Jimmy Davidson

Some parkour athletes know today as "We Jump The World" Day.
Back in 2016, the parkour team, , created We Jump the World Day as the international day to celebrate parkour. They tied it to April 29th because it's the birthday of David Belle, one of the original founders of the sport. It caught on. The community showed up. Groups planned large parkour gatherings to celebrate the day.
And then... it kind of faded out.
This week, posted about it and asked a simple question: Should we bring it back?
Here's where I land. Yes, we should bring it back. Parkour benefits from more storytelling and moments of celebration, not less.
But...
Let's not tie it to some of the same reasons it started.
Tying We Jump the World Day to David Belle's birthday made sense in 2016. He's a founder. He deserves credit for that. But David Belle has not been an active part of this community for over 20 years.
Here's what does make sense. For me, and for a lot of you reading, parkour is one of the most social, expressive, creative sports on the planet. It gives us all a reason to get outside, move, connect, and show each other what we've been building.
So bring We Jump the World Day back. But make it about the athletes who embody the sport here right now, still training, still creating, still pushing the sport forward.
Celebrate community wins. Share innovation. Tell inspired stories. Post a clip that made your week. Shout out the athlete in your crew who finally landed that line they've been working on for months. Give thanks to your local parkour gym, coaches, or community that introduced you to the sport, and share other athletes' posts to spread the love.
That's what We Jump the World Day ought to be. A celebration of parkour in the present moment, by the people keeping it alive.
So today, go jump, go train some parkour with friends.
Make some noise, all for the sport we're still building right now. And if you train at a parkour gym, tag us! Let us know what the sport means to you. If you're in Southern California and you don't have a gym yet, come check us out at Freedom in Motion. https://www.freedominmotiongym.com/
Now go train ❤️‍🔥
With a Love for Movement,

**LIFE UPDATE: She said yes!! 💍**
Anna and I have been together for 5 years, and in that time I found something I didn't know I was looking for, a love and friendship deeper than anything I've ever known.

Over these five years, I fell in love with her. And with her two boys, Magnus and Solly. And I watched my daughter Kaia see them as true brothers as well. I get to be a stepdad to two incredible boys, and I couldn't be more proud of that. 3 kids! Never saw that coming.

Anna brings the best out of me. She helps me see beauty I used to walk right past. She's helped me fully accept myself, flaws and all, and loves me because of them, not in spite of them.

I fell in love with her kindness, her patience, her intelligence. And then I kept discovering more: her sprawling sense of humor, her playfulness, the way we genuinely root for each other's dreams.

I've never felt so connected to someone.

Grateful for every moment so far. Incredibly excited for everything ahead.

I love you, Anna ❤️
Thunder is going to be so excited to hear the news ⚡️🌩🐩