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• Jun 29th 2009, Electric Daisy Carnival

   "Sugar" Cane Sinclair performed this past Friday at the EDC, a.k.a. the Electric Daisy Carnival. He got all painted up and hit the tumble track with his usual style and grace. For more info on the Carnival check out the Electric Daisy Carnival website...

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• Jun 23rd 2009, Tempest = dreams come true!

   Our very own David Elson always wanted to walk in the shoes of lead actor Peter Petrelli from HEROES. Well, this past week he got the opportunity to do that and more. Look out for him on a future episode of HEROES making Petrelli look like a spider monkey swinging through the concrete jungle of downtown L.A.  David did some wire work and some great parkour/freerunning through the famous piss alley, and we don't call it that for the fun of it. The alley smells like...well, piss!  Good thing he stayed on his feet.  Keep your DVR on HEROES and maybe you'll even get a whiff through your television screen. Happy viewing!

• Jun 20th 2009, Super Dave Osbourne!

   Super Dave Osbourne, a show that will be airing on Spike TV, recently came to our very own Luci "Steel" Romberg and Paul "Diddy" Darnell for some Tempest flare. Luci provided her always unique freerunning skills no questions asked, while Diddy was an extreme paintballer who takes on the mighty Super Dave using his own crafty freerunning style. Thats all we can give you right now but you can be sure there's more to the story. Stay tuned because we want you all to be a part of this experience when it airs...

• Jun 4th 2009, Diddy Steps it Up!

   Part 3 that is... 

  Your Boy Paul Diddy Darnell has crossed the country to represent once again. Back in New York Paul is working on making another actor look good. And we all know that's his Forte'. From Adam Sandler to Robert Pattinson, Diddy has helped the best of the best become even better looking on the big screen. Stay Tuned to find out who it is this time...

• Jun 3rd 2009, Nawleans!

   The treacherous trio is at it again. Vik, Rich, and Gabe have been sent to the state shape like the L on your forehead. Yes. Louisiana. New Orleans to be specific. They have been invited back onto the set of "Expendables" to help make it an action packed picture... You know they'll do some training out in the Big Easy and spread that Tru Freedom!  Catch em if you can!

• Jun 1st 2009, Tempest Rags coming soon...

  The Tempest line of Tru Freedom shirts will be available in the next few weeks. We apologize for not having them available sooner, but after playing with some designs and putting together some great photos we are sure you'll agree that it was worth the wait. Please Stay tuned and look out for the always flavorful Tru Freedom Tees...

• May 28th 2009, Sugar on the Tube!

  The sweet and not so sour "Sugar" Caine Sinclair showed off his multiple personalities this week for a new at&t commercial. Caine can be seen doing some good ole fashioned fence jumping, but he let his good friend Herschel Bleefeld double him for all those dangerous acting parts! And that's not all! He can also be seen dishing out cavities in a New Flo-Rida and Nelly Furtado music video. We will keep you updated on it's release but for now keep your eyes peeled..

   

• May 22nd 2009, Steel Wings - Red Bull Vienna

  56 wings sprouted in Vienna, Austria today when 28 of the worlds top freerunners went head to head in the second ever Red Bull Art of Motion.  An estimated 3,500 Austrians came out to watch the event with one of the evening's highlights being Luci "Steel" Romberg clearing huge gaps, throwing some clean flips and beating half of the male athletes at the event.  Steel is the first female to ever compete in a major freerunning event.  Steel and the rest of Team Tempest are wasting no time getting back to the concrete and preparing for the 2009 World Championship and a handful of other international competitions.

• May 18th 2009, Nitro Circus

  Hot on the spot for Season 2 of Nitro Circus, Team Tempest spent the day showing the rag tag crew of motor heads how to break themselves sans internal combustion engines. Although Travis was off scouting another location, Jolene, Streetbike Tommy, Andy Bell, Roner, and Special Greg all got a taste of the freerunner's lifestyle while helping a Tempest dream come true. Check out the hotness in August when the Circus' second season hits TV screens!

• Apr 27th 2009, Pizza Hut

  Tempest has been brought on to help Pizza Hut with their latest commercial. The young fresh face McLovin will be running the streets of downtown LA making his way back home for Pizza Hut Tuesdays! Check back to find out when the commercial will be airing.

• Apr 16th 2009, Red Bull AOM

  Tempest is gearing up to compete in the Red Bull Art of Motion competition this year in Vienna. Only a few weeks away Oj, McLovin, and the little Steel nugget are training hard to be able to shine at the comp. Diddy will be flying out as one of the judges along with Ryan Doyle and Ez. It's going to be a week to remember!

• Apr 15th 2009, MTV

  The World Freerun and Parkour Federation has teamed up with MTV to create a show called The Ultimate Parkour Challenge. The show features Daniel Ilabaca, Ryan Doyle,Tim "Livewire" Shieff, Brian "NoSole" Orosco, Michael Turner, Daniel Arroyo and King David. Diddy worked as the stunt coordinator and head judge. The course was set at an old abandoned warehouse that would make Oleg, the russian climber, jealous. Make sure to check out the show on MTV on April 26th at 10:30pm pacific time. For more info check out www.wfpf.com.

• Apr 14th 2009, Tempest goes slow-mo

  You may think we are a bit 'slow' but not that slow! Tempest teamed up with IDT (www.idtvision.com) so we could bring you some funky freshness.  Where better than historic UCLA for a day of freerunning at 1000 fps.  This was one intense camera. The 8 seconds seconds real time is nearly 5 1/2 minutes of slow motion flavor. Tempest met up with Ciamac, our camera guy, in the morning, and were able to capture a handful of sweet short clips.  We were limited because the camera can only capture up to 8 seconds and that takes an hour after filming to dump. Check out our first of several Pimp-erific slow-mo vids to be released.  SPLASH!!!!!!!

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• Apr 7th 2009, Nintendo

  This past Saturday night, in front of thousands, Team Tempest performed at Universal City Walk.  Nintendo released their new handheld DSi and wanted a live show that could match the excitement of this much anticipated portable gaming system.  Members from Team Tempest brought the STAR power with their big airs and acrobatic skills that would make Mario and Luigi cough up their mushrooms.  Tempest performed following the battle of the bands and an exclusive performance by the GYM CLASS HEROES! Nintendo fans went buck wild and fully enjoyed the performances. It was a memorable night for the team to be part of Nintendo history....
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• Mar 27th 2009, Tempest Goes 2 Brazil!

   Showtime, Jaywalker and Dickie Boy are all heading to Brazil to work with Rambo and the stunt team that brought you Matrix, 300, Fight Club, Watchmen etc... on a movie called Expendables.  Its an action packed movie with lots of star power for the cast.  We all wish them good luck and to be safe.  Hopefully they will be able to get with the local freerunners in Rio to get some hard training in.

• Mar 22nd 2009, Kid's Choice Awards!

  Keep a sharp eye out for Caine Sinclair as he helps bring in the Kid's Choice Award for best animated movie on Nickelodeon this Saturday at 8 p.m. Pass on the word that freerunning will yet again be used to fill in the limelight...Go Caine

• Mar 19th 2009, Ninja Warrior-ess

   The Incredible Luci Steel Strikes again. Luci was invited back this year to compete against the awesome obstacle course known as Sasuke, along with Levi a.k.a. SkyNative of the Tribe. We've only heard the stories of how it all went down but we'll have to wait to spill the beans. You'll have to watch this season of Ninja Warrior to find out what happened to the Two American Ninja's. 

• Mar 15th 2009, Kids CARE Awards

  The Annual Kids CARE Awards were looking for something Beyond Gravity for their entertainment this year. They came to the right team. According to the audience response our show was a definite success. Ten of our eleven members were in attendance and each individual put in some hard work to create the best show we could, within the little time we had to rehearse. Special thanks to the CARE awards for trying something new and giving Freerunning another blast into the public eye. STay Tuned...

• Mar 10th 2009, Freerunning with Felines

   Our good friends at ViMBY contacted us again to help them produce a couple of online video spots for the cat like brand we've all come to know and love. Yes... PUMA. We are excited to work on a project for a leading shoe and athletic wear company. Its very cool to see the gaining popularity of our sport, especially here in our own country. We will let you know when the videos are released. Once again thank you for your support. be tru, be free, be the storm.

• Feb 15th 2009, Luci in Zombieland

  Our dearest Luci has left us for the far away ZOMBIELAND, Georgia. We are excited to see what a steel zombie can do. She is playing an angry zombie and doubling an actress on the film. We're sure she's working hard and hopefully playing harder. So if any of you Georgians see a four foot zombie out on the loose please catch her, stuff her in a suitcase, and send her back to Cali. She has been known to enjoy juice and the occasional 211. Stay tuned as the search for Luci continues

• Feb 2nd 2009, Incredible Edible Egg

  Luci Steel is not only tough as nails but she's also got more eggs than the average chicken if you know what I mean. She has just been announced the spokesperson for eggs all around the country, and who better than her to show what the benefits are from a healthy diet of humpty dumpty's. Check her out at the link below and don't forget that you are what you eat so eat them huevos.

• Jan 30th 2009, Sony Ericsson

  Cak di la, Brat! Our hispanic hero Gabe "the JayWalker" Nunez has been sent to the heart of Mexico along with the great Oleg Vorslav from Latvia. The two spent lots of time translating phrases from russian to english and and vice versa while working hard on a commercial spot for Sony Ericsson. Okay. You caught us. By working hard we mean they bounced around on a trampoline under the beautiful mexican sun for a couple of hours. The two got a great chance to visit the sites and enjoy the delicious cuisine that Mexico city has to offer. For pics of Gabes trip check out the lik below. Hasta Luego Compadres!

• Jan 15th 2009, International Gymnast

  International Gymnast magazine reached out to our beloved teammate Gabriel Nunez to get his insight into the world of parkour/freerunning. Author Dwight Normile did a great job researching the two disciplines and interviewing some of the best in the world. The likes of Sebastian Foucan, Chase Armitage, and our very own Gabriel Jaywalker Nunez can be found in this 3 page article that also addresses the issue of competition. Gabe does a pretty good job of explaining why he has chosen to participate in competition and why he believes it isn’t a negative evolutionary process for the sport. For more on the article check out the Jan/Feb issue of 2009.

• Dec 15th 2008, ViMBY

  V. I. M. B. Y! V. I. M. B. Y! V. I. M. B. Y! and ViMBY was its name! Tempest recently did a short piece with the great guys from Video In My Backyard. They did a great job giving the audience a taste of team tempest. We had a blast working with the predator who came out to film us and make this project a reality. If you havent heard of VIMBY.COM then your just a tad bit behind the game so go check em out and if you'd like to see the piece they did on us just follow the link below

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• Oct 14th 2008, Time Warp on Discovery

  Discovery Channel came to Team Tempest for an episode on their new T.V. show called Time Warp. The episode will be starring Victor "Showtime" Lopez as well as Gabe "JayWalkTheSpot" Nunez. The Duo...

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• Oct 6th 2008, Mall Cop

  LOOK OUT! SHOWTIME WILL BE IN THEATRES NEAR YOU...TWICE! You know what they say, two is always better than one...Check Victor Lopez in the new Paul Blart: Mall Cop, where he even got to display some of his acting abilities. Victor and Natasha Hopkins, a great stuntwoman who has picked up her own set of freerunning skills, were hired to be the freerunning pair who chase down Kevin James the Mall Cop... It's sure to be a laugh and another great spotlight for freerunning.

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• Sep 5th 2008, JayWalker wins...

   After a completely exciting evening of freerunning and shananigans we are proud to say that our very own Gabriel "JayWalker" Nunez took the title of World Champion. After tons of explosive runs from competitors representing every country on the map, Gabe pulled through during the last round to bring the title home to the U.S.  Most of all we had fun and experienced the respect and support that true athletes have for one another. Check out the article in the Jan/Feb 09' issue of International Gymnast where they interviewed Gabe and a couple others on the subject of competition.  

• Aug 26th 2008, Ridin Dirty COPK 2008

  Our recent trip to Denver, Colorado for the national jam was one to remember. 17 hours in a 15 passenger van leads to a lot of goofing around. Denver is definitely one of the best spots to freerun. It's a once a year jam that you don't want to miss. Here is a video Diddy put together of our COPK adventure.

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• Aug 19th 2008, Japanese Music Video

  This past weekend Tempest was hired to work on Chisa Yokoyama's newest music video. The music video was filmed at a local LA high school where we were able to freerun all over the school. Our newest members McLovin and Steel were able to show off some of their skills. We'll keep you updated as when the music video is released.

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• Aug 14th 2008, Steel Warrior

  Luci Steel has been chosen as one of the 20 finalist in G4's American Ninja Warrior Contest. The first AND only girl to be accepted. Help send Luci Steel to Japan! Vote for her on the G4 website. Check out her video below

• Jul 18th 2008, Renault Car Commercial

   French car company Renault recently hired Gabe "JayWalker" Nunez, Rich "Dick McKenzie" King, and fellow freerunner Brent "Whole Foods" Steffensen to put together an Industrial Commercial for the release of a new model that is too hush hush to say at this point. The commercial will air during the release of the vehicle.  JayWalker was hired as the lead euro-sexy and did not only Freerunning but was hired for the still shoot as well. You be the judge and let us know if it worked. Model Or Man? While Dickie Boy coordinated the freerunning in downtown LA, Whole Foods safety'd all the major stunts. Renault has expressed their happiness by saying Merci! As Always stay tuned ...or whatever.

• Jun 24th 2008, Liberate Domains

  After the success of the 3 Doors Down music video "it's not my time" on VH1, Gabe the JayWalker was invited back to where it all started. Cincinnatti welcomed Gabe back and showed him the city from a different perspective. The great people at Metaphor released a new product called liberatedomains.com and used Gabe to help launch it all off.  Gabe got the opportunity to meet alot great people who are passionately involved in the city's improvement. Special thanks to Ran Mullins and his amazing team at Metaphor for bringing him out, and the team from studiovertu.com who presented Gabe with the first and only Team Tempest marble coasters. After some good fun and some Skyline Chili Gabe left with hopes of getting the chance to go back and experience the Natti again...To Be Cont.

• Jun 21st 2008, ZoOMZoOM!

  Showtime Lopez and Jaywalker zoom zoomed over some Mazdas to kick of their summer 10 car dash event. Oddly enough they chose Gabe to be Showtimes double and as you can tell it worked wonderfully. They look exactly alike and it turns out they are actually twins seperated at birth. Showtime lived up to his name while Gabe pretty much just played water boy and camera man. Keep your eyes peeled as this commercial should kick off locally july first and then shortly after will blow out to the rest of the nation. Special thanks goes out to Mark Toorock for letting us know about this project. As always your feedback and support is much appreciated so until next time. Run Free! Tempest out...

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• May 26th 2008, Over the pond

  Team Tempest will be heading to London to represent the US in the biggest event yet in the history of Parkour/Freerun. To be hosted by Urban Freeflow on the 3rd of September, the event will bring together athletes from around the world. More news to follow.

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• May 25th 2008, I Freerun LA!

  Running and jumping and flipping all captured on film. Finally we have completed our team video which we have spent the last year working on. We hope you enjoy the video as much as we enjoyed making it.

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• May 16th 2008, Do the Dew, Dew'ds!

  The once bum looking Gabe from team tempest has handsomely returned to humanity. He chopped his locks and shaved the shadow for a Mountain Dew Commercial airing in the Middle East. Gabe got to work with Director Scott Waugh and the Bandito Bros along with some soon to be World Famous Actors to include Sammy Sheikh, Mike Espy, and Mikael Ayele as seen in the shot above. If these boys don't do it for the women in scarfs then I don't know who will. Much thanks goes out to Pepsi-Mountain Dew for having him.

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• Apr 14th 2008, Liquid Mountain

  We take you behind the scenes of the Liquid Mountain shoot directed by Forest Whitaker and coordinated by Andy Cheng. We worked with many talented stuntmen/actors/freerunners such as, Lateef Crowder (Tom Yum Goong), Ilram Choi (Avatar), William Spencer (Hollarado), Collin Follenweider (Spiderman 3), Garland Spencer (You Got Served) and many others. It was a fun set to work on with such amazing people.

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• Mar 21st 2008, 3 Doors Down

  Your friendly neighborhood Tempest member Gabe just finished shooting a brand new 3 Doors Down music video in Cincinatti, Ohio. Along with the TackleBox film team they've created an awesome video thats sure to shed more light on the Parkour/Freerunning world. Look for it to be coming out soon and don't 4get to check out his pics on our myspace page. Also check out Tackleboxfilms.com to see some of their other great vids. By the way! Gabe wants you all to know that he's really sad that he didn't get to meet the band... or not?

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• Jan 25th 2008, ZOHAN!

  Gabe and Diddy recently returned from their trip to Israel where they finished filming the last few scenes of the Adam Sandler movie "You Don't Mess with the Zohan". The trailer for the movie is being played in the previews for the movie "I am Legend. Diddy and Gabe can be seen throwing huge gainers and jumping on to moving cars in the trailer. They both doubled Adam Sandler and definitely made him turn I to the ZOHAN!

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