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MVMNTM Joins the Chase
MVMNTM Parkour and Ninja Warrior gym in Concord, CA now has a full 12-meter World Chase Tag Quad. American Parkour built, shipped, and then installed their beautiful new powder-coated Quad. The MVMNTM Chase Tag team did very well at the Pan-American World Chase Tag…
Motus Strides in a New Direction
On December 17th, 2022, the Parkour community was shaken by the news of the closure of The Motus Projects. On Instagram, brand-owner Giles Campbell Longley, announced his decision to close the business, but added a positive note that the core staff will join STORROR to aid in the growth and representation of the longer-standing brand.
Living Art: L’1nconsolable’s ‘Forêveur’
Have you seen L’1nconsolable’s latest video Forêveur? If not, seat yourself somewhere comfortable and take three minutes to enjoy this thoughtful piece of poetry in movement . It will be well worth your time. Beautiful movement set to beautiful music and beautiful…
Welcome Melissa McQueen to APK
Melissa McQueen is joining American Parkour as our Manager of Efficiency. After two decades in education, Melissa “retired” to spend more time with her family. For the last two years, she has volunteered as a Regional Coordinator for USA Climbing. She…
APK Goes to Summer Camp
Four years ago, if you had told me I’d end up coaching parkour at a summer camp, I’d have probably stared at you blankly and then laughed. But that is exactly what I spent this summer doing. For two months I was the full-time parkour coach at the all…
A Parkour Robot? Can it happen?
Parkour has long been a sport that easily goes viral. Something about watching a human push their physical limits to the extreme is addicting. On the other hand, engineers pushing the capabilities of robots have captivated the populace as we await our impending…
American Parkour Fields 2 World Chase Tag Teams
The 2021 season of World Chase Tag (WCT) is set to be held at GoodYear Hall in Akron, Ohio on August 6th. This year the event will be broadcast on ESPN. This year, like last year American Parkour has the privilege of fielding two WCT teams. APK Blue, captained by Mark…
I Can’t Do That? 4 Ways to Overcome your doubts!
I originally wrote this article to be published 3 years ago and never got around to it so I updated it. I’m now 30 years old and I injured my knee because over the years sitting, not Parkour has severely affected my posterior chain and the tendons around my…
Rogue City – Parkour View of a Movie Review
Rogue City – Parkour View of a Movie Review Rogue City is a good cop / bad cop thriller that is well, less than thrilling. 15 Minutes into the movie I was wondering what it was about, and who were the good guys, who were the bad guys, and who we should be…