Sebastien Foucan is the founder of free running. He is well known as an ambassador for free running to many countries and is generally considered to represent free running and free runners in a positive light. Well known for his views on the philosophy behind free running, he also stresses the need for proper training in the basics of free running, not only for safety, but also to maintain the positive appearance of the activity in the public eye. Image File history File links Foucan_Casion_Royale. ... Image File history File links Foucan_Casion_Royale. ... Free running is a physical discipline, in which participants (Free runners) attempt to pass all obstacles in their path in a smooth and fluid way. ... Socrates (central bare-chested figure) about to drink hemlock as mandated by the court. ...
He came to prominence in the UK after the showing of Mike Christie's Jump London documentary on Channel 4 in September 2003, and the subsequent documentary Jump Britain. Jump London DVD cover Jump London is a documentary released by Channel 4 about parkour, or free running. ... Jump Britain is a documentary about parkour, or free running. ...
In addition to these factual programmes, Sebastien has added acting credits and appears as the villain Mollaka in the 21st James Bond film, Casino Royale. He spent three grueling months in the Bahamas filming his role in the movie. Please note: this list does NOT include henchmen from the 1967 film of the same name. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent[1] created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. ... Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond film produced by EON Productions and the first to star Daniel Craig as British Secret Service agent James Bond. ...
Sebastien is also a close friend of Robert Pirès and was filmed visiting Pirès' flat and enjoying a game of pro evolution football with him during the channel 4 Jump Britain. Robert Emmanuel Pirès (born October 29, 1973 in Reims, France) is a French international football player, of Portuguese and Spanish descent. ... Jump Britain is a documentary about parkour, or free running. ...
Carrying the bottle, Sebastien scaled his way from the uppermost point of the ‘Pyramid’ on the Tower and jumped between floors 13 and 9, before balancing himself on the buildings ledge and performing a leap of faith from one wall of the building to another.
Sebastien is best known for his Jump London documentary, which saw him use the art of free running to scale and soar across buildings in the UK’s capital city, and he is famed for his death-defying leap across two ends of Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, for Jump Britain.
Sebastien said that this was the first time that he had performed in Dublin and that he was delighted with the opportunity to try out the discipline of Parkour (free running) from one of Ireland’s highest positions.
He is well known as an ambassador for free running to many countries and is generally considered to represent free running and free runners in a positive light.
Sebastien is also a close friend of Robert Pirès and was filmed visiting Pirès' flat and enjoying a game of pro evolution football with him during the channel 4 Jump Britain.