Tuesday, November 19, 2013

AWSOME "PARKOUR" PERFORMED BY "MASTER JEDI" DAMIEN WALTERS

Walters participated in four Trampoline World Championships. In 2003 he was one of four members of the British team winning the World Title in the team competition. 22 May 2010 Results of the 23rd Trampoline World Championships Hannover 2003 In the years 2001 and 2007 he ranked 4th with the team. He also finished 5th in singles competition in 2003 and 2005. In addition he won the European Title with the British team in 2006, just after he was placed 2nd in team and 8th in the singles competition two years earlier.

Since 2007 Walters has not participated in further tournaments and has focused on his other projects, mainly his career as a stuntman. He also appeared, however, in a number of television commercials and has performed in acrobatic shows.

Walters has had the role of stunt double or stunt performer in the films: ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'', ''Ninja Assassin'', ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', ''The Eagle (2011 film)'', "I Am Number Four (film)|'', ''Blitz (film)'', ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadow'', and ''Captain America: The First Avenge]''. In ''Kick-Ass (film)|'', he was credited as both a stunt double and assistant fight coordinator. He will also appear in the film 47 Ronin (2013)

In 2010 he won the Taurus World Stunt Awards for "Best Fight" in the film ''Ninja Assassin''. 


Walters also has a passion for Freerunning where he incorporates his gymnastic skills as well as his stuntman abilities. On YouTube he is one of the most watched Freerunners, with his videos having a total of over 80 million views. 

Currently Walters is running his own gym  Derby City Gymnastics Club, Derby and shooting films


'''Parkour'''  (abbreviated '''PK''') is a holistic training discipline using movement that developed from obstacle course training. Practitioners aim to quickly and efficiently overcome obstacles in their environment, using only their bodies and their surroundings to propel themselves; furthermore, they try to maintain as much momentum as is possible in a safe manner. Parkour can include running, climbing, swinging,[vault (urban movement)|vaulting, jumping, rolling, crawling (human)|quadrupedal movement, and the like, depending on what movement is deemed most suitable for the given situation. 

Parkour is non-competitive. It may be performed on an obstacle course, but is usually practiced in a creative, and sometimes playful, reinterpretation or subversion of urban spaces. 

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