Stunt High Falls - Training Day

A fun day training high falls with South African stunt legends. This is a short snippet of 3 different jumps I did. The last fall you see is a 6 story drop. My highest so far.

Now I know this edit was far too short, so here's another. This is a little more behind the scenes and some of the other fantastic jumps and fun times.

Language of Movement

Gerry and Paul from "Druk n Poep" snapped a few great images while I was out training in Muizenburg, Cape Town.

The local youngsters were quick to turn up, join in the fun and show their talents. Even tough I do speak Afrikaans fluently, I am yet to fully understand "Die Kaapse Afrikaans" (The Cape Afrikaans). Which is spoken with much slang and speed by the kids who turned up on the day. The minute they saw me training there was silence, followed by a few words of "Aweh, wys hom!" (Show him!) and smiles all around.
It never ceases to amaze me how movement and passion overcome boundaries of language and culture.

A great day indeed! Check out the "Druk n Poep" website for other amazing photographic images

Enter The Dragon

I do love the view from my office window!

I was recently involved in an awesome project with my sponsors, New Balance, to help launch the New Balance Dragon Pack shoes for 2012. (Next year being the Chinese "Year of the Dragon" and all.)

I seriously LOVE my job! Running along Cape Town's rooftops, outsprinting the Scooter tracking Camera, climbing down multistory rooftops to street level in record time, high level gap-jumps.....

....all at night

.....while wearing a Ninja Suit!

Oh, and I met the "Douglas Green" dude from that old SA advert!

Check out Shoestring Productions blog for more awesome images and info:

Shoestring Productions Blog

Kings Block House - Cape Town

Some call it keeping fit, others might even say it's training. Me? I'm just a tourist doing my sight-seeing (and caching) rounds.

This building in the forefront is called the Kings Block House. It's situated at the foot of Devil's Peak, just above Rhodes Memorial, and is often the cause of the question: "Hey, I wonder what that building is?" as you drive past on the motorway.

Fun Fact: The Swedish cannons date back to 1782, and with basic restoration could work again today.


Regards,
Dane

www.reelmotion.co.za
Parkour / Freerunning / Academy / Stunts / Events

#HeroesWalk

"What's this #HeroesWalk I keep hearing about?"
Friday 30th September 2011 marks the start of the GoPro Heroes Walk. This +/- 150km casual stroll along the coastline kicks off in Cape Town and 3 days later culminates at the Two Oceans Whale Festival in Hermanus.

"Why?"
Why not! Is my first response. However we do have something special in mind and we are supporting the I AM WATER Ocean Conservation Trust. Click the link and read up about the education and awareness projects they get involved with. All in the name of saving one of our greatest natural resources on this planet.

I will also be taking the opportunity to pressure test a few pairs of New Balance shoes. One of them being the new barefoot Minimus range which I've been Parkour testing over the last few days.

"Who?"
I will be in the company of the great Ray D. Chaplin. Ray has already walked from Cape Town to Beit Bridge before, and has lost count of the amount of times he's cycled from Cape Town to Johannesburg. He once did it on a single speed bicycle with backpedal brakes!!!). Click his link to read up on the next major adventure which involves circumnavigating the globe via both poles on human power only!!!

We will also be joined by adventure newbie Dewald De Jager from GoPro South Africa, who will be filming the whole adventure and earning his adventure noddy badge with us.

"How can I get involved?"
1) Follow and Tweet us using the #HeroesWalk tag
2) Join us on the walk
3) Sponsor us

For every R10 000 we raise, one of us will walk in a sea inspired costume!
Standard Bank, Hillcrest
Account: 62552279
Branch Code: 005726
Reference: HeroesWalk

Flight Facilities - Crave You (Adventure Club RMX)

What a weDUBNESSday tune! It's been on repeat all week. For a change, I've included lyrics. (Something I'm going to do, where possible, for all the tracks on the blog)

Flight Facilities is a bit of a one-hit-wonder mystery Australian DJ duo with their track, "Crave You" featuring vocals from Giselle Rosselli.

Adventure Club, another duo DJ mix (Christian Srigley and Leighton James), took the track and did their dub Montreal Magic...creating this legendary piece!



Flight Facilities - Crave You (Lyrics)
"Why can’t you want me like the other boys do?

They stare at me while I stare at you
Why can’t I keep you safe as my own?
One moment I have you the next you’re gone
Rehearsed steps on an empty stage
That boy’s got my heart in a silver cage
Why can’t you want me like the other boys do?
They stare at me while I crave you

I walked into the room dripping in gold
Yeh dripping in gold
I walked into the room dripping in gold
Dripping in gold
A wave of heads did turn or so I’ve been told
Or so I’ve been told
My heart broke when I saw you kept your gaze controlled
I cannot solve

Why can’t you want me like the other boys do?
They stare at me while I stare at you
Why can’t I keep you safe as my own?
One moment I have you the next you’re gone
Rehearsed steps on an empty stage
That boy’s got my heart in a silver cage
Why can’t you want me like the other boys do?
They stare at me while I crave you

It’s true I crave you
Crave You
It’s true I crave you

Let’s just stop and think, before I lose face
Surely I can’t fall, into a game of chase
Around his little finger, that boy has got me curled
I try to reach out, but he’s in his own world
This boy’s got my head tied, in knots with all his games
I simply want him more because he looks the other way

Why can’t you want me like the other boys do?
They stare at me while I stare at you
Why can’t I keep you safe as my own?
One moment I have you the next you’re gone
Rehearsed steps on an empty stage
That boy’s got my heart in a silver cage
Why can’t you want me like the other boys do?
They stare at me while I crave you

I am craving you"

Big Issue Magazine - 22 July 2011

A fun day out shooting images for the 22 July 2011 BIG ISSUE article #183.

Every now and again an interview comes up which I really really enjoy, and this was definitively one of them. To be fair though, it did have a number of factors going for it before it even got off the ground.

Cape Town's 2011 so-called "winter" weather, scouting brand new locations in the CBD, plus the great vibe from photographer Damien Schumann and journalist Diana Strydom were just a few factors for making this one of those great media days out.

As soon as the magazine has gone off the shelves (Beginning August), then I'll post the article up on here plus a few of the extra images.

It's gonna get LOUDER! - DJ Fresh (UPDATED)

The first time I heard this was in a YouTube dub dance video. So only fair to share it with you in the same format. Check it out first, then then continue below for the full track and write-up. (do not adjust your volume. Headphones & Bass highly recommended!)

DJ Fresh rolls out a kicking 2011 summer(Northern Hemisphere) club tune, only for it to then be dubbed one step higher by The Doc and Flux. Insane!!

The vocals are from Sian Evans, the lead singer of Kosheen. A DnB group I've really enjoyed for many years and lucky enough to have seen live at a few intimate gigs in the UK.

Without much further ado, time to roll the full track... Sit back (ha, yeah right) and enjoy!

***** UPDATE*****
I've noticed the soundcloud tune has been removed, hence the link not working anymore. Hmmm, irritatingly menacingly, downright just quite LAME!

Here's the YouTube link instead! (CLICK ME for the 320 download...)