Happy Bastille Day! Those of you still calling your French fries "Freedom Fries" may not know that today is French National Day. It's essentially the same thing as Fourth of July for Americans. Don't worry, this post is not going into a European history lesson. Clutch is honoring today with GIFs of what we consider to be France's national sport: Parkour.
Parkour is like skateboarding without a deck. Participants run across urban landscapes and jump over walls, fences and cars. It sounds lame in print, but in action it's a sport of impressive moves, flips and face-plants. See for yourself after the jump.
Ryan Doyle is a Parkour legend
This guy isn't even chasing a criminal
Chunky Parkourian beefs it
Don't practice junkyard Parkour
Impressive, if not for the cracked rib
Pole hopping and "pole" crunching
What's up with Parkour and poles?
This Parkour dog is better than most humans
Chris Hardwick introduces extreme office Parkour
