This weekend, I had the pleasure of joining about 15-20 women from all over France (+ one from Switzerland!) for the third annual European Girls Parkour Day. It was a two-day event hosted by Saïmiri Parkour in Mulhouse, France with all sorts of fun, training, challenges, and delicious flammekeuche (or however you spell it)! I got there just in time for the afternoon session on Saturday. I was a little nervous because I didn’t know a single person there and…
Mark your calendars and your maps! Sanhga training center, a new APK Academy is opening this Friday in Elizabeth City, NC. In honor of the opening Mark Toorock interviewed Brock Thomas the owner of Sangha. When did you first become interested in teaching parkour? When our skills and approach to training became desirable to others we began taking friends along with us on outdoor parkour adventures. Many people enjoyed the way we practice, so we were encouraged to officially teach…
For years I have been wanting to go out to Denver to check out the apex gyms, but my trip did not turn out as I planned. After spending 2 days in Colorado Springs visiting my cousin, I went up to Denver to pick up a friend at the airport to visit the Boulder gym. While waiting I see a group of guys in parkour shirts and sweats, before I know it I am heading back to Colorado Springs to…
I’ve been teaching kids parkour for the last two years. Here is a top ten list of games that I have used in parkour classes for kids ages 5-12. I believe that parkour should be fun, and kids love to play. Because most of these games are geared towards non-stop motion, they can be quite strenuous and make great warm ups or end of training conditioning for traceurs and traceusses of all ages. The goal is to keep players engaged…
APK Ambassador Wenxin Yang interviews David Flaherty a man who, after training for 61 non-consecutive days, lost over 40 lbs and improved his health immensely. Where are you from and what do? David – I am from Scranton PA and I am a general contractor. So I understand that as of this year, you are 41 years old. Why did decide to start training Parkour? David – I started to do Parkour to get closer to my son Chris and then it became about…
