Sebastien Foucan

It was while Sebastien Foucan and his friends were growing up in Lisses (France) in the 1980s, that they began to develop an obstacle led style of play which they named 'parcours' after the military training, 'parcours du combatant'.

After leaving school, Sebastien went into military service as a fire fighter in Paris between 1995 and 1997 and throughout that time, he continued to develop his own style of parcours into what is now known as 'free running'. In 2001, Sebastien choreographed, managed and performed his first free running show in Frankfurt, Germany.

Sebastien came to prominence in the UK in 2005 after the showing of the Channel 4 documentary Jump Britain. He appeared in the music videos for Madonna's 2005 singles, Jump and Hung Up, and went on to accompany Madonna on her 2006 Confessions Tour.

It was also in 2006 that Sebastien made his acting debut, starring as Mollaka in the 21st James Bond film; Casino Royale. Sébastien is widely known for the opening scenes of the Hollywood blockbuster in which he attempts to outrun British secret agent 007, played for the first time by Daniel Craig, in the opening scenes of the 21st James Bond film. Following the success of Casino Royale, Sebastien Foucan went on to star in The Tournament playing the role of assassin Anton Bogart.

In 2008, Sebastien's first book Free running - Find Your Way was published. The book highlights the philosophies and values behind free running and how that can be applied to your daily life. And in 2012 Sebastien lined up alongside fifteen celebrities to take part in the seventh series of ITV's Dancing on Ice. He was eliminated in a double "Ultimate Skills" skate - off along with Heidi Range.

Sebastien Foucan’s story and his thoughts about free running deliver inspirational messages in memorable way. Sebastien believes that understanding free running and how and why he jumps can help people think about their own attitude to choices, boundaries, difficulties and seemingly insurmountable ‘walls’ in their own life, work culture and environment.

Sebastien quite literally finds a creative path through a landscape of obstacles working with fear and contemplating challenge and difficulty in a creative way.

Sebastien Foucan mesmerises audiences.

It is not just the jaw-dropping footage that he shares during his talks. It is not just the stories of working with the actors and stunt crew on the 21st James Bond film Casino Royale either. When Sebastien talks, he takes the audience into his world. He shares a very honest and deeply personal view of the art of freerunning and why it holds such significance for him. All delivered in his memorable, funny and informal style.

Sebastien’s story and philosophy of freerunning conveys some important messages in a very entertaining way. Sebastien quite literally finds a creative path through a landscape of obstacles working with fear and contemplating challenge and difficulty in a creative way.

He believes that understanding freerunning and how and why he jumps, can help people think about their own attitude to choices, boundaries, difficulties and seemingly insurmountable 'walls' in their own life, work culture and environment.  

If the journey is important (perhaps more than the destination) then why not be creative and be open to thinking differently about the challenges ahead? The practice of freerunning shows, in an inspiring and dramatic way, how by harnessing the body and mind, we can do so much more than we ever thought possible. Sebastien Foucan’s story demonstrates that we can have a vision to do things differently (even if we have no intention of jumping off a wall)!

In his motivational talks, Sebastien Foucan stresses the importance of a positive attitude and staying open to opportunities. He talks honestly about how he works with fear (and never ignores it).

Freerunning is calculated risk and not reckless: preparing the mind and body is essential. But Sebastien inspires others to be a little more courageous, to believe that we can take small steps and embrace change. Who knows where this may lead?

Ultimately, for Sebastien Foucan this leads to a spectacular, inspirational moment when making the jump becomes possible – a leap of faith.

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