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Cincinnati National Parkour Shenanigans
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…
Red Bull Art of Motion 2019
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…
Getting to the finals of the World Chase Tag Championship 2019
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…
Parkour at the NRV Juvenile Detention Center.
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…
2019 North American Parkour Championship (NAPC7)
The 2019 North American Parkour Championship (NAPC7) garnered the highest level of competition in the world with bringing out top skill, speed, and style athletes in their respective specialties. With more than double the number of qualified athletes, we saw a much…
Art of Retreat 2019
The Art of Retreat is an idea-exchange platform supporting education, development, and leadership within Parkour. We come together twice a year, in the Spring and the Fall, to exchange new ideas and information across a wide array of subjects including coaching…
Summit Parkour Intensive
Summit 2019 will bring together a national team of guest coaches, athletes, and participants to celebrate the practice of parkour and related movements. This three-day parkour intensive offers exploration applications, specialized workshops, and collaborative…
August DC Area Women’s Parkour Meetup
We are back to our regularly scheduled program for August’s meetup! For those of you who attended the North American Women’s Parkour Gathering, we hope you had fun! For August, we’ll be meeting at Gateway Park in Rosslyn. It’ll likely be toasty, so please bring…
Les Dames du Movement London: 2019 International Women’s Gathering
Call to ALL Women, Non Binary and Men EVERYWHERE, Les Dames du Movement London is back! Right now the schedule goes as follows: Friday: Night Mission (Limited to 10 people, first come first served) Saturday: (Female + Non binary): Workshops + Workshops + Social (Free…