Athlete, Business Owner

English

During his career he has suffered a broken shoulder as well as a few minor fractures. (newsround.io, 21 Dec 2017)

He took up parkour at age 16. "I'd practise in my garden alone at first and in local parks, before I found out about a community in Leeds [England] who train together and knew all the best locations."

He took up the sport after watching videos of it on the internet. "I was a really active kid growing up, whether karate, diving, swimming or gymnastics I was always busy. I continued with gymnastics the longest but it was the self-expression and flexibility of parkour that really attracted me to it and once I started, I was hooked. Parkour comes with so many benefits; it allows you to see the world; to see obstacles in a different way; it enables you to escape; it can open up job opportunities, lead you into new hobbies and paths; you gain a lot of confidence, relieve stress, and feel better about yourself."

He became the first athlete to represent Great Britain in parkour at the World Games when he competed at the 2022 Games in Birmingham, AL, United States of America. It was the first World Games to feature the sport. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Sep 2022; theworldgames.org, 09 Jul 2022)

To compete at the Olympic Games. (Facebook profile, 16 Sep 2021)

"Travelling and jumping is pretty much my life." (Twitter profile, 04 Nov 2018)

ROOFTOPPING IN DUBAI
In 2017 he visited Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he performed stunts such as climbing unassisted on the side of a 70-storey building, and jumping through gaps on top of a 43-storey building called the Al Dar Tower. "I hope the public is smart enough not to confuse rooftoppers for parkour practitioners. Nowadays, it [rooftopping] has become a big thing and people without training are trying things they aren't capable of. We have years of experience and training which allows us to be able to attempt these 'stunts' safely. I'm always in control when I'm on a rooftop. I check every surface before I step on it. For example, with the strides on the Al Dar Tower, I jumped the smaller gaps and slowly built up to skipping a gap with each step. I also did it over the safe drop over the roof before moving to the 'death drop'. It becomes easy and comfortable. I've never failed or come close while being at height or on a rooftop. While training at ground level you tend to push yourself more as it's not a high risk if you fall. I've had a few injuries from that." (kgaleejtimes.com, 26 Dec 2017; lovindubai.com, 24 Dec 2017)

BUSINESS
He runs a video production company based in England. (Visuals By David Nelmes Instagram profile, 21 Jul 2022)