SamUltima - Express YourselfParis, Grenoble, Barcelona, Lisbon, Köln, München, Hannover. Here is a complilation of some POV shots from those cities. Oups..Sorry for that branch...
Right ear... Right now | Parkour povSamUltima - Express Yourself2015-10-31 | Paris, Grenoble, Barcelona, Lisbon, Köln, München, Hannover. Here is a complilation of some POV shots from those cities. Oups..Sorry for that branch...
_ Express Yourself _ _ Samuel Govindin _Harmonious | Parkour |SamUltima - Express Yourself2024-01-17 | I tried this idea of doing yearly compilations, following what everyone was doing, but it didn't really match the way I see my videos projects. It's always missing some kind of unity and some kind of meaning for me.
I started this one early in 2023 but it kept changing again and again all along the year. It was soooo messy because it was on the edge between a compilation, with shots from 2019 till 2023, shots from many people and many cameras, and the kind of projects I would love to develop and focus on !
I wrote the same kind of thoughts while finishing my last project "No puedes comprar mi alegria" It's interesting to realize I still feel the same way about those compilation videos.. Even though I really like to see all these beautiful shots gathered in a project, they are not my favorite to work on ^^ maybe I can find a different approach to deal with these. I shouldn't do what everyone is doing, but keep on with my personal type of compilations ! I need and I love "goal-orientated" projects, with a proper artistic guideline ! I like to start recording already knowing the direction I want to go towards with the shots and that's what I've been doing with all the other projects I started in 2023 ! That's what I want to focus on 😊
I've always been looking for a lot of harmony in my videos, between the shots and the way they are framed, between the colors, between the rhythms of the moves and the rhythm of the music, between me and other people, between the process and the final results, between jumps and reactions, smiles, celebrations, emotions.. It was harder to find that harmony within this one, the whole edit was a real struggle and it is completely different from the first draft, but now I'm finally happy with the result !
I did many things that made me feel good and aligned with my desires this year. The way I live, what I built, my intimate relationships, my jobs, my travels, my free time... I feel like the balance we're always looking for in our lives is getting more and more "Harmonious" in mine, in every aspects, that's why I decided to call that new project that way. ❣️ Thanks to all the people who recorded my moves and send me some of these shots ^^ Matt Mccreary, Oliver Thorpe, Rumle Kjaer Christoph Erdmann, Kentus Pocus, Nico Van hole and Giovanni Di Legami.
Music : Twin - Christian scott feat Elena Pinderhughes ( Tiny desk concert version )
Express Yourself ✨No puedes comprar mi alegríaSamUltima - Express Yourself2023-03-16 | In 2021 I got contacted, along with several other movers, to take part in "Growth" project, created by A to Whereever. I saved many clips along the year, mostly during some trips I did to several locations. It was nice to be in that process and to see my clips in "Growth" video project but in the end I also wanted to use these ones myself 😁! Also to add the one that were left aside.
Being in that dynamic once again was something I missed! Recording things not only cause it felt or look nice but also with some kind of purpose in mind. Most of my projects used to follow some direction one way or another, but then, for quite some time, I was randomly filming moves without knowing how I would be using any of the shots. Since then I'm slowly getting back into that "goal orientated" way of working on my videos. I don't really know how it's gonna look like most of the time but I have more specific intentions ! It's still focused on the process more than the result.
The clips gathered in this video are like a transition between these phases 🤔 I can't say exactly what my intention was but I was still looking for some kind of unity while creating those and I really like many of the moves and line I found and recorded !
I don't really have goals with my movement, I mostly playing around. My goals take shape into my video projects, the way I write about my thoughts and emotions but also within parkour workshops or classes. Even with that it's more short term goals than long term ones. I like to deal with this passion this way. Keeping it light and spontaneous 😊 My intentions are to share what I do over the time, my experience, the lessons I've learned, the difficulties I've been through, the beautiful trips I did and the places I discovered, what the community feels like to me... To keep sharing my point of view, my emotions and my approach to parkour.
I didn't think I would get to this point when I started parkour, but I feel like I want to touch, motivate, inspire people, just like others inspired me during all these years ! To express myself in many different ways and share that to inspire people to also express themselves their own way ❣️Kipa Street Jam - Love, Joy & PassionSamUltima - Express Yourself2022-12-31 | What a blast to finish the year with that one !😃
Many great events happened in 2022, Kipa Street Jam was the best one for me. The full time in Sweden was probably the best trip I did as well !
The event was going during three full days of sessions on street spots, everything for free, everyone taking care of his/her personal needs. Prdetty basic but leading straight to what we all actually need ! Gathering, sharing, discovering new spots all together and challenging ourselves. Good organization, good communication, some highlights here and there with more specific challenges but still plenty of space and time to keep doing whatever you want ! As the light isn't going down completely during the summer in these northern countries, we were ending the sessions really late without even realizing it and we kept going with surprisingly high energy everyday. What else could we ask for ?
The simplicity of this event was also inspiring ! Even without much money, without taking care about every single details (like food, transport, or accomodation..) it worked smoothly, with many people showing up and bringing an awesome atmosphere ! It was a good reminder that running an event can still be simple and accessible for many of us 😊
This kind of moment, this kind of memories is one of the things I love the most about Parkour and about this community ! A massive amount of passion, joy, love and inspiration shared in many different ways ❣️ On top of beautiful movement, I love all the smiles, all the reactions, all the connections, all the support we can also witness in this video ! This is also what parkour is about and what makes it so lovely and welcoming 🙏 I'm always feeling grateful to be part of this.
As usual I hope I managed to share this special vibe and these emotions with you the best way possible !
Express Yourself Much love ❣️
Music : Culture (Guitar version) - Studio BrosBlissboa | Parkour |SamUltima - Express Yourself2022-11-05 | All of this happened in March 2021. As usual, this trip to Lisboa was amazing !
Meeting with friends and making some new ones. Being part of the Pk house at that time with Ian, Marc and Matt was a great opportunity. Cooking, dancing, talking, laughing, sharing so much good vibes 😄 And our similar approach to Parkour, mixed with each ones' creativity, made us share a lot through movement as well. Great inspiration and motivation on every session ❣️
The ephemeral travel intensity, the new spots on top of all the famous ones, the beautiful weather, the encounters and special kind of connections... These conditions are easily some of the best I could ask for ! Boosting my desire to unlock some challenges and expand my comfort zone, feeling the evolution, exploring, discovering, exchanging, learning.
We are linked by movement in the first place but it's also about sharing some passion and love in several ways ❣️ Parkour trips, especially to Lisboa, infused with all these feelings, are always beautiful. I'm so happy and thankful everytime 🙏
I took a bit too long to finish this video, as usual 😁, but I'm really pleased to finally release it now 😃 It brings back a lot of amazing memories and wether you were involved or not, I hope you'll properly dive in this atmosphere as well 😊
Bliss from LisboaSimplicitySamUltima - Express Yourself2022-08-10 | Really enjoyed dancing at this location and with that view in the background 👌 did a few videos and was definitely vibing in the most enjoyable way in this one, mostly on that song 😊 I tend to look for a lot of diversity in my moves, maybe a bit too much sometimes. I'm not really used to repeat the same steps, adding some small variations to these along the way, but it's a great way to groove simply, instead of necesseraly looking for more technical moves all the time. It happened more than usual in this one and that's also what I enjoyed about it ! I really like the dance process I'm into, I feel like a learn a lot simply by watching other people dancing and talking about it as well. Even though what matters the most for me these days it still the great sensations I can get and the joyful feelings coming from dancing 😃
This was a beautiful way to start a day ❣️
Music : Rema - Calm downLeuven x Leuven | Parkour |SamUltima - Express Yourself2022-05-17 | I've been to Leuven and New Leuven (Louvain-la-Neuve) in Belgium in February with Fantin Seguin. Both cities are pretty cool to jump around 👌 and of course we also spent time in Hal 5, amazing Parkour gym.
We moved with the locals, you can see Nicolas, Geert and Tom appearing here. The semi-locals Matt and Marc and we also met some more movers from the Netherlands, Bart, Siebe and many more..
I gathered some of the outdoor clips I got from this small trip. It felt great, as usual, to travel and to unlock some challenges in uncommom places ! 😊 This limited amount of time somewhere brings another energy. I wouldn't call it a pressure but more an inspiration which gives a desire to push myself differently. I also love to have the chance to record people's moves with my own touch, with these close-up and dynamic shots, it felt like I didn't do it this way for a while ! 😁
Being with a group full of creative people helps a lot to develop your own 😃 Simply observing others moving feels like a part of our evolution even more than usual !
Hope to move and record more from that Wizards squad soon 👌
Music : Jelani Blackman & Jords - Gorgeous
#ExpressYourselfContrastsSamUltima - Express Yourself2022-04-12 | I've been surprised many times by the intensity emotions can reach. Their influence can be very powerful.
Luckily I'm mostly going through bright moments and bright feelings overall. But I've been feeling kinda lost and confused lately. The contrast between these bright and these difficult ones has been surprisingly strong !
I think this video is about those waves of emotions. This dancing session was a really joyful moment but somehow it was also related to another story.
Relationships are beautiful and complicated.Take your time | Parkour |SamUltima - Express Yourself2022-03-10 | This is another friendship video =) I met Maïi virtually one year ago. We got along pretty easily. I met her in live two weeks later. These shots were taken in Switzerland during some of the trips I did there =) Enjoying movement together in many different ways. A lot of joyful moments and memories. A lot of smiles and bursts of laughter =D as you can easily see and hear in that video !
I edited most of this project a while ago, then took ages simply to work on the color correction.. I'm happy to finally share it now ^^ I like the combo of beautiful environment, nice moves, smiles, synchronized lines and patterns ! It was amazing to move in those places and it's looking great as well. I'm always glad to find ways to create the atmospheres I imagined for my projects !
We have a pretty different approach on flow. She was always improvising everything, not trying to go fast at all, not really thinking about what she was doing, but mostly focused on what felt good on the moment. She had that kind of nonchalance, that makes her movement really calm. Her lines are starting slow and stay on this lower pace, not because she can't go faster, because she's taking her time. I'm not improvising that often on purpose. I'm more cautious about details, about technique, about designing my lines to make those as efficient and as pleasing as possible. It's starting slower in my mind but then I love when it speeds up into my moves !
She's taking her time within her moves, I'm taking my time in my mind. With different rhythms we develop some different kind of flow. We are both focused on process over result, on sensations over performances, on happiness over progression. Even with our level differences, we still both learned and gained from each approach ♡
Taking this time, one way or another helps to adapt when something goes wrong, helps to listen to yourself, helps to have a deeper connection with your body, with your mind, with your movement, helps to share more with others, helps to come out of sessions filled with joy instead of frustration =)
Thank you Maïi ^^ Thank you all for the support, hope you'll like this one as well ;)
#ExpressYourselfOnceSamUltima - Express Yourself2022-01-13 | [ English subtitles available ] [ Sous-titres français disponibles]
There is nothing crazy in this video but several shots of simple movement in a beautiful environment ♥
I really enjoy capturing moments like this ! =) I really enjoy seeing the creative, flowy, artistic part evolving through this Parkour community. Within movements or within projects. I really enjoy seeing more of the numerous aspects of Parkour.
I always try to bring my personal touch, in my moves of course but also in my shots and edits. I'm doing projects that I love and that I'll watch again, feel again, to get back into my own memories and emotions. I follow various kind of ideas, even when they go in completely different directions, cause this research feels highly enriching all the time. For my moves and for my mind ! It is inspiring for me and I'm always happy when it inspires others as well 👌
Movement, parkour specifically, pushes me to explore my surroundings in a specific way. This is the result of another exploration, another experimentation.
This happened in February 2021. I didn't spent any winter living that close to nature and mountains before this one. I didn't played in the snow for a while before that. It was very simple but amazingly peaceful and beautiful all the time ♥ I tried to convey this simple, peaceful and beautiful atmosphere into this project 😊
This one feels pretty different from other artistic researches I've been doing. I usually start from the images, figure out the atmosphere I want to convey, and choose or create the music depending on that ! Here I worked the other way around ^^
I choose Sabanaxua, a song from Studio Bros. I gathered all the sequences I love the most and find the most impressive from 2018 till 2020. I usually focus on the beautiful ones, the ones filled with emotions, but here I based everything on the fast rhythm of the music and the power of the moves. Looking for even more harmony with a powerful edit =)
Thanks a lot to Studio Bros for letting my using their song =D I discover their music a few months ago, I've been listening and dancing to a lot ! It's a great opportunity to have the chance to use this in a Parkour video !
These "Random Memories" clips have already been used in different small videos on my Facebook page, so if you follow what I share you've probably seen everything already ^^ ! It feels great to create some new vibe out of many sequences that weren't related in the first place. I included some shots with Abdallah Marega, Adélaide Gandrille, Marc Busch, Theo Baijot, Luis Alkmim. Simply cause I love these memories and these movements as well =D
This is the second episode of a friendship story =) If you didn't watch "Paille" yet, go watch this one as well ;)
Most of this happened around 2017/2018. During the winter we traveled to Lille, Den haag, Dusseldorf, Cologne and back to Paris. We initially wanted to escape the cold and wet atmosphere, moving indoors, so we actually went to Lille to train in a circus gym.. In the end we never went to that gym haha and the weather was even worse up there ! Some surprises, lot of fun, some struggles, but always awesome memories of our adventures =D
When we tried to left Lille, hitchhiking towards the Netherlands, we ended up on a really bad petrol station which was not even on the highway.. No one was going far enough to actually help us. At some point, one guy took us to a traffic light close to the entrance of the highway.. The light was not lasting long and it seemed really hard to get a lift from there. It was extremely windy and cold, we didn't even stay 5 minutes.. We went back to our first bad petrol station (but why did we do that ? haha) and of course didn't get any ride.. We finally spent one more night in Lille and book a bus the next morning xD Nothing worked. We realized afterwards that the closest petrol station on the highway was called "Aire des phalempins" and from there we would have find a long distance ride easily ! We learned the lesson.
I love the way we share movement, unlock challenges, boost our creativity, do synchronized jumps or follow each other on different lines..
I also love the stories and thoughts Fantin loves to share.. So deep, so meaningful.
This was a while ago but more recent episodes of that -Fantin and Sam- series will come =) ! In this one, Marc Busch, another good friend, is also featured ^^
I made the music for this video and this was probably longer than the full image edit haha. I don't feel so good at beatmaking for now but I'm slowly improving ^^ ! I love the result, that's what matter the most to me =) Hope you'll like it as well ;)
This year is a bit strange due to the Covid19 situation, but Parkourwise, we are lucky enough as we can move almost anywhere at any time. During the confinement I started getting back into all my habits and also created some new ones. I got back into movement much more than expected =D Parkour, dance, jumping rope, flips, rollerblades.. It is so fun to try out things I have never done before and to evolve through this simple process ^^
There was a period when I was still confident mentally with Pk moves but didn't feel as strong as I use to physically.. This unbalanced sensation was weird as I didn't really know what I could do or not do and felt a bit scared of getting injured even with simple things... As I was moving more and more often this got away but I still need to get some strength back ! I also started conditioning recently.. I never really consider that since I started Parkour as I always felt like we were doing enough with all the moves we usually do.. I'm seeing more and more people around me getting injured or having some pain here or there and I feel like getting stronger besides Parkour can surely help to prevent injuries over the time ! My goal is not really to jump further or higher, but to feel stronger in general even more comfortable with all the things I'm already doing =)
This video is a small summary of this summer 2020 ! Moving in many new spots in Grenoble, swimming in lakes, exploring some rooftops, rope swinging in the forest and so on.. Lovely and really funny moments with lovely people =D ! It feels so nice to be fully back in the Parkour game !
Parkour always feel awesome in so many ways for me. It can always change and adapt to what you actually want to do. You can set the rules and make these evolve all the time.
The pleasure is not found in the result or in any precise goal for me. I mostly find the pleasure within the movement =) This freedom is an amazing part of the discipline I always loved, this is actually what got me the most passionate about Parkour.
Do what you love doing as much as you can and Express yourself ;)
We went to Santorini in April 2018 ! One day before the flight, I opened my chin on a really tiny move.. It is still hard to believe.. but my skin is really fragile and this time the wound was pretty big ! I went to the hospital, waited for a few hours and got 12 stitches... This was pretty frustrating, but I was still able to get in the plane the next morning and somehow I wasn't feeling that bad about this injury !
As Fantin was also tired when we got there, we started this trip chilling at the beach.. Never done that before on a Parkour trip but it was actually really nice. After 5 days I decided to move.. with the stitches on ! I was checking how it was evolving all the time. Nothing was going off, it was not painful at all, so I kept going, staying as careful as possible =) And I felt sooo good after the first lines on this island =D
Santorini is a really famous location in the Parkour community, but we didn't know anything about this place. After two weeks, we had explored every corner of the island ahah. As it isn't so big, we started walking around, from one village to another.. Then we hitchhiked, then we finally rent a quad on our last day ! Finishing the trip with the sunrise from the highest point of the island ^^ Also with some realllyyyy powerful wind aswell, but it was still Beautiful !
We went through Perissa, Emporio, Megalochori and then we found this small room, behind a church on top of Pyrgos village. So we got a "house" for the rest of the trip ! Showering with a water bottle and using the toilets from the restaurant next door ! Why would we stay in a boring hostel when we could live such kind of adventures ahah ?? One night, we were chilling and eating in the streets. The owner of the restaurant passed in front of us, stopped and asked : ".. Voulez-vous une bière ?" This was highly unexpected =D Of course we said "Yes" even if we usually don't drink any beer.. It feels great when people are so kind like this =) We moved to another spot offering a better view and enjoyed this beer in front of a small firework ! Lovely moment !
Many stories, many memories, many things in mind but actually no that much on camera. Parkourwise, Santorini is really full of possibilities everywhere ! You can go around for hours without touching the floor.. Always on heights, always on people rooftops, it is a really different way of moving requiring a lot of self-confidence, control and.. Respect ! Many jumps can be more challenging that usual, the mental game is pretty high, but the rewarding sensation is always great as well =D
I miss traveling like this right now and I'm looking forward to discover more locations to jump around.
Je suis en retard... Deadline, deadline, Mauvais pour les deadlines !
This is so accurate for me ahah ! I'm always late and really bad when there is any deadline cause I hate doing things under pressure.. Some people say it's important to be able to do things under pressure or with deadlines cause I will have to face it in my life.. This is probably right, but for now I feel like I don't need to, so I avoid these situations as much as possible.
Why do we need to be in a rush all the time ? Why do we need to be stressed out even by our own projects when we could just take the time we need and stay chill ? Everything is going faster and faster.. If you don't follow up with this main rhythm you're out of the game ! I've been feeling late with my projects for a while, always comparing my working efficiency to others.. but I don't need to compare nor to feel bad about this ! I've been out of this "fast work and more money" game for ever and guess I'll never be part of it.. but I'm actually fine with this =) !
I've tried to set deadlines for my own projects. It can definitly help to organize or push myself to stay focus for a longer period of time but I never really respect those "rules" completely. I don't really like rules anyway ahah, that's why I do Parkour, Dance and Videos ! So much freedom, so much room for my imagination, my creativity, plenty of ways to move, to improve, to learn, to share, to get awewome sensations, to express myself and soooo much happiness =D
I guess it's okay to be so bad with deadlines if the result is still that lovely for me =)
Music : Deadline - Flavien Berger I don't own the rights for this songPaille | Parkour |SamUltima - Express Yourself2020-03-30 | Fantin is one of my best friends. Without being able to explain it, we can spontaneously feel connected to certain kind of people more than others.
We met several times during different trips or gatherings but we wanted to share more movements and moments together ! In 2017, I lived with him for a month. It was awesome ! A lot of movement, smiles, laughs, happiness and simplicity =)
Sometimes we felt like fighting.. always kindly, always playing together. One day, trying to make sure things wouldn't go too far I ask him to give me a word, a code, that we could use if these childish fights were getting annoying. Without thinking he answered "Paille" (which means natural "Straw"). This word represent our friendship and its limits, and until now, we never felt the need to use it =)
Today I'm back to Fantin place ! The timing is perfect. After reminding ourselves so many great memories through all these shots, it seemed right on time to share all of this ! Despite the time flying by, these sequences still got some kind of power and accurately represent our universe and complicity... On this beautiful Bloom bat music (soundcloud.com/bloom_bat) we tried to share this personal atmosphere the best way possible =)
♥
Fantin est l'un de mes meilleurs amis. Sans pouvoir en expliquer la cause, nous tissons spontanément des liens avec certaines personnes plus qu'avec d'autres.
Nous nous sommes rencontrés à plusieurs reprises au cours de voyages ou de rassemblements mais nous avions envie de partager plus de mouvements et de moments ensemble ! En 2017, j'ai vécu chez lui pendant un mois. C'était génial ! Beaucoup de mouvement, de sourires, de rires, de bonheur et de simplicité =)
Parfois nous avions envie de nous battre.. toujours amicalement, toujours en jouant ensemble. Pour être sûr que les choses n'aillent pas trop loin je lui ai proposé qu'on instaure un mot, un code, qui servirait si jamais ces chamailleries finissaient par nous déranger. Sans réfléchir, il m'a répondu le mot "Paille". Un mot qui caractérise notre amitié ainsi que ses limites et que nous n'avons, jusqu'à maintenant, jamais eu besoin d'utiliser =)
Aujourd'hui je suis de retour chez Fantin ! Le timing est parfait. Après s'être remémoré tant de bons souvenirs à travers toutes ces séquences, le moment nous semblait opportun pour les partager ! Malgré le temps qui s'est écoulé, elles possèdent toujours une certaine force et représentent fidèlement notre univers et notre complicité.. Sur cette belle musique de Bloom Bat (soundcloud.com/bloom_bat) nous avons essayé de transmettre le mieux possible cette atmosphère qui nous ressemble =)
Express Yourself ! And don't be afraid to express your love ;)
Share some love, share some passion and if you can, share some euros =D fr.tipeee.com/express-yourself-parkourPassion Over Views ( With Music ) | Parkour PovSamUltima - Express Yourself2019-05-06 | [ I made a mistake while rendering this video, switching off the music.. I decided to keep both versions so people can see it with or without music =) Link to the version without music : youtube.com/watch?v=L5Kg4lhk5u4 ]
If you want to help me out =) You can give a Tip here : fr.tipeee.com/express-yourself-parkour Big thanks for all the support !!! I love the support people can give, by reacting to my work, sharing, commenting, giving money on Tipeee and so on :) ! But this is not the main purpose of my moves and my work ! Nowadays we are more and more people jumping around and doing Parkour videos. Valuing quantity and frequency over the quality of our work ! Most of us are influenced by the social networks we are using and their algorithms. They push us to produce as much content as possible to get the audience we actually deserve... but mostly in order to share more advertising through our work.. The goal is not only progressing, knowing yourself better or gaining confidence but also getting more views, more likes and more followers.. It feels like Parkour's purpose is shifting from personal artistic development to.. more money and more fame ! I hope we won't get lost on the way ! I hope most of us will keep this passion and love for this beautiful discipline ! I hope we will keep this childish and playful attitude. I hope we will keep sharing amazing moments and strong values. Don't sell your soul =) ..This is also a reminder to myself ! Respect, Love and Passion over Money, Fame and Views ! Music : Dj Vag - All star l'eto (remix) Thanks to Dj Vag for this music ! Check out his souncloud if you want to discover more from him : soundcloud.com/vagskeePassion Over Views ( Without music ) | Parkour PovSamUltima - Express Yourself2019-05-06 | [ I made a mistake while rendering this video, switching off the music.. I decided to keep both versions so people can see it with or without music =) Link to the version with music : youtu.be/b64dcHJyHIo ]
If you want to help me out =) You can give a Tip here : fr.tipeee.com/express-yourself-parkour Big thanks for all the support !!! I love the support people can give, by reacting to my work, sharing, commenting, giving money on Tipeee and so on :) ! But this is not the main purpose of my moves and my work !
Nowadays we are more and more people jumping around and doing Parkour videos. Valuing quantity and frequency over the quality of our work ! Most of us are influenced by the social networks we are using and their algorithms. They push us to produce as much content as possible to get the audience we actually deserve... but mostly in order to share more advertising through our work.. The goal is not only progressing, knowing yourself better or gaining confidence but also getting more views, more likes and more followers..
It feels like Parkour's purpose is shifting from personal artistic development to.. more money and more fame !
I hope we won't get lost on the way ! I hope most of us will keep this passion and love for this beautiful discipline ! I hope we will keep this childish and playful attitude. I hope we will keep sharing amazing moments and strong values.
Don't sell your soul =) ..This is also a reminder to myself !
Respect, Love and Passion over Money, Fame and Views !
I have missed this smile, in the morning, when I open the curtains and discover the sunrays going through my room. I have missed these warm and long days filled with powerful light. I have missed this incredible energy coming from the sun.
I have missed using my body at its full potential. I have missed moving with no injury, no pain at all and no concern. I have missed this confidence, this awareness, this composure.
I have missed letting myself go without thinking. I have missed chasing this efficiency and this awesome fulfillment feeling. I have missed this freedom, this simplicity, this power and this happiness within my movement.
This video is gathering special challenges, achievements that generate intense emotions =) A lot of power, speed and smiles but also doubts and mistakes that I managed to overcome. I have never been pushing myself this much and during such a long time when I am at home, I don't really know why... Usually this particular energy only arise when I'm traveling or in some kind of special, ephemeral moment. Now that I managed to find it in my everyday life, I will keep on chasing it, making all these moves, these moments, these days more rewarding and unique.
Most of these runs were done during these last weeks. The last one is from May 2016. 2years ago, but it seems much closer in my memories. It was hard technically, required many attempts and a lot of energy. I felt so proud to finally get it and truly love the footage but never used it yet. It felt like the right time to give it the place it deserves =).
Now I'm not missing any of this anymore. I'm feeling thankful, everything is perfectly fine =D !
Once again, no special project in mind. I have this "Random Memories" video series on Facebook and decided to gather the 2017 sequences simply cause I loved those =). Lot of nice achievements, new moves unlocked and overall lot of smiles, passion and love for Parkour =D
Thanks to everyone for making this possible and for supporting me anyhow ! My life is great and I will keep walking on this amazing path =)
I had a few Pov shots from last year, I gathered everything and realized I could make a proper video out of it =)
No project or special idea in mind, just a compilation of some clips I like.
A while ago I recorded a friend of mine during some singing exams and really enjoyed it ! Thank you Juliette Boudet for letting me use your voice =) [ The song is : Cosi fan tutte - Una donna a quindici anni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ] I'm not used to listen to this kind of Opera music but I decided to mix it with Pk moves to create this unexpected atmosphere. Combining the energy of the voice with the energy of the jumps !
Thanks to everyone for all the support !
_ Express Yourself _ _ Samuel Govindin _I lost the odds..SamUltima - Express Yourself2017-11-12 | [ Youtube says this video doesn't work on all devices because of copyrights issues... If it doesn't work on your phone watch it on your computer ! =) ]
A few month ago, we played "what are the odds ?" and I lost. The challenge was to make a new dance video. I was kind of happy to lose actually ahah. It was supposed to be done in 1 month only but as usual I am late ahah. I end up "training" again and dancing frequently these past months. It was great to get back into this and I'm feeling better than before when I dance now =)
Would love to combine more dance and Pk moves and see what I end up with ^^
I've been to Lisbon 4 times now. This video is gathering all the clips and moment I love the most. The atmosphere was different every time but always interesting.
The character of this city, the numerous crazy spots, the ocean, the sun, the people from there and all the people gathering there.. On top of that the smile and the energy of Luis ! All of this create some wonderful Vibes :)
In january 2017, we randomly went there with a few people. During that spontaneous "Fight club event" I talked with Luis several time and recorded this conversation we had. He loves this city so much, he loves to gather people there and is really good at it ! I was happy to capture those words as much as all the rest we did there =)
Luis : God is a playful guy, he loves to play with people. Because for putting me in the world, he got all the roads, But he thought that it would be funny to put me like a sketchy road, a dodgy road In the belly, in the center of misery, I was born Bresilan, I'm from Rio de Janeiro.
Sam : How do you feel about this week, that people just came here and it happen to be some secret fight club event ?
Luis : I don't know man.. I think its cool because its the perfect conditions you know Good weather, good spots, cheap country, cheap moment to travel And everyone is bored at home, with the snoooww Really cold, training in gyms and then they can just come here And train on this crazy spots, crazy spots everywhere And its all fucking good man !
I'm really really happy that people came And I'm sad that its almost over, like tomorrow is the last day I hope that every year we do this like five times !
Sam : Yeah that would be cool !
Luis : Just coming to Lisbon randomly, jumping, blue sky, good spots, so nice..
And you, how do you feel ?
Sam : I feel its gonna be really difficult to train again in the winter when I come back to Paris, I'm getting used to this now.. Its just a week, I felt like everyday was so long
Luis : And there was so much diversity on spots and things we did, We went to Miraflores twice but both days where really different And one day we went to Sintra
Sam : After 3 times coming here I never been and it was so nice, to finally go there
Luis : Just climbing, nature and fun.
All day training, all day training, and train everyday And now here, but no one is coming training, are you gonna train today ?
Sam : Its just French team today, French team in Lisbon
Luis : Team France never gave up.. never gave up on Parkour this week, Every day is jump day. There is more spots we'll go there
Ahahah..Portuguese, Okay this is in my head all the time For this reason I will share This is Bresilian Portuguese, Its Typical Bresilian song :
Deus é um cara gozador Adora brincadeira Pois pra me jogar no mundo Tinha o mundo inteiro Mas achou muito engraçado me botar cabreiro Na barriga da miséria Nasci brasileiro Eu sou.. do Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa Ahah It doesn't rhyme but its okay !
2 Years ago I was in Valle Versazca in Switzerland. An amazing natural place to train, to hike, to swim, to relax... I wanted to share the peaceful atmosphere of this beautiful environment. Simply getting back to basic going from A to B(eauty) =)
This video is a compilation of diving kongs. Downward, on walls, on rails.. Every time the challenge is really intense. I love this movement. It adds something specials to my sessions, a great achievement which makes me feel happier, which gives sense to all that training. To me it is the right balance between mental challenge, physical challenge, technical challenge and powerful sensation =).
_ Samuel Govindin _ _ Express Yourself _Perception | Parkour |SamUltima - Express Yourself2017-03-17 | Feel the power of pure nature, the energy of colors, the connection with elements, the beauty of your environment.
"A color that no one looks at doesn't exist" "Une couleur que personne ne regarde n'existe pas" - Goethe -
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Samuel Govindin Express YourselfRaw runs #1SamUltima - Express Yourself2017-01-31 | I recently watched this video again. I uploaded it on Facebook before and really like this basic raw edit, these spots, these runs, this weather.. So for those who missed it and to please your eyes with a better quality, I decided to upload it on Youtube aswell.. =)Stress Tour - Follow the White CatSamUltima - Express Yourself2017-01-04 | [ If you want to support me you can donate as much as you want here :D tipeee.com/express-yourself-parkour It takes 5 minutes and will help me a lot ! ]
In August 2016, we travelled in several cities in Europe with Denise Sternchen, Marc Busch, Philipp Holzmüller and Carlos M. Meyer.
We've been to Munich, Stuttgart, Strasbourg, Luxembourg, Louvain-la-neuve, Eindhoven, Breda, Mulheim and Copenhagen. We discovered and trained in sick locations, met nice people along the way and randomly got hosted by students we didn't know following a white cat in the streets of Belgium...
Don't hesitate to ask something, you don't have anything to lose but a lot to win =) !
Thanks to Blackroll for sponsoring us, providing their products that helped us feeling even better in our bodies during the whole trip ! Check their website here blackroll.com .
Thanks to Joakim Karud for the songs. 1st song : Loudness & Clarity 2nd song : Dreams Check his Soundcloud here : soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
#ExpressYourself #StressIsGoodEnfantillages | Parkour |SamUltima - Express Yourself2016-12-11 | "Enfantillages" means "Childishness" Commonly used in the negative way, here I see a childish behavior as something beautiful in its simplicity and its freedom.
Here is a compilation of joyful and powerful moments, playing in Fontainebleau forest with Fantin Seguin & Abdallah Marega during this summer =)
I went to Singapore in January 2016 for the Lion City Gathering. It was an awesome event full of nice people sharing movement, love, passion and respect. Great atmosphere. Training there was amazing. The whole city is just full of spots. I usually don't like to do this, but I asked people to send me their shots to gather some memories related to this trip in one video. I will definitely go there again and stay longer in the area to visit more countries in Asia !
_ Express Yourself _ _ Samuel Govindin _Own Appeal | ParkourSamUltima - Express Yourself2016-04-20 | "Ayo this so real, not knowing what's ahead but I'mma go there still Living in the moment got a hopeless feel But the feeling in itself got it's own appeal, I'm attracted to the lights in the distance The closer that I get and the brighter my wish gets Excited by the risk and the chances I'm taking Not sure what I'm putting my faith in but I'mma be alright" _Oddisee - Own Appeal_
I have a lot of unused sequences in my computer, from travels, random trainings or other project ideas... I usually don't do compilation video like this, but I wanted to "save" and gather all these shots on some music that I love =) Some were recorded in 2012 in Amsterdam, some others in 2015 in Munich.. Those lyrics describe pretty accurately the sensation I can feel with Parkour all the time but also with my life in general.. I've actually been using it as a wake up alarm for years and it makes me happy when the first thing I hear in the morning can be this.
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Thank you all for the support! _ Samuel Govindin _ _ Express Yourself _Years | Parkour |SamUltima - Express Yourself2016-02-29 | This is a part of my story. What is yours ? =)
_ Express Yourself _ _ Samuel Govindin _Parkour [ One Shot #4 ] SingaporeSamUltima - Express Yourself2016-02-06 | If you like my Parkour videos and want to support me ( 1€ is already a lot ) you can add some Tip here : tipeee.com/express-yourself-parkour
The One shot challenge series continues ! A 45 seconds run in Heaven Spot, in Singapore. Enjoyed this one a lot ! So many amazing spots in Singapore, a really good place to work on One shots challenges.
Usually we train on small combinations or on isolated jumps or movements, and when we try to do it at maximum speed we realise how difficult it is to keep going for a long time... The goal of these challenges is to keep going as long as I can at my maximum speed.. trying to increase my endurance, my adaptability, my control, my confidence...
I hope this could inspire people to work on speed and combinations too, rather than isolated big jumps... And its not about who will be the fastest between you and your friends, its just about your own skills !!
Find your own combinations, try to go at your maximum speed, and work on your own endurance and movements.
- Express yourself - - Samuel Govindin -Jme suis pris une steak grosSamUltima - Express Yourself2015-11-22 | Just a good memory of a training day in the forest with Theo Baijot =) We just walked around, discovered lots of mushrooms and then decided to train a bit a record some shots in this beautiful natural area !
Filmed with Canon 600d & 50mm 1.8 _ Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effect
After the first video I made a few months ago in the city, surrounded by straight walls, stairs, rails, poles, roads, angles... I wanted to do another one with the same concept but in natural areas and ruins where my trainings were totally different.
I needed to adapt myself to this other kind of environment. I was also training on my running technique. So instead of ending a combo after some jump I kept running and then let the energy decrease slowly.
I really like to train in different type of areas. You can't just look around and see obvious movements, you have to explore the spots, let your body goes around the obstacles and then you can find some interesting challenges.
Music made by Baptiste Ugo =) Thank you and I hope you'll like the way I used it.
_Express Yourself_ _Samuel Govindin_Parkour [ One shot #3 ] FontainebleauSamUltima - Express Yourself2015-06-08 | If you like my Parkour videos and want to support me ( 1€ is already a lot ) you can add some Tip here : tipeee.com/express-yourself-parkour
This video is the third of this One shot challenge series. This time it was a 40 seconds run in Fontainebleau.
Usually we train on small combinations or on isolated jumps or movements, and when we try to do it at maximum speed we realise how difficult it is to keep going for a long time... So the goal of these challenges is to keep going as long as i can at my maximum speed.. trying to increase my endurance.
I hope this could inspire people to work on speed and combinations too, rather than isolated big jumps... And its not about who will be the fastest between you and your friends, its just about your own skills !!
Find your own combinations, try to go at your maximum speed, and work on your own endurance and movements.
- Express yourself - - Samuel Govindin -Under.c.OverSamUltima - Express Yourself2015-05-03 | About 1 month ago, we decided to climb up some roofs with Mohamed. Feeling a bit tired, we thought we will mostly climb or walk around and just enjoy the view of Paris on this sunny day...
But we found some awesome roofs that were all linked together and even a small spot at the highest point we manage to get to. So we began to move and jump around, the mission was getting more and more intense. We didn't know how long we could stay there so we were doing every movement on the first attempt.
It was really surprising to move this way but really enjoyable. Making the best out of every moment without knowing what will happen in the next few minutes.
After this session, we took some time to rest and finally enjoy the view of the sunset.
When we get to the metro station, we heard some drum players and decided to stop and listen to their music. We spent about 2 hours there, it was really unexpected but awesome.
This video is mixing everything to create another memory of this great day =) Hope you'll enjoy it as much as we enjoyed these moments.
With the OneShot video series I began to capture some shots with my Gopro more often. When I enjoyed a run I was recording this way instead of filming all the time with my DSLR point of view..
So I decided to gather everything to make this video ! Working on the transitions and fitting the movements the best way I can to make it more fluid, like I just keep going all along..
I like the different kind of sounds that we can hear through the Gopro while I'm moving so use this to create a beat, a rhythm.
All of this has been made in Paris, or Paris suburb. Here are the name of the differents spots if you ever come to Paris and want to go to those places !
00:00 to 00:43 : Maison du Brésil - Station Cité Universitaire, RER B 00:49 to 00:56 : Next to Mediathèque Eugéne Delacroix - Station Charenton Ecole, Metro 8 00:56 to 01:00 : Next to the Carrefour Market - Station Mairie d'Ivry, Metro 7 01:00 to 01:04 : Ecole Albert Einstein - Station Mairie d'Ivry, Metro 7 01:04 to 01:12 : Piscine Dunois - Station Chevaleret, Metro 6 01:12 to 01:18 : Place des Vosges - Station Esplanade de la Defense, Metro 1 / La Defense, RER A 01:18 to 01:29 : Next to Avenue Youri Gagarine - Station Bobigny Pablo Picasso, Metro 5 01:29 to 01:40 : Palais de Justice de Bobigny - Station Bobigny Pablo Picasso, Metro 5 01:40 to 01:48 : Place des Vosges - Station Esplanade de la Defense, Metro 1 / La Defense, RER A 01:48 to 02:04 : At the Metro exit - Station Carrefour Pleyel, Metro 13 02:04 to 02:13 : Next to Mediathèque Eugéne Delacroix - Station Charenton Ecole, Metro 8 02:13 to 02:21 : Piscine Dunois - Station Chevaleret, Metro 6 02:21 to 02:27 : Next to the Carrefour Market - Station Mairie d'Ivry, Metro 7 02:27 to 02:33 : Next to Piscine Dunois - Station Chevaleret, Metro 6 02:33 to 02:37 : Ecole Albert Einstein - Station Mairie d'Ivry, Metro 7 02:37 to 02:42 : Next to Mediathèque Eugéne Delacroix - Station Charenton Ecole, Metro 8 02:42 to 02:46 : Place des Vosges - Station Esplanade de la Defense, Metro 1 / La Defense, RER A 02:46 to 02:52 : At the Metro exit - Station Carrefour Pleyel, Metro 13 02:52 to 03:26 : Piscine Dunois - Station Chevaleret, Metro 6
This video is an extra since it doesnt really continues this One shot series. It is lasting 35seconds again, but I really enjoyed doing it and also the place where it was made so I decided to upload it anyway ! This time it was in Fontainebleau. And i'll do some more there because it's an amazing place to train and work on looonng runs.
Usually we train on small combinations or on isolated jumps or movements, and when we try to do it at maximum speed we realise how difficult it is to keep going for a long time... So the goal of these challenges is to keep going as long as i can at my maximum speed.. trying to increase my endurance.
I hope this could inspire people to work on speed and combinations too, rather than isolated big jumps... And its not about who will be the fastest between you and your friends, its just about your own skills !!
Find your own combinations, try to go at your maximum speed, and work on your own endurance and movements.
In this video I wanted to work and focus on the composition, the shapes and on the image itself more than the movements. I decided to work particularly on the lines of the environment. Vertical, horizontal, with or without perspective, sometimes symetrical...
It was really interesting for me to look at my surroundings this way, even more in places I've already been too but didn't always took the time to contemplate carefully.
This time I also used a personal music and it is more interesting to create something that fits the movements, the atmosphere and the feelings I want to convey. Here is a link to buy the music : samultima.bandcamp.com/track/lines
This video is the second of this One shot challenge series. This time it was a 35 seconds run in Bobigny.
Usually we train on small combinations or on isolated jumps or movements, and when we try to do it at maximum speed we realise how difficult it is to keep going for a long time... So the goal of these challenges is to keep going as long as i can at my maximum speed.. trying to increase my endurance.
I hope this could inspire people to work on speed and combinations too, rather than isolated big jumps... And its not about who will be the fastest between you and your friends, its just about your own skills !!
Find your own combinations, try to go at your maximum speed, and work on your own endurance and movements.
A friend, Olivier Escher, send me this music ( Nanou II - Aphex Twin [ I don't own this music ]) and challenged me to do a video with it, asking me to work on contemplation... So here is it !
Like I always say, Parkour is not just about the movements themselves, and here I wanted to show differents points of view of one spot, some details and all the differents interesting things you can find in it when you really explore and look at every part of it.
I recorded a lot during this summer, travelling, training, meeting people... and I have to edit several videos of my trips. But I also had some unused shots I didn't know what to do with... About 2 months ago I recorded some people playing and singing some nice song in the metro and wanted to use this music at some point, didn't really know how and when...
So I took these forgotten moments and decided to gather everything in this video =) I was happy that some shots made me remember some cool training sessions, or some other memories, and I hope this will also happen to the other ones in the video =)
Thanks to these people playing in the Metro ! Thanks to all the people I met since I began Parkour ! And thanks to the everybody for the support =D
- Express Yourself - - Samuel Govindin -TantumSamUltima - Express Yourself2014-09-26 | If you like my Parkour videos and want to support me, Click on the link below and check my Tipeee Page =) tipeee.com/express-yourself-parkour This is a Photogenic Parkour Video Challenge set up by Mikko Pirinen =) 50mm, Slow, Black and White, 1 week to make the whole video and another challenge was to do some combinations in one way and then the other way...
- Express yourself - - Samuel Govindin -Kodama | Newstyle TrainingSamUltima - Express Yourself2014-08-25 | I'm not really training Newstyle like i used to, but i still dance sometime and like it =) I decided to train again a few days ago and made this video... If you have any advice or anything to say, feel free to share your thoughts ;)
The song is Kodama by 20syl.Le Lyon entre dans la Rennes | ParkourSamUltima - Express Yourself2014-06-14 | Really good times during this trip to Rennes and Lyon, with my friends Nina, Mohamed and all the people we met there.
I tried to share the atmosphere of the moments we had in this video...
We always see a lot of ( impressive ) movements in Parkour videos, but Parkour is much more than ( impressive ) movements to me, so I try to share what it's about in my videos.
- Express Yourself - - Samuel Govindin -Fontainebleau | La Force de la NatureSamUltima - Express Yourself2014-05-08 | Fontainebleau is a really nice place to train. Rocks everywhere and some cool trees aswell...
I really liked the light and the color the sun was giving to the forest so i wanted to record that, and instead of training, Mohamed and Wesley spent some time playing with the trees...
The Song is : Dakent - Flore I don't own the songParkour [ One shot #1 ] La DefenseSamUltima - Express Yourself2014-04-08 | This video is the first of a series of challenges i thought about. Its a one shot video, of a 30 seconds run in la Defense.
Usually we train on small combinations or on isolated jumps or movements, and when we try to do it at maximum speed we realise how difficult it is to keep going for a long time... So the goal of these challenges is to keep going as long as i can at my maximum speed.. trying to increase my endurance.
I hope this could inspire people to work on speed and combinations too, rather than isolated big jumps... And its not about who will be the fastest between you and your friends, its just about your own skills !! Find your own combinations, try to go at your maximum speed, and work on your own endurance and movements.
_ Express Yourself _ _ Samuel Govindin _Swim Good | New style/Animation ExperimentSamUltima - Express Yourself2014-02-12 | This video was made a few months ago while i was trying to dance on some different types of songs... I like this one the most so I decided to edit it, and to add some effects in it matching some of the movements I was doing.
It is more like an experiment since I've never done that before so any advice or constructive criticism about this would be great =).
Song : Swim Good Cover by Ebrahim ( youtube.com/watch?v=FigOYn0iX2I )November Nights | ParkourSamUltima - Express Yourself2013-12-30 | I tried to show the atmosphere of some of the Parkour trainings i did during the month of November. Trying to be creative, looking for new type of jumps and movements, training at night was different, quiet, peaceful, but still really enriching.
In this video you can see Maxence Friant, Maxime Guerillot, Valentin Morelle and Me (Samuel Govindin)
I made this video to show another point of view of Parkour, and to me its not just about the jumps you can do, but also about the people you meet when you train and the link between you and them.
Song : Mindthings - Aurore ( I don't own this song )