by Patrick Witbrod | Apr 18, 2019 | Articles, News
The Midwest Parkour League started its 2019 season strong with a rollercoaster of a competition hosted by Swift Movement Studio in Cincinnati on April 13. Sixteen competitors took to the floor to compete in Skill, Speed, and Style events. The Skill event was a single...
by Patrick Witbrod | Apr 11, 2019 | Articles, News
Meet Jesse Harrison, co-owner of Phoenix Freerunning Academy in Livonia, Michigan, and APK’s newest Sponsored Athlete. We sat down with Jesse and asked him a few of questions to help you get to know him better. When did you start training? I have doing some form of...
by Patrick Witbrod | Apr 4, 2019 | Articles, News
If you are a female—or male—in the DC area you should be excited for this summer! Beast Coast isn’t the only hot thing in town. On July 26-28 local traceuses are hosting THE North American Women’s Gathering right here in DC! The event attracts women from the US...
by Mark Toorock | Mar 7, 2019 | Articles, News
Send a Beast to Beast Overview: The Send a Beast to Beast initiative gives youth from the District of Columbia public school system a chance to experience the vibrant parkour lifestyle festival Beast Coast Jam. At this event they are able to train with and learn from...
by Mark Toorock | Feb 7, 2019 | Articles, News
We had a chance to sit down and talk to APK Sponsored Athlete Luke Albrecht, the most lovable guy in parkour with a flair for fluidity. He lives out in Colorado, where he spends his time playing and perfecting his moves, coaching at Path Movement, or working at his...
by Carrie Carlson | Jan 31, 2019 | Articles, News
This has taken me an absurd amount of time to get done. I’ve been hemming and hawing over this post since November and it’s most of the reason there haven’t been any other posts since then either. My struggle has gone from ‘I’m so angry about this I can’t even find...