Q: Please introduce yourselves individually.

Laurent: My name is Laurent Piemontesi, I am 30 years old for few years again and I live in Milano, Italy. Here I teach Art du Déplacement in a school called Forma Arte, where there are others different disciplines. I’m trying to do the same as I did in France working around sport, education, art and culture.

Guylain: I am Guylain Boyeke, I’m 35 years old and from France.

Châu: I’m Châu Belle, one of the founders of the Yamakasi. I’m 34 years old, living in Paris and I’m an actor.

Williams: My name is Williams Belle, I’m 30 years old, I am half French and half Vietnamese. I’m living in Sarcelles, where I spent all my childhood and where I train Art du Deplacement. When I was a child, I had a communication problem: I had a stammer, so I expressed myself thanks to the movement. Today I am an actor and professional photographer. But after a broken ankle during training, I put my artistic career aside until my recovery. I am currently working on a comic book in which I share my ADD/Parkour experiences, called “SUPERNEM”.

Q: Obviously Parkour has become a massive international movement now, but please explain how it all started for you guys right back at the beginning?

Laurent: Everything ???started off like a childrens ???game. We were training ???together, between friends. ???A cool time. Everything??? was still there to be ???discovered.

Châu: At the beginning, it??? was like a childrens game??? for us. Young people who ???want to become stronger, but in a particular way by working very hard with good mental preparation.

Williams: I was looking for physical and mental freedom. I found it in ADD. I was a prisoner of my fears and life apprehensions. I found the answers in the movement and inner searching, which allowed me to be calm and confident in front of the obstacles I encountered in life. Lanjutkan membaca “An Interview with Yamakasi Team in Jump Magazine” →