Tennis
These days my main sport is tennis. I compete in USTA leagues in North Carolina, and in 2026 our team won the USTA North Carolina Men's 18 & Over 4.5 Singles state championship.
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Beyond the lab
Sport
Footage and photos from the sports I have practiced, and a long-standing interest in how people learn to move.
Freerunning and parkour
I started freerunning and parkour as a teenager. It mixes gymnastics, climbing and running, and I consider it a complete activity because it demands dynamic and static control as well as stamina. Parkour emphasizes efficient movement, going from point A to point B as fast as possible, while freerunning focuses more on aesthetics and style.
Most of my videos are on my YouTube channel. A selection is below; some are quite old.
A video with fairly elaborate editing, made in collaboration with Maxime Tiberghien, a French 3D designer.
An instructional video made for a class project, explaining the fundamentals of proper landing (commentary in French).
Shot in summer 2015, showing most of my techniques. I also made the soundtrack.
From the days when a group of friends trained together. I'm the blond-haired one.
Competitive judo
Kendo and kenjutsu
I practiced kendo and kenjutsu for almost seven years. Kendo descends from the swordsmanship of Japan's feudal warriors.
The first pictures show sword fighting, with many techniques repeated over and over. That is how motor learning happens. The last one is the classic group photo with the sensei; I'm on the left.
Climbing
Bouldering filmed in summer 2017 at several locations in France.
