Sébastien Foucan

Parkour and free running has lots of inspirations and sources behind it. The origins of this practices cannot be directly determined because of this, but when it was first put together can be traces back to the 1980s in Southern France. There was a group of childhood friends, which called themselves Yamakasi which meant strong man, strong spirit. This group was looked down upon from the public, and French authorities. The group consisted of 9 people, David Belle and Yann Hnnautra being the leaders of them. The idea grew up with them; originating from childhood games and studies of other cultures, this soon matured into an art, movement, or sport. The group practiced this in rural areas. As it matured, some started to take interest into this new movement. The media started finding this out, and the idea spread. Parkour and Free running have become a large part of today's modern society all over the world, this helps military, and it is a good practice to have, it is healthy. Parkour and free running have become a large part of today's modern society. There are gyms, websites, YouTube channels, movies, and T.V. dedicated to the sport. Two movies were released about it titled Jump London and Jump Britain. Jump London, released in 2003, was an actuate representation of what parkour and free running is all about. The sequel, Jump Britain, was released in 2005. American Ninja Warrior is a TV show dedicated to some of the best athletes in the world gather to try to complete an…