{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}
Daniel Marcus Ilabaca (born January 23, 1988)[1] is an English Freerunner and Tracuer from Moreton, England, and is considered by many to be one of the world's leading freerunners. He along with Ryan Doyle, is the founder of the World Freerunning and Parkour Federation.
He is known for his many innovative tricks, or movements which very few practitioners have ever attempted. The best example would be in 2007 when Daniel was the first to perceive and land a monkey gainer.[2]
Contents |
Ilabaca was born on January 23, 1988 in Morton, England. He has a brother, Chris Ilabaca, who often films and edits his videos. His YouTube channel, where all of Daniel's videos are uploaded, is one of the most popular freerunning channels with over 24,000 subscribers. He is also a big fan of Marvel and Spider-Man.
Daniel first noticed Parkour after seeing a random guy on the street perform a wall flip and wanted to be able to do the same. He later took up the Brazilian martial art Capoeira. After a few years of learning it, he discovered that even it had boundaries. He then took it to the streets and took up Parkour and Freerunning as a way to have no limits and to push the boundaries.[3] Ilabaca is one of the leading freerunner's and traceurs. He won first place in MTV's inaugural Ultimate Parkour Challenge. He is also one of the most watched freerunners with over 30 million YouTube views to his credit.[4]
Daniel likes to share his philosophies on life and movement with others. He believes Parkour is a global movement that will change the way people interact with their environment. To him all ways of being free and expressing yourself are parkour.[5] He he often says things such as football is parkour.[6]
Daniel also insists in the power of choices in one's training. He admits that falling is the result of choosing to fall. He has said that "Thinking you’re going to fail at something gives you a higher risk of doing just that. Committing to something you’re thinking or knowing you will land gives you a higher chance of landing or completing the task."[7] He also suggests that preparing for the future is unnecessary, and that you should enjoy every moment you have.[8]
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means, "God is my judge", and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames.
The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew, although in some instances "Dan" may be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed as a patronymic, Daniels. Other surnames derived from "Daniel" include McDaniel and Danielson.
In the United States, the U.S. Social Security Administration reports that Daniel has peaked as the fifth most popular name for newborns in 1985, 1990, 2007, and 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in the 2000 census, "Daniels" was the 182nd most common surname in the U.S., while "McDaniel" was ranked at 323, and "Daniel" (without a final "s") was ranked at 380.
"Daniel" is a song by English recording artist Bat for Lashes, from her second studio album, Two Suns. It is her best selling single to date, selling over 46,000 copies worldwide. The song was announced as the lead single from Two Suns in January 2009, then released as a digital download single on 1 March 2009, and as a 7" vinyl single on 6 April 2009. The track was written by Natasha Khan and produced by David Kosten, as with all tracks on the album. Ira Wolf Tuton from Yeasayer provided the bass lines for the song and Khan did the rest of the instrumentation herself. Khan said in an interview with The Sun newspaper that "Daniel" is based on a fictional character that she fell in love with as a teenager. The single's cover features Khan with an image of the character Daniel LaRusso, from the film The Karate Kid, painted on her back. A character much like LaRusso also features at the end of the music video which goes with the song. The B-side of the 7" is a cover version of a 1980 single by The Cure.
Daniel is an English department store chain and Royal Warrant holder, with its flagship store situated in central Windsor. It was established in 1901 by Walter James Daniel, and is privately owned.