Posted on Mon, Sep 19, 2011 : 4:42 p.m.
Images and video from the 5th annual Michigan Parkour National Jam
By Joseph Tobianski
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People stretch before starting to parkour near the Bell Tower on the University of Michigan's central campus during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon. Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com
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People stretch before starting to parkour near the Bell Tower on the University of Michigan's central campus during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon.
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Michael Haley of Indiana comes down after attempting to reach the top of the wall near the Bell Tower on the University of Michigan's central campus during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon.
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Michael Haley of indiana stretches before starting to parkour near the Bell Tower on the University of Michigan's central campus during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon.
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Jacob Siler of Georgia does a front flip near the Bell Tower on the University of Michigan central campus during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon.
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Jason Womg of Clinton Township leads to grab onto the wall near the Dental School on the University of Michigan's central campus during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon.
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From left to right, Matt Zefelt of Clawson, Todd Knabusch of Monroe and Jacob Siler of Georgia take a break and talk near the University of Michigan's Dental Schoolduring the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on sunday afternoon.
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Wenxin Yang of Canton leaps from the wall to the rail near the University of Michigan's Dental School during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on sunday afternoon.
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People sit and watch others do parkour near University of Michigan Medical Science Building during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on sunday afternoon.
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Wenxin Yang of Canton leaps from one wall to the other near the University of Michigan's Medical Science Buidling during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon.
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Benjamin Jenkins of Ann Arbor does a flip off the wall near the University of Michigan's Medical Science Building during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on sunday afternoon.
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Jimmy Lee of Ypsilanti leaps of the wall near the University of Michigan's Medical Science Building during the The 5th Annual Michigan National Jam in Ann Arbor on sunday afternoon.
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The University of Michigan Parkour Club conducted its fifth annual Michigan National Jam last weekend.
Parkour challenges participants to climb, leap and hurdle obstacles as fast as they can. That's a simple explanation, but it's an activity best seen to be understood. The jam, free to all participants, challenged competitors with obstacles in Liberty Plaza, The Cube and other areas on campus.
AnnArbor.com photographer Joe Tobianski captured the action on video and in photographs.
Comments
Kai Petainen
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 : 3:56 a.m.
wow. awesome. spiderman
Charlie Brown's Ghost
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 : 12:39 a.m.
This is second in ridiculousness only to planking.
bedrog
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 : 11:09 p.m.
Levi Meeuenberg...a "ninja warrior" regular ...is a UM grad. Awsesome athleticism and creativity. Wish i was younger.
Wguru
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 : 11:01 p.m.
Here's Matthew Oishi's 3/4/2010 Ignite Ann Arbor #3 talk about Parkour: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmTNoODzaJU" rel='nofollow'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmTNoODzaJU</a> Ignite talks are 5 minute talks where the speaker gets 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. Ignite's slogan is "Enlighten us but make it quick". The next Ignite Ann Arbor (#6) is Sunday, November 6, 2011. Visit <a href="http://www.igniteannarbor.org" rel='nofollow'>www.igniteannarbor.org</a> for more info or to apply to give an IgniteA2 talk.
mimisays
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 : 10:22 p.m.
Please allow me to preempt the fuddy-duddies--who are sure to snort and scoff at these creative young people--with two choice words: Sour grapes.