Urban freeflow

Urban Freeflow (often abbreviated to UF or U$FFact|date=March 2008) is a company that was started in 2003. Urban Freeflow is a large, UK based free running group that is involved in media work and promotions, seeking to make money from the work of young team-members.

Urban Freeflow International team

The "UF team", known as "Seidojin", consists of the following people: Asid, Bam, Blue, Ez, Kerbie, Livewire, Spidey, Neil, Piptrix, Kie and Sticky. These individuals are now largely persona non grata among the serious practising community, reviled for their misportrayal of the discipline on the world media stage. Very few of them practice in any consistent manner, and EZ - Paul Corkery - has not been able to practice for several years due to injuries he has sustained. They also sponsor a number of individuals such as George and Dale [cite web |url=http://urbanfreeflow.com/uf_team/uf_team.htm |title=Urban Freeflow International]

Criticism

David Belle, Parkour.NETcite web
title=Keeping parkour rivalry-free : JOIN IN !
publisher=Parkour.NET |url=http://parkour.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=9539
date=May 1, 2007
accessdate=2007-05-11

] [cite web
title='Jumped-up' plan to stage world competition sees free runners falling out
author=Paul Bignell and Rob Sharp
publisher=The Independent |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2472154.ece |date=April 22, 2007
accessdate=2007-05-11] bad or inaccurate portrayals of Parkour through its website [cite web |url=http://parkour.net/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=1592&view=findpost&p=22216 |title=How Seidojin used to think... |publisher=Parkour.NET] and the media, [cite web |url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/parkour.htm
title=How Parkour Works?
author=Cameron Lawrence
publisher=How Stuff Works?] [cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/fashion/28PARC.html?ei=5007&en=4aae95ef408b02c6&ex=1395810000&partner=USERLAND&pagewanted=all&position= |title=New Way for Teenagers to See if They Bounce
author=Anna Bahney
publisher=The New York Times] [cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article685163.ece |title=Look Mum, watch this! |author=John Elliott |publisher=Times Online] [cite web |url=http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/article632781.ece |title=Get fit for: Parkour |author=Andy Dixon |publisher=Times Online] [cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article649660.ece |title=A leap of faith that could keep our children healthy |author=Richard Morrison |publisher=Times Online] [cite web |url=http://archive.mailtribune.com/archive/2004/1231/life/stories/01life.htm |title=Parkour, anyone |author=Alex Dominguez |publisher=The Associated Press] the introduction and usage of the term "Freestyle Parkour", the claim that "flips are or can be part of parkour", [cite web
url=http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/the_core_level/pages/archives/singapore_planet_parkour/54.htm |title=Planet Parkour documentary
quote=The speed that [the rail spring] was executed was quicker than any regular muscle up we'd seen before out of a cat leap. An efficient movement or just another flip? This one little run will dispel much bullshit with many people, while at the same time piss off those who consider themselves purists.] the undermining of David Belle,Fact|date=March 2007 its masquerading as the "official worldwide parkour network" while it is neither multilingual nor affiliated with the founder of parkour,cite web |url=http://www.sportmediaconcept.com/parkour/Avertissement-mise-en-garde_a45.html |title=Avertissement mise en garde
language=French
accessdate=2007-05-14
quote=Nous ne cautionnons pas les sites web, groupes/organismes et/ou associations suivantes: Le Freerun, ou Free running, Urbanfreeflow, Yamakasi, Pawa. fr, Le-Parkour.com, Adrenaline. Qui ne sont que des interprétations et des mouvements détournés, copiés et dérivés du Parkour. Ainsi que les membres affiliés à ces organismes et/ou associations qui utilisent et communiquent sur le Parkour de DB sans y avoir été autorisés ou mandatés par DB ou son représentant.Ces mouvements dérivées ne peuvent être assimilés au « Parkour ou à l'art du déplacement » de David Belle.] the suppression of free speech in its forum, the feud against Worldwide jam (magazine),Fact|date=March 2007 among other things. All these have led to severe damaging of Urban Freeflow's credibility among the community, which views the former's members as "black sheep". In 2006 all of the experienced members of UF, including all of its French affiliated members, walked out due to the clear exploitation of the discipline and the team members at the hands of Paul Corkery. Although it was fashionable in the past to badmouth Urban Freeflow members, in 2006 the global Parkour community started to urge its members to simply ignore any events that are related to Urban Freeflow. Some critics have even gone as far as making public demonstrations against urban freeflow [cite web|title=2nd National Australian Parkour Conserve - Urban Freeflow shirt burning |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B27VYmjknhQ ]

Urban Freeflow is no longer considered part of the global parkour/freerunning community and is in no way recognised by the founders as being able to teach, demonstrate or communicate the discipline to the public.

Jump Britain

Was a BBC production released in 2003 starring many members from the UrbanFreeflow team and Sebastien Foucan.

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