Freerunning
Parkour Life in Dubai
Mohammed Al Attar and Abudi Alsagoff free running in a concrete playground.
When freerunners Mohammed Al Attar and Abudi Alsagoff found a new “concrete playground” hidden behind the skyscrapers of Dubai, it looked like a good moment to show off some tricks…
Mohammed, 26, was the first Kuwaiti athlete signed by Red Bull. Having got into the gravity-defying parkour in 2006, he won his first title at the Red Bull Urban Jump four years later.
Malaysian Abudi, 24, a parkour pro since 2005 and winner of the Indo Free Run 2011 championship, just moved to Dubai to grow awareness of free running in the UAE.
Sunset parkour with Abudi in Dubai
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The scene: Sunset, some concrete slabs, the Burj Khalifa and Abudi floating in the sky.
What they say: Abudi: “My way of chilling and enjoying the view.” Mohammed: “Superman got to learn this flying pose!”
Parkour on Concrete Slabs in UAE
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The scene: Abudi clambers up some giant-sized concrete steps while Mohammed does a Webster front flip.
They say: Abudi: “Our new concrete playground.” Mohammed: “Not because you doubt he’s going to make it but because it’s cool to watch.”
Defying gravity on Broken bridges
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The scene: Abudi runs over an old bridge, in a salt lake on a cloudy Dubai afternoon.
They say: Abudi: “Doing a vault.” Mohammed: “Kicking clouds!”
Al Attar's flach kick
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The scene: Mohammed enjoys sunset over the Burj Khalifa… and a pile of jagged concrete slabs.
They say: Abudi: “Moe’s grab game. Real action sports have grabs.” Mohammed: “Is it a tucked back flip or flash kick?”
Parkour, or freerunning, came about in the Eighties from military obstacle course training - athletes have to get from one spot to another as efficiently as possible, with as much momentum as they can.
Mohammed, dubbed Double Trouble for his moves, is known for his gainer 720, a jump followed by two full 720-degree turns in the air.
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