Parkour and free runner athlete James Kingston straps a camera to his head and allows viewers to live vicariously by joining him for a run across the rooftops of Cambridge. While parkour videos are impressive when shot from a distance, the first person point of view used in this video reveals just how daring free […]
Munich is a German city that is hundreds of miles away from the ocean, but determined Munich surfers haven’t allowed this fact to hold them back. Braving the icy cold waters of the river Eisbrach, the surfers show off their talents in the broiling rapids before being ripped downstream to face further dangers in the […]
Directed by William Spencer, featuring parkour and free running stars Daniel Ilabaca, William Spencer and Tim “Livewire” Shief. This cool video shows three daredevils performing stunts on and around a moving car. Part of the appeal of this video is that no-one is driving the car, which adds to the element of danger in the film. […]
Prepare to be inspired this Mayhem and Muse Monday with “People are Amazing 2012”, an extreme sports compilation video by Youtube user LeCzarny. The video consists of clips of daredevils leaping, diving, spinning through the air and just generally being awesome. Keep an eye out for a few urban sports that are becoming more popular […]
Children of the 80s and 90s grow up to take their childhood pogo stick jumping games to a whole new level, transforming a simple game into an extreme sport. Any day now someone’s going to take one of these across a tight rope. Viva la evolution!
Tough Mudder is an incredibly difficult obstacle course designed by the British Special Forces. The obstacles include scaling walls, mountains of hay bales and every kind of mud-crawling activity imaginable. Competitors are in for a shock as some of the obstacles are electrified. View the course through the eyes of one of the athletes as he […]
Danny MacAskill is a professional Scottish trick biker. His stunts are a cyclist’s version of parkour, also known as free running. In this video, the extreme sports enthusiast hops, jumps and flips his bicycle across the Scottish countryside, journeying from Edinburgh to his home town of Dunvegan in the Isle of Skye. Music: Loch Lomond “Wax […]
Shaolin Kickers aka Shaolin Soccer is arguably one of the most entertaining sports films. Featuring a group of shaolin monks who take up soccer, the film follows their experiences as they merge their kung fu skills into their football matches. Wikipedia has more info on this fun film here.
Footage from the world famous martial arts film “Way of the Dragon”. This Hong Kong film was written, produced and directed by martial arts expert Bruce Lee. The film was a combination of action and comedy, creating a film genre of funny kung fu that is still popular today. Watch as Bruce Lee and Chuck […]
