by Patrick Witbrod | Aug 29, 2019 | Articles, Community Spotlight, News
World Chase Tag is a new sport based around the childhood game of tag, but with parkour based obstacles, timers, teams, and a whole lot more intensity. The court is 40ft x 40ft consisting of platforms, bars, and a slanted barrier around the perimeter. Athletes must...
by Patrick Witbrod | Aug 23, 2019 | Articles, News
By Elijah Bowen APK Ambassador and owner of affiliated gym Blue Ridge Motion July 2019, I was given an opportunity to spend 3 hours in our local juvenile detention center in Christiansburg, Virginia, teaching Parkour and leading a discussion on fairness (a topic the...
by Patrick Witbrod | Aug 22, 2019 | Articles
The 2019 North American Parkour Championship (NAPC7) garnered the highest level of competition in the world with bringing out top skill, speed, and style athletes in their respective specialties. With more than double the number of qualified athletes, we saw a much...
by Patrick Witbrod | Jul 18, 2019 | Articles, News
Group shot of the 2015 North American Women’s Parkour Gathering in Seattle by Anya Chibis Since 2010, the North American Women’s Parkour Gathering has brought practitioners together from across the globe to share their voices and their movement with one...
by Patrick Witbrod | Apr 18, 2019 | Articles, News
The Midwest Parkour League started its 2019 season strong with a rollercoaster of a competition hosted by Swift Movement Studio in Cincinnati on April 13. Sixteen competitors took to the floor to compete in Skill, Speed, and Style events. The Skill event was a single...
by Patrick Witbrod | Apr 11, 2019 | Articles, News
Meet Jesse Harrison, co-owner of Phoenix Freerunning Academy in Livonia, Michigan, and APK’s newest Sponsored Athlete. We sat down with Jesse and asked him a few of questions to help you get to know him better. When did you start training? I have doing some form of...
