日本人初のプロ・パルクールアスリートZENに密着。僕がLAで冒険を続ける理由 | ATHLETICO JAPAN #2 ZEN, Parkour Athlete | GQ JAPAN

Parkour is a sport that trains the body and mind through the movements of running, jumping, and climbing. It is a notable "street sport" that is expected to become an official sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics. ZEN is a young pioneer in the domestic parkour scene. At the age of 19, he became the first Japanese professional parkour athlete, and in 2015, he became the first Asian to win the US national championship. He now practices daily in LA and continues to work around the world as a member of the international parkour team "TEAM FARANG". What is the appeal of parkour, which is attracting attention as a sport, and what is parkour as a "street culture" that continues to fascinate young people around the world? GQ JAPAN's camera followed a young athlete who leads the scene while living alone overseas. @zenshimada7988 @teamfarang ZEN Born in Tokyo. Parkour athlete/artist. He encountered parkour at the age of 15 and moved to the United States alone the following year. At the age of 19, he became Japan's first professional parkour athlete, and in 2015, he became the unprecedented Asian US champion, becoming a pioneer in the domestic parkour scene. He is currently active around the world as a player, while also engaging in various activities related to the spread of parkour culture, and also carrying out his own creative activities through video, photography, design, etc. Many of his works are created based on his own experiences in parkour and on the streets. He continues to work around the world as a member of the international team ``TEAM FARANG'', which is made up of top parkour athletes from each country and continues to lead the world's parkour scene. He was selected as one of Newsweek's ``100 Japanese People Respected by the World'' in 2019. Subscribe to the channel here►► http://bit.ly/GQJAPANYouTube GQ JAPAN: https://gqjapan.jp/ Facebook:   / gqjapan   Twitter:   / gqjapan   Instagram:   / gqjapan