{ "count": 25, "description": "Skateboarding, parkour and the other ways people use the city as a playground.", "jsonFeed": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-sports/feed.json", "posts": [ { "date": "2012-06-24", "description": "Known as professional freestyle skateboarder, Kilian Martin is really killing it in his new video, filmed in an decayed water park!", "title": "Kilian Martin’s Weird, Awesome Skateboard Tricks", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/kilian-martins-weird-awesome-skateboard-tricks/" }, { "date": "2012-02-17", "description": "Fantastic impressions from the Leeside skateboard fireworks mayhem during Halloween 2011 in Vancouver, BC including several scary guys and also Zaphod Beeblebrox!", "title": "Skateboard Fireworks Mayhem in Vancouver", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-fireworks-mayhem-vancouver/" }, { "date": "2012-01-24", "description": "All.I.Can is a stunning exploratory essay that compares the challenges of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change. 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Some hate it, some love it, but the risky sport is especially popular with young people in Russia...", "title": "Train-Surfing Extreme in Russia", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/train-surfing-extreme-russia/" }, { "date": "2010-05-17", "description": "Because of the economic crisis and its effects, there is a new urban sports trend in the USA: Skateboarding in abandoned swimming pools! Looks really nice...", "title": "Skateboarding in Abandoned Swimming Pools!", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboarding-abandoned-swimming-pools/" }, { "date": "2010-05-07", "description": "Urban Defender is a modern urban action game, which was developed at the University of the Arts in Zurich and promises a lot of fun. This is its concept...", "title": "Urban Defender: New Urban Action Game?", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-defender-action-game/" }, { "date": "2010-02-08", "description": "Movement in urban space is a quite interesting topic. “My Playground” explores the way Parkour and Freerunning is changing the perception of urban space...", "title": "My Playground - Urban Space Movement", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/my-playground-movement-in-urban-space/" }, { "date": "2010-02-05", "description": "At the end of this month, the Alexanderplatz in Berlin will be a huge “Capture the Flag” playing field! If you want to join that urban match, read on...", "title": "Urban Game: Capture the Flag in Berlin", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/capture-the-flag-berlin/" }, { "date": "2009-12-20", "description": "New Year’s nothing to do? Then you have to come to Berlin to play the urban game “Journey to the End of the Year”! 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This was the “One Giant Leap” parkour jam...", "title": "Largest Parkour Jam on Earth", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/largest-parkour-jam-on-earth/" }, { "date": "2009-10-12", "description": "On a full weekend, the 60 world’s best athletes in the disciplines of snowboarding, freeskiing, FMX and skateboarding competed in Berlin...", "title": "Freestyle Berlin Photos", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/freestyle-berlin-photos/" }, { "date": "2009-10-02", "description": "From October 9 to 11 2009 the international elite of the freestyle sports are taking off at Airport Berlin-Tempelhof! Top-class action is guaranteed...", "title": "Freestyle Berlin 2009", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/freestyle-berlin-2009/" }, { "date": "2009-09-29", "description": "Hardcourt Bike Polo is a new urban “in” sport, which is played in public space. Two bicycles riding teams use mallets to strike a small ball into a goal...", "title": "Bike Polo - Urban Sport", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/bike-polo-urban-sport/" }, { "date": "2009-09-26", "description": "If you travel around the world as a backpacker, you will maybe love this new urban game. As a reward, free nights in a hotel are waiting for the best backpacker...", "title": "Urbanize - Urban Game", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/urbanize-urban-game/" }, { "date": "2009-09-22", "description": "...is an interesting documentary report about street skateboarding in public space. A must for every skateboarder or urban activist! Take a look...", "title": "Freedom Of Space - Skateboard Culture in Public Space", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/freedom-of-space-skateboard-culture-in-public-space/" }, { "date": "2009-09-21", "description": "“Le Parkour” is a worldwide urban movement and trend sport - not just since yesterday! The short film “Samparkour” shows interesting Parkour impressions from Brazil.", "title": "Samparkour - Parkour in São Paulo", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/samparkour-parkour-in-sao-paulo/" }, { "date": "2009-09-11", "description": "Johnny Devlin is a well-known BMX rider and part of the “Into The Void” collective. This video clip shows some of his street action for the BMX documentary!", "title": "BMX Action by Johnny Devlin", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/bmx-action-johnny-devlin/" }, { "date": "2009-09-10", "description": "Urban extreme sports from Russia - The guys in this video clip, use an old playground for their Parkour-inspired moves, jumps and balancing acts...", "title": "Out of Time - Urban Extreme Sports", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/out-of-time-urban-extreme-sports/" }, { "date": "2009-09-08", "description": "For the second time, Transworld hosted the “Skate \u0026 Create” contest. Here’s the official winning video entry for this years competition from Etnies...", "title": "Skate \u0026 Create 2: The Winners", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/skate-create-2-the-winners/" }, { "date": "2009-08-18", "description": "“Empire Begins” is the first part of a film series, which tells and documents a story of this daring urban bike couriers and stunt bikers in the heart of New York City. There's a lot rapid action, stunts and great insights into the great urban landscape...", "title": "Empire Begins - Riding Bikes in New York", "url": "https://www.urbanartcore.com/riding-bikes-in-new-york-city/" }, { "date": "2009-08-17", "description": "For some years two new sports impress the people in the public space of urban landscapes around the world: Parkour \u0026 Freerunning. 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