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Hosting a Parkour Jam: A Beginners Guide
So you’re thinking about hosting a parkour jam but you don’t know how to go about it? It can be quite the daunting task filled with quite the llist of things to think about and do including determining the size of the jam, the schedule, locations, housing, cost,…
5 Reasons Parkour is the Perfect New Years Workout
It’s that time of the year again. That is the beginning of it. On the first of every year people take a hard look at themselves and decide it’s time to make a dramatic change. The most popular change, losing weight, is often the most difficult. While we aren’t big on…
PKAB 2015
Earlier this summer I got the opportunity to go out to Calgary, Alberta to teach a workshop and judge the freestyle component of the competition they were hosting at their annual national jam, PKAB. I had never been to Calgary before and I was excited at the…
Joe Sotomayor – APK Community Spotlight
“With great power comes great responsibility.” Traceurs are surely familiar with these words of advice. And in a way, many active participants in parkour communities the world over do act responsibly in how they promote and grow our sport. Joe Sotomayor, an artist…
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…
Interview: Kyle ‘Epic’ Mendoza!
Give us a brief background about yourself and how you became involved in parkour. I’ve always been a high energy individual, always loved to jump and play. I started in martial arts, and built awareness and control through that. When I found out about [Parkour] it…
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…