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Art of Motion in Review
by Brandon Washington and Marquis Johnson aka Team Fuego aka Amaterasu Crew This year’s Red Bull Art of Motion was set to be an even more exciting event than usual before the broadcast had begun. The roster was stacked with well-known high level athletes through and...
New APK Academy Affiliate: Shinobi School
APK is stoked to announce our latest APK Academy Affiliated gym: Shinobi School! Shinobi School is located in Tampa Florida and has recently opened. Shinobi School has Parkour for both kids and adults, Martial Arts, American Ninja Warrior training, Aerial classes, and...
Welcome Collin Cooper
An introduction long overdue is in order for our new head trainer, Collin Cooper. Collin brings us a wealth of experience from Minnesota’s Fight or Flight Academy, an APK affiliate. A member of the Tribe, Collin brings his amazing athletic skills and his love of...
A Parkour Workshop with Wounded Warriors
Written By: Adrienne Toumayan I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Toorock (Founder of APK) and Travis Graves (Director of APK Academy and Tribe Member) to talk about a workshop they did in August 2013 with eight veterans from the Wounded Warriors...
WOD 7-8-15: Conditioning Ladder
"A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it." -Jean de La Fontaine APK WOD 7-8-15 Start with an APK Warm-Up Conditioning Ladder Ladder 1-8-1 (Perform 1 repetition the first round, 2 the second, all the way to 8, then back down to 1): Box Jump...
WOD 7-7-15: PNF Stretching
"The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract." -Robert A. Heinlein APK WOD 7-7-15 Start with an APK Warm-Up PNF Stretching This workout will involve the Rubberbanditz Band Training Kit. This one is all about PNF, one of the most...
APK WOD 7-6-15: Pull and Push Complexes
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -Dalai Lama APK WOD 7-6-15 Start with an APK Warm-Up Pull and Push Complexes 5 Rounds for time: 1 Muscle-Up 2 L Pull-Ups 3 Strict Pull-Ups 4 Kipping Pull-Ups 1 Handstand Push-up...
Top 10 Parkour Spots in the United States of America
This list was composed and written by American Parkour Ambassadors Raul Piscoya and Keith Mylett. It's by no means comprehensive and is meant to be a living document. If you send us a spot that's better and we add it to the article we'll give you credit and a $20 gift...
WOD 6-23-15: Strength-Conditioning Circuit
"You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past." -Richard Bach APK WOD 6-23-15 Strength-Conditioning Circuit Start with an APK Warm-Up 3 rounds, 21-15 and 9 reps each of L-Pullups Handstand Pushups Or Assisted Variation...