Swapping Shoes

Kie Willis has done a bit of everything in the PK scene, but his main legacy is pushing Parkour to an incredibly high level. His long ass jumps, outstanding control and feather light touch inspired me, and thousands of others, for as long as Parkour is more than Yamakasi. But, this episode is different, Kie’s brutal honesty invested me into a reality check, our main topic is his distancing from the Parkour world, moving on into a new life. Enjoy it!

I had the honor to Swap Shoes with Scott Bass, the mastermind behind Ampisound. Scott has been a core community member since the golden age of Parkour in Cambridge. He started documenting and posting incredible and legendary Parkour videos on Youtube in 2006. , those motivated and represented a beautiful generation. This episode has two parts, we kept chatting after the usual time format of Swapping Shoes but luckily I left the Zoom Call recording. I gotta tell you: the second part is one of the best moments of this Podcast! This man has a lot to share, and here is a tiny bit of it. Enjoy it!

On today’s SS I had the honor to speak with the incredible Renae Dambly! She’s been pushing the female representation of the sport to the foreground for many years with a strong and consistent presence on the socials, high ranks on competitions and as a passionate coach. We talked about teaching parkour, visualization, competitions, representation, generations, legacy, and a lot more. Off to a great start of week. I hope you will enjoy it! This is Swapping Shoes with Renae Dambly. 

Shane Griffin, aka ShaneParkour, is a one-of-a-kind, extremely talented, strong and unique Traceur. His movement keeps astonishing us everyday and we had a great talk about finding your own movement, working as a professional parkour athlete, his love letter to PK and much much more. I hope you will enjoy it regardless of the flawed audio, try to imagine that you are at a spot and the weird noises are steps and hands touching walls. This is Swapping Shoes with Shane Griffin.

On today’s episode of SS I had the pleasure to talk with Sam Coppack, a passionate and experienced traceur and coach based in York, England. Sam is also hosting a great podcast project called Parkour Coach Companion. Focused on connecting PK education and spread a meaningful message. We swapped sits and you can listen to him interviewing me on his podcast. You can follow the link on the description to listen to it. For now, this is Swapping Shoes, with Sam Coppack.

Parkour Coach Companion crossover - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZVygUX1uZ6MNj6yqILTzp?si=-gvXozGhQJadZofgwhP2jA

Phil Doyle is one of the most significant figures in the parkour universe. His movement and technique shaped parkour to its nowadays form since the beginning of the YouTube era. This mystical being is a legendary practitioner and even more incredible personality. We had a generalist conversation about too many things to summarize, I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

On today’s episode of Swapping Shoes, I talked with Philip Van Ees, the brilliant mind behind Progression Freerunning and JUMP Freerun. Phil is an OG traceur from the Netherlands and one of the co-founders/organizers of the biggest Parkour Jam in the world. He also works a stuntman, performer, coach, and other jobs done by those who master the art of professional Parkour. We chatted about 4TLOM, doing Parkour for a living, and many other things. I hope you will stick by and enjoy!

Darryl has been keeping us jaw-dropped for as long as I can remember. He is a very unique, strong and fluid traceur. We talked about the (lack of) representation of black people in the Parkour community, integration in media, future projects and a lot more. This is a deep one. I hope you will enjoy it!

Tom Taylor is a Parkour OG member of the Norml Brand street team and has been practicing parkour for over 16 years and his experienced mindset and movement influenced a wave of incredible athletes from the UK. We chatted about Parkour's presence on media, competition, weaknesses and a lot more! I Hope you will enjoy it!

On this episode of Swapping Shoes, I had the pleasure to talk with Robin Link, a.k.a. RobinTheCoach, an experienced traceur and coach from Germany. Robin uses his Instagram to share important tips about Parkour training. We chatted about weight training, motivation and a lot more. Enjoy it!