I think once Toby has had enough time to integrate his professional climbing training into the parkour scene, he will have earned himself a spot on the list. He is a wonderful athlete already, but competition for the top is fierce.
Привет! Ща посмотрю что за перец твой Тоби Сигар.. Думаю пока никто не достоен даже встать рядом с Домиником ди Томазо.. Возможно лет через 100 и то не факт!!
Verky is for sure a GOAT in my opinion. He really epitomizes parkour street culture. One of my personal GOATs is also Benj Cave. I think the way him and Max influenced rooftop parkour with the cavemen series was huge. He edges out Max for GOAT status imo in a way similar to Phosky. He's so fluid, efficient, and precise with his movement, not to mention being one of the best parkour google maps scouts ever. Benj's mental game is so solid and he is the backbone, workhorse of Storror.
I should mention that I'm a huge fan of the "A to B" or "pure" parkour style more than the tricking side, hence my love for Benj's movement. Athletes like Verky combine the best of worlds.
Just mentioning one: Joe Scandrett for sure, he's so influential and does crazy stuff. I'd love to see a video about your top 50 or 100 greatest parkour clips of all time. There are a lot of people that might not get the goat status, but they definitely did one or more goat certified stunts.
As far as the current generation, I am ALWAYS hearing the names "Dom and Toby" from everyone i talk to. So I think its safe to say you both deserve to be in the conversation, you're both skilled and have left enough impact on the community to be name dropped regularly.
I can't say that I know a lot of OG parkour people, but to me the GOAT can only be one of 3 people - Toby Segar, Dom Tomato or David Belle Honorable mention: Travis Verky
You give life meaning through your relationships with others and how you interact with the world. On both counts, the parkour community are knocking it out of the park. It's great to see.
Daniel Ilabaca - there is something about his movement which I can not really describe - but its just beautiful and stylish. But I also really like Phoskys godly flow. Honorable mentions: Oleg Vorslav, Pasha, Baityk, Shadezlat, Slava Petin, Pedro Thomas, Kelan, Joe, Zen, Alex Pro, Minh, Pablo Wiedemann, Didi Alaoui, Matthias Mayer, Williams Belle (I think he was the first of the OG Yamakasi who came up with rail flow). Female practitioners: Sydney Olson, Tam, Lilou Ruel, Lisa Eckhardt, Lucy Romberg
Oleg Vorslav is the GOAT of actually using parkour, and not just honing single tricks. The guy runs and climbs through forests, mountainsides, crosses ice rafts etc. at mad speed and inventive styles
2 of the best for sure. Joe is mad on those lamp posts and Dom is an indestructible machine but Verky is making moves. He's like a Tasmanian devil mixed with Doms fearlessness. Love watching them all, especially together
Oh man, as someone who discovered Parkour in 2004 and completely fell in love with the practice, even though I haven't practiced it since 2015, I would like to make a special mention of Sebastian Foucan, the 2nd Father of Parkour. Propio Belle recognizes Foucan's contribution to the sport, and in the early days they gave interviews together about how they began to develop Parkour when they were children in the 80s. If Belle is the God of Parkour (and he is), and Ilabaca is the Jesus of Parkour (and he certainly is), Foucan is the Spirit of the sport. Thanks for the video Dom, you are the current Goat.
True and also he made possible what is arguably the greatest opening scene of all time and I thought that as someone who has watched a lot of movies across the world from East Asia to California (I'm from India) and when I did not even know about parkour and Foucan. He should have mentioned him. Also, maybe the 1902's Martinicians and George Hebert deserve a mention along with Raymond Belle, David's father who taught the sport's founders.
The beauty of parkour is precisely that you could make a top 10 list for each country and you would get an incredible variety of skills and styles even within a single list. Being from Spain myself, the galizian scene has always been legendary... but there are _so many names_ behind it, behind that buttery smooth and flowy style! We always end up rallying behind a single name, but in many cases it's such a massive, collective effort. Personally, since I'm not much into tricks -because otherwise Torhall is just a broken secret character that wasn't meant to slip into reality-, the most inspiring traceur for me is Matthias Mayer. He might not be the best at any single thing, but he's top-tier at everything, including ingenuity and creativity, and combines all the skills into something truly special. I think he is not just one of the most versatile and well rounded athletes in the game, but also has that extra spark that makes him stand out. His partner, Lisa Eckert, is also one of the best female traceurs we have around. You definitely deserve to be on the list too. I got to admit the first few videos I saw of you a few years back I thought you "could only" do insane gaps with front or sideflips... but then I kept watching... frontflip drops, sideflip gaps, kong-front pres, long jumps, dive rolls, repeat half of the previous with +360s... You are the best in the world at most of those, *by far*, and then still world class at precisions, reverse and kong pres, descents, double kongs and many more. Mentally, you are also on another level. And I kinda think sometimes we don't see more simply because you are already so impressive at so many things that it might feel like a waste to spend time recording your other "lesser" skills, but I would honestly love to see you try to record a serious video where you don't rely on any of your signature moves. Oh, and nice mention of Oleg Vorslav from the Storror guys, what a legend.
Great comment. Matthias is hugely underrated. Jannis Schauer deserves a mention too. His yearly vids have included some really innovative stuff through the years.
@@aaronkeane2336 Agree, and I think it's a similar case to what I mentioned for the galizian scene; the singular talents in the Munich scene wouldn't have gotten to shine so brightly without the contributions of the whole community and the continuous exchange of ideas. They are all really creative because that's part of their own local parkour culture and identity. Jannis probably played a pivotal role in that, so big respect to him.
Havent clicked on a video that fast in a while. I am also a huge fanboy of Daniel illabaka (even though i am just now unsure how to write his damn name :D ) his clean, precise and determined movement made the biggest impression at the right time on me. Nowadays i consider oleg vorslav an underrated misunderstood genius. And you Dom, you are just a freak of nature. Time and time again i doubted that you could move on doing what you do, and than you do something bigger and and better. Also, your style (lifethreatening hights with floaty flips and spins) is the best to preach to and impress non believers ;) And can i once again coin the term „a freerunners freerunner“ for pasha? Thanks for the video!
The thing you said in 16:48 is soooo truee, since the very roots of parkour we are grow with movement to be a better athlete as a whole, be strong physically and also mentally to help other people.
As someone who watches parkour videos but doesn't do the sport, Callum would be on my list. It feels like he does things with a higher combination of consequence and difficulty than anyone else is willing to.
It's nice to see you pay honest tribute to the pioneers of the sport , and I agree Toby Segar is an amazing athelete , I guess it boils down to what The real meaning of Parkour is, it might be fair to call your brand of parkour as freerunning , but you also do most of the things counted in Parkour , and I am not sure some of the definitions have not changed in recent years. All I do know is that I am 75 years old and I am always amazed at the abilities you posess in diving, and landing on different parts of your body from at least twice as high as anyone else is trying from, also your movements almost always carry huge penalties for even partial failure. Not many are doing that at all, and none at your level. You are unique, in a small group of amazing atheletes, I salute you and pray for you to stay healthy and happy and be able to do what you love for as long as possible. Please do yourself and everyone a great favor and when you know your time is past, stop, before you really destroy yourself. I can tell you from experience, the injuries you have accumulated thus far , will be hard to deal with one day, unless the stem cell research can heal them.
I really enjoyed the video. It reminded me of the time when I was really into parkour (like 15 years ago). When it comes to GOATs, I don't think I have enough knowledge to make an objective statement, so I'm just gonna list my favorites from back in the day: 1. Damien Walters 2. Chau Belle 3. Xin Sarith Wuku 4. Chase Armitage 5. Kyle Mendoza 6. Shun Shirai 7. Levi Meeuwenberg
I think you should also be on the list because you have also marked the community worldwide, you were the first parkour athlete to reach a million followers on Instagram, you raised the bar with the big fronts and you continue doing incredible things that inspire globally . If that doesn't make you a goat I don't know what will.
nice seeing you nerding out about parkour i think each person's GOAT list would also change according to what styles they prefer. personally I'd be naming names for more old-school styles cos that's my jam but i see how incredible someone like Elis is and why everyone loves it
Big honor to all these legends. Will never forget them till the day I die. All these persons contributing to the movement and showing others the impossible and that you can do everything you set your mind to will never be forgotten As you said one video can’t capture the greatness and impact of them
When you said GOAT, my mind went immediately to Phosky - the dude's movement in unmatched - so much power, incredible flow, amazing technique - damn! 😲 But, future GOAT contenders, I agree that Elis is definitely on that path - he's so driven and so competitive - he's already doing stuff that no one else can and he's only 20 (!) - just imagine what he'll be bringing to the sport in a few years time ... 🤔
Solid list Dom😎. I personally would also throw in Calen Chan, but I think that’s more for one trick in particular, so may not necessarily put him as a GOAT. He did a 360 dive kong gainer full to grass, and I personally can’t think of a cooler individual trick that I’ve seen done outside, but probably in general. Elis definitely has potential to become THE GOAT in my opinion, so it was nice to see him on the list. His run in semi finals at either sp2 or sp3(I forget which) is THE best line I’ve ever seen. Started with a very technical flyaway pre straight to a cast kong gainer without extra swings… just insane!
Lovely to get an overview from you Dom… I’m one of those who stumbled in through the Storror window so am pretty clueless… and have never heard of Phosky… that guy is channeling some Bruce Lee shit… that’s the kinda flow that just has me in awe… cheers dude
When talking about this new-ish generation of elite parkour athletes i think these ones definitely deserve a mention: Michael Khedoori (@Khedoori) Orlando (@orlando.phat) Abdullah (@abdullah.phat) Devon (@devon.phat) Dominik Fichtenbauer (@dominik_fichtenbauer) Matthieu Schnegg /@matthieupk) George McGowen (@georgepkay) Harrison Fernandez (@harrisonfernandez) Jaco Tombolani (@pilgrimthewitchfinder) Mikeš (@mikesh.pk) Pedro Salgado (@salgadopk)
For me Travis and Jimbo are the most impressive right now. Now that i'm older i love to watch at Leo Urban great sensationnal videos. He elevated Parkour to another level from concrete to jungle
Its Jason paul on lifestyle, mindset and uniqueness, pasha on creativity and freedom to play, torhall, yoloflow and bob reese on dificulty, power and flips, verky, toby and tim champion on parkour based stuff, and its also ShadeZlat thats the goat on just moving like an animal and aproaching movement in such an amazing way that looks too fun
Banger of a video. Goat list (will be and are): Dom, Verky, Joe, Storror, Phat
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Not really a goat, since he is kinda unknown, but to me, Anthony Denis ("Anthow") from Miramas was the one who made my jaw drop while watching his videos. He's so fast, powerful, precise and fluid while doing pure A to B, it's mindblowing. But yeah, certainly +1 for Daniel and Phosky, they make everything look so easy. However, i would add Sébastien Foucan to your list, he had a huge influence on the world, and is still moving at the age of 50
I feel like at this level the title cannot just be held by one person only. Big up to everyone who is striving to become better at whatever they are doing!
David Belle will be the biggest GOAT in my book. Not only because he's the creator but because he (and some other OGs like the Yamakasi guys) showed what is possible with the combination of will, training and strength. The strength they had in their movement is rare to find now. A lot of people are amazing at parkour now, but when i look at the old videos there is a strength in the movement that is just awe inspiring. But when it comes to pure beauty of movement Daniel Ilabaca is untouched in my opinion. There have been and are right now many other amazing athletes but no one comes close to his movement.
Great clips, Phosky really stood out to me, could watch him all day. GOATs are a tie between Dom and Toby, so many skills and innovations as well as good human beings!
Yea, David was like a thunderstorm at a level of lightspeed. His reason to move surpassed any - i can't find the words - and it is still outshinining everything and everyone today.
For me an honorable mention is for sure Jannis Schauer. His annual year videos starting from 2014 onwards had some incredible moves done effortlessly and with a great flow raising the bar for all round parkour athletes.
I think Joe is really stepping in the direction of being one of the goats... For me, one of the goats is Tim Shieff - He did a lot community wise. I really liked the FLOW channel, and he did a lot for the community back in the day!
i want to give sacha powell a shout-out. after his injuries and so forth, he never gave up his training he kept pushing forward, progressing his techniques and skills in parkour. He's truly got the spirit and passion for parkour. i love seeing his progression. i believe having that devotion for the sport is what makes you one of goats.
I think a GOAT that doesn't get mentioned a lot because he kinda left the scene is Dylan Baker. His understanding of the mental game, technical skill, speed and power were unlike anyone else at the time imo. He was pretty dominate in competition during his peak as well.
When I first got into parkour in 2009/10 my inspiration came from the likes of Daniel Ilabaca, 3RUN, GalizianUrbanProject, Ryan Doyle, Long Hair Big Chief, Dan ‘Shooter’ Mast’s 2010 showreel, Storror of course, VaFly Freerun, Damien Walters, and Kyle ‘Epic’ Mendoza! Biggest idol for me was The Orange One or ‘Zongy’ I think he was nicknamed ^^ Currently though, I think that from among all the incredible athletes out there, yourself included, the 2 that do genuinely blow my mind are Nate Weston and George McGowan - watching those guys move is mesmerising 🤯
Ryan used to come to our flat in Liverpool alot. Unfortunately him and Dom didn’t used to get along. Back then the scene was wild. Before that, I was a mod on Edip, the leading tricking website at the time, way back in the mid 2000s.
I remember the intro to that MTV parkour show and you had every introduction was each guy doing a trick or flip and then when it went to Danny it was just him standing, looking back at the camera and smiling. It felt so epic. I could watch Danny for hours, he has such beautiful movement.
I'm 66 years old and I have seen all you jumping and nobody has done it like you do you do incredible acrobatics I believe that nobody have the cojones to do the jumps that you have done they are so incredible I'm so dangerous nobody wants to do it only you I give you all the credit
I think Oleg Vorslav should be in the list. His "Out of Time" from 2009 has banger-move after banger-move, with an incredible style, even by today's standards.
One of these days, I'm going to make it on one of these lists. It might be a list of old people that need to retire, but I'm going to make it on one! 😂😂
Flipeveryday, phosky, Joe, Verky, Leo Urban, Tim champion, J. Tombalini, Dom Tomato, Torhall, Pasha, Cris lechat, J. Schlappen, Mimis, Kevin, Matthias Meyer, Remi girar, Thomas mpo, Nate Weston, Ilabaca, Pawson, Belle... Impossible chose one
Growing up watching Daniel Ilabaca and Chase Armitage move was so inspirational. The first actual parkour video I remember watching I believe was called "Two brothers free running." Those were the days.
Доминик показал еще один Талант и Дар спортивного комментатора!!Только был немного грустный. Надо пригласить напарника.Работать в команде будет веселее!Ставлю нравишку, продолжай!! 👌👏👏
For me goats of parkour and freerunning is David Belle, Sebastien Foucan, Ciryl Raffaelli, Chase Armitage, Daniel Illabaca, Erik Mukhametshin, Alexander Gisych, Ryan Doyle, Tim Shieff, Toby Segar, Pasha Petkuns, Ahmad Matar and Oleg Vorslav, because of him I started doing parkour. And females - Sasha Shevchenko, Katie McDonnel, Sydney Olson
Calum...roof culture asia was nuts (definitely a goat contender). Disagree w/storror about Dom tho... he isn't even a real parkourtist ... sadly he was taken from us early while pioneering the revolutionary sport of parachute free base jumping: sometimes called "freebasing" or "freediving". RIP Dom you were the OG GOAT of freediving! Seriously m8 you deserve the recognition storror guys sent your way! I still remember the first time i saw your IMAX clip...
Very nice analysis and just passionate talking about some of those amazing parkour people. And respect for mentioning David Belle as well, might be obvious but still.
Toby Segar is my personal goat. That guy epitomizes everything wonderful about parkour and is always inspiring others.
Well said 🙌
Bob is great 🙏🏻
Agreed!
I think once Toby has had enough time to integrate his professional climbing training into the parkour scene, he will have earned himself a spot on the list. He is a wonderful athlete already, but competition for the top is fierce.
Привет! Ща посмотрю что за перец твой Тоби Сигар.. Думаю пока никто не достоен даже встать рядом с Домиником ди Томазо.. Возможно лет через 100 и то не факт!!
This is like Usain Bolt asking who's the fastest sprinter
It's my Mercedes Sprinter, with a backlift.
The goat is you!!!
Nope.
He jumps. But doesn't climb.
@@tvrskkngdm2333 yes he dive fronts of buildings
Definitely. he jumps from buildings, 10m down with front flip, or doubble front flip. Not many can do that :D
@@tvrskkngdm2333I guess goat of the jumping department
Thanks for the Mention Dom! Sick video
Always lil g!
@@jackharrison4830 Don't be weird.
Jan Schlappen 😂
german goat
Ja Sicha
Oder wat!!!
owa echt
German G.O.A.T. oder Watt
You're the GOAT Dom, no one dares to do you jumps.
Joe.. and the funny Australian guy that's hooked on red bull 😂
Hahaha love me some Joe
I remember seeing the first David Belle Video. It was truly mindblowing.
Verky is for sure a GOAT in my opinion. He really epitomizes parkour street culture.
One of my personal GOATs is also Benj Cave. I think the way him and Max influenced rooftop parkour with the cavemen series was huge. He edges out Max for GOAT status imo in a way similar to Phosky. He's so fluid, efficient, and precise with his movement, not to mention being one of the best parkour google maps scouts ever. Benj's mental game is so solid and he is the backbone, workhorse of Storror.
I should mention that I'm a huge fan of the "A to B" or "pure" parkour style more than the tricking side, hence my love for Benj's movement. Athletes like Verky combine the best of worlds.
@@TedHolmwood Verk is absoultely the epitome of parkour. Everytime i see him around others, it seems so obv he's the most talented
You are the GOAT for your parkour, humble persona and funny character! You seem so lovable!
Just mentioning one: Joe Scandrett for sure, he's so influential and does crazy stuff. I'd love to see a video about your top 50 or 100 greatest parkour clips of all time. There are a lot of people that might not get the goat status, but they definitely did one or more goat certified stunts.
As far as the current generation, I am ALWAYS hearing the names "Dom and Toby" from everyone i talk to. So I think its safe to say you both deserve to be in the conversation, you're both skilled and have left enough impact on the community to be name dropped regularly.
I can't say that I know a lot of OG parkour people, but to me the GOAT can only be one of 3 people - Toby Segar, Dom Tomato or David Belle
Honorable mention: Travis Verky
You give life meaning through your relationships with others and how you interact with the world.
On both counts, the parkour community are knocking it out of the park. It's great to see.
Daniel Ilabaca - there is something about his movement which I can not really describe - but its just beautiful and stylish. But I also really like Phoskys godly flow. Honorable mentions: Oleg Vorslav, Pasha, Baityk, Shadezlat, Slava Petin, Pedro Thomas, Kelan, Joe, Zen, Alex Pro, Minh, Pablo Wiedemann, Didi Alaoui, Matthias Mayer, Williams Belle (I think he was the first of the OG Yamakasi who came up with rail flow). Female practitioners: Sydney Olson, Tam, Lilou Ruel, Lisa Eckhardt, Lucy Romberg
I miss Baityk. Does he still train?
@@onreact I dont know. I saw hin doing some strenght training a while back in Instagram but I have deleted the App since then
Sebastian Foucan**
Dick Van Dyke and the chimney sweeps in Mary Poppins. Parkour Goats 🐐
Oleg Vorslav is the GOAT of actually using parkour, and not just honing single tricks. The guy runs and climbs through forests, mountainsides, crosses ice rafts etc. at mad speed and inventive styles
You and lamppost joe will be the goats of the future
2 of the best for sure. Joe is mad on those lamp posts and Dom is an indestructible machine but Verky is making moves. He's like a Tasmanian devil mixed with Doms fearlessness. Love watching them all, especially together
Joe already 🐐ed
@guyhale4941 true, Verky's young as well, can only get better
Oh man, as someone who discovered Parkour in 2004 and completely fell in love with the practice, even though I haven't practiced it since 2015, I would like to make a special mention of Sebastian Foucan, the 2nd Father of Parkour.
Propio Belle recognizes Foucan's contribution to the sport, and in the early days they gave interviews together about how they began to develop Parkour when they were children in the 80s.
If Belle is the God of Parkour (and he is), and Ilabaca is the Jesus of Parkour (and he certainly is), Foucan is the Spirit of the sport.
Thanks for the video Dom, you are the current Goat.
True and also he made possible what is arguably the greatest opening scene of all time and I thought that as someone who has watched a lot of movies across the world from East Asia to California (I'm from India) and when I did not even know about parkour and Foucan. He should have mentioned him. Also, maybe the 1902's Martinicians and George Hebert deserve a mention along with Raymond Belle, David's father who taught the sport's founders.
nicely put!
And Sebastien Foucan is still practicing at a very high level at 50 years old. Truly an inspiration
Ed Scott not getting a mention is criminal
I agree!
He did.
not a major shout out but his name was there.
He's not really goat. Not that influential and hasn't really got a unique style
@@visible5000 Young Henry is becoming a mini- Verky
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The beauty of parkour is precisely that you could make a top 10 list for each country and you would get an incredible variety of skills and styles even within a single list. Being from Spain myself, the galizian scene has always been legendary... but there are _so many names_ behind it, behind that buttery smooth and flowy style! We always end up rallying behind a single name, but in many cases it's such a massive, collective effort.
Personally, since I'm not much into tricks -because otherwise Torhall is just a broken secret character that wasn't meant to slip into reality-, the most inspiring traceur for me is Matthias Mayer. He might not be the best at any single thing, but he's top-tier at everything, including ingenuity and creativity, and combines all the skills into something truly special. I think he is not just one of the most versatile and well rounded athletes in the game, but also has that extra spark that makes him stand out. His partner, Lisa Eckert, is also one of the best female traceurs we have around.
You definitely deserve to be on the list too. I got to admit the first few videos I saw of you a few years back I thought you "could only" do insane gaps with front or sideflips... but then I kept watching... frontflip drops, sideflip gaps, kong-front pres, long jumps, dive rolls, repeat half of the previous with +360s... You are the best in the world at most of those, *by far*, and then still world class at precisions, reverse and kong pres, descents, double kongs and many more. Mentally, you are also on another level. And I kinda think sometimes we don't see more simply because you are already so impressive at so many things that it might feel like a waste to spend time recording your other "lesser" skills, but I would honestly love to see you try to record a serious video where you don't rely on any of your signature moves.
Oh, and nice mention of Oleg Vorslav from the Storror guys, what a legend.
Great comment. Matthias is hugely underrated. Jannis Schauer deserves a mention too. His yearly vids have included some really innovative stuff through the years.
@@aaronkeane2336 Agree, and I think it's a similar case to what I mentioned for the galizian scene; the singular talents in the Munich scene wouldn't have gotten to shine so brightly without the contributions of the whole community and the continuous exchange of ideas. They are all really creative because that's part of their own local parkour culture and identity. Jannis probably played a pivotal role in that, so big respect to him.
Daniel Ilabaca was the guy that made me love this to another level
Havent clicked on a video that fast in a while. I am also a huge fanboy of Daniel illabaka (even though i am just now unsure how to write his damn name :D ) his clean, precise and determined movement made the biggest impression at the right time on me. Nowadays i consider oleg vorslav an underrated misunderstood genius. And you Dom, you are just a freak of nature. Time and time again i doubted that you could move on doing what you do, and than you do something bigger and and better. Also, your style (lifethreatening hights with floaty flips and spins) is the best to preach to and impress non believers ;)
And can i once again coin the term „a freerunners freerunner“ for pasha?
Thanks for the video!
The thing you said in 16:48 is soooo truee, since the very roots of parkour we are grow with movement to be a better athlete as a whole, be strong physically and also mentally to help other people.
For me personally, one of the most influential guys was Chris "Blane" Rowat.
I believe his videos and blogs had an impact on many people.
As someone who watches parkour videos but doesn't do the sport, Callum would be on my list. It feels like he does things with a higher combination of consequence and difficulty than anyone else is willing to.
I think Benj doesn't get enough credit, to be fair they all deserve more credit! Lamp post Joe, Bob, Dom, Verks, Ed, can't pick one....
It's nice to see you pay honest tribute to the pioneers of the sport , and I agree Toby Segar is an amazing athelete , I guess it boils down to what The real meaning of Parkour is, it might be fair to call your brand of parkour as freerunning , but you also do most of the things counted in Parkour , and I am not sure some of the definitions have not changed in recent years. All I do know is that I am 75 years old and I am always amazed at the abilities you posess in diving, and landing on different parts of your body from at least twice as high as anyone else is trying from, also your movements almost always carry huge penalties for even partial failure. Not many are doing that at all, and none at your level. You are unique, in a small group of amazing atheletes, I salute you and pray for you to stay healthy and happy and be able to do what you love for as long as possible. Please do yourself and everyone a great favor and when you know your time is past, stop, before you really destroy yourself. I can tell you from experience, the injuries you have accumulated thus far , will be hard to deal with one day, unless the stem cell research can heal them.
I really enjoyed the video. It reminded me of the time when I was really into parkour (like 15 years ago).
When it comes to GOATs, I don't think I have enough knowledge to make an objective statement, so I'm just gonna list my favorites from back in the day:
1. Damien Walters
2. Chau Belle
3. Xin Sarith Wuku
4. Chase Armitage
5. Kyle Mendoza
6. Shun Shirai
7. Levi Meeuwenberg
So hard to say. Outside of the founders, Daniel Ilabaca was a huge influence on me. But currently, parkour-wise I’m only subbed to Storror and Dom!
Elis Torhal finally getting some much earned recognition. What an athlete that guy is!
That's you, brooo! Real Legend
I think you should also be on the list because you have also marked the community worldwide, you were the first parkour athlete to reach a million followers on Instagram, you raised the bar with the big fronts and you continue doing incredible things that inspire globally . If that doesn't make you a goat I don't know what will.
What makes it great is you are all doing your own things.like each surfer rides their own waves.
nice seeing you nerding out about parkour
i think each person's GOAT list would also change according to what styles they prefer. personally I'd be naming names for more old-school styles cos that's my jam but i see how incredible someone like Elis is and why everyone loves it
You are so right about Sheva! Spot on Dom. I find it too hard to choose a goat as I like different things about different athletes.
Big honor to all these legends. Will never forget them till the day I die.
All these persons contributing to the movement and showing others the impossible and that you can do everything you set your mind to will never be forgotten
As you said one video can’t capture the greatness and impact of them
When you said GOAT, my mind went immediately to Phosky - the dude's movement in unmatched - so much power, incredible flow, amazing technique - damn! 😲
But, future GOAT contenders, I agree that Elis is definitely on that path - he's so driven and so competitive - he's already doing stuff that no one else can and he's only 20 (!) - just imagine what he'll be bringing to the sport in a few years time ... 🤔
Solid list Dom😎. I personally would also throw in Calen Chan, but I think that’s more for one trick in particular, so may not necessarily put him as a GOAT. He did a 360 dive kong gainer full to grass, and I personally can’t think of a cooler individual trick that I’ve seen done outside, but probably in general. Elis definitely has potential to become THE GOAT in my opinion, so it was nice to see him on the list. His run in semi finals at either sp2 or sp3(I forget which) is THE best line I’ve ever seen. Started with a very technical flyaway pre straight to a cast kong gainer without extra swings… just insane!
Appreciate it! 😊
Lovely to get an overview from you Dom… I’m one of those who stumbled in through the Storror window so am pretty clueless… and have never heard of Phosky… that guy is channeling some Bruce Lee shit… that’s the kinda flow that just has me in awe… cheers dude
Glad you’ve heard of him now
When talking about this new-ish generation of elite parkour athletes i think these ones definitely deserve a mention:
Michael Khedoori (@Khedoori)
Orlando (@orlando.phat)
Abdullah (@abdullah.phat)
Devon (@devon.phat)
Dominik Fichtenbauer (@dominik_fichtenbauer)
Matthieu Schnegg /@matthieupk)
George McGowen (@georgepkay)
Harrison Fernandez (@harrisonfernandez)
Jaco Tombolani (@pilgrimthewitchfinder)
Mikeš (@mikesh.pk)
Pedro Salgado (@salgadopk)
I love that you mentioned Cyril.
For me Travis and Jimbo are the most impressive right now. Now that i'm older i love to watch at Leo Urban great sensationnal videos. He elevated Parkour to another level from concrete to jungle
Jason Paul was a big influence too on me
Yeah I feel like I should’ve mentioned Jason 😂
He was definitely the GOAT for a time. Pasha too...
Its Jason paul on lifestyle, mindset and uniqueness, pasha on creativity and freedom to play, torhall, yoloflow and bob reese on dificulty, power and flips, verky, toby and tim champion on parkour based stuff, and its also ShadeZlat thats the goat on just moving like an animal and aproaching movement in such an amazing way that looks too fun
In terms of style, I like guys like Kevin Franzen, Elias Zimakov and Marc Busch, as well as Jason Paul.
Banger of a video.
Goat list (will be and are): Dom, Verky, Joe, Storror, Phat
Not really a goat, since he is kinda unknown, but to me, Anthony Denis ("Anthow") from Miramas was the one who made my jaw drop while watching his videos. He's so fast, powerful, precise and fluid while doing pure A to B, it's mindblowing.
But yeah, certainly +1 for Daniel and Phosky, they make everything look so easy.
However, i would add Sébastien Foucan to your list, he had a huge influence on the world, and is still moving at the age of 50
Ooooo deep cut reference
Good to see Verky in there as a potential GOAT.
He can string great moves together, many can do the moves but few can do smooth flow.
I feel like at this level the title cannot just be held by one person only. Big up to everyone who is striving to become better at whatever they are doing!
Dom that's a great kinda nostalgic video to watch. Thanks, man!
Dom - David Bell is the pioneer of parkour.
Storror - Sébastien Foucan is the pioneer of parkour.
Ryan doyle, toby segar, david belle, pasha, remi girard " speed wise". Can't remember them all
Damien Walters, Sebastien Foucan
Toby Segar, Shiffer, Luke albretch, James Dickson... Sam ultima, Luis Alkmin
shifer indeed
I havent been doing parkour for 10 years, but i can say with full definition its you man
Daniel ilabaca!!!! One of my good friends since I was 10-11 years old, ive got a few good stories and memories from our childhood ❤
David Belle will be the biggest GOAT in my book. Not only because he's the creator but because he (and some other OGs like the Yamakasi guys) showed what is possible with the combination of will, training and strength. The strength they had in their movement is rare to find now. A lot of people are amazing at parkour now, but when i look at the old videos there is a strength in the movement that is just awe inspiring. But when it comes to pure beauty of movement Daniel Ilabaca is untouched in my opinion. There have been and are right now many other amazing athletes but no one comes close to his movement.
Has anyone seen Banlieue 13? Has Cyril rafelli and David Bell in it (main characters). Its a parkour/action movie. Got a bit of humour in it too,
idk about goat status yet, but my favorite athletes today are Toby, You, Travis, Tim Champion, and Khedori's fucking knees
Great clips, Phosky really stood out to me, could watch him all day. GOATs are a tie between Dom and Toby, so many skills and innovations as well as good human beings!
Yea, David was like a thunderstorm at a level of lightspeed. His reason to move surpassed any - i can't find the words - and it is still outshinining everything and everyone today.
Its me!!!!!
I'm patiently waiting for the video about Jan's form xD
For me an honorable mention is for sure Jannis Schauer.
His annual year videos starting from 2014 onwards had some incredible moves done effortlessly and with a great flow raising the bar for all round parkour athletes.
Phosky is crazy. It looks like he is doing all those crazy moves completely effortlessly and his pants are always falling off
Been doing this thing for 18 years now and seeing that we got to a point where videos like this can exist is just truly amazing.
Damien walters is an old time fav also
I discovered parkour thanks to him!
Your definitely in the convo. It is like every sport. Ask 20 basketball fans who their top 5 is and your going to get completely different answers.
The ones I'll always remember from my youth (in no particular order)
Sébastien Foucan
Cyril Raffaelli
David Belle
Damien Walters
I think Joe is really stepping in the direction of being one of the goats...
For me, one of the goats is Tim Shieff - He did a lot community wise. I really liked the FLOW channel, and he did a lot for the community back in the day!
i want to give sacha powell a shout-out. after his injuries and so forth, he never gave up his training he kept pushing forward, progressing his techniques and skills in parkour. He's truly got the spirit and passion for parkour. i love seeing his progression. i believe having that devotion for the sport is what makes you one of goats.
correction i was doing flip precisions in 2008 haha
I think a GOAT that doesn't get mentioned a lot because he kinda left the scene is Dylan Baker. His understanding of the mental game, technical skill, speed and power were unlike anyone else at the time imo. He was pretty dominate in competition during his peak as well.
Nate really is one of a kind, such a dope dude too, I definitely back up putting Nate on the podium of USA goat as an American myself
Verkys on the list for me.
I posted that before I watched. THANKYOU for putting him on
Dudeee! Such a fun video, would love to see more stuff like this haha. I feel like HeroDW deserves a spot as well! And you too!!!!!
Loved it! Storror also are Goated for the drive and community
Yes they are!
I and so many agree that you are one of the goats Dom
When I first got into parkour in 2009/10 my inspiration came from the likes of Daniel Ilabaca, 3RUN, GalizianUrbanProject, Ryan Doyle, Long Hair Big Chief, Dan ‘Shooter’ Mast’s 2010 showreel, Storror of course, VaFly Freerun, Damien Walters, and Kyle ‘Epic’ Mendoza! Biggest idol for me was The Orange One or ‘Zongy’ I think he was nicknamed ^^
Currently though, I think that from among all the incredible athletes out there, yourself included, the 2 that do genuinely blow my mind are Nate Weston and George McGowan - watching those guys move is mesmerising 🤯
Ryan used to come to our flat in Liverpool alot. Unfortunately him and Dom didn’t used to get along. Back then the scene was wild. Before that, I was a mod on Edip, the leading tricking website at the time, way back in the mid 2000s.
@@vanbalzup6481 That’s awesome, I bet he was a cool guy! Shame to hear that him and Dom didn’t get along, but I guess that just humanity for ya!
@@speeddemonj I’ve got some stories, but I’ll keep them from the internet. Might ruffle some feathers 😂
@@vanbalzup6481 I can’t argue with that mate 😂 Enjoy the rest of your day! ^^
Phil Doyle 🤟 David belle was epic tho district 13 was mint
I remember the intro to that MTV parkour show and you had every introduction was each guy doing a trick or flip and then when it went to Danny it was just him standing, looking back at the camera and smiling. It felt so epic. I could watch Danny for hours, he has such beautiful movement.
Sir Dom Tomato, lord of front flips, first of his name... I believe, sire, that you have switched Elis' and Travis' places.
I'm 66 years old and I have seen all you jumping and nobody has done it like you do you do incredible acrobatics I believe that nobody have the cojones to do the jumps that you have done they are so incredible I'm so dangerous nobody wants to do it only you I give you all the credit
Wholesome healthy stuff dude, TOP COBBER!
I think Oleg Vorslav should be in the list. His "Out of Time" from 2009 has banger-move after banger-move, with an incredible style, even by today's standards.
One of these days, I'm going to make it on one of these lists. It might be a list of old people that need to retire, but I'm going to make it on one! 😂😂
Joe is definitely one of my favorites. Can't believe he didn't make the list. He is creative and does some CRAZY shit.
He should be. But I’ll do an “Athlete of the years” list and he’ll make it on there ❤️
Flipeveryday, phosky, Joe, Verky, Leo Urban, Tim champion, J. Tombalini, Dom Tomato, Torhall, Pasha, Cris lechat, J. Schlappen, Mimis, Kevin, Matthias Meyer, Remi girar, Thomas mpo, Nate Weston, Ilabaca, Pawson, Belle... Impossible chose one
Growing up watching Daniel Ilabaca and Chase Armitage move was so inspirational. The first actual parkour video I remember watching I believe was called "Two brothers free running." Those were the days.
Thank you for sharing. I love your videos!
Glad you like them!
In my generation YOU & Storror are the GOATS bro absolutely no jokes !
search for "jan lange" or "freerunning schlappen"
Not even close, we were doing “free running/parkour” in 1981 in Edinburgh we called it “chicken run”
Доминик показал еще один Талант и Дар спортивного комментатора!!Только был немного грустный. Надо пригласить напарника.Работать в команде будет веселее!Ставлю нравишку, продолжай!! 👌👏👏
6:43 I love that sentence! 🌌💟
Elis - style
Bogdan - speed
Tim - skill
Real nice vid, man. Especially for those of us who are new to the sport.
DOM is the GOAT!
For me goats of parkour and freerunning is David Belle, Sebastien Foucan, Ciryl Raffaelli, Chase Armitage, Daniel Illabaca, Erik Mukhametshin, Alexander Gisych, Ryan Doyle, Tim Shieff, Toby Segar, Pasha Petkuns, Ahmad Matar and Oleg Vorslav, because of him I started doing parkour.
And females - Sasha Shevchenko, Katie McDonnel, Sydney Olson
Calum...roof culture asia was nuts (definitely a goat contender). Disagree w/storror about Dom tho... he isn't even a real parkourtist ... sadly he was taken from us early while pioneering the revolutionary sport of parachute free base jumping: sometimes called "freebasing" or "freediving". RIP Dom you were the OG GOAT of freediving!
Seriously m8 you deserve the recognition storror guys sent your way! I still remember the first time i saw your IMAX clip...
Very nice analysis and just passionate talking about some of those amazing parkour people. And respect for mentioning David Belle as well, might be obvious but still.