Take Flight

Here is the official and original copy of the interview with David Belle which we posted a couple weeks ago. This video is exactly the same as our previous post except it does not have the Portuguese subtitles or the English translation which we included before. To see that original post with these alternative language options please click here.

In addition to posting this exclusive interview, we have also decided to include the caption below which is currently featured in the video’s original context on DailyMotion.com. We have posted this text in French and in a roughly translated English version, which may actually make you laugh once or twice because our translation is poor. If anyone can provide us with a quality translation it would be much appreciated.

This entire length of Parkour de David Belle is 4:08, but the interview ceases at 2:54. At that point the video transitions into a unique edit of David doing Parkour. This short video includes many classic clips of David in and around Lisses, but it also includes a few clips that you won’t see anywhere else. This video is called Ba Parkour and you can view it without the preceding interview by clicking here.

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J’ai découvert David Belle a travers B13, et j’ai eu la chance de le rencontrer et travailler avec lui dans Babylon A.D. J’ai découvert un homme qui a elevé son art à un niveau international malgré lui. Cette situation le dépasse et le motive. Le Parkour est pour moi l’enfant naturel du Break dance, et cache une véritable pensée et un mode de vie proche des arts martiaux. David est discret et réservé, il n’aime pas avoir à s’expliquer sur ce qu’il fait et ce qu’il recherche, c’est un travail intérieur qu’il s’impose au quotidien, tout comme son père lui a appris. Des jeunes du monde entier découvrent ce nouveau moyen d’expression urbain et découvrent leur propre capacités et limites. On a tous voulu voler, bondir, et redevenir animal. David l’a fait. Je pense que dans quelques années, on se souviendra de lui comme on se souvient aujourd’hui encore des fondateurs d’art martiaux tel que le Karaté et le Judo.. Après l’ITW, je vous invite pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas encore à apprécier en image ce qu’est le Parkour de David Belle. Retenez votre souffle.

I discovered David Belle from B13, and I had the luck to meet him and work with him in Babylon A.D. I discovered a man that has elevated his art to an international level despite him.  This position surpasses him and motivates him. For me Parkour is the natural child of the station wagon dance, and harbors a mentality and a method that closely mirrors the martial arts.  David is discreet and reserved, he does not like to explain what he does to the newspapers and what, for him, is an internal work, just as he learned from his father.  Youth all over the world are discovering this new means of urban expression and discovering their own capacities and limits.  Everyone wants to fly, jump, and move like the animals. David did it. I think that in a few years one will remember David as one now remembers the founders of martial arts such as Karate and Judo.  After the ITW, I hope that you appreciate the picture which is the Parkour of David Belle. Hold your breath.

-M. Kassovitz

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