Georges Hébert

Georges Hébert (* April 27, 1875 in Paris; † August 2, 1957 in Tourgéville ) was a French naval officer. He is known as the developer of the Méthode Naturelle.

Life

When he was stationed in 1902 in the small town of St. Pierre in Martinique, he organized the escape from a volcanic eruption - which killed 26,000 people - and was able to save 700 people. This event played a major role in the development of later Méthode Naturelle, because it confirmed his basic idea that it is very important athletic skills with helpfulness, selflessness and bravery to agree.

Primary for the development of this he was honored in 1955 by the French government for his lifetime achievements.

Méthode Naturelle

The Méthode Naturelle, also called Hébertisme, is a technology developed by Hébert kind of physical and mental training, in which one's body is trained in many disciplines in nature. Hébert was inspired to this method on a trip to Africa, where he was amazed by the physical condition of living in the natural man.

The volcanic eruption played an important role in the development of Hébertisme, because it confirmed his idea that it is extremely important to agree athletic skills with helpfulness, selflessness and bravery. This is also reflected in a currency of the Méthode Naturelle, which states :: " Être pour être utile continue " ( " Being strong to be useful ").

After Hébert was back in France again, he defined the basic statutes of the Méthode Naturelle. He taught the Méthode Naturelle in the university area and there trying to pass on both the physical and psychological theory to his students. In essence, this represents a stringent Vehikulum to efficiently increase the body control through rigorous physical and mental exercise

The training for the body was very comprehensive and consisted of the parts

• Resistance
• Force
• Speed ​​and explosiveness
• Walking, running, jumping, climbing, lifting, throwing, balancing, self-defense, swimming and moving on all fours.

The training similarly huge jogging paths took place partly in the nature and partly made ​​by Hébert in " park ".

The Méthode Naturelle became the standard training for the French military and was also practiced in other parts of Europe. By developed by David Belle, Sebastien Foucan and other art of movement - Parkour - wins the Méthode Naturelle increasing awareness.

Works by Georges Hébert

• L' éducation physique ou l' entraînement complet par la méthode naturelle, Librairie Vuibert, Paris, 1912
• La Culture et les Virile Devoirs Physiques de L' Officier Combattant, Libairie Vuilbert, Paris, 1913
• Contre l' Éducation physique Le Sport, Librairie Vuibert, Paris, 1946, 4e édition (1e édition. 1925)
• L' éducation physique et morale par la méthode naturelle. Tome I. Exposé doctrinal et Principes directeurs de travail, nombreuses illustrations, Librairie Vuibert, Paris, 1941-1942
• L' éducation physique et morale par la méthode virile naturelle. Tome II Technique des Exercices. Technology. Marche. Course. Saut. , Librairie Vuibert, Paris, 1942, 643 pp.
• L' éducation physique et morale par la méthode virile naturelle. Tome III. Technique des exercices. Fascicule 1 Quadrupédie. , Librairie Vuibert, Paris, 1943, 244 pp.
• L' éducation physique et morale par la méthode virile naturelle. Tome III. Technique des exercices. Fascicule 2 Grimper. , Librairie Vuibert, Paris, 1943, 244 pp.
• Marche et Sauts, 1942
• Grimper, 1943
• Equilibrisme, 1946