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 […]
What’s love got to do with it? Freerunning with Pasha the Boss in Venice, Italy
Some people simply fall in love, while others fall, jump, twist and roll. Freerunner Pasha Petkuns, aka “Pasha the Boss”, falls into the latter […]
Parkour passport: Freerunning with Jason Paul from Mumbai, India to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jason Paul’s love affair with freerunning began in 2005 when his best friend introduced him to the sport via a parkour documentary. From that […]
Logan Paul tests ANW course before “Science Ninja” Mitch Vedepo gets highest grade
Back in 2017, vlogging sensation (and solar eclipse geek) Logan Paul’s meteoric trajectory took a brief plunge whilst testing out the Iron Maiden obstacle […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Humanzee” Leo Urban brings high-flying, Tarzan-like parkour to beloved Pyrenees woodlands
Ever since Edgar Rice Burroughs novel Tarzan of the Apes was published in 1912, fans of the orphaned wild man have have aspired to […]
Remembering when 81-year-old Arthur Hickenlooper shocked ‘American Ninja Warrior’ fans
From five-year-old Lylah MacCall to fifty-something Jon Stewart, American Ninja Warrior has a history of embracing participants of all ages, so the Denver crowd […]
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 […]