La La Land: Meet the skater, BMXer and freerunner featured in “Another Day of Sun”
Among the six Academy awards won by the 2016 musical La La Land was one for Best Cinematography, and perhaps no scene exemplifies the […]
Freerunners descend world’s longest parkour course on China’s iconic Tianmen Mountain
China’s famed Tianmen Mountain sports a staircase leading up to a massive opening in the rock known as Heaven’s Gate. For tourists the climb […]
Parisian parkour videos conjure Harrison Ford’s ‘Frantic’ rooftop foray
For anyone that suffers from vertigo, Harrison Ford’s Parisian rooftop scene in Frantic plays out like a nightmare on the silver screen. But for […]
Back to School! Check out Pikachu vs Spider-Man in heart-pumping parkour dash to class
Who would prevail if you pitted the most-popular Pokémon character against Marvel’s most-beloved superhero in a parkour dash to class? Lucky for us fantasy […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Parkour (and how Batman broke his leg)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice may have been reviled by movie critics (it has a tepid 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), but that […]
Parkour gets animated every which way, from Minecraft to stop motion to flipbook
Buoyed by the popularity of American Ninja Warrior and various other stunting and obstacle racing shows (e.g. Wipeout, Bullseye, Spartan), parkour continues to grow […]
Freerunners Calen Chan and Ninja Nate turn ‘Jurassic World’ parody into ‘Jurassic Parkour’
When being pursued by a rampaging Tyrannosaurus rex, it’s advisable to be versed in the art of parkour, if one hopes to have any […]
Ninja warrior chicken, cat, dog and mouse could give Isaac Caldiero a run for his money
In 2015, Isaac Caldiero became the first official American Ninja Warrior (and an overnight millionaire) when he completed the Vegas Finals Course just seconds […]
Palestinian parkour: Meet the Gaza wall runners who climbed, jumped and flipped their way to freedom
Some walls are fashioned of brick and mortar, while others exist only in the mind. For Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, the wall […]
Jason Paul relies on parkour skills to evade angry samurai and ninjas in medieval Japan
Jason Paul’s love for freerunning adventures has compelled him a become a frequent traveller to parts far and wide, but recently — with some […]
At five-years-old, Lylah MacCall was “The Little American Ninja Warrior that Could”
A couple years ago, groundbreaking performances by Jessie Graf and Jesse LaBreck on American Ninja Warrior inspired young girls coast-to-coast to up their obstacle […]
Jose Angeles melds skateboarding with parkour in 8K video shot on San Franciscan sidewalks
What do you get when you mix two of the hottest extreme sports the planet has to offer? Skateboard parkour, naturally. In a video […]