David Belle Parkour Philosophy
This is a video titled “David Belle – I Jump From Rooftop to Rooftop” that has David talking about parkour and sharing his parkour philosophy. Here’s a sample of what he says:
“Parkour is a method of training which allows us to overcome obstacles, both in the urban and natural environments. It’s a weapon in disguise. We train… and when one day we encounter a problem, we know that we are able to use it. It can be the art of flight, of the chase, of helping someone with a problem, something ordinary…”
“I believe that the end result of Parkour is to become entirely autonomous in life.”
Here is David Belle…
David Belle – Parkour Training and Action
When it comes to Parkour, David Belle is one of the most exciting people ever to watch. Samurai are taught that their sword is an extension of them – part of them. When you watch David Belle, his parkour moves are so smooth that they seem to simply be an extension of him. They look effortless. It’s like watching Michael Jordan with a basketball or Jerry Rice catch a football. It’s natural. The video below shows David Belle doing some training and warmups, followed by a montage of some of his parkour moves throughout the years. Enjoy…
Parkour – The Best of David Belle
David Belle is known as one of the kings of parkour and he has a lot of fans worldwide. One of those fans decided to edit together some of David Belle’s best parkour moves/stunts and then put it on YouTube. This is the result of that effort – The Best of David Belle…
BBC Commercial Featuring Parkour’s David Belle
(Parkour Commercials) You’ve spent a hard day at work and waiting in traffic could take you an hour or so to get home even though you only liven about 10 blocks or so away. So what’s the best way to get home? How about Parkour? In this commercial for BBC One (you don’t see the tie-in until the very end), David Belle leaves the office and takes a short cut home via Parkour. Enjoy…