The ”Art Du Deplacement”

Did you see this girl? She was surrounded by an entire gang and managed to escape by running, climbing and jumping like a cat ! How gracious it was!!

You’ve never seen an Adept before Kiddo ? That’s part of their training ”Art Du Deplacement” and they are very good at it!

Conversation between 2 Street samurai during a shadowrun mission.

 The «Art du Déplacement» – ADD

The art of moving from one place to another using the  obstacles in the environment and appropriate physical technical to put all these possibilities into a sequence with the single aim of producing the most  beautiful, spectacular,individual or group choreographies in urban or natural  settings.

The «Art du Déplacement»  could be summarised in three words: Running – Climbing – Jumping.

• There is no competition, no first one, no last one, but there are rules of conduct  when it comes to practising freely (alone or in a group) a discipline that helps to develop great physical and mental strength.
• Training is based on an  ongoing programme of general physical preparation and muscle strengthening.
• The essential aim is to  achieve a heightened awareness of your body and its resources.
• This work on oneself and in the company of others is  highly useful in a World that is prey to doubt, in which you need to be strong  in order to keep to a “good citizen” line of conduct and avoid “bad  temptations”.
• Going beyond your limits and overcoming your fears is  a daily battle in which nothing is won for ever. Just like life, you need to  train, improve or bounce back in all weathers and conditions.
• Once you have acquired certain physical and technical  basics, you can find your own freedom and add your own movements; the «Art du  Déplacement» becomes a creative activity.
• Though similar to sport, it is also a genuine artistic  activity. We often say that the «Art  du Déplacement» is a bit like a barren plot of land on which you need to  maintain a high level of enthusiasm, perseverance, determination, courage,  respect (for yourself, others and the environment), solidarity and a sense of  sharing…
• These values are inherent  to this activity and help to compensate for its constraints and dangerous  nature; but, above all, these are essential, basic values for all of us.

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