EMP | On Sale Now - EMP UK & US Weekend Workshops: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/workshops - Online Natural Movement Courses: https://learn.evolvemoveplay.com/choose-your-own-adventure1672680678329 Welcome back to the Evolve Move Play Podcast! Today we’re joined by Julian Donovan. Most of you might not know who Julian is as he’s been out of the parkour scene for about a decade now, but back in the early days he was a core member of the Cambridge parkour scene and a regular contributor to the old web forums that would serve as a global hub for the parkour community. Today Julian works as an emergency medicine doctor, but I wanted to sit down and talk to him about those early days of parkour, how the art has evolved, and how the philosophy of parkour has shaped both his personal and professional life. I really enjoyed having Julian on the show, if you also enjoyed this conversation and would like to support the channel, be sure to share, leave a like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Workshop Ad 01:36 - Julian's Background 03:54 - Finding Parkour 09:52- Parkour Ferals & Counter Culture Explosion 15:06- The Early Cambridge Days 18:26 - Phil Doyle & Young Phenoms 21:29- The Early Mentors 24:17 - Raising the Bar & Climb Ups 32:11 - The Forums, Urban FreeFlow & David Belle 39:31 - The Problem of Naming/Defining Parkour 54:00 - FIG, Ninja Warrior, Women in Parkour & Setting the Right Framework 01:02:19 - The Unique Power of Parkour 01:13:12 - Parkour & Fear 01:20:00 - Donor Sports & Gymnastics 01:27:15 - Physical Literacy for Children 01:31:01 - Being Strong to be Useful EMP | Visit Us Online - EMP Website: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com - IG: @RafeKelly - http://www.instagram.com/rafekelley/ - FB: @RafeKelleyMovement - https://www.facebook.com/RafeKelleyMovement - Twitter: @rafekelley - https://twitter.com/rafekelley - YT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/Faelcind?sub_confirmation=1 - Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rafekelley