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Hardcore Parkour

23 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings

We talk about everything that's going in the world of Parkour and Freerunning, as well as bring you conversations with some of the most experienced and traveled Parkour athletes in the world. Brought to you by Team Farang.

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Episodes

Results are in! Red Bull Art of Motion online qualifiers

May 28, 2021 11:37 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MB

The 12 winners who will be flying into Greece have been announced and its looking like its going to be a stacked event already. 

How do you stay motivated to train? (and other community questions)

May 22, 2021 11:07 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MB

We took loads of your questions on Instagram and we answered, like, 5 of them... Sorry. We'll do more later.

Freerunning Competition on a boat?

May 14, 2021 14:39 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MB

With only a week left for the online submissions for the return of Art of Motion to Greece, we talk about the what we know about the up coming event, things we'd like to see and judging dramas. https://teamfarang.com/ for of shop.

How to be a parkour hater

March 25, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MB

Jason and Anan flex there hater muscles and go through their list of pet peeves and faux pas that only people who train parkour will understand.

Why Jimmy The Giant is CHANGING Parkour

March 18, 2021 01:57 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MB

Is this title click baity enough for you, Jimmy? We talk to JimmyTheGiant about building a youtube community, telling stories, self correcting, paying for content in Parkour, perfectionism, "monkey style" controversy, and being self sufficient as a content creator.

"Never trust your friends." - Dom

March 17, 2021 08:38 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MB

Dom updates us on ultimate tag in Australia, training trends and style over the years, and dialling down the crazy.

Whats new for the next Farang shoe?

March 13, 2021 04:53 - 28 minutes - 46.3 MB

The second parkour shoe for Team Farang is in the pipe line but we've got some changes in mind.

A new Red Bull sponsored athlete?

March 05, 2021 08:09 - 21 minutes - 30 MB

In recent weeks, Archie got picked up by Russia as the latest Red Bull sponsored Freerunner. Today we talk to Jason Paul about the ins and outs of that process and how things have changed in his 12 years with Red Bull. https://www.instagram.com/archie.aroyan/ https://www.instagram.com/ryan_doyle/ https://www.instagram.com/thejasonpaul/ https://teamfarang.com/blogs/news/132535299-how-to-get-sponsored-by-red-bull

Is Tiktok the end of Instagram?

February 15, 2021 09:01 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MB

No, of course not. But the fast growing platform is really starting flex its muscle and show huge potential in exposing a whole new audience to many an athlete and influencer. 

Katching up with Tomato

February 04, 2021 07:35 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MB

We are all over the place with this one talking about being stuck at home, training while being old, and up and coming in TV and movies for Dom. https://www.instagram.com/khedoori/ https://www.instagram.com/devon.phat/ https://www.instagram.com/bagels_payne/ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twist_2021  

Favorite freerunners to watch in 2021

January 25, 2021 06:57 - 35 minutes - 55.7 MB

Here's a list of who's peaked our interest going into 2021. A mix of eclectic movers as well as straight up and coming power houses you shouldn't miss out on. Nicolas Delfau https://www.instagram.com/nicoflow12/ Ryuya https://www.instagram.com/jbpk.ryu8_drew/ Yasin Hemati https://www.instagram.com/_yasin_hemati/ Soroush Ebrahimi https://www.instagram.com/soroush.ebraahimi/ Matt Maccreary https://www.instagram.com/matt_mccreary1/ Joseph Marx https://www.instagram.com/joseph_marx/ ...

Courage, persistence, and flips for strangers

January 19, 2021 06:44 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MB

Does parkour make you brave or does it attract already brave peoples? in this episode, we talk about what we think we learn from practicing parkour and how it impacts who we are. 

#11 - wtf are we doing in 2021?

January 11, 2021 08:14 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MB

2020 being the dumpster fire that it was, we didn't get to enact many the plans we had for Team Farang. But new years being the arbitrary resets that they are, we decided to share our new plans and what will most likely  be the next set of disappointments for the coming year :)  ENJOY!

#10 - Editing videos is hard bro!

July 18, 2020 11:22 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MB

Two of the latest videos on the Team Farang youtube channel, "we jump the world" and "life of a profreerunner's phone", were uniquely challenging and we talk about the best are worst moments in that process.

#9 - $10K prize Parkour competition

July 09, 2020 06:03 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MB

In the wake of the corona pandemic, online competitions are on the rise but none have gone quite this big. Fight or Flight Academy putting in a whopping 10K prize for their latest event, Project Parkour. 

#8 - Art of Motion 2019: All questions answered

July 31, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MB

After a 1 year hiatus, Red Bull Art of Motion is back but for the first time ever the event is moving to Matera, Italy, after being in Santorini, Greece 7 years in a row. This is uncharted territory for EVERYONE. Only 2 athletes have already locked down their invitations to the main event. Alexander Titarenko (Ukraine) - AoM 17’ Champion Krystian Kowalewski (Poland) - Airwipp 18’ Champion The winners of this years NAPC (Vancouver) and LCG (Singapore) will also secure an invitation. ...

#7 - Being a Redbull sponsored athlete

July 09, 2019 16:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MB

Jason Paul has been a Red Bull athlete for 8 years and today we talk about what that is like, the opportunities it opens up, the challenges of the job, and the ins and outs of being part of the Red Bull family.

#6 - Own The Spot Wrap Up

July 02, 2019 16:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

Dom breaks down all the happening at Own The Spot, the latest event out of The Netherlands. With a novel new competition format, an “outdoor” speed comp, and a sick grass roots vibe, the community has really come out in force for this one.   Storror cover the event here https://youtu.be/hGMrM2o-KiA

#5 - Making Our First Parkour Shoe

June 25, 2019 13:52 - 47 minutes - 50.3 MB

Jason and Anan talk about the proccess of creating their first shoe, The Farang Elevates, and all the terrifying surprises that show up along the way.

#4 - Growing up TOMATO

May 08, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MB

Jason sits down with Dom and gives us the origin story on how he became a superhuman tomato. They talk about growing up in figure skating, working as a garbage man, and the mind sent behind consistent growth.  

#3 - How to get FAMOUS in the Parkour community

April 30, 2019 16:07 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

For better or worse, people everywhere are seeking fame and recognition for something (sometimes nothing) or other. Jason and I talk about our experience on this topic and dish out some advice on the right and wrong ways to go about doing this.

#2 - Training, Injuries and Longevity

April 18, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB

Today we talk about some ideas around the way professional parkour athletes train, how to stay in the sport for a long time and how one deals with injuries in the long term. 02:53 - “I’ve been training half my life now” 05:22 - Parkour athletes compared to other sports 15:50 - How to train effectively 29:13 - Free play and innovation; How less is more and the importance of shitty ideas 44:33 - When to clap? 52:04 - 10+years problems For extra credit on the exam, here is some mo...

#1 - Is social media killing parkour authenticity?

February 26, 2019 14:48 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Today's conversation was sparked by a controversial post made by Callum Powell (Storror) not too long ago. In one of his captions, Callum was very critical of the tactics being used by other athletes, "switching up their entire creative output from game-changing, highest level Parkour content to wannabe-viral comedy clips". He argued that pandering to muggles was not pushing the sport in a positive way. "Maybe I need to stop concerning myself with what people upload! But it would be intere...