David Belle
David Belle
David Belleis a French actor, film choreographer and stunt coordinator. He is deemed the founder or leading pioneer of the physical discipline parkour, coining it based on his training and the teachings from his father Raymond Belle. Belle came to fame via his parkour videos and film appearances, such as District 13, District 13: Ultimatum, which were written and produced by Luc Besson, and the American remake Brick Mansions. Belle has also consulted on the making of Babylon A.D., Prince...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth29 April 1973
CityFecamp, France
CountryFrance
Parkour teaches you to be sure of what you are able to do.
Sometimes you have to stop something to really measure the passion that you have, and either you feel like moving, or you don't, and then maybe it's time to stop.
The Parkour is with me, and it will continue to be with me. It is something that I love, and it's intrinsic to me.
My thing from the beginning is to have it be useful, and be able to help others. It's about being efficient and getting there as fast as you can. If people want to do it more artistically or in a freestyle way, I have absolutely no problem with it — that's the way it's going to evolve. It's not my style, but if it's other people's [style], that's perfect.
A little backflip (backflips), but it's not part of Parkour, but i like doing this since i did gym.
Parkour does not have to be liked or disliked! Parkour is here and it will stay here forever! Because it was born from a pure heart and nourished from all the love that a son can give to his father!
If you are in front of a wall that you cannot get past, would you just keep banging your head into the wall?... No, you would find a new wall.
Understand that this art has been created by few soldiers in Vietnam to escape or reach: and this is the spirit I'd like parkour to keep. You have to make the difference between what is useful and what is not in emergency situations. Then you'll know what is parkour and what is not. So if you do acrobatics things on the street with no other goal than showing off, please don't say it's parkour. Acrobatics existed long time ago before parkour.
Many people open their mind through different things like music and painting, as well as Parkour. How is not important. What is important is to open your mind because you gain some freedom through it.
There is no stronger or weaker…. You’re strong in the moment when you go right to the end for the cause you are defending.
A good Traceur trains until he/she gets it right. An excellent Traceur trains until he/she cannot get it wrong.
Bare feet are the best shoes!
you don't need any [money] to do [Parkour], just a pair of good shoes and that's all.
Train not to get something right, train so that you can never get it wrong