How one man nearly DESTROYED Parkour

One man nearly destroyed Parkour... and we all nearly forgot about it.
I felt this was a story and a part of Parkour history that needed to be documented and not lost in time. Urban Freeflow did both great things and bad things to Parkour.
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[@STORROR]

excellent work jimmy

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Much love boys

[@bazwax77]

STORROR when are you lot coming to Mallorca??? From an auld,bald,boulderer ...........there a few nice Crimpy 6a+’s 😜🙏🏻🧗‍♂️💪🏻

[@TheSpore35]

Storror army

[@jakezimmer7256]

#storrorarmy

[@NathanicusSmith]

Would love to see a video on Tim.

[@mini696]

Going through the old KZbin channel is like walking through an abandoned mall.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

What a comment ♥️

[@alexandramuller9055]

That hit deep

[@kwamenaplays5899]

I felt that

[@kenkimur]

Through Sears you mean

[@axel2128]

lol

[@luke_fabis]

A man fears losing something important to him, and in his paranoia, takes actions that cause him to lose what he sought to guard. It’s a tale as old as time.

[@Will-yi9cg]

too true

[@OneFinalAutumn]

Gotta love a tragedy

[@cheatbluevii9123]

Sauce?

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

So what’s a man’s desperation to get what’s owed to him gonna result

[@prtheid]

@@notproductiveproductions3504 Indifference = abundance.

[@illona2537]

Head injuries can really change people's personalities drastically. Part of me feels bad for him

[@Notsbaby]

If only he had spread out ownership to some of the og members like faze. One guy having all the power never ends well

[@jarnesss2546]

I felt the same until the sexual offence

[@MmeHyraelle]

Trauma does that too but no one bats an eye about ppl with ptsd.

[@blue1584]

@@MmeHyraelle Does he have ptsd? We know for a fact he has a head injury... but unless you know if he was actually diagnosed with ptsd, you can’t just assume he has it?

[@toomanymarys7355]

@@MmeHyraelle "PTSD" rates are high for people how have literally never suffered a real trauma. Medicalizing fragility is pernicious.

[@LakuPetteri]

No idea why youtube recommended this to me but I’m glad it did. Good shit.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

That's what we like to hear ;)

[@eliaslaukkanen]

samaa mieltä kuoma

[@rontti5570]

Samaa mieltä lakupetteri

[@Xite747]

Samaa mieltä pakuletteri

[@kolli9653]

Samaa mieltä laku

[@ThisIsMattJ]

I remember shitposting on the forums and being bad at parkour

[@JimmyTheGiant]

It was a simpler time!

[@monsieurLDN]

@@JimmyTheGiant okay boomer

[@waterhigh]

@@monsieurLDN you do realize that ok boomer is dead now right?

[@user-ii4vj9vf2v]

@Man I'll Probably regret this If you think he's pathetic for using certain words you should probably look at the person judging people for using that word

[@brianisme6498]

weird response not really people still use you problably just haven’t heard it in a while

[@Kyee124]

"In 2020 parkour has become a booming economy" me: hold on.. checks the date I see.. before the starts of certain worldwide event

[@Lyander25]

One of the few fun things that came out of quarantine was seeing people do indoor parkour with loads of random stuff. Still horrific what's been happening since though

[@jerre6882]

Haven't heard about parkour since probably 2007.

[@LordDomielOfElysium]

Covid-19 existed in late 2019 tho?

[@shadowling77777]

@@LordDomielOfElysium nobody really knew about it then tho

[@LordDomielOfElysium]

@@shadowling77777 are you American??

[@squeaky1963]

Take a page from nudists. You don't need fancy clothes to run around the city being chased by police

[@BIZZIB3ATZ]

I’d actually pay to watch a fat police man trying to catch a naked guy doing parkour

[@prageruwu7148]

@@BIZZIB3ATZ Me too

[@maximilienrobespierre7927]

Pugilism: the English martial art of fighting with fists Judo: the Japanese martial art of grappling Parkour: the French martial art of running away

[@JimmyTheGiant]

haha, i've always loved that one

[@zweinx5470]

Hon hon baguette

[@dogestranding5047]

Only if you ignore the 1st French Empire.

[@erikferal]

Speaking as a trained martial artist, first lesson they teach you is that if you can get out of a fight, get out fast. Let authorities help. Find any alternative to prevent the altercation from becoming prolonged.

[@notstinky9274]

Quash

[@nightscapeofficial]

This was great. Love this content 💥

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thanks bro, we gotta work on something this year

[@buggeta694]

@@JimmyTheGiant betch nooooo

[@tdsplayz9654]

Why did 2k ppl not comment?

[@nhantran9049]

@@tdsplayz9654 ikr

[@jybler007]

100k subs!!!

[@tacocatt6808]

It’s so cool to see someone go over this all... parkour has a few big people still, but it seemed to slip more underground for a minute, it would be a shame if the history was forgotten. Well structured and engaging video! Thanks!

[@seanyb9901]

Crazy trip down memory lane, awesome content. I remember going to London to meet with EZ and UF in 2009 to become a Sponsored Athlete, after a great day of training he eventually emailed saying I wouldn't be a 'good fit'.. I pretty much stopped training seriously after that. Still a gut punch to this day tbh.

[@sagxtar264]

Parkour: *exists* Shoe companies: stonks

[@zy56k]

artgrenadier there is also $200 gaming shoes lol

[@Quazex]

zy people game in shoes?

[@LowReso1ution]

@@Quazex apparently

[@tylerbarwell2294]

TheRealOvara1 bruh skaters go through like a pair of shoes per month. Now that’s stonks for the companies

[@real_drainer]

@@tylerbarwell2294 and a good pair of skateboarding shoes can cost upwards of 100 dollars

[@roland3104]

This is the type of content the community has been missing.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thanks man

[@ToriKo_]

@Gabriel Goddard your profile picture looks really nice - idk why tho lol

[@Serjohn]

so many stuntmen do crazy stunts and all of them almost die from climbing trees

[@Camper2625]

0:40 When 009 sound system started playing I nearly died of nostalgia

[@dermetzger]

Those wondering "WTF is digital penetration?" It's not "digital" as in being related to electronics or computers, it's "digital" meaning fingers.

[@Nierez]

Oh bringer of knowledge, thanks for sharing

[@gj4312]

Finger penetration?

[@robobop3721]

Thx I was one of those wondering!

[@fleshmotorcycle9427]

You’re telling me that it’s illegal to finger bang in the UK?

[@rurouni8795]

@@fleshmotorcycle9427 without consent

[@leedade]

Man this stuff brings back memories, from when i asked my parents for urban freeflow gear to train in when i was like 16, winning a free T from EZ himself on an urban freeflow facebook comp. To EZ threatening to attack me when i got into a mild argument with him online. Great times.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Man that's an up and down journey in and of itself haha. You still have the tee?

[@leedade]

@@JimmyTheGiant I think so yeah, its a bit old and nasty though, like you said not the best quality. It was their Samuri tee.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

@@leedade You gotta send me a pic

[@angelwilson9312]

Dude it's urban free Flow jeez get it right

[@leedade]

@@angelwilson9312 No, it isnt en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Freeflow

[@toxification]

0:39 That music made me ascend to the gods in a matter of milliseconds. So much nostalgia.

[@anthonykartavenko]

What’s the song?

[@ilzk91]

Great video 👏👏👏 I really enjoyed the narration, the story is amazing and the images are such a vibe... So glad I got it recommended! Also I began watching parkour content because of storror back in 2012 and when you said they're now the biggest team that felt sooooooo good man

[@zachw3347]

When you say the one man that nearly destroyed parkour all I can think about is Michael Scott

[@ryanmuraya349]

I came looking for this comment, thanks 😂

[@pixeldonkey1828]

yup

[@NotSandhorst]

huh?

[@mattgraham4340]

@@NotSandhorst kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnzZqGV4hbCdsJI

[@anthony_eanes]

GAINER!!!!

[@marktoorock5264]

Really well done and pretty accurate. You don't give EZ quite enough credit, he (and we) started well before the release of Jump London, very shortly after "Rush Hour" aired on BBC. Some of the first events we hosted were around Feb / March 2003. Jump London aired in September, when we had already done an event with Seb as a guest. Ez was brilliant at copying popular designs and simply giving them a parkour twist. Really too bad that he was power hungry and greedy, as you mentioned, he started out quite likable.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thanks for the info Mark, I never knew that! Despite the ending what you both created was one of the most impactful community's Parkour will ever see, many of us have the fondest memories of the UFF days. Hope you're well bro 👊

[@marktoorock5264]

@@JimmyTheGiant My fondest memory from those days was at one of the early events. I had a 1.5 bedroom flat in London and we had the UF krew plus people from 17 countries all staying there for a weekend. I can't remember them all, but Finland, South Africa, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Greece, US, England, France. It really made the world a smaller place, all of us being together and just having a blast.

[@kerbnix]

@@marktoorock5264 is that when the video called 'visitors' was made?

[@ww-pw6di]

Just sounds he got btfod by the fall, realized he's gonna die one day and toned down, the younger hotshots who were still very much immortal in their minds lost respect for him, he tried to regain it when he should have just moved on to a more "fatherly" role and as a consequence it all collapsed. Unfortunate how such small things and decisions can have such massively negative impacts on peoples lives.

[@dajolaw]

@@ww-pw6di I'm wondering if that brain trauma did more than just make him skittish. It seems that a lot of his uglier behavior manifested after that fall. Or was he always a little sketchy and the injury just made him more greedy to get that $ now before it's too late?

[@tvd-theremedy2515]

Dude, this is an amazing documentary. Well done, my friend! Subbed.

[@kanglongshankz3313]

Phenomenal documentary bro! So glad I came across this. I just seen my little brother randomly wearing my old UF shirt from 2010 (he has no idea what it means) and had the sudden urge to type urban freeflow into youtube, stumbling upon this excellent story. I had always heard about the negative side of UF but this certainly filled in all the gaps regarding Ez. I actually feel sorry for the guy, considering that accident must have made him paranoid that he'll be left behind by everyone and become obsolete. Then within a few years, the whole scene hated him (with good reason I suppose). He must have so many regrets. It's probably the teen nostalgia in me but I sure do miss those days of the parkour community. Great work anyway, subbed!

[@DomTomato]

Please do LIVEWIRE: a journey through the wire

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Got in contact with tim since this video, hopefully we can make that happen 🤞🤞

[@Distant_View]

@@JimmyTheGiant I really, seriously want to see that video! Tim is ridiculous. Best quote describing him I've heard is, "Tim Sheiff won the Art of Motion, by showing how good he was at standing still. "

[@JimmyTheGiant]

@@Distant_View cant wait to get it made, Tim has done some incredible thing's

[@JackedBlack88]

Yesssss

[@Devil-Joe]

I would really sit my ass down to watch this one.

[@dontfretthepoet]

I love the no-nonsense information. No random tangents, just straight to the point. Great video 🤘

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Gotta tell the story 💪

[@universate5332]

When i clicked on the video, i started looking in the comments for someone who put a time stamp of when the video got to the point

[@dontfretthepoet]

The Butcher Of Blavekin oook

[@awakz100]

You did a good job here dude, comprehensive exploration, kept interest peaked right thru, even handed presentation, you'll do well making docos if that is where you're headed

[@Swedenskiees]

Amazing video, came back to watch it a year later and it’s still amazing, every video like this you make is really interesting. Great content man

[@LunaticTheGame]

I know nothing, absolutely nothing about Parkour and have never had an interest in doing it or anything. I have no idea why I got recommended to this. But I really enjoyed the video. Nice video ^^

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Very glad to hear, that means i'm doing my job!

[@Aurelius_unofficial]

Same m8

[@dynl]

Futuba??

[@LunaticTheGame]

@@dynl Nyehehehe

[@qabio]

you probably watch video essays or youtubers like the right opinion

[@TheMotusProjects]

Incredible stuff!

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thanks so much g, can't wait to work on something with you

[@Mark-yk4es]

E

[@geraintowen2947]

Gotta love the attention to detail you put in your videos Jimmy. You literally give the perfect history lessons in all cool things. And the man can flip too. Boom. Legend

[@JazzPrieur]

I was wondering not even a week ago what had happen to this channel I so so looked up to in my teens... Sad story but thanks a lot for all the informative video you make! Keep it up!

[@alimohsin496]

“In 2020 parkour has become a booming event” *haven’t heard the word “parkour” in years.*

[@pkheretic1945]

Legit I’m honestly surprised people still take it seriously, like as a hobby I’d understand

[@srankoutcast348]

PK: I'm honestly surprised people still take something that keeps them active, seriously. Also PK: Spends all his time playing video games such as Read Dead Redemption 2, Skyrim, GTA V. Don't judge man. I'm sure your hobbies are just as odd to people who would rather do something constructive instead of staring at a screen all day.

[@pkheretic1945]

SRank Outcast I wasn’t judging That’s why I said “as a hobby I’d understand”, also don’t be wildin on me for playing games when you literally do the same

[@sheko_9176]

SRank Outcast what’s wrong with those games they’re good

[@spoookyspencer]

SRank Outcast lol you say that like you know ALL he does is play video games. maybe he plays video games after he gets back from training for his next bodybuilding competition...

[@KirstyWales]

6:32 that's my brother having his trousers yanked down on the right hand side lmfao

[@cursedghostt]

LMAO

[@NotSandhorst]

ahaha older or younger?

[@bickieditch9168]

tell bruv he's got a nice ass

[@Ekdrink]

What’s yo boys @??

[@mr.secrecy8015]

Got recommend this video! Really well made! Can’t wait to see your new videos!

[@VascoRamos]

I did always wonder what happen to urbanfree flow! Amazing video dude! I remember those days very well! I quit parkour a few years back to injury, which I still have problems with today,but quitting parkour made me fall back Inlove with skateboarding which I’ve done for many many years, and I’d love to get back into parkour as I also did that for so many years! Loving your content bro earn a sub! Have been re watching my old videos and you’re definitely inspiring to get started again! Keep up the good work! I’m a Bournemouth boy and we have a massive community down here! As I’m sure you know few big names from down here! Awesome to see the younger generation doing so well living our dream! Big up

[@kalaniortiz3063]

Still remember being obsessed with parkour when I was like 10 and watching Laflair parkour after school everyday. Good memories.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Laflair still doing his thing these days :)

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

Why did everyone on KZbin have the same childhood

[@EPiXGamingChannel]

Laflair was the goat this comment gave me crazy nostalgia

[@sirliamgalvez5276]

Man back then I also did parkour for 2 years back in 7th and 8th grade until I switched to weightlifting and boxing but man do I still miss doing parkour

[@ollietwinning3475]

I’m not even that interested in parkour but this video was very interesting and kept me watching. Great stuff

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Im glad to hear that, means im doing my job! Welcome to the world of parkour

[@ClicStudio]

Glad it was recommended, excellent video! Reminded me of me and my friends. 3 years ago I stopped doing parkour so I stopped seeing them. I really miss them, we always had something to do, never did I get bored by hanging out with them. Probably going to organize something with them even if we all moved on, I’m sure they’ll be happy to do parkour again!

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Great to hear man, parkour definitely gives amazing adventures

[@ClicStudio]

JimmyTheGiant totally! Parkour is part of some of my best memories!

[@geraldgreg5370]

I'm glad this was recommended to me, I was always somewhat interested in Parkour and it's history, and this video really delivered!

[@liorbenharosh]

Wow I had no idea about any of this at all... Thanks for the knowledge man! My earliest memory is when a friend of mine showed me parkour compilations on KZbin

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Theres a whole load of history to the scene!

[@santi_super_stunts2573]

Lior Ben Harosh honestly I had just done a kong and wanted to know what it was and I knew the tapp brothers existed but didn’t know they were traceurs just they did tutorials

[@angelaguilar6196]

I was introduced to parking when I was 11, but before it was official I had a way of climbing that was fast, because it was really fast a lot of good would just tell parkour while I'm there thinking, what the heck does that mean.

[@santi_super_stunts2573]

Angel Aguilar ahh u started trying to be an assassin climbing building and trees and shit

[@kelaaannn]

Fondly remember - Tim Shieff 09 showreel... I think i was 10 years old or something and didn't fully start parkour for a few years :) Loved this video dude! Can't wait for all the amazing videos you will bring this year x

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Ahh man, that tim shieff damien vid with them all in the park will hold a special place in my heart. Thanks bro you too, we'll get this podcast ep done soon!

[@TimShieff]

Kelan 🙏🏼

[@SAMPLETEXT285]

0:40 i wasn't expecting Trance - 009 Dreamscape... Old school KZbin

[@teengodzilla3297]

Thanks for saying I was hoping someone will

[@mRibbons]

Didn't think I'd stick around for the whole video. I'm glad I did. Well told sir. 🤙

[@EustaBAracer]

Same! Stuck with it for about 45 seconds, then couldnt stop watching

[@jessie06_]

“It was every 13 years old’s *wet* dream.”

[@myman8336]

I can confirm

[@oz9063]

Yup

[@cyberfatale]

thats what is said?? i use subtitles and it said 'wet tree'. i thought it was some new expression i havent heard before lol

[@Mistamista69]

I tried doing parkour when I was 13 cause of assassins creed….I sucked lmao

[@simiyun]

I remember winning one of their double hooded Glyph hoodies back in the day and then EZ refused to send it to me hahaha what a time, always imagined him ending up in pen

[@ML-pw7pl]

Well that sucks for you back in the time. EZ was like Mr. Krabs.

[@ASkyfiOriginal]

I had won a wristband, never got it either.

[@mange811]

This video was so good, i enjoy watching parkour but understand that i will never be able to perform it, you also have a very nice voice for the narrating 10/10 :)

[@DaveTexas]

Really well-researched, well-written journalism here. I’m not into parkour in any way so I don’t know anything about any of this stuff, but you explained it all so well that I didn’t feel like there was any part of the story I didn’t understand. The only name I recognized was Tim Shieff, who I know from his Ninja Warrior participation.

[@michaelwoffindin]

How wild it is to see this. I live in London and when Urban Freeflow kicked off big time I was about 15-16 and HEAVY into Parkour. I used to look up to Paul and follow Urban Freeflow religiously when I was a teenager. I rewatched Jump Britan so often. Like people said he used to be a cool guy and I still have an Urban Freeflow t-shirt I won through a compition on their facebook back in the day. I knew they disbanded and that there was a lot of internal conflict around them but never knew the details. I knew about Flexdem too but the sexual assault stuff is wild. I wonder what happened to his wife and daughter? His crime is strange because I know he beat up a pedo that was trying to groom his 13-14 y/o daughter years ago. It's a shame Urban Freeflow crashed down so hard the way it did. As the video says they did some amazing things for the Parkour community. Back when they were big it was a different world. Anything seemed possible. Solid fucking video, mate. 👍🏻

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thanks for sharing with me Michael, DM me a pic of your UFF shirt on insta @jimmythegiantuk Sad to have seen it go so dark considering just how amazing what they built was

[@cjeam9199]

Many sexual offenders will be much against any offences involving children. They will also not dream of touching their own daughters but will touch someone else’s.

[@risu2312]

*first 40 seconds rolls in* CUE THE UNREGISTERED HYPERCAM BOISSS

[@talalcockar1389]

I started training back in '08 and even then I got a weird vibe about UFF just from the KZbin and then I always wondered what happened to the guy. This was great, thanks for putting it together!

[@MarkPurcell]

You're a great story teller. Glad I found your channel

[@wednesday.uk_]

Your actually so under rated, nice video. I started parkour in August of 2019 and I find your videos very interesting

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thanks dan, we'll get there bro. The family is only growing!

[@tatrocks2177]

Parkour and free running are different. Parkour: getting from point A to point B as quickly as possible. Free running: getting from point A to point B as creatively as possible.

[@profmartin1967]

Parkour - David Belle and Sebastien Foucan and the Yamikazi. Free running - Everybody else

[@lucassoyez4152]

@@profmartin1967 yamakasi bruv

[@modernwalking6602]

Absolutely nobody doing parkour today would agree with your Definition.

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@modernwalking6602 that's just because mass media fucked up the terms for so long, and the "run" part in free running is easier to relate to for many people, to whom the term "parkour" is unfamiliar and not as relatable. When more and more people tell the same lie, people start to truly believe it and over time, to the masses, the lie does become truth. However, Parkour and Free running are worlds apart in so many aspects, it's actually incredible that so few people care to look up the difference these days. None of the actual experts or oldtimers ever debate what is parkour and what is free running, they are so easily distinguished its like comparing ballet to ice skating. But newcomers grew up with the lie that mass media and average joes tell them, and they believe what they hear more often, rather than who is actually knowledgeable.

[@ThisIsGoogle]

Cringe

[@ENGBriseB]

That was well put together with alot research. Your journalist skills are very good. Well done Jimmy that was interesting.

[@Bamagiotis]

Holy shit, that was deep. Many things answered as well, i remember all the good times seeing UF back in the day. Props once more for all the hard work you put into this. This is history. Well done!

[@zachlindemann7569]

Dude Jump London was released on the day I was born, literally😱

[@unspoken3069]

mister zman just doxxed urself

[@theaverageperson8026]

@ShawnOnSight Ikr man. Hes gonna get tracked down and killed. Oh no.

[@boiledelephant]

Cool. Hey, what's your mother's maiden name?

[@MaxSafeheaD]

Cheers then ... wanna make me feel any older?!! I was in my mid 20s!!

[@HK_541]

urban freeflow was basically the faze clan of parkour

[@JimmyTheGiant]

hahaa i like that

[@Three784]

Really high quality, keep going you will make it far I'm sure

[@Reg_g.]

I don’t know anything about parkour at all and had no idea about any of this. Also never seen a video on your channel before. Very engaging video really sucked me in quickly and made me want to know what happened. Yes it’s an interesting story but you are also a very well spoken creator. Definitely subscribed and will be watching more!

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Very glad to hear that ☺️

[@nicholasrudd3674]

I was on Urban Freeflow I loved it to begin with. It was amazing then it got dark fast! I miss the old Urban Freeflow still to this today. I even went to one of their gym events. Ahh and the old PFC team on there the Spamlords

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Yeah man, i miss those days

[@MaxSafeheaD]

Yup, I went to a couple of their gym sessions in Erith.

[@jakezimmer7256]

I found Storror when they released their first 6 underground video and they've been my favorite channel ever since

[@JimmyTheGiant]

They're legends

[@santi_super_stunts2573]

Jake Zimmer do u do parkour? I recommend doing it and there videos are that much cooler when you understand what they do and go through

[@jakezimmer7256]

@@santi_super_stunts2573 I do gymnastics/tumbling and mini tramp. I try to do as much parkour as possible in my free time but I don't really have any way to do it in a more organized way

[@santi_super_stunts2573]

Jake Zimmer I mean what’s cool about parkour is there is no organization really. You don’t need a gym for parkour you can just go outside and do stuff. I’m assuming you know how to lache and bar kip and how to get on the bar and that’s already parkour moves and overlaps with gymnastics. I trained for a year until I found out parkour gyms even existed

[@MassivePonyFan]

KZbin recommended this to me. Thanks KZbin. Great video. Kept me intrigued until the end. Oh and my friends told me what parkour was when I was 13 or so.

[@scadooshy5161]

Man i remember when a friend and I randomly stumbled on that Storm Freerun Volume 1 vid. It was mind blowing for us and we immediately started doing parkour ourselves. It also introduced us to Glitch Mob. Neither of us do parkour anymore, but we've been talking about getting back into it. Really cool that this vid randomly popped up.

[@Vyver34]

Bang up job on this. It's so professionally executed and interesting from start to finish. Definitely looking forward to your next project!

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thank you very much

[@yere7851]

0:32 At first glance I thought it was loss

[@birdsamora9925]

It can't be escaped!

[@richmond3090]

Hahah ikr

[@unorthdoxcleric6953]

This was in my Rec Box for ages and I was putting it off. Top Vid.

[@elDreddnaught]

So I used to do Parkour back in the day and this video was a huge nostalgia trip for me, thanks for making it. I'm slowly working my way through your videos. I might even get my Nike articulates out the cupboard and get back to training.

[@roenieejjj]

Really well made Kieren! I'd love to see more video's like these every once in a while. How about making one about the beginning to the end of the Flow channel?

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Ooo thats a really interesting idea actually - added to my notes!

[@kuru9157]

i can see you've put a lot of effort into this video, you really showed the story brilliantly. great job jimmy.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thank you very much Kuru, more to come soon!

[@isaacbernardez6193]

This is produced way to well for your sub count, im happy the yt algorithm blessed you

[@davidw9045]

Awesome edits man

[@nthntrnh300]

That one dislike was EZ

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Haha!

[@juanpablorobayo9891]

My limited japanes makes me read: "two mouth sideways-two two" Is it supposed to be a stylized guy vaulting?

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

Ni-ro

[@justagerman140]

二口 | | 二

[@MrPakman42]

@@justagerman140 is this loss?

[@juliuspearson4202]

learning korean, it just made me think eu eu m i i eu eu which is absolutely not how korean works

[@AjTh3B0sS]

Just brought back so many memories, great video

[@ricketyrocket792]

Can I just say how much I appreciate you for using the song in the beginning of the video unironically.

[@ryanbester7990]

Definitely do the one on Tim. I discovered parkour because of MTV's ultimate parkour challenge ✌️😃

[@birdsamora9925]

This was just randomly recommended to me, good video.

[@jayrex690]

Glad this was in my recommended, awesome video.

[@labradudel21]

That was such a good video, how do you not have more atention, really well done👍

[@tmcyt3037]

Idk how this ended up in my recomendations but im glad it did. Nice work

[@Gluino0012]

Amazing job, thanks for telling this story so clearly!

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thank you, many more to come

[@EthalaRide]

Head injuries are no joke, even if there's "no lasting brain damage" they can really shift your personality. My sister took a bad fall, slipped and cracked the back of her head on a tile floor when she was around 20, and while it's been over 10 years and she's still a perfectly functional and intelligent adult, Her personality shifted quite a bit. She'd be quicker to frustration and harsh judgment, she became quicker to negative emotion, she'd forget small things that would make her feel isolated and insecure ("Why the heck didn't you tell me what time the event was? That's so inconsiderate of you." "No, I did tell you the time."), it would just be ever so slightly harder for her to concentrate on things. That is 1000x NO EXCUSE for what he was convicted for, however. But I can see how, in the early stages after his injury, EZ would shift his personality in that much harsher, irrational way.

[@1882osr]

Thanks for this mad walk down memory lane! I was one of those 13 year olds at the time. It cracked open a whole new world for me, a kid that already knew he could impress his stupid classmates with how far and high he could jump was always going to get hooked. Would talk so much trash on that site, post some terrible videos (lucky this was before yt) and went to a couple of the Southbank UFF meets as well as an indoor gym session which they hosted with Sebastien Foucan. I still remember vividly how unbelievable that guy's physique was... he was a human triangle, with these massive broadshoulders. Such a shame to hear about how this all ended up, but having not seen much parkour for a good 10+ years, it's been wild seeing how big that Storror group have got... especially as they mostly come from within 20 miles of my hometown. They no doubt messed around on some of the same spots we did. Some kids are clearly smart enough to keep at stuff, sadly partying and wasting my money took my attention.

[@adeagle-ce9mr]

Thats insane I read alot bout parkour besides training but how could I've missed nearly everything in that video Realy good work

[@JimmyTheGiant]

A lot of the history has been lost on the newer generation tbh!

[@ListerAsc]

Great job mate, im excited for the upcoming content. Keep it up !

[@JimmyTheGiant]

So glad you enjoyed it 👊

[@senecaproductions]

as someone who didnt really grow up in the EZ era, this was really interesting. Thanks sm for this!

[@beep_boop.]

I just got into Parkour, and I love your videos!

[@thaflygawd5451]

I went away for a while and always wondered what happened to free flow, thank you for this video!

[@angelaog5656]

Good documentary - learnt lots, and that 16mins flew by!

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Very glad to hear that, really trying to get better at story telling ☺️

[@NotSandhorst]

ive never done and probably never will do parkour but wow this was really interesting you are good at these documentary type videos!

[@jaydee8125]

Can't believe I've only just seen this, top insight as usual man 🙌🤘✌💙

[@forasago]

I remember some of these connections and basically all of the youtube content from those days. I was irritated with UF for a long time and was happy when the ironic contest entries thing seemed to put the nail in its coffin. But I never had any contacts "on the inside", just the public statements. This video brings a lot of closure on stuff I had nearly forgotten I was curious about.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

It is such a fascinating story and im really glad to have put the pieces together and as you say create some closure

[@Dvnilo9]

So well done, superb video mate! Big ups from serbia! ♥️

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Much love from the uk 🇬🇧

[@KalijahAnderson]

FYI, Parkour is the art of getting from one place to another as efficiently as possible no matter the obstacle in the way. Free running uses parkour moves as a base and adds tricks and just going for fun and style.

[@jarnesss2546]

In essence, parkour is a Kong vault and wall run while free running is a Kong vault over a wall, running up a wall to backflip, and then turning back and Kong vaulting the same wall from before

[@OfficialDJSoru]

@@jarnesss2546 Aka, needlessly go over the same obstacle multiple times.

[@david6054]

I thought it was the other way around but then I never was into these kinds of sports. Yet even I know they are not the same, such a shame that people like this YTer keep throwing that misinformation around...

[@cat-le1hf]

I thought it was the reverse.

[@theworkethic]

Seems inefficient to me what I see them doing

[@ByoKora775]

I’ve never done parkour but I would love to get into someday and definitely love this kind of content on KZbin dude 👍

[@dariuspk2850]

We need more videos like this to expand the parkour world, love it!

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Keep subbed, plenty more coming

[@olivernordin]

Oh I remember these good old days

[@fredo3816]

Great vid and very well made ! cheers

[@AnimalzyNL]

Damn, this was some high quality content mate. Im not really into parkour, but its an interesting story nonetheless. Seems like that dude did do a lot for parkour, even though he almost messed it up anyway lmao.