01 — Movement First
Speed, control and early risk
Josef Braun’s path began long before his first skydive. As a child he was drawn to movement-based sports, spending years riding motocross and later working in motorcycle racing environments.
Semiprofessional
Josef Braun
From Germany | 27 years
Es ist wie ein Kampf gegen sich selbst, den man zu hundert Prozent gewinnen muss.
Profile
Profile and Experience
German athlete based in Switzerland working as a wind tunnel instructor, BASE coach and video creator. His work combines athletic performance, coaching and media production.
- Profession
- Wind Tunnel Instructor, BASE Coach and Video Creator
- Role
- Hobby / Semiprofessional
Primary Disciplines
- Tracking
- BASE since
- 2022
- BASE jumps
- 1,500+
- Skydives
- 800+
- Reach
- 280,000+
- Sponsorship
- No
Where It All Began
Turning a dream into a profession
02 — A Break
An accident changes the direction
After an accident interrupted that path, skydiving moved into focus. It was something he had wanted to do for years, but it was never the final goal on its own.
03 — Wingsuit Images
A mountain dream appears
Around 2013 and 2014, Josef discovered wingsuit videos. The idea of one day flying through the mountains became the image he wanted to work toward.
Skydiving was part of the path, but the mountains were the goal.
04 — Full Commitment
Everything into progression
To move quickly, he invested everything he could into the sport. He moved abroad, completed hundreds of skydives in a short time and transitioned into BASE jumping soon afterwards.
05 — Today
Tunnel work and mountain projects
Today, Josef works as a tunnel instructor and realizes projects as a video flyer up in the mountains.
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