Jerome Ben Aoues
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Jérôme Ben Aoues has been practising parkour
since he met Sébastien Foucan
, almost immediately after the creation of the popular movement art parkour. He has starred in 4 movies/documentaries, Yamakasi - Les samouraï des temps modernes
, Jump London
, Jump Britain
and The Making of Jump Britain.
Ben Aoues is a 'dead ringer' for Foucan, and continues to follow his friend around the world, participating in numerous events.
Parkour
Parkour is a method of movement focused on moving around obstacles with speed and efficiency. Originally developed in France, the main purpose of the discipline is to teach participants how to move through their environment by vaulting, rolling, running, climbing and jumping...
since he met Sébastien Foucan
Sebastien Foucan
Sébastien Foucan is a French actor of Guadeloupean descent. Along with David Belle he is considered one of the founders of parkour and is the creator of free running. He is known as a representative of, and ambassador for parkour and free running to many countries...
, almost immediately after the creation of the popular movement art parkour. He has starred in 4 movies/documentaries, Yamakasi - Les samouraï des temps modernes
Yamakasi (film)
Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes is a 2001 French movie written by Luc Besson. It demonstrates the skills of the Yamakasi, a group of traceurs who battle against injustice in the Paris ghetto. They use parkour to steal from the rich in order to pay off medical bills for a kid injured...
, Jump London
Jump London
Jump London is a documentary first broadcast by Channel 4 about parkour and free running in September 2003, directed by Mike Christie and produced by Optomen Television. It later spawned a sequel, Jump Britain that first aired in January 2005...
, Jump Britain
Jump Britain
Jump Britain is a 2005 documentary about free running. Directed by Mike Christie and produced by Carbon Media, it is a sequel to Channel 4's Jump London...
and The Making of Jump Britain.
Ben Aoues is a 'dead ringer' for Foucan, and continues to follow his friend around the world, participating in numerous events.