Yamakasi

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…