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Sébastien Foucan (born 24 May 1974) is a French freerunner. Foucan was born in Paris, of Guadeloupean descent. He is the founder of freerunning, and considered an early developer of Parkour. Known for his views on the philosophy of Parkour and freerunning, Foucan stresses the need for training in the basics of both for individual safety and to maintain a positive public perception of the activities. As creator of freerunning, Foucan has stipulated its values: He became known in the United Kingdom after Mike Christie's Channel 4 ''Jump London'' documentary in September 2003 and the subsequent documentary, ''Jump Britain''. In addition to those programs, Foucan appeared as Mollaka in the 21st James Bond film, ''Casino Royale''.〔(IMDb, ''Casino Royale (2006)'' )〕 He spent three months in the Bahamas on the film. Foucan appeared in the music video for Madonna's 2005 single, "Jump", accompanying the singer on her 2006 "Confessions Tour".〔(Confessions Tour details – Mad-Eyes – Madonna tour schedule, setlist, equestrian, bedouin, disco ). Mad-Eyes.〕 He helped K-Swiss develop the Ariake, the first in a line of five freerunning-shoe models. Foucan appeared in a trailer for the game, ''Mirror's Edge''. His most-recent role is assassin Anton Bogart in ''The Tournament''. It was reported on 3 January 2012 that Foucan would be among 15 celebrities in the seventh series of ''Dancing on Ice''.〔()〕 On 19 February, he was eliminated in a double Ultimate Skills skate-off with Heidi Range. Foucan is working with a clothing line, Fineside''.〔(Sébastien Foucan puts Fineside to the test ). YouTube (13 January 2012).〕 == Freerunning == The word "freerunning" was coined during the filming of ''Jump London'' to present Parkour to the English-speaking world. Since then it has come to represent Foucan's methodology, which focuses on innovation and expression rather than Parkour's speed and efficiency. Foucan explains freerunning: Foucan has described the core value He defines Freerunning as a discipline for self-development, following one's own way.〔〔〔 Foucan's dissatisfaction with Parkour's limited creativity and self-expression motivated him to develop a similar art of movement which became known as freerunning.〔(Foucan ). Foucan (16 August 2012).〕 David Belle and other Parkour enthusiasts have criticized Foucan and freerunning: Foucan responded: He has defined freerunning as a process of movement aimed at self-development.〔(Sébastien Foucan: Founder of free running | Life and style ). the guardian.com.〕 In a 2011 interview, he clarified his philosophy: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sébastien Foucan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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