Le parkour, also known as ‘russian climbing’ or ‘free running’, is a relatively new sport originating in France. Basically it involves running and jumping through/under/over the built environment. It’s been referred to as ‘skateboarding without a skateboard’ which is apt in that it’s about improvising in the context of existing structures.

The best parkour footage I’ve found.

David Belle is reputedly the originator of ‘le parkour’ and probably its most well-known practitioner. This is a 10-minute piece on him from French television (with English subtitles).

Estonian best!

Latvia also not too bad!

I think this might be an excerpt of the 2001 film Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes. Features David Belle.

David Belle’s ad for BBC - all stunts as they appear (no camera tricks) and all done by Belle himself.