Mark Toorock Interviews David Belle

American Parkour founder Mark Toorock was able to get in touch with old friend and Parkour founder David Belle to ask a few questions about Brick Mansions. Here are David’s answers as relayed by Florian Busi: American Parkour: How did you convince them to let...

Brick Mansions and Parkour

So you just got out of the theater after seeing Paul Walker’s penultimate film and were really impressed by the stunt work and that French guy who played Lino. You came to the right place. That stunt work was based off of parkour and that French guy, was David...

Rutgers NJ Intercollegiate Jam

April 13th was the Rutgers’ NJ Intercollegiate Jam, not only did Gabriel Sanchez host an amazing jam, but he brought NJ parkour clubs together. He started a bond between himself, Eric Rossi (Montclair), and Ben Gilson (Rowan), which is what is need for college...

Overcoming Fear – Ronnie Shalvis

Ronnie Shalvis the the mind behind some of the most recognizable parkour videos on youtube sent us an article outlining his steps to overcome fear in Parkour and life. It’s definitely worth a read! Overcoming Fear A question I often get asked, is how to overcome...

Fear in Parkour

Parkour is often associated with fear and for good reason. Fear affects many aspects of parkour. It can keep you safe but it can also keep you from improving or even getting started. The first kind of fear is the protective fear. This is the fear that keeps you from...

Beach Days, Los Angeles and The Takeover

Recently I took a trip to California to hangout with some friends, get out of the snow and to check out the Tempest Pro Takeover.  Overall, the trip was a fantastic experience that allowed me to learn a lot about parkour, see new teaching styles and experience other...