Jackie Chan is well known for doing his own stunts, often without any wires or safety protection. He has been doing movements used in Parkour since the 1980’s, including vaults, flips between obstacles, and even descents down the faces of buildings! So is he the real founder of Parkour? We’d say No. What he was doing was parkour, but Jackie didn’t specifically set out to make a training method that others could follow. Actually, the founders didn’t either, at least…

Kids love Parkour and World Chase Tag! The City of Newport News, Virginia has found the draw for kids at their events, adding parkour and chase tag to their Outdoor Enthusiast Festival and their Children’s Festival. American Parkour’s presence at both events had lines all day long to try out our Parkour Skills Challenge Courses: 2 separate courses with parkour challenges appropriate for all ages. At the Outdoor Enthusiast event, we had Chase Tag matches back to back to back…