Parkour & Freerunning
David Belle's Yamakasi origins, Sébastien Foucan's freerunning split, Casino Royale, Storror, modern competition.
Part of Extreme Sports
5 moments in this segment.
- — Jump London documentary. Channel 4's Jump London brings Sébastien Foucan, David Belle's collaborator, to a UK audience. Coins "freerunning" for English-speakers.
- — Casino Royale — Madagascar chase. The opening chase of Casino Royale stars Sébastien Foucan running across a construction site. Parkour enters Hollywood mainstream.
- — Storror — YouTube parkour era. UK parkour collective Storror begins uploading rooftop runs to YouTube. Becomes the largest parkour channel; defines the "Storror style" of building-to-building jumps.
- — FIG sanctions parkour — Federation politics. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) sanctions parkour as a discipline. Parkour Earth and many traditional traceurs protest the takeover.
- — David Belle + Yamakasi founded. David Belle and the Yamakasi group develop l'Art du Déplacement in Lisses, suburban Paris. Becomes the foundation of parkour.