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Parkour Directly Builds Physical Literacy
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Why Parkour Is Sticky: Flow, Play, and the Science of Engagement
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MrBeast’s Crazy World Chase Tag Challenge
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Parkour Directly Builds Physical Literacy
A classroom-tested approach to developing physical literacy through control-first parkour progressionsWhat Physical Literacy Looks Like in Real Time A 7th-grader crouches on a vault box, eyes steady on a tac-ramp. He drives, lands softly, and holds for two seconds:...
Why Parkour Is Sticky: Flow, Play, and the Science of Engagement
A science-backed look at how parkour naturally creates focus, motivation, and lasting engagement in students. Vaulting: A Gateway to Flow In the APK Method, vaulting is one of the first high-engagement activities introduced. Students are challenged to move over...
APK Blue Needs Your Support
Support Team APK Blue's Journey to the World Chase Tag Championships in France One of APK's World Chase Tag team qualified for a spot in the World Championships. Team APK Blue, is a group of talented and dedicated athletes,and they are gearing up to represent our...
Xero Shoes Parkour Article
Xero Shoes just released a great article about parkour. It covers parkour and safety for kids, parkour as a fun way to exercise for adults, and contains wisdom from Steve Zavitz of The Movement Creative, Travis Graves of American Parkour, and Sean Hannah of MonkeyDo...
FIG Announces Parkour World Cup May 2024
APK does not recognize FIG as a governing or controlling body in Parkour. That being said, we do want to alert all parkour athletes of potential opportunities. Here is the latest announcement from Mary McDaniel, Director of Olympic and Program Relations for USA...
WCT6 World Championships Announced
Get ready for a thrilling display of agility, speed, and strategy as the World Chase Tag™ WCT6 World Championships are set to take place in the Paris suburb of Évry from April 26 to 28. This high-octane event will see 8 top-tier teams from the Pan-American region...
New Sébastien Foucan Documentary
I remember sitting in the train station in Évry, Sébastien "sitting" while holding himself up, arms posted by his sides, rotating his mass in slow circles in each direction. He was helping me address my deep-rooted fears of falling. "If I got the power to fly right...
Lighting the Path
American Parkour founder Mark Toorock was honored to be able to give a spark talk at the Art of Retreat parkour gathering. Mark Says: "My premise is that we can help spread parkour by "Lighting the Path" for the general public. People see incredible athletes doing...
Why I got Spot Parkour Insurance Through USPK – And why I think you should too
USPK has been hard at work getting insurance for Parkour Athletes. In the past few years, they have made great progress in this area, and they now have an insurance offering through Spot. The insurance is known as “Accident Medical Expense Coverage”, and there are two...