10 Videos That CHANGED Parkour

Today we explore the top 10 parkour that changed the entire sport!
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2. Swings 101 - • Parkour Swings 101
3. Myrmidons - • Myrmidons
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10. WE ARE STORROR - • WE ARE STORROR
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[@JimmyTheGiant]

I appreciate all of you being so patient while I work on this big video I've been talking about - it should be out next week fingers crossed. Sorry to keep you waiting so long but I promise it will be worth it. ❤️

[@batih777]

Yo Jimmy much love from Qazaqstan. Every time I watch your videos I get so motivated to do parkour. Thank you very much!

[@spagsports6650]

Love the shoes!

[@jadaneberly3852]

I had choose not to fall downloaded as an audio file on a mp3 player. I used to listen to it and "Imagination is everything" every time I went out and trained. I still can remember all the words to that video, even after all these years. I still do parkour too :) - Thanks for the videos you are making Jimmy.

[@jaredgibson6687]

Recently found you through Swapping Shoes Podcast and love everything I've watched thus far. Thank you for your hard work! As for this video I knew Storror would get one or two but I'm very surprised they didn't get the shout out for one of the POV videos. Maybe the chase scene? Idk I'm not well versed in the history of PK but I feel like since that video came out I've seen that shooting style way more often? Any details on the matter?

[@f1rm460]

Vite Ramen is so expensive

[@TimShieff]

Great list. Choose not to fall great pick!

[@JamesWongLife]

Feels like a lifetime ago when these came out, can’t believe storm freerun is 10 years old already.

[@acteone]

"Imagination is everything" was a thing as well. This and Danny's one were and still are the videos which I can show to eg. mum, grandma, uncle etc and let them (videos) talk instead of me. Do you wanna get my point? Watch this. Thanks for that!

[@Projectrun24]

Hi tim!

[@Ph4nt4sm4ge]

Your 2009 reel is up there in the hall of fame imo. Iconic video

[@squad4292]

❤

[@Will-yi9cg]

Feel like the switch between training and storytelling really worked on this one jimmy

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thanks man, really like this format

[@BoulderingBobat]

Love this channel

[@Fezztraceur]

Terrific list but I was GUTTED to see that Evolution by 3run was left out. One of the biggest influences for the first wave in the UK.

[@krpi7685]

Yea that's one of the earliest BIG videos I can think of. And if we're talking about US side, I recall I Freerun LA being a fairly big thing for that scene.

[@gracefool]

Yeah this is all second wave

[@rubenlaranjogonzalez2879]

In the world

[@AronBagel]

Honourable mentions: You Are Your Own War - GUP I feel like this video really put the whole scene on Spain on the map permanently. Before this I don't recall many people travelling to Spain to train, but after, EVERYONE wanted to go there. Team Farang - Thailand Parkour Tour 2010 - Shaun Wood This pretty much made everyone think about travelling outside of Europe. ROOFTOP PARKOUR IN SOUTHHAMPTON - James Kingston I'd say this is the video that got people interested in rooftopping, and pushed a lot of people from the PK scene to pursue rooftopping more actively.

[@AsherHalperin]

What about Professor Longhair, Big Chief?

[@onreact]

Yeah, must see and huge impact.

[@FtotheP]

True. It kickstarted the whole strides thing for years

[@WorldChaseTag]

And just as good today as when it was first released. Although now we know the ending it doesn't quite have the same mystique!

[@phoenixfront]

World Chase Tag Yoooo hey!

[@PhilyDee]

@@WorldChaseTag lol sorry everyone

[@benzoeugene]

One of legendary parkour videos is "Dvinsk Clan - Le Parkour" (2005) by Oleg Vorslav and his friends. After that many young people in world and Russia starts to make parkour. Befor KZbin this videos was downloaded from p2p nets and internet sites. Dvinsk Clan has they site near 1 year. When KZbin is created this movie named "Russian urban ninja" and gets million view - maybe first on YT. Long time this vid was with originally soundtrack befor blocking music on YT for copyrights. And "Dvinsk Clan" was on Oleg's YT channel for few years and soon he deleted this.

[@ngardnerPV]

The documentary People In Motion used to be one of my favourite parkour videos because it is what introduced me to the philosophy of parkour and how movement is such a major player in many peoples ability to find peace and happiness

[@novlenewman]

For real, I was scrolling through the comments loosing my mind because no one else had mentioned People In Motion.

[@ngardnerPV]

@@novlenewman im glad at least someone else has seen it haha

[@jorgedlt7411]

Same!

[@adept.anderson]

Yo i feel like an old man watching this lol for some reason i was expecting some really old videos but i i see where you were going with it 👌 Glad you included Oleg

[@UndergroundLookingUp]

f e e l s

A very english view onto the topic, but therefore interesting. Things like BSM or Ressurgence never caught on in germany, whereas Parkour Imaginatively for example had a massive impact. Also some old school stuff is missing imo. Blane, old Philly D and such. Nevertheless, quality as always 🙌

[@aukerinsma]

Definitely agree with this! really missed "Parkour, imaginatively."

[@PavelTailan]

Ressurgence didnt catch on? Really?

[@teamAshigaru]

@@PavelTailan it did. the man doesnt know shit haha :D just kidding, he probably meant it didnt catch on as much as in the UK, what makes sense.

[@sefflikejeff1917]

Oh this isnt the big crazy video? Then why was it so cool and interesting then??

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Haha just wait! ♥️

[@aidenboi2756]

@@JimmyTheGiant I found you in my recommended like a week ago and i didnt watch ANYTHING on parkour and free running so you might blow tf up soon

[@EmmanuelB]

Well, I'm from 2005 era, so I'd say: - "Power is nothing without control" by BlaneTT - "Reportage David Belle" - "Le Parkour" by Dvinsk Clan - "Parkour 2006" by Tyson Cecka - "Speeders Parkour" by Speeders

[@ParkourNick]

As an OG member of Team Traceur (TT) gotta rep Blane!

[@nithazra]

Man, so much love for all these. Was really disappointed that Power is nothing without control didn't feature because that was the first video came to mind when I saw this list.

[@gracefool]

This video only covers second wave stuff

[@deviantfeet1628]

Tu oublie Litterally ! Par l'1consolable. =)

[@EmmanuelB]

@@deviantfeet1628 Étonnamment, j'y ai pas été exposé à l'époque... En même temps, y avait pas encore KZbin.

[@cardsharp1651]

OG roofculture also solidified rooftop training, professor longhair bigchief is an icon as well. Great video tho thoroughly enjoyed it

[@TimShieff]

Yea that’s one I’d have on

[@sefflikejeff1917]

@@TimShieff oh hey sheif! Wasn't expecting you to be here tbh, I thought you were done with the whole PK thing. Good to have you :)

[@zuglife]

Longhair Bigchief indeed

[@haveagoodday9134]

I don't even do parkour but your videos are just so entertaining, that I watch all of them through.

[@areacode08]

I'm not in the world of free running/parkour but I find your documentaries incredibly entertaining and well put together. Started to comb through what I have missed.

[@elitefamilyparkour]

2008: Team Tempest - I freerun LA. HAD A HUGE IMPACT, but I guess this one was before you were on your parkour journey 🙂 Also 10 videos is just such a little number in a discipline that lives trough its video cutlure.

[@DomTomato]

Two storror videos and not a single Farang? C’mon Jimmmmmy don’t be that guy 😂😂😂

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Ah man, so many i felt criminal to miss, but i was tryna tie major changes to the sport to videos, was tricky to choose!

[@shanicelim6979]

storror has videos 20 times better than farang stop dreaming fam

[@deepknight930]

@@shanicelim6979 look who made the comment ..

[@carolecollins853]

@@shanicelim6979 Yeah, Dom knows nothing eh? 😂

[@nayanthapamagar7593]

@@JimmyTheGiant why did felt the need to reply to such a odd comment.. storror deserves more spots than jimmy mentioned but he was very doing his best to be upront and honest with his picking… i 100% agree to all these listing..

[@FtotheP]

You know parkour was a thing before 2009, right? So many criminal omissions here. Nothing from David Belle? Nothing from UFF? Tempest? Speeders?

[@adept.anderson]

Speeders! I was thinking the same thing!

[@robeeri]

I was thinking the same thing. Nothing from Julie Angel either, which shows an entirely different side of parkour.

[@acteone]

Well, videos from 2005, 2008 etc. might be seen as ones which established the Parkour, not literally changed it like the ones in Jimmy's video.

[@Dave1507]

@@acteone the stuff he says changed parkour have been done in these older videos tho, like descends, pure a-b, that sort of stuff.

[@kociol1994]

I really like your videos. I use to train parkour for 7 years until my injury. But when I watch your videos it reminds me about all of those good days. Thanks :D

[@xanderirving7154]

honourable mention to "the worlds best parkour and freerunning" from stunts amazing, that video got me and I'm sure many others to start learning parkour

[@gpsmove2424]

i still love and wait every video from you..your youtube channel is make me understand so very many things about culture parkour

[@ol1pk]

Hey Jimmy, absolutely loved the video! Here are few videos in my opinion that contributed to what parkour is today. This is Sydney - Greg Eckles Alexander Zyulev - Take Your Time Finns don't do small talk - Joenkkoe Alliance - ShadeZlat Swim or Sink - GUP

[@PavelTailan]

I can only agree with Russian part and GUP older videos as well. Swim or Sink and others were for us so called "atmospheric videos" not only depicting the jumps, but also the lifestyle, that parkour is family, loved that

[@JackedBlack88]

Ooooo Take your time was beautiful

[@mikek8729]

You turning into a guardian of history brother! Now the question is; are you going to do a prequel of the first wave that was there to be changed? I think your style would be refreshing to look at how parkour was brought to the world in the first place, (broadly, I know you've covered specific lanes of it already) You turning into the Jacques Cousteau of Parkour here, keep it comin!

[@k8p4life]

I was most influenced by clips like David Belle's chase scene form District 13, Oleg's Dvinsk-Clan Le Parkour, or a lot of the old 3Run videos. Damit I'm old.

[@SantosAl]

D13 was such a suprise. I borrowed some tapes - yeah tapes - from a mate, and put this on and watched it with my brother; without knowing what it was. We were blown away. It is legit one of my favourite action films.

[@tripleaarcade]

Same! And still training 👍👍

[@jamesbast5919]

Amazing!!! These videos bring out a sense of importance and history to pk, it feels like one day we'll have our own history book.

[@stanleykeith-topic7489]

Sick vid i enjoy watching these keep up the good work.

[@duppys124]

I love how this is a training video and a top ten parkour video in one!!! great job once again, bravo !!!!

[@kiekhiaflow8067]

Cavemen and Resurgence these videos is game changers Sick video man and actually can't wait for the big video,i've been waiting for it so long

[@jimmyyungg7329]

You've come so far with your editing, loved how you handled the sponsor section, this boy putting the work everyday, watch him run with it.

[@alex31721able]

Resurgence is the most intense video on KZbin, great way to hype up for anything

[@rijkvader6574]

Daim i really love your videos you are really a reason I want to get back into parkour. Please keep going!!!

[@teamsleh8444]

Broo i luv this kinda vid's...its soo chillin!Keep up that great work!!

[@t.h.e.b.a.d.s.h.o.w.]

Love the way you break down and contextualize everything man what a joy to have a video of Myrm’s mentioned among your favorites. Also side note for pk historians like yourself, I believe the cat drop descent first appeared in the Rogue Squad intro video and subsequently in Dylan’s ‘buttblog’ before we shot it on the drone for Myrmidons. Much love from Denver!

[@karenwhotookthekids3298]

Yes dude good to see u back training too 🙌

[@gaseouslizard]

wicked video as always!

[@DAVEDEX-PRODUCTIONS-OFFICIAL]

Hey man keep up the good work its videos like these that will make people enjoy some of the old pk videos GODBLESS keep safe

[@adarfyrel]

Crazy trip down memory lane! Great stuff.

[@harrycandlish7998]

Great channel, great vids. Thank you

[@TheLiVEFreerunning]

Loving the content your coming out with! I feel like I’m back in Highschool discovering this subculture on KZbin. But I agree with others that... 3run - Evolution in Tempest - I Freerun LA Farang - Dream World Kie - Prof. Longhair, Big Chief Did so much to progress Freerunning and it’s culture forward

[@OMGestoyborracho]

Dude, your videos are so awesome!

[@mikecorrcircus]

Surely the David Belle & Cyril vid has to be in there! Also 3run for sure.

[@cecillewolters1995]

Choose not to fall is my most cherished parkour video ever, I had it always downloaded on my phone, ready to be watched and it got watched a lot

[@bushyzeeg]

One video that changed parkour in my opinion is Tempest freerunnings gym video, i think it put freerunning gyms on the map and as a kid i would dream about going to one. It also made other teams and groups looks at building a gym as a sustainable way to have income and teach parkour to the masses. Im well aware that there were parkour gyms before tempest, but i believe tempest, with their gym video, put them on the map.

[@rodrigopalma6466]

Wow.. i dont know what to say this video was fun entretaning and i could learn from him bery apreciated. Thx Jimmy for the gr8 content.

[@DCteamtraceur]

The night session and intro in 'Team Traceur Lisses' video was inspired after watching 'Parkour Nuit'. Around that time there was a HUGE list of inspirational videos/clips that changed our style and ultimately those around us. The ones you mention here are incredible. Money did change a lot of things though. Once they became financed and monetized, production value went through the roof. Keep up the excellent videos!

[@STYNET]

man you really need to keep it up, your videos are always bangers

[@thiagojesuspalito4747]

Excellent job and I am very grateful

[@factfield6548]

Really great!!

[@YLambo]

Team Jestion raised the bar for film making parkour videos for sure ✌🏿

[@instantgui]

I missed Parkour, literally. by l1consolable

[@DeviAcid]

Yes my favorite parkour videos

[@nguyentrunghoai8028]

that series is amazing.

[@Projectrun24]

Bruh that was epic dude

[@TimH86]

Me too! That whole series, but especially the first one impacted people here in the netherlands to practice long and fast runs. Big inspiration!

[@gracefool]

Definitely. He more than anyone inspired videos of long lines.

[@bengore1997]

Great list!! A few from me that I thought could be on here are Urban Ninja (really old that one), 3run evolution and Professor Longhair, big chief. I guess videos mean a lot different to different people. Good content man!

[@EverlastingPursuit]

Good job Jimmy!

[@CrimsonShadow121]

love your video man, but some vids that i am personally missing are: -Professor Longhair, Big Chief!!! -at least one of the old Farang Videos -the ampisound james kingston rooftop video (that has an awful new soundtrack i estimate because of copyright..)

[@OWA_Freerunning]

Exactly dude. Team Farang made music video like parkour videos popular. Plus, the whole team brought back and pushed forward the "creative street ninja" aesthetic. Look at how many people say that Jason Paul/Pasha are the reasons they started parkour.

[@notmus]

You forgot Damien's Walters videos... this guy is like superhero when he does flips and has very inspirational videos.

[@driver1ne38]

Brilliant love all of them great, your good yourself, fantastic can watch all day....

[@stizzxplrs5452]

sick video big luv

[@_m0zzie952]

Such a great video ! still waiting for the big one tho lol

[@h4nn4shi]

This video makes me happy ^^

[@BurningM]

Jimmy you forgot to link your war on Parkour video in the description. Great video dude, after discovering your channel I've gotten really interested in Parkour. I think your videos are just awesome dude.

[@LINKchris87]

I Freerun LA, Evolution by 3Run and Oleg's russian climbing are my personal most awe moments. I would love a part 2.

[@arthuredeson3824]

Wow your videos are so engaging

[@domagojvrsaljko6161]

Your videos make me feel nostalgic.

[@jonferrer9802]

Great list, loved all the videos. One that almost always pops in my head is from Apex Movement 2012 video. Some incredible stuff. And heck I'd even say some of the big Tempest videos like the very first gym video was incredibly popular. Folks who didn't even do parkour knew about it and the music got so popular. People in Motion was also one of my all time favorites.

[@Keeggzz]

hell yea man 😁 love it

[@atifibnnasir]

We need a part two of this

[@vitortimoteojourney]

you are my fav channel now

[@smansoorhaider]

So glad i watched all these video on this list ...when they came out so many times..hence the OG

[@JacobCormierTV]

Great list. Longhair Big Chief and Pink Clouds def belong on there. But well researched, bang on 👊

[@whiterabbit3919]

We are storror and huge dive kongs never get old. Nice video man!

[@Rahmael]

What about Blitzdem 5, Constant Motion, 3run Family 1 & 2, Blanes "Escape Artist", 3run Evolution and Chase Armitage Inspiration? There are also some great videos from other country. "Shine" from Minh for playful flow movement, Shadezlats "Forest Jump" was not the first forest parkour clip but introduced many people to it. There is also this old David Belle video "On Avance Toujours" which was 2006 the first thing you could find if you typed "parkour". Also the documentations "Generation Yamakasi" and "The monkey´s back" with Stephane Vigrouxe might not be a "game changer" for the community but they are a great view about the first practioniers, their philosophy and the beginning of the sport.

[@acteone]

After your and many other comments like yours I started to be suspicious that Jimmy did this on purpose so others can make a big database of old gold videos... 😀

[@beninhorhcpfan]

I'd love to see a video about moves that have pushed the boundaries of the sport e.g. Travis' kong double gainer, Dom's 360 kong (has a 360 double kong been done??), Ed Scott's double-cartwheel-flip thing etc...would be awesome to see your take on that

[@denyel_]

storm somehow made its way into my tiny town in Arizona somehow and made freerunning a huge fad here. im sure it was the same for so many. that was the most influential of all time IMO. another killer video keep it up man

[@JesperAndre]

Holy shit "Out of time" Changed my life for sure! Nice Video Mate!

[@ishaaqmartin3564]

I'd love for you to make an episode on District B13. Whatever you want. For me it was the seed that planted cause I didn't have internet yet. Also thank you. I'm absolutely blasted today from training but you were the one who got me back into taking it a lot more seriously as a sport and an exercise.

[@ThatTsukuya]

I completely forgot that Benj had long hair at one point lmao- another banger man. Love this style of video essay

[@MrMonkeyboyChris]

There was the 3run guys, and Ryan Doyle, and damin Walter videos. Those where iconic videos

[@IluvzShuffle]

BSM is still such an iconic video and one of my favourites to this day. So many mad gaps.

[@wind871]

and also the constant flow series. it's old videos of clips of raw flow in freerunning and it really made me go through an era of training mostly flow. I taught me and probaly other people about how to use minimal spots and maximize your creative juices. another one is parkour literally. it's a nice video that makes the guy looks hes doing one whole run from point a to point b. very smoothee efficent moves.

[@unluckycharms5550]

This dude needs more subs

[@pkbreeze08]

9:35 is that Ben Roper in the background? If so, I had no idea he still trained! Awesome video as always mate, some video's here I had never seen, although I haven't really kept up with a lot of the scene in a long time.

[@Max_H]

Excellent list! I know these videos take some time to make but I would love to see you make another of these with 10 more videos. I'm surprised there were one or two in this video I had never seen (though I recognize the people/groups who made them). I would add Pink Clouds, and some of the others people have already mentioned. Pink Clouds is just like silly Tech gospel, really inspirational for the styles of parkour that don't focus on big jumps and huge power. DüDieDinosaurier and Parkour Literally are in the same vein. You know, I'd love to see some light shed on techy parkour in general. It almost needs different categorization with how different it can look from other parkour.

[@policeyoutube2369]

GUP atmospheric and cinematic videos were so impactful i think,anyway good video!

[@sebastienfoucan-official]

yessss well done :-)

[@anananwar]

Interesting idea. I imagine people will list a lot of other big influential and popular videos in the comments but “changed” is the key word here. All these video shifted the meta of the sport in a big way.

[@anananwar]

I would have loved to see the 2008 “escape” video on this list. That video really ushered in the flow era for me down under.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

I felt like a sinner missing so many bangers, especially farang stuff- i tried being really strict to the title but there was so many others I could've picked

[@mitchlee.63]

Dude love the content you're making. As someone who started parkour back in 2015 this brings back nostalgia of all kinds! However I feel like this is almost the second season of videos. Yes you say the videos that changed parkour - what about the ones that shaped parkour? The ones from the early days. I can't believe there was no reference to 'Speed Air Man', Any 3Run videos, Team 101, Team Tempest, Teige Matthews, Scott Jackson or Blane's 'power is nothing without control' which pretty much started the Hell night movement. Still a solid list (and I get this is YOUR list) which is subjective.

[@TJPDmember]

Where's David Bell :( He dropped 3 story building in the 90s, jumped roof to roof, he did stuff that are still massive to this day! He's the one who got me into parkour 22 years ago at 10yo. The new era guys are crazy but I think the 90s deserved at least one spot on this list. Before they were called kong we use to call it a cat jump :)

[@suhaisstorrorarmy8780]

Hey, that's nice of you my Mate. Great video.

[@AerowOne]

Great selection! I did miss "Parkour, literally" though.

[@PEAKFITNESSVIDEOS]

Sick vid

[@soulman1]

1:45 Bruhh lol I believe you ripped me arm off mate 😆

[@pkwinter3run]

Ok, first and foremost, I clicked this video so damn fast when I found it in my subscriptions. Second, a couple of things, I don't know and maybe someone could help me out with this, but wasn't the drop descent inspired by the Luc Besson film: The District or Dristrict 2? Can't remember which one but I do remember David Belle doing it in a particular scene on a council house tower block? And another thing: back in 2010, although not necessarily ground breaking but definitely inspired me and probably quite alot of people, is Parkour Literally. Parts 1,2&3. It's definitely iconic, but I think it inspired the A to B version of Parkour a bit more at the time where it was snowballing into Freerunning or tricking or whatever. It made me think philosophically about it, subtly rather than through language like Sebastian Foucan or even Danny. It spoke without words.

[@Max_H]

Perhaps Dylan's descents were inspired by something like that. Everyone that's been training has looked at a parking garage and thought fantastically how cool it would be to drop down the outside of one. Dylan Baker was the man who really did it/figured out the tech, and had so many want to actually go figure them out themselves after they saw it. He caused it to become viral within the parkour community more than anything in B13.

[@andrewparrella8976]

Make a video on Choose not to fall! Honestly one of my favorites from the list and wanted to know what you have to say about it, more deeply.

[@AdelaVetr]

Take my strong hand was a great video. ❤ Same as Cambridge joy. All time favourites for showing oldschool community spirit. I started 'late' at 2015 and its just a treat to watch, pure gems. 10 videos list is hard for picks... Would include some of Belle's videos and Yamakasi stuff, as they were changing / shaping pk in the beggning (at least as an honorable mentions). 🙂 Resurgance seems like last year, time flies 😅. Anyway i like your insights, thanks for putting in all the work.

[@AngusMurray]

Awesome! What influenced me coming in later were james kingston and storror POV'S

[@Stray1One]

Cheers man,

[@TripleDDDD]

First Parkour vid i have seen was Dvinsk Clan - Urban Ninjas. That went viral , even back in the dial-up modem days. I was hooked. Second one was David Belle.

[@Gma.parkour]

Ayyy my tinsica made it in. Sick video man, what a nostalgia trip

[@reformofallmovement5617]

BRO laches like that are the goal man!! gotta start trusting my grip a little more haha

[@MrKacperLipski]

Sick Mode Bro ;)