SEBASTIEN FOUCAN
Founder of Parkour, Sebastien Foucan created his London parkour Academy for kids & adults to share what he has learned over the years of training, exploration and research. Today he wants to help others flourish and live a balanced life.
A BIT OF HISTORY
ÊTRE ET DURER
Walking the walk 2021
CASINO ROYALE 2006
JUMP LONDON 2003
"Freerunning"
2000 Nike "Angry chicken"
"Parkour"
1998 The founders
(L'art du déplacement)
1995 BSPP
Sauver ou Périr
Etre fort pour être utile
1989 Friendship
"Methode Naturelle"
"Parcours"
IT ALL STARTED IN FRANCE
JUMP LONDON LEGACY
Bringing Parkour to the UK mainstream
Inspiring the first generation
PARKOUR TECHNIQUES & NAMES EXPLAINED
Freerunning, Tic-tac, Art du déplacement, Saut de chat, Passe-muraille, Speed Air Man
Where it all came from?
TIC TAC
DID YOU KNOW?
BASED ON THE SOUND AND MADE EASY TO UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE OF DIRECTION.
SEBASTIEN IS STILL TEACHING HIS WAY MAKING STUDENTS TO LISTEN THE SOUND THEY MAKE WHEN THEY MOVE.
LE SAVIEZ VOUS?
LE NOM EST BASÉ SUR LE SON AFIN DE RENDRE LA COMPREHENSION DU SAUT SIMPLE.
SEBASTIEN ENSEIGNE TOUJOURS A SES ÉLÈVES D’ÉCOUTER LE SON OU LA MUSICALITÉ DE LEURS MOUVEMENTS.
SAUT DE CHAT
BECAUSE OF HIS ADMIRATION FOR FELINES AND THE WAY THEY MOVES, THIS IS THE DECLARATION OF LOVE.
DID YOU KNOW?
THERE WAS BROKEN LINK IN THE PASSING OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE PROCESS OF NAMING MOVES BASED ON FELINE ABILITIES; WHAT MANY NOW CALL “KONG” WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED “PANTHER” ACCORDING TO SEBASTIEN.
SAUT DE BRAS
DID YOU KNOW?
ACCORDING TO SEBASTIEN NAMING THIS JUMP ESSENTIALLY ABOUT THE ARMS WAS A MISTAKE AS HE REALISE LATER THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FEET DURING THE LANDING.
PASSE-MURAILLE
DID YOU KNOW WHY PASSE-MURAILLE? the influence of art and marvel comics book e Passe-muraille in Montmartre (Influence Sebastien during his Paris Fire-fighter period in the 18eme arrondissement.
SAUT DE FOND
Did you know? Is the short for “Saut en profondeur”
Sebastien Foucan's method is all about finding your own way !
THE ORIGIN OF THE NAMES
PARKOUR
AROUND 2003 PARCOURS BECAME PAR”K”OUR
FATHER OF ART DU DEPLACEMENT
IN 1998 WHEN THE FIRST EVER GROUP DECIDED TO CHOOSE THEIR NAME AROUND THE IDEA OF “STRONG SPIRIT AND STRONG MIND” AS AN ARTIST SEBASTIEN INSISTED TO ADD THE TERM “ART DU DEPLACEMENT” TO NAME THE WAY THEY MOVE AS “PARCOURS” FROM PARCOURS DU COMBATTANT DIDN’T EMPHASIS ENOUGH THE NOTION OF ART.
FATHER OF FREERUNNING
IN 2003 THE IDEA TO CHANGE NAME CAME AFTER SEBASTIEN READ BRUCE LEE’S BOOK THE TAO OF JEET KUNE DO. IN THE QUEST OF FOLLOWING IS OWN WAY THE QUESTION SHOULD I KEEP USING PARKOUR OR SOMETHING ELSE ARISE. SEBASTIEN FOUND HIS ANSWER…
THE FIRST EVER LOGO
In the world of Parkour almost every group has a logo
here is the one Sebastien made for the first ever group
YAMAKASI L'art du déplacement
in the 80’s the discipline was simply focused on going outside and practice. No camera, no social media,
Sebastien Foucan artistic side
