Sébastien Foucan, David's friend, is the most well-known person to bring it overseas and is considered the "father of freerunning," according to Michael. His father was a fireman and veteran who shared with him practices of French military training that are the root of what parkour is today. Michael told POPSUGAR, "About 20 years ago in France, that word parkour was born from a bunch of young people who got together and sort of reclaimed this idea of being able to move through your environment the same way people did in the jungles in the past, and running through the woods, but in an urban environment." Parkour comes from the French word parcours, meaning " the way through." The "k" was substituted in, and like martial arts, Michael said, it's a training discipline.ĭavid Belle is credited as the inventor of parkour, which you can read about more on the World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF) website.
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