Malik is one of the co-creators of Parkour starting his training at the age of 14. A founding member of the Yamakasi Team he participated in the foundation of “L’art du deplacement” and every original presentation of the form to the public. In 1998 he joined the company of Notre Dame Du Paris with whom he toured internationally for two years. In 1999 he performed as a Ninja in Luc Besson’s “Taxi II” with stunt cascades by PHILIPPE GUEGAN & REMY JULIENNE. From 2000 to 2003 Malik filmed The Yamakasi feature movies “Les Samurai des temps modernes” and “Les fils du vent” with Luc Besson, taking time in 2001 to design the original range of clothing for traceurs. Through 2003/4 Malik designed the YKI/Gravity Style logo and clothing line, and in 2005 founded the Gravity Style organisation with Charles Perriere (see our Gravity Style page). In 2006 he made with Charles Perriere the feature documentary “Come Fly With Us” with participation from Action Concept. Since 2007 he has performed and arranged parkour choreographies and stunts for a wide range of clients (most recently Adidas) and since 2009 he has been a teacher at France’s stunt academy. The pedagogical director of Gravity Style he will inaugurate Gravity’s first international branch in Brighton through the spring of 2012. He remains a regular performer & teacher with the UPG Team. |