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One of the best videos explaining parkour that I have ever seen. It's brilliant that you hit over a 1,000,000 views! And I want to personally thank you for your christian message not many people are brave enough to do that on TH-cam. You have inspired me so much. Thank you for your message
It is the most satisfying feeling in the world when you here a practitioner of Parkour who really "gets it" share his idea of the discipline. Thank you so much for that!
seriously, how can you dislike this? He breaths truth and honesty, Danny you've inspired me more than you will ever know, my entire outlook on parkour has changed. Just thank you man, you're my inspiration
***** huh? the video never said "to do parkour" it said go follow your dreams because people are too afraid to do things... ~~where did you found this 90% stats idea from? dafaq ~~I had a dream to be in the Junior Olympics and Olympic team, and I did. ~~ Had another dream, to get into University and im working on it. ~~ Had a dream, to get a nice body...worked out for 2 years and I have a very nice body to show. I rather get: "Nice healthy Bodies" "Become Rich" "a Achieve into Junior Olympics" than play games is a waste of time, because you achieve something that takes no effort and will only last 1 day of happiness. and get nothing OUT of playing games. Video games are stupid, and a waste of time. we live for 25,000 days and I rather not waste time sitting and stare at a monitor and do something for that will make me happy "instead" of achieving things in GAMEs.
It's 2023 and I remember this video is what inspired me to continue doing parkour, when I was going to give up. I took these words with me throughout my life and put them towards everything. Thank you Daniel
LOL, ''my own safe ways of life''? Whats what? Sitting down watching TV eating junkfood? There are no ''safe'' ways off life. Just ask those who never have smoked but still get lungcancer or all the thousands who die in car accidents, or those who are so inactive that they get heart diseas. You can't protect yourself from risks. Risk is a permanent state, and the only thing you can do is to learn to manage it and therefore minimize it. A jump which is is calculated and thought of, and a jump where the practitioner do it on INSTINCT, an automatic action that persist because of lots of PRACTISE, is far less dangerous than most people think. Check out statistics if you want to see whats really dangerous. Its not parkour I can tell you.
I put this on my ipod and everytime I find myself in fear.....doubt......confusion. I listen to this and it opens my eyes. You changed my life Dan........
ive been doing parkour for three years and ever since i started everything that dany said in the video is how i feel, it really does set you free it can really put creativity back into your life, ive never felt alive as when im doing a jump, everything that your thinking about just disappers and you can just live in that moment. try it and choose not fall
I've been interested in parkour for a while now, and since I looked at videos like this I began to realize parkour isn't just parkour, it's a way of life and a philosophy. Greatly open and accepting, with personal challenges to overcome and you can do whatever you want. Loved it.
this is the first video that i listen to over and over again not because of the music,not because of the moves,but because of this man's words...they are just so spot on..RESPECT to this man for how simply he describes parkour,yet so deep and powerful
it isn't the "live today, tomorow is unknown" stuff, nor the parkour that impresses me. but the sincerity and the passion of this guy is truly inspiring, and that makes this a great video.
Video's like this, it just shows so much passion, and such pure reason behind why traceurs do what they do. You get out there, and it's the one thing in your life you can control. You set your goals, and you push yourself, you get there, you have fun, and you move the way you want, not how anyone else wants you to. Daniel Ilabaca is my idol when it comes to parkour because you can see him having fun, and you see his passion in it.
This speech....just tottaly changed not only the way i see parkour, but the way i see the world and why kids like me do the things we do. Thx Daniel IIabaca.
freerunning is truly a way to express your feelings in movements. I know from experience, I just started, yet it's helping alot. And I definetely have to agree with you Ilabaca, choosing not to fall, and living in the moment is all you can do. This video is extremely inspiring!
I use to be afraid of some jumps but videos like these has changed my life. Live long Parkour and forever. If you are afraid to fall You will fall because you are afraid
when this video was made i used to do freerunning and parkour but then all my mates stopped and i got into football and computer games and now looking back at this video it just makes me wish how much i carried on and never stopped, daniel ilabaca is my biggest inspiration ever.
I truly understand all of what he is saying...To be "with yourself"as you train or freerun, it feels great, and nothing I've experienced in life can match up to that feeling. And the power of that feeling that freerunning or parkour can bring a person is incredible.
I've met Daniel Ilabaca in Amsterdam on his parkour tour and I had a talk with him for an hour and a lot of things he says in this video, he also said that in Amsterdam. He is THE inspiring man on the planet and he changed my life in a good way. Parkour is for me a way to express myself and to find myself
Ilabaca is truely a role model, I can watch this many times in a row, many days in a row, everything he says is thought provoking and insightful. You hear a lot of people saying things or doing things in the parkour/freerunning community that make you think they don't have the mindset or philosophy that was intended for the practitioners to have. Daniel really gets it, you can tell that he's mentally happy and free because of Parkour, this is what it's all about IMO :)
I trained parkour from 2008 to 2013 or something and I found this video somewhere about 2011 and since then.. illabaca has been my idol, this video has impacted me a lot! more then I often think. This took parkour to a whole other level for me, it went from just a "sport" to train once a week, to a lifestyle where I'd train about 5-6 times a week all the time. only because I could blend it into everything. I used to watch this video once in a while like once a year since I found it, and because of this I want to start training again but i cant find the energy to drag people into it. (I have always been a person who needs to make a group out of everything mostly because I find it boring to do something alone).
(From previous comment) Usually, walking on curbs is so simple, and basically everyone has enough skill to do it. But when there's a 50 foot drop on each side, fear can take over, and you will fall because of fear, not lack of skill. You chose to fall because you chose to think those thoughts of falling, and your mind can turn that into reality. I hope I make sense, and thanks Daniel for being such a great inspiration, and thanks as well to the folks who made this video.
i love coming back to this video everytime i need inspiration and start questioning myself of why i do parkour. This is one of the best inspirational videos i have seen, even after a year and a half of doing parkour :)
we fall and we will always get back up. people who dont want to get back up because of fear they might fail again have to get rid of that emotion. You will never get better at something unless you try it. no matter how many times you fall, you must always get back up. never give up. giving up is never an option.
same here i am 13 i LOVE parkour i try to do it every day.people call me stupid and say i am putting my life at risk..but i just have to keep going.and keeping doing what i love..daniel you keep me going thank you
To know how you have inspired and to know a life journey that this inspiration has allowed to blossom is a blessing. I am proud to be a part of that and hope that one day I can meet you. Thank you.
This is the most inspirational PK video I've seen in my life. I started being a traceur from the same reasons you did. ..respect m8. You're keeping it real. Congrats.
the confidence thing is definitely something i can relate to since ive been doing it. telling yourself you CAN do that flip, or that vault, and then actually doing it.. pure self discovery right there.
Some sit on pillows, some run and jump. They're all aware of the same happiness that exists in this world and they see it and live it. This man is inspiring!
In Amsterdam, I talked with you. And it was the same kind of conversation like you're saying now. And it's still amazing... I'll never forget that day Danny. I had some problems and bad moments this year. I lost my girlfriend like 10 months ago. But she was just like you. Always happy, always friendly, always positive. You changed my life, just as she did. And i'm so thankfull for life and its opportunities. Thank you Danny, thank you...
I agree with this guy.. parkour really turned my life around.. the Brisbane team is such an excellent bunch of people, and they are always there for you as well.
Ever since i started with Parkour, i see the world with new eyes, a brand new perspective. Walls and fences aren't obstacles or ways of saying "keep out" or "stay away". They become invites to what lies beyond. Like a temptation. Then again, it's all what your mind makes of it. If you see things as obstacles, they will be harder to overcome, but if you see them as possibilities and invites, you will grow stronger in every way. See what we see, feel what we feel. Become a traceur!
I keep losing my confidence in parkour and myself, but this gave it back to me... Tomorrow is a new day and all i need is myself... I spent to much time looking for friends to join me, time that has been wasted.
I watched this at the November 30th 2009 when i didn't even know what parkour was... After this I personally got a new look on the world. Then I started parkour. Now after 1 year or 2 I'm watching it again and think that this helped me the most from the time i was doing it!
Its hard to find people out there that think the same way that i do. Then i find videos like this and realize why that is. The world is blind and they don't know it. Creativity and expression of the body not for others to see but for your own achievement is what opens up your mind. It shows you who you are. If you think this video is stupid you are not one of us.
im 13 i always loved running and climbing ive been learning about parkour and training the thing is im afraid of heights and i watch this and my fear is gone thank you Chris Marcus Ilabaca your my inspiration
You've just woke me up. Im trying to focus more on my training and my friends, my life and my career. Been drinking alot and finally decided to be sober. Im gonna watch this every day for the rest of December. Thank you Danny, you are amazing!
And bro, that's all you need. If you have that attitude and that heart, you can become great. I really hope people like you become famous, good luck to you and don't give up. :)
YES. this is how i see life, i am longsided. but with this movement i let my instincts take over, i see with my creativity, i see with my body.. like any tracuer, i see what others don't.
i will download this video, put it on my ipod, and if someone tells me that i'm "showing off", i will just shove this in their face and not say anything more. this is so good, thank you parkour for changing my life. i couldn't have done it without you.
very well said Daniel, and i really hope that Parkour is never turned into a money making thing where its only use is to be competitive, its meant to have fun and express uniqueness
41 dislikes? how can anyone dislike the message that is put forward in this video? [shakes head] In every path of life the moral of this video rings true! Choose not to fall - If you are afraid to fall (fail) then you fall (fail) *because* you are afraid.
This is so true. This is what i've been trying to tell others what parkour really is. But they never listen, and think of it as a frontflip, or a roof jump. Parkour has filled a void inside me, and im sure theres many others that still have that void. Thats what parkour is for, it adds a deeper, more philosophical layer to life. Pk for life guys, even if im crippled or so old I cant even walk, I will still champion the parkour life style
this man has found within himself an ability to see the world from the view of a free and creative mind. it leaves him with the ability to leap 19.5 feet to a cat grab, do amazing tricks and push his physical limits. but most importantly it gives him the freedom to guide and mature young minds and traceurs to see the world as he does and through his eyes. listen. and take what he says to heart.
I've actually met this dude in Liverpool, I'm a skateboarding, but I try to Do as much Parkour (Freerunning) As I can on a day to day basis, in the street, or if I need to get to somewhere, faster than it would be on a bike, car, bus or walking along the roads. Parkour is an amazing Sport, and shows what Humans are capable of, It is such an amzing thing and truly amazes people in such ways it can change their lives for ever. It takes confidence to jump from a roof. But you need to live.
So awesome, this must be the 10th time I've seen this video. Daniel Ilabaca is one of my favorite traceurs, and this concept he gives in this video, choosing not to fall, is vital to excelling in parkour.
Thats when i started, im 14 now i havent done as much as i have wanted to, and have been limited to where i can go, but that doesnt mean you need to give up. Try what you can, learn, adapt, thats what parkour is about, making the most of your enviroment
I began drugs a couple of years ago and my friend showed me this video and i though wow this is cool so i began to train month after month I felt weird I saw life as why would I take these drugs I didnt feel the need to consume them anymore parkour has made me a better person now I help at a local rehab center traning people with parkour to try and help them what I once had. thank you so much daniel
this video teaches people to live for what makes them happy and i think its sad that our world has gone from peace and love and the feeling of being outside into war hatred and the lack of creativity people have now
Daniel honored in this world there are people like you, with your great thoughts pisitivos and your generosity with parkour community from all over the world. It was so incredible when you said you were using drugs and all kinds of things, but since you've seen that person doing what he did combio you instantly, as you already done with thousands of people. Thanks for everything. :D
Please be respectful to others, just because you think it's stupid and you don't feel like accepting parkour, doesn't mean others don't, he's right, parkour changed my life, world's so much beautiful and different as you parkour.
The few will always be unique. Conscience equals active soul and that leads to Wonder, Imagination, Creativity that will connect you with life in a whole new level of perspective. That man. Yes. He is one of the few. A Clairvoyant. A nod of respect to all of you out there who keep an open mind and not only can hear this person but feel him.
I think so many people who practice parkour and freerunning should watch this and see if it's also true for them, if not then they aren't doing true parkour. It's a way of life which teaches us, as Daniel said, to live in the moment and adapt to the situation, to stay positive and couragous and find our own paths, not be defeated by fear - this is true parkour.
that's why you shouldn't dislike something like this, that's why you should respect others and their opinions, not hate them because they are different
This video has inspired me greatly and I know changed the out look I had on life when I started parkour I had no idea how it was about to change me. My friends don't understand why I keep doing this even after I hurt my self. I think if more people knew what it is that I am really doing they would understand.
Every person who treats parkour for its true reason has there own reason. For me its a way for me to handle physical difficulties the same way I handle mental and real life issues. Its a trade off. (If I can do this amazing physical accomplishment I never thought was possible for me to do than what is keeping me from throwing this issue in life into the ground and taking victory over it? And Vice versa.) I like when he said "You fall because you are afraid to fall, everything is choice."
@PhilTheEar i completely agree... im currently in the gaming stage... and going through hard times... but no matter what daniels words gets me to come back and watch this video so many times... i need to get back out there and accomplish things for my self..
I love it, the philosophy in parkour, the idea that if you stop thinking about the future you make the best of the present. You achieve your goals without planning how to do so. It's really great. Although I don't relate to some thing ( path to god ) but still I understand why you found something like this and respect it. Good luck to you, jump without injuries :)
It is sad how people only see Parkour for its cool tricks and flips. I think we all here can agree that parkour is so much more. Its a lifestyle for us, it help us through hard times and makes the good times even better. It have changed my life, i just to be a gamer but Daniel speaks the truth. An easy achivement, it means nothing for me today. When i landed my first front flip or my first Monkey, i felt like the king of the world. Like nothing could beat me. Everything is choice
Nothing makes my day more than seeing a kid smile while i do parkour :)
Daniel Ilabaca you are now my inspiration in life.
Daniel Ilabaca you are my inspiration in life.
Inspirational. Truly a respectable human being. He could become a philosopher.
thank you.
One of the best videos explaining parkour that I have ever seen. It's brilliant that you hit over a 1,000,000 views! And I want to personally thank you for your christian message not many people are brave enough to do that on TH-cam. You have inspired me so much. Thank you for your message
If u are afraid to fall,you fall cause u are afraid.
dat words!
It is the most satisfying feeling in the world when you here a practitioner of Parkour who really "gets it" share his idea of the discipline. Thank you so much for that!
Still in 2022 this hits home
seriously, how can you dislike this? He breaths truth and honesty, Danny you've inspired me more than you will ever know, my entire outlook on parkour has changed. Just thank you man, you're my inspiration
If you are afraid to fall, you fall because you are afraid.
I have watched this video about 20 time in the last month and every time I see it I gain something new from it. Daniel Ilabaca you are ONE OF A KIND
You are so right. Kids play to much games because they can't achieve anything in the world. Now I have something to get my brother off the computer.
***** huh? the video never said "to do parkour" it said go follow your dreams because people are too afraid to do things...
~~where did you found this 90% stats idea from? dafaq
~~I had a dream to be in the Junior Olympics and Olympic team, and I did.
~~ Had another dream, to get into University and im working on it.
~~ Had a dream, to get a nice body...worked out for 2 years and I have a very nice body to show.
I rather get:
"Nice healthy Bodies"
"Become Rich"
"a Achieve into Junior Olympics"
than play games is a waste of time, because you achieve something that takes no effort and will only last 1 day of happiness. and get nothing OUT of playing games.
Video games are stupid, and a waste of time.
we live for 25,000 days and I rather not waste time sitting and stare at a monitor and do something for that will make me happy "instead" of achieving things in GAMEs.
kenny kim he's jealous that's all. It's an awesome sport and can get u to great places in life. But wat u said is true too.
It's 2023 and I remember this video is what inspired me to continue doing parkour, when I was going to give up. I took these words with me throughout my life and put them towards everything. Thank you Daniel
2016 !
indeed
LOL, ''my own safe ways of life''?
Whats what? Sitting down watching TV eating junkfood? There are no ''safe'' ways off life. Just ask those who never have smoked but still get lungcancer or all the thousands who die in car accidents, or those who are so inactive that they get heart diseas. You can't protect yourself from risks. Risk is a permanent state, and the only thing you can do is to learn to manage it and therefore minimize it. A jump which is is calculated and thought of, and a jump where the practitioner do it on INSTINCT, an automatic action that persist because of lots of PRACTISE, is far less dangerous than most people think. Check out statistics if you want to see whats really dangerous. Its not parkour I can tell you.
I put this on my ipod and everytime I find myself in fear.....doubt......confusion. I listen to this and it opens my eyes. You changed my life Dan........
ive been doing parkour for three years and ever since i started everything that dany said in the video is how i feel, it really does set you free it can really put creativity back into your life, ive never felt alive as when im doing a jump, everything that your thinking about just disappers and you can just live in that moment. try it and choose not fall
I've been interested in parkour for a while now, and since I looked at videos like this I began to realize parkour isn't just parkour, it's a way of life and a philosophy. Greatly open and accepting, with personal challenges to overcome and you can do whatever you want. Loved it.
this is the first video that i listen to over and over again not because of the music,not because of the moves,but because of this man's words...they are just so spot on..RESPECT to this man for how simply he describes parkour,yet so deep and powerful
it isn't the "live today, tomorow is unknown" stuff, nor the parkour that impresses me. but the sincerity and the passion of this guy is truly inspiring, and that makes this a great video.
Video's like this, it just shows so much passion, and such pure reason behind why traceurs do what they do.
You get out there, and it's the one thing in your life you can control. You set your goals, and you push yourself, you get there, you have fun, and you move the way you want, not how anyone else wants you to.
Daniel Ilabaca is my idol when it comes to parkour because you can see him having fun, and you see his passion in it.
This speech....just tottaly changed not only the way i see parkour, but the way i see the world and why kids like me do the things we do. Thx Daniel IIabaca.
freerunning is truly a way to express your feelings in movements. I know from experience, I just started, yet it's helping alot. And I definetely have to agree with you Ilabaca, choosing not to fall, and living in the moment is all you can do. This video is extremely inspiring!
I use to be afraid of some jumps but videos like these has changed my life.
Live long Parkour and forever.
If you are afraid to fall
You will fall because you are afraid
when this video was made i used to do freerunning and parkour but then all my mates stopped and i got into football and computer games and now looking back at this video it just makes me wish how much i carried on and never stopped, daniel ilabaca is my biggest inspiration ever.
I truly understand all of what he is saying...To be "with yourself"as you train or freerun, it feels great, and nothing I've experienced in life can match up to that feeling. And the power of that feeling that freerunning or parkour can bring a person is incredible.
I've met Daniel Ilabaca in Amsterdam on his parkour tour and I had a talk with him for an hour and a lot of things he says in this video, he also said that in Amsterdam. He is THE inspiring man on the planet and he changed my life in a good way. Parkour is for me a way to express myself and to find myself
listening to this i cant help but be inspired by daniels passion for parkour/freerunning and it just makes me want to improve every day
You really have to take a moment to appreciate people like Daniel Ilabaca are in this world.
Ilabaca is truely a role model, I can watch this many times in a row, many days in a row, everything he says is thought provoking and insightful. You hear a lot of people saying things or doing things in the parkour/freerunning community that make you think they don't have the mindset or philosophy that was intended for the practitioners to have. Daniel really gets it, you can tell that he's mentally happy and free because of Parkour, this is what it's all about IMO :)
I trained parkour from 2008 to 2013 or something and I found this video somewhere about 2011 and since then.. illabaca has been my idol, this video has impacted me a lot! more then I often think. This took parkour to a whole other level for me, it went from just a "sport" to train once a week, to a lifestyle where I'd train about 5-6 times a week all the time. only because I could blend it into everything. I used to watch this video once in a while like once a year since I found it, and because of this I want to start training again but i cant find the energy to drag people into it. (I have always been a person who needs to make a group out of everything mostly because I find it boring to do something alone).
(From previous comment) Usually, walking on curbs is so simple, and basically everyone has enough skill to do it. But when there's a 50 foot drop on each side, fear can take over, and you will fall because of fear, not lack of skill. You chose to fall because you chose to think those thoughts of falling, and your mind can turn that into reality. I hope I make sense, and thanks Daniel for being such a great inspiration, and thanks as well to the folks who made this video.
I'm a teenager rotting away in an office , and your words just hit me.
Thank you.
It feels really incredible to know that you are chasing your dreams, and to trust that sooner or later you will achieve it.
I never get tired of this video. every time i look at it i gain more that what iv gained from it before.
i love coming back to this video everytime i need inspiration and start questioning myself of why i do parkour. This is one of the best inspirational videos i have seen, even after a year and a half of doing parkour :)
we fall and we will always get back up. people who dont want to get back up because of fear they might fail again have to get rid of that emotion. You will never get better at something unless you try it. no matter how many times you fall, you must always get back up. never give up. giving up is never an option.
same here i am 13 i LOVE parkour i try to do it every day.people call me stupid and say i am putting my life at risk..but i just have to keep going.and keeping doing what i love..daniel you keep me going thank you
Amazing. Daniel ilabaca is inspiration, wish I can see more of him
To know how you have inspired and to know a life journey that this inspiration has allowed to blossom is a blessing. I am proud to be a part of that and hope that one day I can meet you. Thank you.
I downloaded this to my iPod so I can listen to the words of a great man go through my head on repeat.
i'll always love this video,this guy really knows what he's talking about for once unlike others who just wanna be the best
This is the most inspirational PK video I've seen in my life. I started being a traceur from the same reasons you did. ..respect m8. You're keeping it real. Congrats.
keeping it REAL! I cant believe I showed up late to the party though!
no matter how many years past, this video will be first on my list to watch when im feeling down, thank you danny and mattproductions
This is got to be the most inspirational and heartfelt speech ever.
the confidence thing is definitely something i can relate to since ive been doing it. telling yourself you CAN do that flip, or that vault, and then actually doing it.. pure self discovery right there.
Some sit on pillows, some run and jump. They're all aware of the same happiness that exists in this world and they see it and live it. This man is inspiring!
In Amsterdam, I talked with you. And it was the same kind of conversation like you're saying now. And it's still amazing... I'll never forget that day Danny. I had some problems and bad moments this year. I lost my girlfriend like 10 months ago. But she was just like you. Always happy, always friendly, always positive. You changed my life, just as she did. And i'm so thankfull for life and its opportunities. Thank you Danny, thank you...
I agree with this guy.. parkour really turned my life around.. the Brisbane team is such an excellent bunch of people, and they are always there for you as well.
81 people were not open to his message. this is truly motivational i wish i could meet this man!
Ever since i started with Parkour, i see the world with new eyes, a brand new perspective.
Walls and fences aren't obstacles or ways of saying "keep out" or "stay away".
They become invites to what lies beyond. Like a temptation.
Then again, it's all what your mind makes of it. If you see things as obstacles, they will be harder to overcome, but if you see them as possibilities and invites, you will grow stronger in every way.
See what we see, feel what we feel.
Become a traceur!
I keep losing my confidence in parkour and myself, but this gave it back to me... Tomorrow is a new day and all i need is myself... I spent to much time looking for friends to join me, time that has been wasted.
I watched this at the November 30th 2009 when i didn't even know what parkour was... After this I personally got a new look on the world. Then I started parkour. Now after 1 year or 2 I'm watching it again and think that this helped me the most from the time i was doing it!
Its hard to find people out there that think the same way that i do. Then i find videos like this and realize why that is. The world is blind and they don't know it. Creativity and expression of the body not for others to see but for your own achievement is what opens up your mind. It shows you who you are. If you think this video is stupid you are not one of us.
im 13 i always loved running and climbing ive been learning about parkour and training the thing is im afraid of heights and i watch this and my fear is gone thank you Chris Marcus Ilabaca your my inspiration
You've just woke me up.
Im trying to focus more on my training and my friends, my life and my career. Been drinking alot and finally decided to be sober.
Im gonna watch this every day for the rest of December.
Thank you Danny, you are amazing!
There's so much 'philosophy' in parkour. I've never seen that kind of video about hockey or soccer. Parkour is so different, inspiring and original.
And bro, that's all you need. If you have that attitude and that heart, you can become great. I really hope people like you become famous, good luck to you and don't give up. :)
i would truly love the chance to just talk with this guy, he genuinely has a great outlook on everything.
YES.
this is how i see life, i am longsided. but with this movement i let my instincts take over, i see with my creativity, i see with my body.. like any tracuer, i see what others don't.
this man and vidoe changed my life and made me think of life in a whole different way
I f******cking love this, this guy, his vision. So inspiring: try to watch it every day.
Doesnt even matter what you do. Truth doesnt discriminate.
i will download this video, put it on my ipod, and if someone tells me that i'm "showing off", i will just shove this in their face and not say anything more. this is so good, thank you parkour for changing my life. i couldn't have done it without you.
very well said Daniel, and i really hope that Parkour is never turned into a money making thing where its only use is to be competitive, its meant to have fun and express uniqueness
41 dislikes? how can anyone dislike the message that is put forward in this video? [shakes head]
In every path of life the moral of this video rings true! Choose not to fall - If you are afraid to fall (fail) then you fall (fail) *because* you are afraid.
Love this. Live the moment and express yourself truly. Will never be able to parkour, but admire those who can
You are so right. Instead of doing it, we sit and watch you do it. And envy you. Great message. Inspiring.
This is so true. This is what i've been trying to tell others what parkour really is. But they never listen, and think of it as a frontflip, or a roof jump. Parkour has filled a void inside me, and im sure theres many others that still have that void. Thats what parkour is for, it adds a deeper, more philosophical layer to life. Pk for life guys, even if im crippled or so old I cant even walk, I will still champion the parkour life style
this man has found within himself an ability to see the world from the view of a free and creative mind. it leaves him with the ability to leap 19.5 feet to a cat grab, do amazing tricks and push his physical limits. but most importantly it gives him the freedom to guide and mature young minds and traceurs to see the world as he does and through his eyes. listen. and take what he says to heart.
2021 and still one of the most inspiring videos ever
If you're afraid to fall, and you fall because you're afraid... Everything is choice... This is so moving
Wish i could speak to Daniel one day and just tell him about how much he has helped me from the moment i saw this video 10 or so years ago til today.
This video will help me in the future not only with parkour but with life and rayon we got to remember this when we are practicing
I've actually met this dude in Liverpool, I'm a skateboarding, but I try to Do as much Parkour (Freerunning) As I can on a day to day basis, in the street, or if I need to get to somewhere, faster than it would be on a bike, car, bus or walking along the roads. Parkour is an amazing Sport, and shows what Humans are capable of, It is such an amzing thing and truly amazes people in such ways it can change their lives for ever. It takes confidence to jump from a roof. But you need to live.
So awesome, this must be the 10th time I've seen this video. Daniel Ilabaca is one of my favorite traceurs, and this concept he gives in this video, choosing not to fall, is vital to excelling in parkour.
Thats when i started, im 14 now i havent done as much as i have wanted to, and have been limited to where i can go, but that doesnt mean you need to give up. Try what you can, learn, adapt, thats what parkour is about, making the most of your enviroment
Where I can be captivated by this video it surprises me when others don't even glance at someone doing this.
Danny is probably the person I look up to most in the world. Such an inspirational guy.
I began drugs a couple of years ago and my friend showed me this video and i though wow this is cool so i began to train month after month I felt weird I saw life as why would I take these drugs I didnt feel the need to consume them anymore parkour has made me a better person now I help at a local rehab center traning people with parkour to try and help them what I once had. thank you so much daniel
i remember when this video came out...so inspiring....I feel like the whole world should learn these lessons.
this video teaches people to live for what makes them happy and i think its sad that our world has gone from peace and love and the feeling of being outside into war hatred and the lack of creativity people have now
Daniel honored in this world there are people like you, with your great thoughts pisitivos and your generosity with parkour community from all over the world. It was so incredible when you said you were using drugs and all kinds of things, but since you've seen that person doing what he did combio you instantly, as you already done with thousands of people. Thanks for everything. :D
I pray the most sincerely for that you do and that you get the best of what lies ahead, just be patient and strong bro.
"If you're afraid to fall, you fall because you're afraid.". That line is both inspirational and completely true :)
so wise... his words are so inspiring i live by these lessons everyday i truly wish that i could meet him one day
Please be respectful to others, just because you think it's stupid and you don't feel like accepting parkour, doesn't mean others don't, he's right, parkour changed my life, world's so much beautiful and different as you parkour.
Such a spirtual message, this video has been on my mind for years and I'm still profiting from it in new ways all the time.
The few will always be unique. Conscience equals active soul and that leads to
Wonder, Imagination, Creativity that will connect you with life in a whole new level of perspective. That man. Yes. He is one of the few. A Clairvoyant.
A nod of respect to all of you out there who keep an open mind and not only can hear this person but feel him.
I think so many people who practice parkour and freerunning should watch this and see if it's also true for them, if not then they aren't doing true parkour. It's a way of life which teaches us, as Daniel said, to live in the moment and adapt to the situation, to stay positive and couragous and find our own paths, not be defeated by fear - this is true parkour.
my FAVORITE video!!!!!!! When I'm having a bad day i watch this and it makes me remember what life's all about! :)
This is Oscar-Material.
Danny is the one of the main reasons i started doing parkour and i want to thank him. Parkour is perfection.
that's why you shouldn't dislike something like this, that's why you should respect others and their opinions, not hate them because they are different
I've only been doing parkour for a year and it's great. It's cool how everyone who post something cool on here has chosen not to fall.
This video has inspired me greatly and I know changed the out look I had on life when I started parkour I had no idea how it was about to change me. My friends don't understand why I keep doing this even after I hurt my self. I think if more people knew what it is that I am really doing they would understand.
Every person who treats parkour for its true reason has there own reason. For me its a way for me to handle physical difficulties the same way I handle mental and real life issues. Its a trade off. (If I can do this amazing physical accomplishment I never thought was possible for me to do than what is keeping me from throwing this issue in life into the ground and taking victory over it? And Vice versa.) I like when he said "You fall because you are afraid to fall, everything is choice."
cant stop watching it over and over again
@PhilTheEar i completely agree... im currently in the gaming stage... and going through hard times... but no matter what daniels words gets me to come back and watch this video so many times... i need to get back out there and accomplish things for my self..
I love it, the philosophy in parkour, the idea that if you stop thinking about the future you make the best of the present. You achieve your goals without planning how to do so. It's really great. Although I don't relate to some thing ( path to god ) but still I understand why you found something like this and respect it. Good luck to you, jump without injuries :)
It is sad how people only see Parkour for its cool tricks and flips. I think we all here can agree that parkour is so much more. Its a lifestyle for us, it help us through hard times and makes the good times even better. It have changed my life, i just to be a gamer but Daniel speaks the truth. An easy achivement, it means nothing for me today. When i landed my first front flip or my first Monkey, i felt like the king of the world. Like nothing could beat me. Everything is choice