear from me? I don't think that kid is simple! ”

"Why?" Someone asked in a deep voice

"It's a feeling, and while I don't know what that guy did to make Bell think so highly of him, that guy gave me a unique feeling, and it's stupid to judge a person just by their appearance, when in fact everyone here, including me, probably made this serious mistake. Until the facts, all speculation is meaningless. ”

Just when the members of Yamakasi were curious about Lin Mingyang, David Bell had already taken Lin Mingyang to the so-called test site, which was actually a huge workshop, divided into two floors, connected by an escalator in the middle. In the middle of this there are some high and low, far and near steel frame platforms, and further away there are some large wooden boxes and tires. These facilities seem to be placed in a disorderly manner, but in fact, they deliberately imitate the layout and structure of a residential area.

"This test is simply an obstacle course, which may seem difficult, but it can reflect a lot of things, such as your physical coordination, strength, bouncing and courage!" David Bell stood at the starting point of the test and began to introduce the rules to Lin Mingyang, perhaps because of his special appreciation, he also introduced some borrowing and buffering skills to Lin Mingyang in the process, and finally he asked: "Felix, I want to know what dangerous but exciting things you have experienced?" ”

"The elevator lost control and slipped from the 10th floor to the 1st floor, does this count?" For this accident, Lin Mingyang is unforgettable.

"I'm not trying to bring back memories of your pain or fear, but I just want to explain something to you through this experience. Sabasti and I have always had a disagreement as to which is more important, the spirit or the skill of parkour, but one thing I must admit is that the power of the spirit can overcome your inner fear only so that your skill can be fully utilized. ”

"Be a strong person at heart, I know that!" Lin Mingyang feels that the biggest gain of choosing to contact parkour may not be the material level, but a kind of spiritual improvement, which may be the artistic conception in martial arts that his grandfather Lin Aoquan has always emphasized. In the past, Lin Mingyang felt that this kind of thing was ethereal, but now he really felt this change.

The other members of Yamakasi didn't keep the two of them waiting, in fact, they were eager to see what Bell's genius really had to be terrifying. Seeing that everyone had arrived, David Bell was about to introduce everyone to Lin Mingyang, but Sabasti stopped him, and his reason was very simple.

"If he can show the ability to make us recognize, then we will take the initiative to be his friend; But if he can't, then it doesn't really matter if we know each other or not! ”

"Everyone else thinks the same way?" David Bell knows his group of buddies very well, these people are all top experts in parkour, and who is not arrogant, they will not take the initiative to accept any new members without showing the strength that he admires.

"Then let the facts speak for themselves!" David Bell gave Lin Mingyang an encouraging look, and then took the stopwatch handed over by a person next to him, "You already know the rules, complete all the obstacles within 7 minutes, and then come back here, do you have any other questions?" ”

"Let's get started!" Lin Mingyang nodded, there was no expression on his face, but his breathing had already entered a very subtle frequency.

"Countdown 3... 2… 1. Let's go! Almost at the same time that David Bell pressed the stopwatch, Lin Mingyang rushed out like an agile cheetah, and everyone present was stunned, then glanced at each other, and came to a conclusion in their hearts: "Very explosive!" ”

Although there are some surprises, this is not the beginning of everyone's optimism about Lin Mingyang, because strong explosiveness often means short-term endurance, and continuous surname is what parkour sports are more valued.

Lin Mingyang did not choose to land on the ground with his feet when jumping the first two-meter-wide high and low platform, but made a beautiful roll on the platform, and then this momentum, almost effortlessly, easily climbed a 3-meter-high obstacle in front of him, and the previous action when climbing over the wall was more concise. A series of actions were done in one go, without any dragging, although he lacked much appreciation because of the simplicity of the movements, but it also showed everyone his terrifying physical fitness.

"Jumping over with one hand, how can this guy have such strong arm strength?" Seeing this, one of the members of Yamakasi finally couldn't help but exclaim.

"It is estimated that if conditions allow, he can easily lift himself up with one hand!" Sabasti on the side kept calm enough, his eyes never left the training ground when he spoke, and at this time Lin Mingyang had come to the tic-tac (avoid obstacles and quickly cross) test link, in front of him a five-meter-long pool, in front of him there is a horizontal bar 3 meters in front, the normal way to cross should be to first borrow the wall next to the pool, and then bounce and pull the horizontal bar, sideflip and fall to a safe area.

"What does he want to do?" One of the members of Yamakasi shouted, because Lin Mingyang didn't slow down when he came to this area, he didn't even use the wall as a springboard, he was just ready to jump and fly to grab the horizontal bar.

"He's going to fall hard!" Someone has already begun to prophesy.

Sabasti, who had been silent, glanced at David Bell beside him, and he noticed that there was no concern in the other party's eyes, and then he made a startling conclusion: "I don't think so!" ”

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