A jump, a quick turn and then the delicate landing – if Dirk Hüfler makes Parkour, you might feel that is hard to exposed to power around the Kiel Germania port in a moment.
“I see the city as a big Playground,” says the 54-Year-old, “when I see a wall, then I jump on it. If I see a Bank, then I could just jump in.”
Parkour is a sporty run, with the athletes climbing over obstacles and jump to make your way through the city.
Hardly any walkers get in the way
In times of Corona, much less people cavort in German inner cities. “I use that too,” says Dirk, “because I don’t have to now, of course, as to whether someone is in the way.” Less than otherwise he would have to fear with unwary pedestrians, children or dogs to crash.
At the other end of the Germania harbour, Franzi train Heyn and David Keck. You know Dirk as a coach of the parkour course, Kiel’s Christian-Albrechts-University.
Franzi just tried a daring maneuver in which you jump over a railing. Behind it, down deep. Franzi is highly concentrated. “It’s not about Aesthetics, but to overcome it quickly and efficiently obstacles,” says the 28-Year-old.
Before she started, four years ago, did you do gymnastics a lot. Parkour do you love the most. Your friend David agrees: “You have to train his memory also for the first time to make a move the way you want it.”
Also, he would have been tried in other sports, which had been but too boring, says the 29-Year-old.
To exercise the second
Franzi and David train in the corona of a crisis to the second-and this may also be because you live together. The Corona restrictions, but would also burden you, “because we are not allowed to meet us in the group, this is the Problem,” says Franzi.
No isolated case, writes Lucas Flümann of the German sport aid and emphasized: “What makes this scene are the so-called Jams.” The are events, in which the Action of the athletes challenge, give each other tips, and each other to celebrate. “And all of this taking place. So a fundamental part of the essence of the scene is lost”, he regretted.
Flümann the project “Our House” of the German sports aid care. The aim is to support Action sports had runners learning how BMXern, skaters, or Parkour, so that you can keep track of your Hobby, in addition to the profession on a professional Level.
To be able to participate only in athletic performance does not count but. Also, values such as mutual respect and the inspiration and potential for the scene to be important. What unites all the Action sports at the time, says Flümann, is that the corona crisis also prevents many important meetings.
Special Situation by Corona
The current Situation could be for him, even dangerous, says the Kiel parkour runner Dirk Hüfler: “If I fall down somewhere or me but something should happen, I am alone.”
Happened to be to him still nothing, the fear will accompany him, of course, still: “Parkour-head thing. One is in the hall, jumps 2.5 meters below you, a soft Mat is. Then you’re out here, you see, the 2.5-Meter as well, and think I’ll never make it.”
Just Dirk trained, especially the basics. In the corona of a crisis he, too, would like to take any risks. How many Kiel was also applicable to him: Even when life gradually returns, he wants to take any risks.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)
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