A weekend of parkour and fun hosted by Phoenix Freerunning Academy (an APK Affiliate). FRIDAY:Phoenix Freerunning Academy Open Gym Jam at 7pmSATURDAY:Flint Grand Fountain from Noon-6pmPhoenix Freerunning Academy Open Gym Jam at 7pmSUNDAY:Ann Arbor – various spots around U of M campus More info here
Back again and better than ever! Swift Movement will be hosting another round of National Parkour Shenanigans with the support from the rest of the Cincinnati Parkour Community. This year will also feature the Sketch-Tech Check Competition: a Skills comp like no other! Get ready to train at many of the cities best spots as well as Swift Movement Studio (an APK Affiliate). More info about Cincinnati National Parkour Shenanigans hereAnd about Sketch-tech Check – Skill Comp here
Red Bull Art of Motion (AoM) is an event where elegance and spectacle are at the forefront. After last year’s hiatus, AoM will return this year in a new location: Matera (in Basilicata, Southern Italy), the picturesque European Capital of Culture 2019 and one of the most fascinating and unique places in the world. Matera is the perfect theater to show off an equally unique competition. The best freerunners in the world will compete on the roofs of the city,…
World Chase Tag is a new sport based around the childhood game of tag, but with parkour based obstacles, timers, teams, and a whole lot more intensity. The court is 40ft x 40ft consisting of platforms, bars, and a slanted barrier around the perimeter. Athletes must try to evade for 20 seconds to score a point. Catch last year’s event on YouTube and stay tuned for this year’s final event where the American Team GNF (Going Nowhere Fast) makes it…
By Elijah Bowen APK Ambassador and owner of affiliated gym Blue Ridge Motion July 2019, I was given an opportunity to spend 3 hours in our local juvenile detention center in Christiansburg, Virginia, teaching Parkour and leading a discussion on fairness (a topic the center assigned me), for character development. This is part of a program they host called “Character counts”. It was a small group of young guys between the ages of 13 and 17. None of them looked…
