Parkour

Parkour, Art du Deplacement, Free Running

UNESCO’s best kept secret →

Published April 26, 2015  ·  All posts on Apr 26  ·  

I was recently made aware of a UNESCO document known as their “International Charter for Physical Education and Sport”. I’m quite sure not a lot of people even know of its existence (and most certainly not within our community). This document contains some of the most beautiful thoughts and ideas on physical education and sport that I have ever come across, and what is more interesting, a lot of them seems to be identical with what we believe is good, beautiful and right with our chosen discipline of parkour/freerunning/ADD.

~ Mikkel Rugaard from, UNESCO’S Best Kept Secret

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New toys →

Published April 23, 2015  ·  All posts on Apr 23  ·  , ,

This entry is part 15 of 72 in the series My Journey

So many people have been talking about rings recently… we are upping our push-up game with new toys! Yet another great use for a pullup bar. Also. wow, this is tough…

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BKB →

Published April 17, 2015  ·  All posts on Apr 17  ·  ,

I spy stuff…

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Parkour bones →

Published April 15, 2015  ·  All posts on Apr 15  ·  

When training Parkour we learn a lot of different movements, jumping, rolling, running, swinging, pushing, pulling and so on. Sometimes we also learn how to fall without getting injured.

This is a skill, really. A skill that consists of awareness, reaction ability and the understanding that you need to keep the momentum, distributing the force through out the body. This is somewhat amazing to look at. And people, who train bail-techniques often, can become extraordinary at falling.

~ Marcus Grandjean from, PARKOUR BONES

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Our 24th anniversary →

Published April 12, 2015  ·  All posts on Apr 12  ·  

Today is our 24th anniversary! So excited and happy to be able to play outside… what a way to celebrate an anniversary!

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Lofty goals (part two) →

Published April 7, 2015  ·  All posts on Apr 7  ·  

The difficulty, for we who seek it, is that as an art does grow and change this jewel can become harder to find in the confusion, the noise and the bright lights. Indeed, it can become so buried that newer generations, new audiences, who never experienced the idea in its raw form, may not even know it exists. That, to me, seems a great shame as that rough-hewn gem at its heart is the real gift of parkour – or indeed of any good art-form.

~ Dan Edwardes from, The Athletic Philosophy

slip:4udawa1.

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Laché →

Published March 29, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 29  ·  ,

First laché to arm-jump ever. Many thanks to Mike Jones for pushing me for a couple hours at BKB!

 

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Cat →

Published March 29, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 29  ·  ,

Longest cat I think I’ve ever done. Climbup still needs lots of work!

 

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C’est finit →

Published March 29, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 29  ·  ,

If you know what this sheet is, then you will know why I am darn proud to have it entirely filled in! Thanks Blake, and everyone who’s helped me so much!

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Yes →

Published March 29, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 29  ·  ,

Finally made it to Brooklyn Boulders!!

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